Big Nick Dudley
Nick
Thank You, Underking, for actually making me WANT to vote for Goldberg. You have actually made me turn against Taker in this, good job. Underking, for the love of Christ, stop posting. If you want Taker to win, you need to stop. You are actually hurting his chances.
After reading everything in this thread, I am inclined to go with Goldberg (My mind isn't changed easily). Taker has a sketchy record in HIAC matches, which was already playing against him before I read what I have read. But I'm still not completely sold.
Taker is big and physical, but so is Goldberg. Taker is agile for being as big as he is, but so is Goldberg. Taker usually has the intimidation factor going for him, but as a few of you have said, no one intimidates Goldberg. But Undertaker, while not having a great record in HIAC matches, has the experience (Goldberg was never in a HIAC match).
But in all honesty, having experience in this match isn't as important as you might think. Sure, it's a brutal environment, but it's not so much different from a no hold barred, or hardcore match. The cage can be used as a weapon, that's the only difference. Outside interference is unlikely (not impossible, obviously), but neither one of these guys seem to rely on anyone else to pick up a win, so that's a non factor. And I don't see Taker throwing Goldberg off the top of the cage, nor do I see Goldberg doing so to Taker. Also, I don't like to look at Taker's losses in HIAC during his "BikerTaker" days. He jobbed to a lot of people at that time.
This one is just too close to call, as of now.
After reading everything in this thread, I am inclined to go with Goldberg (My mind isn't changed easily). Taker has a sketchy record in HIAC matches, which was already playing against him before I read what I have read. But I'm still not completely sold.
Taker is big and physical, but so is Goldberg. Taker is agile for being as big as he is, but so is Goldberg. Taker usually has the intimidation factor going for him, but as a few of you have said, no one intimidates Goldberg. But Undertaker, while not having a great record in HIAC matches, has the experience (Goldberg was never in a HIAC match).
But in all honesty, having experience in this match isn't as important as you might think. Sure, it's a brutal environment, but it's not so much different from a no hold barred, or hardcore match. The cage can be used as a weapon, that's the only difference. Outside interference is unlikely (not impossible, obviously), but neither one of these guys seem to rely on anyone else to pick up a win, so that's a non factor. And I don't see Taker throwing Goldberg off the top of the cage, nor do I see Goldberg doing so to Taker. Also, I don't like to look at Taker's losses in HIAC during his "BikerTaker" days. He jobbed to a lot of people at that time.
This one is just too close to call, as of now.