Will Undertaker ever come back?

[Golden Standard]

Are you kidding Taker is champion material. Guys like Cena and Batista are not champion material but Taker is. Its just that he is hurt and cannot have the regin he wants not to mention wwe waited too long to give him the title run that he deserved. They should have done this a long time ago.Taker is wwe champion material.

 

[John87]

The Undertaker is wayyy more than just World Title material. hes been in WWE since what, 1990? almost 20 years? when he got to the WWE, then WWF, he was a main eventer already. he didnt job to anyone as his first year was all undefeated. I can see what you say about him getting the other talent over by dropping the title to them but to say he's not World Champ material is just a plain as day LIE! he's one of the greatest, if not THE greatest World Champ WWE has ever had since he won the damn thing. Lesnar was crap. he was nothing more than a big baby with muscles and if you gave him his bah-bah his stupid ass would calm down. guys like The Rock, Austin, HHH, and so on, yeah he got them over as better champions. HBK, Hart, all of them. but even with the untouchable streak at mania, hes still world champ material. there isnt one person out there in the world that can say that he isnt because when thats said, thats also like saying he cant get it done in the ring. and that my friend is EXTREMELY untrue.

 

[RBH]

Undertaker has been a main event staple for years.

I have no idea why many people would not think he was WORLD TITLE material but let me tell you why he is.

1. He puts together memorable matches: By this I don't mean 5 star classics. I mean matches that leave you saying "That was an awesome main event for that damn title" Take the TLC Match with Edge, yes Edge won the match but throughout the whole match, the crowd was into it willing the Undertaker on and hoping he would win. Also look at the Mania matches with Edge and Batista, same thing: no one wanted The streak to be ended and therefore Undertaker got a huge celebration when he did eventually win the title. Undertaker always knows how to finish world title matches whether he wins or loses he alaways makes you interested in the match.

2. his character: Throughout the years Undertaker has changed his character several times. When he originally won the title, he was that of a deadman. He was mysterious and deadly and someone that beat the immortal Hulk Hogan (thanks to Ric Flair). He was a force to be reckoned with and the same concept applied when he beat Stone Cold Steve Austin for the title as the Evil Lord of Darkness. Then, he again beat Hogan at Judgment Day 2002 (help from Vince McMahon) as Big Evil and finally his wins over Batista and Edge as the Phenom. His character has played a great role in his wins.

3. his style: it is unorthodox but not predictable. I know many of you will say Chokeslam, Old School and Tombstone but remember that undertaker just added a submission to his arsenal that he had never used before. After 18 years, Undertaker adds a new move, if that is not impressive I do not know what is. The fact is Undertaker is always working hard and creating a new moveset to go with his original moveset to make himself more interesting.

 

[tehblogger]

...where will he go? RAW or Smackdown? Obviously, he wasn't moved via the draft - they scarcely could have mentioned him. But when he does return, where do people think he'll be. I've seen a lot of people assume he'll come to back to SD, but is this necessarily the case?

The argument for this is obviously his unfinished business with Edge and La Familia, and I admit it would look a little strange if he came back on RAW and the feud with La Familia just died right there. But the arguments against seem to me stronger: if Taker does come back to Smackdown it will have him, HHH, Edge, Hardy, Kennedy, Big Show, and Umaga all in credible WHC contention. That's just too many, whereas RAW will be left seriously lacking star power (Cena, an injured Orton, Jericho, and then what? Batista? Kane? Punk? Please!). IMO Taker coming back to RAW fits the current situation better, unless HHH gets moved back.

Thoughts?

 

[DeadMan5000]

I am about 80% sure that The Undertaker is going to MONDAY NIGHT RAW! The Undertaker and HHH do not want to be on the same shows because of some grudge in the past. May all WWE take notice, you will all REST in PEACE!

 

[Shocky]

I am about 80% sure that The Undertaker is going to MONDAY NIGHT RAW! The Undertaker and HHH do not want to be on the same shows because of some grudge in the past. May all WWE take notice, you will all REST in PEACE!

Oye, who started that dumbass rumor about Undertaker and Triple H not getting along, probably Ryan Clark, but it's a dumb ass rumor with no truth whatsoever behind it. It's the Undertaker and Shawn Michaels that have had the troubled past, and it's well documented. As much as the WWE wishes to deny that the Undertaker essentially said he would beat the hell out of Shawn Michaels if he didn't do the job for Steve Austin (OTR, it is real WWE and Michaels fans, I've watched it), and the Undertaker wanting to beat the hell out of him for making an ass out of himself in 2001 behind the scenes, the Undertaker and Michaels seem to have buried the hatchet.

People assume that Triple H and the Undertaker don't get along because they've been around forever. It's not the case at all. Taker has said on numerous occasions that if he were to start a wrestling federation, Triple H (he also said the same thing about Kurt Angle) would be his top pick. The only problem Taker would have is he is very, very protective of his character, and that's it. This stupid rumor really, really needs to be put to bed.

As far as where the Undertaker is going, the same place he's been the last five years, Smackdown. The Undertaker's entrance is too long for live TV. You would have to do a complete revamp of the character once again for it to work on Raw. Smackdown is custom made for the Undertaker, and the Undertaker is custom made for Smackdown.

 

[benmaney]

I think that the Undertaker would go to RAW. There are less main eventers on RAW than Smackdown. I also doubt that they would have HHH and the Undertaker on the same show because they are arguably the two biggest stars in the WWE. And about his entrance being to long, they could just tell him to make it like it is on Smackdown when it is on tv.

 

[Alex(Killer Of Dreams & Legends)]

Just what if taker went to sd .... then finally wwe would push new and younger stars on there "A" show... i think it makes sense hhh looses the wwe title an NOC... feuds with edge till summer slam which taker comes back and feuds with edge eventually ending the la familia story line and hhh chases taker they may switch title a couple times then at WM 25 main event is hhh vs. Taker .......... then vince makes his 3 million plus more back for the greatest WM matches ever and taker will then retire.....

 

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

...where will he go? RAW or Smackdown? Obviously, he wasn't moved via the draft - they scarcely could have mentioned him. But when he does return, where do people think he'll be. I've seen a lot of people assume he'll come to back to SD, but is this necessarily the case?

The argument for this is obviously his unfinished business with Edge and La Familia, and I admit it would look a little strange if he came back on RAW and the feud with La Familia just died right there. But the arguments against seem to me stronger: if Taker does come back to Smackdown it will have him, HHH, Edge, Hardy, Kennedy, Big Show, and Umaga all in credible WHC contention. That's just too many, whereas RAW will be left seriously lacking star power (Cena, an injured Orton, Jericho, and then what? Batista? Kane? Punk? Please!). IMO Taker coming back to RAW fits the current situation better, unless HHH gets moved back.

Thoughts?

Exactly. Raw needs the Undertaker more than Smackdown does, as Smackdown would be far too overloaded (unless HHH turned heel, but that would leave Edge, MVP, and Umaga out of the rankings a bit). Raw has Cena, Batista (who should be turning heel soon), Punk (who isn't main event worthy and should be turning heel), Jericho (heel), Mysterio (not main event worthy on a long run), Orton (heel), JBL (heel and terrible), and HBK (face, but doesn't want a title reign). They really will need Taker in the coming months.

However, it kills the La Familia storyline if Taker isn't allowed to come back on Smackdown and get his revenge. Maybe they'll use this as an opportunity to push Kennedy instead? Who knows....

 

[DeadmanInc.]

Thank god someone dispelled that Triple H/Undertaker rumor.

I'm sure Undertaker will remain on Smackdown. They've spent a year just building up the Taker/Edge feud, there's no way they would just throw it away.

The only way I can see him ending up on RAW is if that's the loophole that Undertaker uses to return. Then he and Edge conclude their feud with Undertaker winning and taking the WHC to RAW. That would help solve the problem of having two world titles on Smackdown. However, the only problem with this theory is that it's been heavily emphasized that Undertaker is banished from the WWE, not just Smackdown.


The RAW/Smackdown starpower is not unbalanced. If anything, now it's finally balanced. RAW still has John Cena (the company's biggest draw), Shawn Michaels (legend), Randy Orton, Batista, and Chris Jericho. Not to mention CM Punk who is has the Money in the Bank. Smackdown has Undertaker, Triple H, Edge, and Jeff Hardy, with Mr Kennedy/MVP as likely champions in the future.

 

[Monkey_Mania]

As much as I would love to see The Undertaker on Raw I don't think it will happen. Taker on Raw would be very interesting, however as Shocky has said. Taker and Smackdown are tailored made for each other. Taker is not going anwhere now, especially since the draft has given him new opponents. Taker vs Triple H would be a great fued as they work absurdly well together. We could even see another Jeff Hardy/Taker match. Also you have to figure in that his storyline with Edge is not completely finished. Taker is not going anywhere.

 

[takerfan120]

I think taker will be on SD for the simple fact that the Undertakers character does not allow for La Familia to just get away with what they did to him, plus a Triple H and Undertaker feud would be just the ratings getter that wwe needs for it's debute on MYNETWORK TV. Thats my 2 cents anyway.

 

[falcons53]

I for one am surprised that the Undertaker did not return last night at the Bash. I've been hearing rumors lately that Vickie Guerrero will bring Undertaker as some sort of revenge against Edge. If this happens I will be megapissed. I don't want to see Undertaker form some sort of alliance with Vickie. If anything I want to see Taker get revenge against Vickie for stripping him of the title and making the banishment stipulation. I just wana see him do some creepy shit and get total revenge on all members of the former Familia.

 

[slickman123]

as good as the undertaker vs edge feud was i would rather see undertaker go to raw and maybe continue his feud with edge later down the road, if they face each other again at summerslam 2008 it would be their 5th p.p.v match of the year i think thats to much in one year no matter how good the matches were and with vickie turning face it wouldnt make sense shes the one who stripped taker off the title and made the retirement rule for the match at one night stand if he wants revenge on anyone it should be her.

 

[DeadmanInc.]

Taker is most likely going to stay on Smackdown. It isn't live so it helps with Taker's long entrance. Plus, the draft has given him so many feud options with Umaga and especially Triple H. Undertaker vs Triple H is a huge money match that I could easily see headlining WM25. They haven't had a match against each other in about 5 years and HHH vs Deadman Taker hasn't been done in almost 10 years. There's no way WWE would let such a feud slide by.

With Vickie possibly turning Face, it would make perfect sense for her to bring Undertaker back in order to screw Edge over. Edge has never beaten Undertaker without Vickie screwing Taker over so bringing Taker back would be the ultimate punishment for Edge. I can't think of any other ways to bring Taker back. Since he was fired, the only logical way to bring him back is to have a GM restore him. RAW doesn't have a GM and I doubt he's going to ECW. That leaves Smackdown as the only place for his return.

And he's dating Michelle McCool who is also on Smackdown. They'd probably want to travel on the road together.

 

[D.I.S 202]

Yeah I agree I can't see the Undertaker going to Raw since they already have enough faces as it is with Cena,Batista, CM punk, Shawn Micheals, and Rey Mysterio loading the brand (even though Batista looks like he will be turning heel soon). As already said the loophole will probably be Vickie reinstating Taker's contract to get back at Edge. This might lead to HHH turning heel and leading to a HHH/Undertaker match at Wrestlemania 25 for the wwe title.

 

[lostsoulforever]

Yeah I agree I can't see the Undertaker going to Raw since they already have enough faces as it is with Cena,Batista, CM punk, Shawn Micheals, and Rey Mysterio loading the brand (even though Batista looks like he will be turning heel soon). As already said the loophole will probably be Vickie reinstating Taker's contract to get back at Edge. This might lead to HHH turning heel and leading to a HHH/Undertaker match at Wrestlemania 25 for the wwe title.

What seems more likely to me in the short term is Vickie turning against Edge, and bringing back Taker, for one more match between the two at Summerslam. Of course, were that to be the case, they would have to find someone new for Triple H to defend the title against at Summerslam. But that would almost certainly mean one of Umaga, Kennedy, Jeff Hardy or MVP getting the push, but none of those seem likely.

Perhaps another match between Triple H and Edge at Summerslam, with Undertaker returning and interfering in that, might happen.

 

[Moon Knight]

Yeah I agree I can't see the Undertaker going to Raw since they already have enough faces as it is with Cena,Batista, CM punk, Shawn Micheals, and Rey Mysterio loading the brand (even though Batista looks like he will be turning heel soon). As already said the loophole will probably be Vickie reinstating Taker's contract to get back at Edge. This might lead to HHH turning heel and leading to a HHH/Undertaker match at Wrestlemania 25 for the wwe title.

Who ever said Undertaker will be a face? Batista is looking towards a heel turn and Kane is already a Heel. They also have a good Heel in JBL, but the problem is they are short on heels right now and need more. Now, what would prevent them from sending Undertaker to RAW as a Heel which was more over with anyway? Try to remember Undertaker and HHH has already been done before so why go through it again? Is there even any money left in such a feud? No, if anything they need to not rehash an old story and put Taker against someone else, this does open up the door for Taker/Edge to finish but even if they do go for HHH/Taker again I don’t see them dragging it into Mania more or less ending it at Survivor Series if they do it at all.

This does raise the question how do they get Undertaker back on TV? Vickie seems the most logical choice, but another route is Vickie not wanting to be on the same show as Edge and becomes the new GM of RAW while William Regal becomes GM of SD and gets a push against HHH like he has been running his mouth in favor of for months. This does seem somewhat logical as Steph and Shane are looking for a new GM and HHH wants Regal in a feud with him, so why not send Regal to SD and Vickie to RAW?

Are SD and Taker made for each other? Just his long entrance, his gimmick can fit in anywhere. There is a chance Taker could come back in his Biker gimmick or maybe a take on his late 1990’s Lord of Darkness gimmick. The fact is they can get away with more on RAW then on SD, but with SD moving they do need stars on SD to attract viewers. While I am entertaining other ideas and possibilities right now, like I stated above but Vickie reinstating his contract to finish his feud with Edge seems the easiest to do right now.

 

[DeadmanInc.]

Undertaker vs HHH has been done before but it's been years since they've had a match against each other. The last time I recall them facing each other was back in 2003. Plus, we've never seen HHH vs Deadman Taker since the Minstry days. People will pay a lot of money to see this match happen, especially since these two are the absolute best in WWE today. Since their last encounter, HHH has added 7 World Titles to his resume and Undertaker has returned to the gimmick that made him a legend. This kind of match is a WM25 main event match and it's just the kind of feud Smackdown needs.

Undertaker does not fit in RAW at all. There's just too much going on already with CM Punk/Kane/Batista, Jericho/Michaels, JBL/Cena, and McMahon's "injury". Meanwhile, Smackdown's main storyline continues to be Vickie/Edge which also involves Undertaker. I don't see any logical way for Undertaker to end up on RAW when he still has to resolve his feud with Edge. The only way that I can think of is if he is some how involved in Kane's current storyline. Vickie will most likely reinstate Undertaker and they'll have a gimmick match @ Summer Slam or the PPV after, assuming Edge has a rematch against HHH. Most likely Hell in a Cell or Casket Match.

If Vickie some how ends up being RAW's GM, there's no real reason for her to reinstate Undertaker. At least if she's on Smackdown she can reinstate Taker to smite Edge.

 

[D.I.S 202]

What seems more likely to me in the short term is Vickie turning against Edge, and bringing back Taker, for one more match between the two at Summerslam. Of course, were that to be the case, they would have to find someone new for Triple H to defend the title against at Summerslam. But that would almost certainly mean one of Umaga, Kennedy, Jeff Hardy or MVP getting the push, but none of those seem likely.

Perhaps another match between Triple H and Edge at Summerslam, with Undertaker returning and interfering in that, might happen

Remember that HHH has already had a fued with Umaga and Jeff Hardy over on Raw not to long ago so it will be awhile before we see that happening again. Also creative probably has doubts on the drawing power of Kennedy and MVP so I wouldn't bet on them being in a wwe title match at a big ppv like summerslam. I think that Taker returning at summerslam to disrupt the HHH/Edge match might happen though.

Who ever said Undertaker will be a face? Batista is looking towards a heel turn and Kane is already a Heel. They also have a good Heel in JBL, but the problem is they are short on heels right now and need more. Now, what would prevent them from sending Undertaker to RAW as a Heel which was more over with anyway? Try to remember Undertaker and HHH has already been done before so why go through it again? Is there even any money left in such a feud? No, if anything they need to not rehash an old story and put Taker against someone else, this does open up the door for Taker/Edge to finish but even if they do go for HHH/Taker again I don’t see them dragging it into Mania more or less ending it at Survivor Series if they do it at all

True but with Randy Orton returning soon to join Chris Jericho,Jbl,Kane, and probably Batista as the top heels on Raw I think there should be a good balance of faces and heels there.So Taker returning to Smackdown might be the best thing to do since he can end his fued with Edge and move on to new guys like Umaga,Hardy, or even (sadly) Big Daddy V.

 

[Moon Knight]

Remember that HHH has already had a fued with Umaga and Jeff Hardy over on Raw not to long ago so it will be awhile before we see that happening again. Also creative probably has doubts on the drawing power of Kennedy and MVP so I wouldn't bet on them being in a wwe title match at a big ppv like summerslam. I think that Taker returning at summerslam to disrupt the HHH/Edge match might happen though.

The WWE doesn't seem to be in too much of a rush to push Hardy or Umaga to the top, if anything they won't get anything until after the Royal Rumble or even wrestlemania. Right now Kennedy and MVP still need some building so that does leave a Taker/HHH feud open so HHH can have another challenger if he doesn't drop the belt at summerslam, either way Taker would get involved if he stays there. I'm not saying that there won't or shouldn't be a HHH/Taker feud, just that at this point in time it seems not likely it would last into wrestlemania which is 8 months or so away.

True but with Randy Orton returning soon to join Chris Jericho,Jbl,Kane, and probably Batista as the top heels on Raw I think there should be a good balance of faces and heels there.So Taker returning to Smackdown might be the best thing to do since he can end his fued with Edge and move on to new guys like Umaga,Hardy, or even (sadly) Big Daddy V.

You are right; Orton hasn't been on TV so he tends to be missed a bit. I do agree that Taker to SD is the most likely and obvious action, but that doesn't mean they won't try to stack RAW a bit and put him over there. Rey is having some contract problems not that they would ever put him over as champ again. RAW has been cheated in the past by having nothing, so I wouldn't put it past them to send Taker over there. Undertaker is more needed on SD with they way some talents are being used, the main event scene there is a tad depleted, he already has a built in feud with Edge so sending him to RAW wouldn’t make too much sense and could and would cause someone to be left out, it may work if they send Y2J after Kofi for a while to finish that off and JBL became GM (Unlikely), that could create room for Undertaker.

I agree that Taker should stay on SD as that works out best. An Umaga feud would be great, Umaga is very agile for his size but Big Daddy V is not. Undertaker when he comes back on has some tailor made feuds for him, on RAW while I would find rather cool he may either get lost there or cause somebody deserving to be held back. At best it should be fun to see where they go with this.

 

[falcons53]

The only way that the Undertaker would ever get heat as a heal is if Kane was a face and the Undertaker turned on Kane during one of their BOD reunions. Obviously this won't be happening because Kane is a heel on Raw. I find it hard to believe that the fans would boo the Undertaker after he tombstones or chokeslams Triple H. That being said, I would love to see Taker as a heel. I would still cheer for him though

 

[Mr Wrestlemania]

Of course he will. Taker always takes some time off. The way this Edge and Vickie thing is progressing, I'm sure he'll come back with druids and stuff and mess Edge up in a Buried Alive match or something. Possibly due to Vickie reinstating Taker....or maybe he'll just show up. Not sure, either way would be cool though.