Undertaker vs John Cena, hands down. No question about it.
When most main event rivalries have been exploited it is amazing to think this rivalry has never really kicked into gear. The likelihood is that somewhere down the line this will be used as a Mania programme as it would be a waste to use it anywhere else. There is a good chance that if the feud was lengthy then Cena would draw wins over The Undertaker and vice versa. However it this programme ended at a Wrestlemania then surely there would only be one end result and that would be The Undertaker burying Cena. Or maybe Vince will favor John Cena over The Undertaker? That's what makes this feud is so interesting.
From Vince McMahon’s perspective, the money that this programme would make would be extraordinary. It is simply amazing it has not been used yet. These are the two main franchise players in the WWE and it can surely only be a matter of time before WWE management taps into this. As much as people hate John Cena, he is the face of WWE. Undertaker vs Cena feud means money, money, money, and lots of money.
For a start, I think we can all agree WM 25 would easily make it to any top 5 worst Wrestlemania ever. And without two particular oldest guys in the roster at that time, WM 25 topped WM 9 as the worst Wrestlemania ever. Approximately 960,000 people ordered WrestleMania XXV. This amount was less than the 1,058,000 buys that WrestleMania XXIV achieved.
And WM XXVI didn't do that good. A so-so quality Wrestlemania with Vince vs Bret coming out as the worst match at Wrestlemania ever since Brock Lesnar vs Goldberg at WM XX. Approximately 885,000 people ordered the event. This figure is down from WrestleMania XXV's figure of 960,000 buys.
If WWE keeps growing no balls and avoid booking Undertaker vs John Cena next year, and book cheesy match like Undertaker vs Sheamus or Cena vs Triple H for the trillionth time or Cena vs Edge for the millionth time or Cena vs Orton for the billionth time, don't be surprised if the buyrate falls to lower than 750,000. And after The Undertaker retires, I won't be surprised if the buyrate fall even further to no less than 500,000 or even lower.
Vince once believed no matter what, millions of people will still buy Wrestlemania. Tell u what, Vince? It's not even a million anymore. Maybe u should stop believing your fans are dumb because we aren't, you moron.
draw more than 93,173 attendance? IMO, it's only Taker vs Cena at WM 27 if Taker can defeat HBK and Cena can defeat Batista this year. Being held in Georgia Dome with Cena (as we knew it) booked as an irresistible force ever since his run as an icon against Taker who is booked as an immovable object at Wrestlemania for nearly 2 decades in the second largest domed structure in this world?
The attention this match could garner is unimaginable, and the hype would be out of this planet. WWE would be an idiot to avoid booking this match again if Taker goes 18-0 and Cena defeats Batista this year. Let's face it, no other matches come close. Not Taker vs Sheamus or Taker vs Jericho. And of course not another Cena vs Orton or Cena vs HHH for the millionth time. Even IWC virgins & WWE No Balls Board Directors have to admit Cena is the biggest draw and threat for The Streak, more so than Jericho, Punk, Sheamus, or Ted DiBiase Jr all combined.
The Undertaker vs John Cena at Wrestlemania XXVII IS the match that needs to happen in order to capitalize this era, regardless who wins. Taker vs Triple H CANNOT capitalize this era, but Taker vs Cena CAN. Sure, there are big man wrestlers type mid-carders (i.e: Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, Ezekiel Jackson, and Vance Archer) in WWE currently. But let's face it, The Undertaker could never carry giants into a legendary match at Wrestlemania. Giant Gonzales, King Kong Bundy, Big Boss Man, Big Show, A-Train, and Mark Henry proved that.
Sure, Masked Kane, Diesel, Sid, and Batista proved otherwise. But look at the record, 4 out of 10 giants? Less than half right? Why would throw another 50:50 chance with a no name? You want to witness another bad match for The Streak after five failures?
What is the reason WWE doesn't want to book Taker vs Cena at WM? "Because we don't want Cena to receive a heel reaction".
OMG, he has been receiving a heel reaction against anyone he faced for four years. WWE Board Directors must have been living under a rock. Cena has been getting booed for many years now, ever since the classic One Night stand against RVD. He got booed against a heel Orton, booed against a heel Edge booed against many people. The simple fact is people do not like his superhero gimmick
So yes, a match against Undertaker can not hurt his rep any more then it currently is. also Cena being booked would actually have people on edge because people know the WWE might book him to win. more surprising then Henry vs Taker anyway
If Undertaker can hang around for one more year, it is highly possible the match will happen. who else is their to face? Sure, Jericho is a good choice, but he has faced Taker at least five times on the last four months. Who wants to see Taker going against someone he defeats on daily basis?
Believe me, Undertaker vs Sheamus or Undertaker vs Goldberg (which won't happen) alone can never draw even half of 93,173 attendance. But with Undertaker vs Cena next year, it's a different story. Atalanta was WCW's base, and since this year's crowd was a funeral one WWE would be killed without booking the match of a lifetime.
Besides, Taker vs HHH won't be able to top their match at WM 17. I noticed Taker vs HHH at WM X-7 was a classic cause it was during the swansong of The Attitude Era, so the match was brutal (much like a street fight than a normal match) which saw both men brawling throughout the arena using weapons. The match turned out great because both men were brawlers and Attitude Era, whether you like it or not, bring the best out of the brawlers like Stone Cold, Triple H, and Undertaker.
Now, in PG, everything has been watered down. They couldn't use weapons anymore, they couldn't brawl inside the crowd anymore. Undertaker is injured as we knew it. HHH isn't a technical masterpiece so the match wouldn't be a technical classic like Edge vs Undertaker at Wrestlemania XXIV. And not taking anything from him, but Hunter is nowhere near Shawn Michaels or Undertaker in terms of in ring psychology. So, if the match happens it will surely not touch Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania XXV & XXVI which witnessed the crowds greatly contributed to the match. Long story short, Undertaker vs Triple H at WM X-7 was the best the two could provide when they were paired. Their latter matches together in King Of The Ring 2002, Insurextion 2002, Smackdown!, and Elimination Chamber didn't even come close to their Wrestlemania X-7 performance.
That's why I can't understand why people fancy this possible match-up. And the way I see it, this possible rematch, career vs streak or not, is futile. Not to mention HHH can't possibly give new name or new credibility for The Streak. His name is already written on it. New face like John Cena is more welcomed and would give fresher match for The Streak next year.
They had a match back at Vengeance which occurred in July 2003, back when Cena had only completed one year in the WWE and was still a mid-card heel in the white rapper gimmick, Cena has come a long way in those 6 years and I believe the WWE has purposely kept Cena and Undertaker apart from each other to save them for a huge main event which only seems Wrestlemania worthy in my opinion. Cena has been a Raw fixture the last 4 years with the Undertaker serving on Smackdown ever since late 2002, however they rarely have come into contact at any joint function involving the rosters. They got a little brawl at RAW's family reunion in 2006 and Taker owned Cena last monday, leading many fans to believe these two would square off at the grandest stage of them all next year.
By putting Cena vs Taker at Wrestlemania, WWE can hype the match like Andre vs Hogan at WM 3, with the high possibility of the face of WWE ending The Unbeaten Streak of a legendary giant. The icon versus the legend. The unstoppable force versus the immobile object. The Champ versus The Deadman. Believe me, just by announcing this match WWE would get all the attentions from both younger and older generation fans. Just by hype only, WWE would make millions, let alone if something 'controversial' in the match (ending The Streak, I mean). Vince is a good businessman, he knows if he really makes Taker vs Cena at WM official he would make millions of money and gains tons of attention. Just by the announcement and hype only, WWE would have gotten billions of attention from around the world. That attention is what will make the match legendary, not the quality itself (just like Hulk Hogan vs Andre The Giant at Wrestlemania 3).
Either way, we still don't know if the match will really happen at Wrestlemania 27 or not, but believe me. No disrespect to other great athletes in WWE, but the very second WWE officially announce the match, that very moment, this match has already taken at least 80% of the hype, attention, hope, anxiety, and promo from the rest of the cards. And hell yeah, Taker vs Cena at Wrestlemania is Andre vs Hogan in our time. The decision lies in WWE whether to grow some balls or enjoy another plummeting buyrate. In all honesty, with Christian and Jericho stating that they won't feature at Wrestlemania 27, Undertaker vs John Cena is the only saving grace for Wrestlemania 27 so it doesn't suffer from 100 PPV buys and top Wrestlemania 9 as the worst Wrestlemania ever.
