I think the one match that has to happen at Wrestlemania 27 is Undertaker vs John Cena, regardless of this youth movement and all. he next Wrestlemania may well be the worst purely because a lot of talent is out and there is doubt surrounding the whole event. I wouldn't pay out to see Mania next year because I would have to travel far and the cost of that wouldn't be worth it yet. I wouldn't see some of my favourite superstars, potentially. That's the main problem that WWE have. They're missing people and people don't wanna risk paying out to see something without at least something being advertised. Mania is the type of event you hype up over months not make a surprise card like 2 weeks before.
To bring up ticket sales, they need to announce something.. anything. A big name to return for one match or just to show up. Also they need to risk booking matches never seen before. Aka Cena vs Taker. They also need to have some youth there and just have something big go down.
If Undertaker is fit to return then WWE NEEDS to take the big jump and risk it. Have Cena main event with Taker because the outcome may be inevitable, but the build up would be immense. The match itself would not be amazing for wrestling, because Taker is older and nowhere near as good as he once was, and Cena isn't the best but he's the entertainment factor. It has the ability to steal the show though and go down in history because as I said, it's never been done before. To draw sales for tickets and PPV buys, WWE have to step into the unknown and do something never been done before. Taker Vs Cena is one of those things and I think it's worth the risk. It's easier to be done than having Vince pay a large sum of money to present celebrities at Wrestlemania 27.
Let's face it, using the current roster in WWE, what singles match has the possibility to 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 Wade Barrett. 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?
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
Believe me, Undertaker vs Sheamus or Undertaker vs Barrett (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. Besides, The Undertaker has proved in 2 different occasions he always failed to emulate or surpass his previous Wrestlemania match when he was given the same opponent on the same show. The first evidence being Undertaker vs Kane at WM 20, which wasn't even one fifth as good as their legendary match at WM 14. The second is Taker vs HBK this year which was obviously inferior compared to their match last year. So, considering Taker got better chemistry with HBK & Kane than he got with HHH, if his match with HHH is done again surely it would only make their second math look inferior to their first, because if Taker couldn't do it with HBK & Kane whom he got legendary chemistry with, what makes anyone think he could do it with HHH? Someone whom he got inferior chemistry compared to Kane and HBK.
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 credible face like John Cena is more welcomed and would give fresher match for The Streak next year. Surely this match could draw more than matches like Undertaker vs Wade Barrett or Undertaker vs Sheamus or The Miz vs John Cena or John Cena vs Randy Orton again.
Whether WWE likes it or not, Taker vs Cena is the only saving grace for Wrestlemania 27 to not suffer no sold out crowd and declining buyrate for 3 Wrestlemanias in a row. The ticket sales are looking horrible for WM 27 so far, they need to book Taker vs Cena ASAP.
