I think HBK and 'Taker will beat the living hell out of each other but 'Taker will win. HBK gets "retired" so he's off TV. They could sell the story that HBK pushed 'Taker to the limit like nobody ever has before so Taker's off TV. There ya go. Taker doesnt need to say anything before disappearing. He hardly ever has said anything in the past. He just disappears from time to time for a couple months and then everyone marks out when the bells from his entrance theme interrupts some heel randomly. Its not rocket science. Theyve only been doing this with the Undertaker character for the last 20 years.
I wouldnt get Kane involved in a program against the Undertaker again unless Kane won the money in the bank and was in line for one last push. Taker still has unfinished business with the world title since he didnt lose it fairly thanks to HBK. So he has a reason to jump into the title picture upon his return. We could see him beat Edge or whoever, win the belt, just to have Kane cash in and win the title a minute after Undertaker, in typical Money in the Bank fashion. However that will never happen. Kane wont win this year and he wont get a big push. He'll stay as a glorified jobber for the rest of his career. Nobody needs to see Undertaker vs Kane anymore. They milked that angle dry. They could get the Brothers of Destruction tag team back together to solidify them as one of the best tag teams ever, but the WWE is just pimping out the Big Show to mid card guys who could use the rub, like the Miz. After Miz moves on, expect to see Big Show become tag champs with another up and comer. The Brothers of Destruction would indirectly bury the current tag title angle because they virtually always get booked to squash jobbers. Also at this stage of his career, Undertaker doesnt need a tag title run.
What they really need to do with Undertaker in the long run is make him face John Cena at WM either next year or the year after. Let Undertaker retire 20-0 at Wrestlemania, having his last win be against Cena. That would be a great way to cap the Streak. Would McMahon let his true franchise creation in the Undertaker cleanly beat Cena at WM? Only time will tell. If this did happen, Undertaker would go down as one of the only people to retire who didnt lose his last match. I'm a huge Taker mark so I'd love to see it work out this way.
I wouldnt get Kane involved in a program against the Undertaker again unless Kane won the money in the bank and was in line for one last push. Taker still has unfinished business with the world title since he didnt lose it fairly thanks to HBK. So he has a reason to jump into the title picture upon his return. We could see him beat Edge or whoever, win the belt, just to have Kane cash in and win the title a minute after Undertaker, in typical Money in the Bank fashion. However that will never happen. Kane wont win this year and he wont get a big push. He'll stay as a glorified jobber for the rest of his career. Nobody needs to see Undertaker vs Kane anymore. They milked that angle dry. They could get the Brothers of Destruction tag team back together to solidify them as one of the best tag teams ever, but the WWE is just pimping out the Big Show to mid card guys who could use the rub, like the Miz. After Miz moves on, expect to see Big Show become tag champs with another up and comer. The Brothers of Destruction would indirectly bury the current tag title angle because they virtually always get booked to squash jobbers. Also at this stage of his career, Undertaker doesnt need a tag title run.
What they really need to do with Undertaker in the long run is make him face John Cena at WM either next year or the year after. Let Undertaker retire 20-0 at Wrestlemania, having his last win be against Cena. That would be a great way to cap the Streak. Would McMahon let his true franchise creation in the Undertaker cleanly beat Cena at WM? Only time will tell. If this did happen, Undertaker would go down as one of the only people to retire who didnt lose his last match. I'm a huge Taker mark so I'd love to see it work out this way.