During Wrestlemania 29 season, I did a pro/con list for all of the big time matches at the show. I'm going to do the same this year! First up, it's the match I'm most invested to. The match pitting my favorite superstar up against his biggest opponent yet.
Pros
1. Perfect example of old vs new/Passing of the torch
Bray Wyatt VS The Undertaker represents a match that spans two different generations, featuring two unique superstars with similar supernatural gimmicks. A match between the two was inevitable as long as Taker kept competing at Wrestlemania. This is the perfect match to hand the torch to the next generation and let them carry it until someone else comes along to take it. It's how the business works and this match should be no different.
2. Wyatt's biggest match/Breakout
Bray Wyatt has been on thss character for a year and some change and in that time, he's faced Kane, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, John Cena, Chris Jericho, Dean Ambrose, etc. For Wyatt, this is the ultimate honor, to be put up against the greatest performer in WM history. It continues his trend of facing big superstars at big events. It will be interesting to see how Wyatt reacts in his biggest match. Wyatt is on the verge of a major breakout here. With Reigns poised to win his first World Title on the same night, Wyatt going over Undertaker and giving him his 2nd loss would be akin to winning his own World Title. The last guy to do it is in the main event this year. Just saying....
3. Potential
There's a great unknown feeling in the air about this match, mainly about the quality and finish of it. We all know Taker's last match wasn't exactly up to his usual WM style and that he finally lost last year. How will Taker bounce back from such a crushing first loss at Mania? Also, how does it go down? Does Wyatt go over Taker, giving him his 2nd straight loss, proving he is the new face of fear and send Taker into full retirement? Does Taker get that last win in his cap before calling it quits? It could go either way. The intrigue of it all makes it worth the price of admission.
Cons
1. No Stipulation
Taker's Wrestlemania matches were usually all about one thing; his unbeaten Streak. Well, that's gone. No more. Finished. What's the point of facing him then? Ok, well why not have Taker put his career on the line then, give Wyatt some major heel points for being the one to end his career. Nope, as of now, that's not an option. So it's just a match between the two, mainly because they had nothing else for Wyatt in the current stars. Not necessarily a bad thing but this is Wrestlemania! There should have been some kind of stipulation on such a big match.
2. Less chance of Cena/Taker
Say what you want, there are two big time dream matches that haven't gotten a proper chance to take place. A full Cena/Mysterio feud and Superman Cena VS The Undertaker. Taker and Cena had run ins when Cena was heel back in 2003 and a Raw match awhile ago, but nothing on PPV since Cena took his ascension to the top of WWE. When the stars aligned last year, they didn't pull the trigger and now another year pasts without the mega match on the card. It's a match that sells itself. This two are the biggest names in the company and haven't interacted with one another in years. Put a title on the line here and you have a serious main event match. With no Streak and Taker hitting 50 this year, this looks like a match that will only be possible in our heads and our video games.
3. Long Term Effects
To many, this is such a a great match up but on the wrong year. The Undertaker is coming off of his 1st loss in 22 Wrestlemania appearances while Wyatt is a future rising star who has been looking strong since his feud with Ambrose ended. There is just no way to please all in this match up between the two. If you give Wyatt the win, which he should get anyway, you could hurt Taker in the eyes of the viewers since it would be his 2nd straight loss at Wrestlemania. Let's just completely look past his Hall of Fame career but some say it would hurt the status of the soon to be Hall of Famer. I really don't see it that way but I know some do. If you give Undertaker the win, Wyatt loses his 2nd straight match at Mania and looks very weak in the process. He just loss to a guy who was utterly dominated the year before. It would crush the up and comer and as one of the young heels that will run the company in the long run and potentially will be a major player to the Roman empire, you don't want to keep knocking him down. Like I said, either way, someone is going to look down on the finish of the match but, hey, that's pro wrestling.
4. Quality of match
It's no secret that The Undertaker looked very human in his last Wrestlemania match. Some will say it was because of the concussion he suffered early in the match, others will says age is finally catching up to Taker. Either way, the quality of the match is in question. Wyatt is a great, hard hitting competitor and his matches with Ambrose were all great affairs. I'm nervous that his style may be too strong for a 50 year old Undertaker who is only wrestling once a year. I definitely could be wrong and it could end up being the best match of the night, but due to other circumstances, I'm just nervous as how it's going to play out.
My pros/cons for the mega match up between these two supernatural stars. Will Bray Wyatt get the biggest win of his life and defeat The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 31 or will WWE further knock down the heel? We'll find out!
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