WS: Do you think Undertaker should have retired at Wrestlemania 28?
Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge Undertaker fan and I don't have a huge problem with him wrestling for as long as he sees fit. It's his decision and I respect that. However in my opinion Undertaker retiring at Wrestlemania 28 would have made a lot of sense both storyline-wise and legacy-wise. Undertaker retiring after the "End of an Era" match would have made a lot of sense for a few reasons. I'll list them... - It was a spectacular match and it was also billed as an End of an Era. It would have been a fitting way for Undertaker to retire and ride off into the sunset with a nice and even 20-0 record at Wrestlemania. Retire with a bang if you will, and not a whimper. It would have been a great last memory for Undertaker's career. - This match had three years of build-up behind it. THREE FRICKEN YEARS. Taker had just beaten HBK twice in a row at Mania, and beaten Triple H at the Mania after that as well. This match had a real sense of finality and closure to it. Especially when the three legends embraced at the top of the ramp. It was a touching moment, and it would have been even more emotional if we knew this was Taker's last match. In my opinion, Taker will never get a sendoff as good at his one. - His matches from WM 29 onwards suffered a noticeable decline in quality. His match against Punk at WM 29 was decent. Not great, but still decent. His match against Brock Lesnar was horrible and his match against Bray Wyatt was just kinda "meh". What do you think?
Will The Undertaker have a match at WrestleMania 35? Should he or is it time to call it quits?
As per the latest reports and rumors, Undertaker’s WM appearance streak might finally be over. In some interviews in last month or so, Taker has said that he doesn’t want to look like the comic version of himself in the ring and if he is not able to perform like earlier, he won’t appear in WWE ring. Here, you have to agree, in the latest appearances either he appeared off his marks or his match were very short. Keep in mind that he is now 53 and a major injury at this age might be really hazardous to him. So, he might appear in some other capacity at Wrestle Mania like inducting some legends in Hall of Fame or for some promo but the possibility of him having even a low intensity match at Wrestle Mania looks bleak.I have also seen some answers in this thread which mentions that some legend needs to retire him from WM. If you see, at last year’s WM34, Undertaker did perform in a match against John Cena who is definitely a legend. On top of that, his segment was indeed legendary. The story goes like this:Cena was not scheduled for a match at WM 34 and hence decided to challenge Undertaker since he has never faced him at WM. But even after his repeated requests, challenged and taunting, when Taker did not reply to him, Cena decided to attend WM as a fan in the audience. At WM, it was announced that Undertaker has indeed entered the arena. Cena then jumped the barricade and ran backstage. After the SmackDown Tag Team Championship match, Cena made his entrance, ready to face The Undertaker, but Elias came out instead. Cena attacked Elias and began to leave, after which, the lights went out. When they came back on, Undertaker's coat and hat that he had left in the ring the previous year appeared in the ring and then disappeared after being struck by lightning. The Undertaker then made his entrance and defeated Cena in under 3 minutes. For me, this story is perfect as the last WM appearance.It is every superstar’s dream to face Taker at WM and among the current crop of stars also many like Drew McIntyre, Finn Balor, Braun Strowman, others have mentioned that they want to face Taker at WM. Finn Balor even went ahead with a cryptic post on Insta. One match I think is possible( and this is completely out of the blue) is Kurt Angle challenging Undertaker for the final match for both of them at WM. Angle is about to announce something big in tonight’s RAW episode, so may be (finger crossed).
Which match card is the best in this year's Wrestlemania?
Every match on WrestleMania's match card is great.Every rivalvary has its main end at WrestleMania and their is no big ending than this.Few matches like Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho and Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar would be absolutely great to watch.Here are two match that I think could be possibly stealing the show.Seth Rollins vs. Triple HThe match isn't official yet, but their was a thing like if Seth Rollins would be medically cleared than they'll have a match and if it won't be than Finn Bàlor would be the potential opponent of Triple H. But as on Raw Seth Rollins had an brawl while some yet say that he is only cleared for Brawl while not yet for full match, while if Finn Bàlor would be an potential opponent than he would have return on previous Raw while he didn't, it's bit uneasy to directly throw Finn Bàlor on the mix.This rivalvary build up from August, it's like an creator facing his own creation as Triple H claims. Triple H made NXT and than made Seth Rollins the first Champion, inshort Triple H has made Seth 'FREAKING' Rollins. Its likely an once in a lifetime match. It was an hugely anticipated and even a dream match that will steal the show *Possibly*Roman Reigns vs. UndertakerFor Roman Haters you can call this up because of Undertaker. Roman Reigns will officially replace John Cena, after this WrestleMania John Cena will leave WWE for his movie and for WrestleMania 34, it would be Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns, Universal Championship (Main Event). We could possibly see John Cena vs. Roman Reigns at Summer Slam where their will be passing of Shovel, just like Triple H vs. John Cena at WrestleMania. Maybe Roman Reigns would be traded to SmackDown LIVE *may be*Undertaker is most liked Pro Wrestler of all time. Their is no hating of Undertaker. With the legacy of Undertaker and future inncomming of the Big Dog this could be an match of the night *Ingnoring the haters*I would say it won't be the greatest WrestleMania of all time but it will be great to watch.
How are the WWE matches scripted? Do the superstars practice the moves before the match or the sequence of moves that they need to do? How real are the injuries that WWE wrestlers suffer?
Before I explain the scripted nature of pro-wrestling matches I first have to explain how the larger machine works. WWE has a large team of writers who pitch matches, feuds, rivalries and storylines to Vincent McMahon who makes all the final decisions.The scripting process starts with determining the winner of said match and then the writers will work backwards writing a “script” for how the match should go (if there are specifics spots they want the wrestlers to do to further the story of the match like when Brock Lesnar busted Randy Orton’s head open at Summerslam).Each match has a booking agent or a producer who’s job is to make sure the wrestlers get the scripts and learn their lines if there are promos to be recited, the rest of the match is really in the hands of the wrestlers. Matches are like choreographed dances, you know what beats you need to hit (like how Cena will always do the two shoulder tackles, then the slam into the five knuckle shuffle) but there is always room for improvisation cause things are bound to go wrong (botched moves, accidents, injuries).Wrestlers that have worked together a lot are like good dance partners, they know each other’s move sets and ultimately can predict how the other can move which can make for really good counters. On the other hand there are wrestlers who have never worked together before and are put into big high profile matches (Roman Reigns and The Undertaker) and some rehearsals might be necessary. There was an infamous video that leaked back in 2000 of The Rock and HHH at an arena rehearsing spots for their 60 minute Iron Man Match at Judgement Day, now WWE has the Performance Center where they can do those rehearsals behind closed doors.Injuries are very real because even though the results are scripted the offensive maneuvers, although scaled back, are very much real. Because of the extreme nature of his wrestling style throughout his career, Edge injured his neck multiple times resulting in him being diagnosed with Cervical Spinal Stenosis which basically means that over time the bones in his spinal cord began compressing into each other so if he took one more bump through a table or fallen off a ladder he would’ve been paralyzed from the neck down. It’s the same injury that forced Stone Cold Steve Austin, and more recently Paige, to retire.
Wrestling section , name me your top 5 non-title match!!!?
5. HBK vs. Undertaker, WM 25, do I need to explain? 4. The Undertaker vs. Kane, WM 14. You had two 7 foot, 330 pound animals doing body slams, high flying moves, and even jumping onto each other's shoulders. 3. HBK vs. Cena (2) on RAW, it was an hour-long extravaganza. I think HBK vs. Taker was better, but how often do you get THIS kind of match on free TV? 2. WWF vs. Alliance at Survivor Series 2001. Kane, Taker, Big Show, The Rock, and Y2J on the SAME TEAM!? Stone Cold, Kurt Angle, Booker T, RVD on the SAME TEAM?! 1. Kane vs. The Undertaker, Wrestlemania 20. You want a reason? Watch Taker's entrance.