Well, here it is. The finals of this long drawn out extravaganza start next week and Stone Cold made it to the end, leaving a trail of legends in his wake. Namely, Yokozuna, Randy Orton, Jake Roberts, Andre the Giant, Chris Jericho and of course, the Nature Boy himself, Ric Flair.
His opponent? The phenom of the WWE, The Undertaker, who claimed the souls of Tully Blanchard, AJ Styles, Hulk Hogan, Goldberg, John Cena and of course The Showstopper, Shawn Michaels.
Many people might look at the lists and think that the Undertaker had a tougher road to get to the finals, but lets really look at the list. Taker had to beat Hogan, the unstoppable force of his time. Austin had to beat Andre, the immovable object, the ying to Hogan's yang.
Taker defeated Goldberg, a man who ran through everyone over the course of 2 years. Austin defeated Yokozuna, a man who crushed everyone over the course 2 years.
Taker beat the golden boy, John Cena. Austin beat someone who is not only Cena's equivalent, but is also just as important to the WWE today, Randy Orton.
Taker beat the Icon, HBK, a man who is considered to be one of the greatest all around performers of all time. Austin beat Ric Flair, a man considered by many to be THE greatest all around performer of all time.
In the end, we have the biggest box office draw in pro wrestling history and a man who is credited with bringing the industry to its highest point in popularity and reach against a man who has been the backbone, the cornerstone to the industry for the last 20 years.
For me, I am backing the Rattlesnake, but I am interested to see the arguments on both sides.
