I think this is a stupid, stupid way to have Undertaker defend his title. Not that Jericho and Show are not deserving, but they still have way too much traction left as a tag team to be vying for the World title, and possibly broken up in the future. We all know how WWE likes to split up tag teams before they even get anywhere.
I will agree that these four way, three way matches or whatever are not a good way to defend the title. But I think these matches were designed to get around the Undertaker's nagging injuries, and obvious limitations we've seen lately.
WWE splits up every tag team, it's just inevitable, they get them over, sometimes even over huge, and then they're killed with no real explenation or logic. Like Carlito & Primo's breakup was the worst breakup ever in the history of tag team wrestling.
It seemed as if the tag team division had been gaining a little more attention...but now you have champs that haven't defended their titles in who knows how long, and no real team that has been built up as remotely credible challengers for their titles. Maybe I'm wrong though, and WWE has plans not apparent to us yet. But it seems they are just throwing this all together and not thinking about what they have left in JeriShow.
I agree, I'd love to have them hold the titles right up until 'Mania at least, and once Edge is healed up, have him and Christian reunite to take them away! It makes a lot of sense really.
Plus, I think Jericho vs. Undertaker would be a good feud leading up to, and taking place at, Wrestlemania. It's kinda early to start a program with the two, unless the creative team actually grew half a brain and planned it out to last until the big show.
This is definitely the route the company should go, if Edge cannot make it back in time for 'Mania, which from what I've been reading seems like a sad possibility. Jericho & 'Taker have worked in the same company for nearly 10 years, and haven't had a program or a big PPV match? Just wrong.
Speaking of the Big Show, we've all seen him vs. Undertaker plenty of times, so nothing between the two seems fresh. The last time the Big Show looked badass next to the Undertaker was before Survivor Series 2002 when he threw him off of the SmackDown stage...Undertaker has always seemed to make him look like a punk since then.
Have never bought Show as a main eventer, and I never will. Which is why I was perfectly fine with him in his role as a tag partner, and the big lug was actually starting to grow on me.
I don't know what result we will see in this match, but I think Undertaker will retain. Unless they have Jericho win the belt to build tension between he and Show. I don't think Show is ready for a title run....unless we get a surprise...
Not all surprises are good quite frankly! But I see 'Taker going over in the story of the match being Show & Jericho's inability to decide who wins, 'Taker capitalizes.