With so many big names leaving the company, The Streak match is the only thing WWE could use to make a sold out crowd. If they don't capitalize it by booking Cena vs Taker, then they're screwed. Some people go to Mania just for the spectacle and to say you've been there, but really? The 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.
That's why the one match that has to happen is definitely Undertaker vs Cena. They are two top superstars at the peak of their popularity, something that people like Goldberg, Sting, Stone Cold, The Rock, or Brock Lesnar no longer possess.
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 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.
Facing The Undertaker at Wrestlemania today means u have to be able to follow his matches with Batista, Edge, and Shawn Michaels (twice) respectively. Gone are the days when lower mid-carders like A-Train and Mark Henry could have a shot at The Streak purely because of their size.
Not only Alberto, but if WWE wishes for people like Sheamus or Barrett to face The Undertaker at Wrestlemania, they have to be sure the match could follow The Undertaker's last 4 Wrestlemania matches. Otherwise, it would be a huge upset.
The only two men that could garner the attention to follow the said four matches with The Undertaker are John Cena (for mere hype and atmosphere alone) and Jericho (for pure quality only). The rest of the roster just would not cut it cause it has been done before (Kane, Big Show, Triple H, Edge, and Randy Orton comes to mind) or not big enough status (Del Rio and the rest of WWE roster).
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
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.
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.
There's still a possible storyline for Cena vs Taker, of course. Cena is gonna be rehired, but that doesn't mean he's bout with Nexus is done. No way, Jose. There's still a way. I think there's a big chance then when this Cena/Nexus storyline is about to end, Cena is going to face the entire Nexus with even severe stipulation than just being fired, like he can't come anywhere near Nexus, etc. But if he can defeat Nexus with the help of ONE partner of his choosing, Nexus can never touch him or his partner again. And the partner is revealed to be Undertaker because they have the same goal to eliminate Nexus. Cena/Taker won, and to show his gratitude, Cena challenges Taker for a match at WM 27, kinda the same of what HBK did to Taker at 2009 leading to their WM 25 match after Taker confronted him backstage in Royal Rumble. If WWE decide to go with this match then no one will care about the rest of the card, they will pay just for this match.
And what do u mean by making WM 27 trash? WM 25 & 26 were both garbage PPVs also. The only match worthy of being watched on both events was Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels. I'm sure Vince doesn't want Wrestlemania 27 suffers yet another no sold out crowd for three years in a row after Wrestlemania 25 & 26 experienced the same. Or having WWE give yet another 10,000 free tickets at Wrestlemania 27 just like they did at Wrestlemania 26 due to no sold out crowd yet 10,000 seats were left empty...and they couldn't afford that. Or having Wrestlemania's 27 PPV buyrate turns out worse then Wrestlemania 26's, which was worse than Wrestlemania 25's, which was also worse than Wrestlemania 24.
Just so u know, this is the current report of WM 27 ticket sales:
http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2010/1128/534219/
This has by no means been a normal sellout in terms of early ticket sales like it has been in the past for WrestleMania.
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.
