Wrestlemania 27 - Undertaker vs Triple H - NO DQ STREAK MATCH

[Shocky]

Not sure what people were expecting about the build of this match. Was it mishandled, certainly. I would have played on the Match at Mania 17, I would have played on the Undertaker retiring Shawn Michaels before they eventually did, but I see what the WWE is doing. The WWE has done nothing but made sure that the Streak might be bigger then the titles. It's certainly bigger then the World title at Mania, and it might be bigger then the WWE title. It's the two biggest stars in the company, fighting in a match, it really doesn't need more hype then that.

There is a remote chance Taker loses, only if his shoulder is as bad as the dirtsheets have made it out to be. If the Undertaker can still go, no way Triple H wins. It should be a brutal match, but It'll be interesting to see what exactly these two can pull of with no shots to the head, and no blood. A match like this screams for the use of both, and quite frankly, I can only take so many shots to the back before I get bored.

The Undertaker should win this match. I'd love to see a similar ending to the Three Stages of Hell match from 2001 with Austin and Triple H. Both men beat the hell out of each other, Taker lands on HHH to get the win.

 

[Los]

The health of Taker is certainly playing into how he works as a performer now. He's just so susceptible to injury that he can really only work a few matches a year at this point, with Wrestlemania obviously being his one big match.

But this is one of those matches that doesn't really need a huge buildup. It draws just by name recognition alone. HHH is a credible threat to Taker's streak because he's such future hall of famer. WWE really seems to be pushing the Icon vs. Icon match every year at Mania ever since Rock/Hogan. It's just that with Taker's streak being what it is, it's been necessary to include him so the formula has been Taker vs. Icon.

I think it's a done deal that Undertaker gets to 20-0. Vince will want to build the hell out of next year's Wrestlemania using that very concept. Who will Taker face next year for that really big milestone? I have no clue, but WM XXVIII could realistically be his last match.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

The least appealing match on the card to me. I'm in no doubt it'll be a very good match, but I don't see them topping their 2001 encounter. No blood, no sledgehammer, older bodies and no real reason for them to feud makes me greet this match with apathy.

I'm sure I'll appreciate it more after I've seen it. I don't see HBK being involved at all.

 

[swamprat37]

this match should not have been ahead of the snooki match...wtf

Nothing really wrong with it. Quick restroom break and catch your breath before the main event type of thing.

 

[The Idiot]

this match should not have been ahead of the snooki match...wtf

It was actually a good idea to put a filler match in between the 2 main events. It gave the crowd a chance to cool down, have a rest room break, get more beer and nachos. Then once it's Cena and Miz...the crowd will be pumped again.

 

[darbare]

I told everyone this match would steal the show, but no everyone said Cody vs Rey....you have to be smoking something to not admit this match didnt steal the show...I've never seen such storytelling in one match....

 

[ITALIAN NYC]

This intrigued me , saw this on a review site. Love the match but almost agree with it.

Undertaker defeats Triple H

This match saw Triple H winning without getting the victory.

One of the biggest egomaniacs in professional wrestling history, now booking shows with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, had to be the one to walk out (literally) of the Georgia Dome as the bigger man.

We all knew The Undertaker wasn't physically capable of putting on a match like he has the past two years with Shawn Michaels, but this year's bout was a glorified beating...by Triple H.

The Game controlled much of the bout, pulling out all the stops before succumbing to the Hell's Gate submission hold. The Undertaker was then carted out of the arena, physically unable to leave the ringside area under his own power.

The ending to this match, as much as the match itself, was indefensible. It was a showcase for Triple H and his greatness, all the while throwing piss in the face of The Undertaker and his legendary WWE career.

Furthermore, I can only help but wonder why the announce team spent nearly the entire bout burying The Streak.


For as good as the past two Taker-HBK matches were, this one was that bad

 

[CanIHaveYourAttention]

This intrigued me , saw this on a review site. Love the match but almost agree with it.

Undertaker defeats Triple H

This match saw Triple H winning without getting the victory.

One of the biggest egomaniacs in professional wrestling history, now booking shows with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, had to be the one to walk out (literally) of the Georgia Dome as the bigger man.

We all knew The Undertaker wasn't physically capable of putting on a match like he has the past two years with Shawn Michaels, but this year's bout was a glorified beating...by Triple H.

The Game controlled much of the bout, pulling out all the stops before succumbing to the Hell's Gate submission hold. The Undertaker was then carted out of the arena, physically unable to leave the ringside area under his own power.

The ending to this match, as much as the match itself, was indefensible. It was a showcase for Triple H and his greatness, all the while throwing piss in the face of The Undertaker and his legendary WWE career.

Furthermore, I can only help but wonder why the announce team spent nearly the entire bout burying The Streak.


For as good as the past two Taker-HBK matches were, this one was that bad

Agreed. Unless something went wrong with this bout concerning injuries, it was like the article stated: glorified beating of Taker while preserving the streak.

It's so predictable when one wrestler is getting beat the whole time but wins, Orton same scenario tonight. Why not make it an even match for once? And the endless finishers takes away from the unique effect of the finishers, reversals are better than kicking out.

I'm a Taker fan and happy about the streak, but I'm not sure if this match lived up to the hype.

 

[MaDn3s5]

I think there may have been not one, but two legitimate injuries to 'Taker in this match.

The first one being after they went through the spanish announce table, you clearly see Taker tap H on the arm, after which H immediately rolls off of him.

The second one being the second pedigree. Watching it back three times, Taker clearly takes a hard bump with the mat at a bad angle. Afterwards you see him first clutching his neck, camera pans to H, camera returns to Taker while he's trying to stretch out his arm and get feeling back into his fingers.

Then, without a chance to communicate to H that he took a legitimate bump, he walks into the third pedigree.

You can see at the end of the match that H is clearly concerned with Taker not being able to stand up, and even moves to help him when he goes down before the ref waves him off. If that was scripted, then kudos to whoever wrote and produced that match, but it looked legitimate to me.

 

[The Mighty Tiger]

I think there may have been not one, but two legitimate injuries to 'Taker in this match.

The first one being after they went through the spanish announce table, you clearly see Taker tap H on the arm, after which H immediately rolls off of him.

The second one being the second pedigree. Watching it back three times, Taker clearly takes a hard bump with the mat at a bad angle. Afterwards you see him first clutching his neck, camera pans to H, camera returns to Taker while he's trying to stretch out his arm and get feeling back into his fingers.

Then, without a chance to communicate to H that he took a legitimate bump, he walks into the third pedigree.

You can see at the end of the match that H is clearly concerned with Taker not being able to stand up, and even moves to help him when he goes down before the ref waves him off. If that was scripted, then kudos to whoever wrote and produced that match, but it looked legitimate to me.

He did take the pedigree at a bad angle me & my sister was like "damn that one was nasty!!!" They way Taker was at the end looked legitimate to me also I really hope he is okay. If that was him just acting DAMN that was good cause I'm really worried for the guy.

 

[thatcrazybiatch]

id usualy be the first guy to jump all over HHH, but this time im not going 2
for years we have seen taker destroy his enemys at wm sometimes looking like he realy could lose, but taker always looked the better of the 2,

then there was HBK, 2 back and fourth matches where both men looked even filled with false finishes and making both guys look almost unbeatable!

so how do u follow that???? go back to having taker destroy as usual hmm no we have seen that

vs HHH lastnite wasnt meant to be just another back and forth match, what it showed is that if someone was to take control and beat down taker, they would still lose! its made taker stronger becouse now if he dominates he wins, if he has a back and forth match he wins and after lastnite if someone comes and REALY takes it to taker, THEY LOSE!!

all vs HHH did is show that for one nite a year taker can not be beat!! awesome match not as good as vs hbk but still

in the long run all we see is 19-0

what im worried about now after all the abuse hes taken in the last few WM's is cena hitting one FU/AA next year and winning :O and takers health

NOW THAT WOULD SUCK!!! but yeah stop hating on that match

 

[spinningtorturerack]

I thought it was painful to watch undertaker leave, not needed at all if it wasn't genuine.

As for the match itself, I thought it really showed their age, considering they spent most the time on the floor. But what really gets my goat is the unprotected chair shot to the head by HHH! There was no need for that, its been banned for a while and I think that may have been the cause for part of the damage. I do want to know, however, is how is HHH going to be punished for doing such an obscene action?

 

[techx1122]

I cannot believe people think this was a horrible match. True that Undertaker is getting old and can't perform like he use to and HHH hasn't wrestled in almost a year. The match was slow, but it was fantastic how they told a story in the ring. HHH was trying to "kill" The Undertaker and damn near succeeded. It was great to see HHH back to his old maniacal self and worked out great that Taker couldn't leave under his own power. After the beating he took from HHH, it would have been stupid for him to just get up and leave with a slight limp like he usually does.

 

[SomeAreSet]

I thought Triple H had to take over the reigns because Undertaker had a legitimate injury during the match.There was a point where Taker was trying to get feeling back into his hand.I thought he had injured his nerves and may have gotten paralyzed.It would explain why they had to stretcher him out,not to mention that he couldn't even move after the match was over.If it's not a legitimate injury,then I suggest that Undertaker be given the Oscar for Best Actor because that is the most realistic injury-simulation I've ever seen.

 

[KnowYoRole]

I thought it was an incredible match. I could feel the emotion and the intensity. The match never had a boring moment and it really felt like a WAR was taking place. Superb storytelling and psychology.

 

[stasheroo]

Amazing what some people will convince themselves was a 'great match'. John Morrison gets called a 'spot monkey' and yet Triple H needs every piece of furniture in the building to fake his way through a 'wrestling match'.

This match was exactly the boring, train wreck of an excuse for wrestling I expected it to be. Now I see why Vince wants to take the word wrestling out. The suggestion probably came from HHH!

This match epitomized what for me was the poorest excuse for a Wrestlemania I have ever had to sit through.

 

[arkady]

I thought the ending of the match was a little weird. I was expecting a bigger, more spectacular looking ending. I had noticed that Undertaker hadn't been on his feet for a while. If 'Taker really was badly injured, kudos to HHH and 'Taker for coming up with a convincing end that didn't need 'Taker on his feet.

 

[MizterColemine]

I think Taker was genuinely injured. Triple H looked concerned and wanted to help Taker up and officials wouldn't let him it seemed. To me he looked to be going through pain after the very first exchange. I have much respect for him to have fought through it that long. There was some exciting moments in the match. The highlight was probably the Triple H tombstone, and the surprise of Undertaker kicking out. The longer that match went on, the more genuine doubt the Taker would last. I have concern for whether UnderTaker will make it to WM28 and on the other hand I think he should rest and rehabilitate the entire year until the Road to WrestleMania next year.

 

[TheNewStyle]

I don't know about everyone else, but I thought this match was worth it. Plenty of action and HHH did his best to completely put down Undertaker. In the end, it's obvious the streak will not be beat. I'm thinking 20-0 before Taker retires.

And did anyone hear HHH scream "stay down" and "what's wrong with you?" when he was performing a chair shot to the back and an attempted pedigree?

 

[VinnieSunshine]

I thought this match was amazing. It sets the standard for the younger guys and for what a match can be.

I thought Triple H was legitimately injured after taking that back body drop off the announcers table to the floor. He seemed to favor the left arm or holding his left side. Taker, while I think may have been injured, look great for what he can still do. I cringed for the welfare of Takers body every time he took those massive bumps. Triple H yelling at Taker to "STAY DOWN" was awesome because you saw Shawn do that with Ric Flair and Taker did it with Shawn.

I was SHOCKED to see triple H hit Taker in the head directly with that steel chair.

The ending was great. After watching taker kick out or 3 peigrees and a tombstone, even though I knew Taker would win, I was shocked to see Triple H get so many pin attempts. Wether he was injured or not, having Taker checked on like that and having him carried away on a stretcher was great because it showed Taker, kayfabe or not, is still a man. It seemed like they weren't going to let him walk out on his own.

I told me girl that something is seriously wrong, otherwise Triple H wouldn't be there still. Yes, Triple H DID in fact try to help Taker up when he fell back down.

MATCH OF THE NIGHT!

 

[slimmshady]

I thought the chairshot to the head of the undertaker, combined with the tombstone may have caused the injury. To me the tombstone didn't look right when hunter performed it. Firstly, I noticed that taker's head was slightly below hunter's knees and I thought to myself immediately that this could go horribly wrong if hunter doesn't manage to lift undertaker up a few inches. We couldn't really tell at home whether taker's head was drilled to the mat or whether triple h managed to keep it a few inches off the mat because the camera zoomed in. But straight after the tombstone, I felt as though taker did not look his usual self. He spent most of his time lying on the mat.

 

[VinnieSunshine]

Amazing what some people will convince themselves was a 'great match'. John Morrison gets called a 'spot monkey' and yet Triple H needs every piece of furniture in the building to fake his way through a 'wrestling match'.

This match was exactly the boring, train wreck of an excuse for wrestling I expected it to be. Now I see why Vince wants to take the word wrestling out. The suggestion probably came from HHH!

This match epitomized what for me was the poorest excuse for a Wrestlemania I have ever had to sit through.

Dont be too quick to assume what you dont really know. Vince hasn't liked the word wrestling since the dawn of the PG era. Its become more about storyline than what goes on between the ropes.

This match was never called a "wrestling match". Thats the point of a NO HOLDS BARRED match. You do everything in your power to wear down your opponent. Part of the reason they made the match this way was so Taker wouldn't have to wrestle a 20 minute match. I would rather watch this match again than watch a slow paced wrestling match between them. Each time they did something, it gave both men a minute catch their breath. In a typical match that would get boring.

On top of that, it meant Triple H could do what he wanted to beat Taker and Taker STILL came out looking stronger than ever. Who have you seen that could kick out of 3 pedigrees and a tombstone. It adds to his legacy.

 

[CanIHaveYourAttention]

There are reports of NO INJURIES. So Taker was acting.

BTW, Taker actually puts his hands up for the chair shot to the head. He's quick, but it only hits his hands.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzNbHFeBm8M&feature=related
pause @ 6:30

 

[stasheroo]

Dont be too quick to assume what you dont really know. Vince hasn't liked the word wrestling since the dawn of the PG era. Its become more about storyline than what goes on between the ropes.

Here's what I do know.

Vince McMahon and family have failed in every venue they've ventured into outside of wrestling.

WBF? May as well burn your money.

Icopro? Isn't there a waherhouse somewhere still filled with that crap?

The XFL? Yeah, nice investment there, can't believe that didn't work!

Do we even have to talk about the direct to the garbage can WWE films?

Or maybe all the money flushed down the drain on Linda's political aspirations? Pretty amazing when even a billionaire can't manage to buy an election!

The McMahons should have more respect for the industry that helped them achieve all that they have - wrestling. Take pride in what you do rather than looking like fools tring to be something you're not.

This match was never called a "wrestling match". Thats the point of a NO HOLDS BARRED match. You do everything in your power to wear down your opponent. Part of the reason they made the match this way was so Taker wouldn't have to wrestle a 20 minute match. I would rather watch this match again than watch a slow paced wrestling match between them. Each time they did something, it gave both men a minute catch their breath. In a typical match that would get boring.

Guess what? That was 'boring'!

Yeah, and I know why the stipulation was added. One guys couldn't wrestle due to injury and the other just can't wrestle. So we get 30 minutes of punches and broken furniture.

On top of that, it meant Triple H could do what he wanted to beat Taker and Taker STILL came out looking stronger than ever. Who have you seen that could kick out of 3 pedigrees and a tombstone. It adds to his legacy.

Triple H can do whatever he wants anyway. He's the son-in-law and he's part of the team that booked this mess.

I don't see how it added to the Undertaker's legacy. He looked like a washed-up version of himself, desparately hanging on. And I think he deserves better than that.

 

[xhayesamaniax]

Ok I gotta vent here at the people shitting on this match, no disrespect intended and I know everyone is entitled to their own opinion but I thought this match was absolutely brilliant and will probably be match of the year. The match was legitimately brutal and both men went away from it banged and bruised. Some of the spots these guys took in this were amazing to see (Triple h getting dropped from 15 feet from the announcers table to the floor, Taker getting a spinebuster through the Spanish table) and the drama that insued at the end of the match had me and everyone else who was in the room on the edge of their seat.

This wasn't a technical wrestling fan's dream, but was it ever advertised to be? It was intended to be a brawl and was so; although there was more wrestling than people are making it out to be. This match gets an A- in my book, with the slight downgrade because there was a little too much downtime when both guys were down, but it worked out well. Honestly, the best part of the match was when Triple h tombstoned Taker; I thought it was all over. Very exciting match and hats off to these two experienced superstars for pulling what I consider to be greatness off.

Just my two cents.