A look at how impressive The Undertaker's streak is and how it could of been more impressive

No one can take away the impressive streak that The Undertaker has at WrestleMania.  But when you look at some of the wins on the list, it does make you question if WrestleMania was ALWAYS his place to shine.    

WrestleMania VII - The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Jimmy Snuka at 4:19 with the tombstone after catching Snuka as he attempted a slingshot into the ring

For his first WrestleMania appearance, The Undertaker performed beyond expected against a future Hall of Famer.  He dominated Snuka throughout the entire match, which at that time, was just how The Undertaker matches were going. 

WrestleMania VIII - The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Jake Roberts at 6:41 following a tombstone on the floor as Roberts attempted to steal the urn away from Bearer

Storyline wise, this match made sense, however, if the Hogan/Flair match hadn’t been changed, I would of loved to see Sid Justice and The Undertaker face off, since they were a tag team in WCW less that three years before this.  Plus, they could of kept Sid a babyface and allow him to pick up where Hogan left off at WrestleMania, and allow The Undertaker to keep being a heel.  Jake was heading to WCW around that time, so his involvement with WrestleMania could of landed him a match with Randy Savage instead, just so they can finish the storyline of Jake and the Undertaker interrupting Randy’s wedding. 

WrestleMania IX - The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated the Giant Gonzalez (w/ Harvey Wippleman) via disqualification at 7:32 when Gonzalez smothered Taker with a rag soaked in Chloraphorm after headbutting Bearer off the ring apron

This match was horrible, and you can’t blame The Undertaker for it.  Vince wanted The Undertaker to slay giants, and bringing in El Gigante from WCW seemed like the next thing for The Undertaker.  However, you could of done a few different things here, since WrestleMania IX wasn’t considered one of their strongest.  You could have had Randy Savage challenge Bret Hart for the WWF title.  Bret and Randy could of put on one of the greatest matches in WrestleMania history, and it could have been a passing of the torch with Savage putting Bret over, since Hogan’s involvement in the WWF wasn’t helping the WWF’s ratings.  You could of taken Yokozuna, who won the Royal Rumble to earn a chance to wrestle Bret, and matched him with The Undertaker.  At the time, no one had beaten Yokozuna and facing The Undertaker would have been a great test for both.  But Hogan stepped in…..and the rest is history.

WrestleMania XI - The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned King Kong Bundy (w/ Ted Dibiase) at 6:40 with a boot to the face, a bodyslam, and a flying clothesline after sustaining the Avalanche

After taking a year off, The Undertaker came back to face another WWF legend, but King Kong Bundy’s giant days were past him.  With the WWF was deep in the new generation era, this would have been the perfect opportunity for The Undertaker and Bret Hart to lock up.  Bret Hart was put on the back burner at this time for Shawn Michaels and Kevin Nash to run things.  We eventually got this match at Summerslam 97, but a WrestleMania match would have been better.  Instead, we get Bret Hart and Bob Backlund an a ridiculous I Quit match. 

WrestleMania XII - The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Diesel with a chokeslam and the tombstone at 16:47

With the events that would eventually happen for Kevin Nash and Scott Hall shortly after WrestleMania as they would head to WCW and launch the nWo,  this would have been the perfect opportunity for Vince to dampen their arrival to WCW by having them face The Undertaker in a handicap match.  Who knows how they would of entered the WCW and raised hell if the last impressions the wrestling audience was seeing them get whipped by The Undertaker at WrestleMania.  Hindsight is 20/20 right?

WrestleMania XIII - The Undertaker pinned WWF World Champion Psycho Sid to win the title at 23:54 with the tombstone after Bret Hart came ringside and dropped Sid throat-first over the top rope as Sid attempted the powerbomb

All I say is better late than never, but had Shawn Micahels not lost his smile, this would have been a rematch between Shawn and Bret for the title, no Sid.  Instead, we see The Undertaker defeat a Sid Vicious who had zero defense, zero heat with the crowd, and was champion too late in the game.  The Undertaker should have taken on Big Van Vader.  Vader came to the WWF and hadn’t made the impact they had hoped.  A match with The Undertaker would have done wonders for both.

WrestleMania XIV - The Undertaker pinned Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) following three tombstone piledrivers

No question about this one, Kane had come back after two failed gimmicks in the WWF at that time, one being Dr. Isaac Yankem and the other being the Fake Diesel.  Kane finally found the right character and being The Undertaker’s brother only helped. 

WrestleMania XV - The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned the Big Bossman in a Hell in a Cell match at 9:49 with the tombstone

While The Undertaker made a name for himself in the Hell in the Cell matches, one with Mankind and the other with Shawn Michaels, facing The Big Boss Man just baffles me.  A rematch with Mankind, or maybe bring in Cactus Jack, and have the rematch from Hell, because no one tuned in to see a washed up Boss Man in a cage match.  This wasn’t 1988!

WrestleMania X-7 - The Undertaker pinned Triple H at 18:17 with a powerbomb out of the corner as Triple H stood on the ropes punching away at Taker in the corner

This was a great match, although the wrestling culture had just changed the week before.  WCW was just bought by Vince McMahon, so a lot of the matches were sort of forgettable since we all knew that an invasion was coming.  Wouldn’t change a thing about this match, however, years later I wish this match was remembered when Triple H and The Undertaker tangled again at WrestleMania.

WrestleMania X-8 - The Undertaker pinned Ric Flair in a No DQ match at 18:47 with the tombstone after fighting off an interfering Arn Anderson

When you wrestle Ric Flair at WrestleMania, you are one of the few.  Having said that, he took on a Ric Flair who was depressed, lost, and at that time, admittedly not what he used to be.  However, this match gave Flair his confidence back, and The Undertaker had a lot to do with that!

WrestleMania XIX - The Undertaker defeated the Big Show & Albert in a handicap match at 8:45 by pinning Albert with the tombstone

If they wanted to make this match better, take Albert out!  Big Show vs. The Undertaker would have been a better sale, although The Big Show was not The Big Show he is today. 

WrestleMania XX - The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Kane with the tombstone

This was a different Kane, without the mask, but it was still a match we have all seen before.  Maybe a match with JBL would have been better, but that was Eddie Guerrero’s moment.  The Undertaker vs. Kane rematch took a lot of magic out of the first one.

WrestleMania 21 - The Undertaker pinned Randy Orton by reversing a tombstone attempt into one of his own

Randy Orton was coming into his own, and a match with The Undertaker would only add to, what turned out to be, a promising career.  Wouldn’t change a thing!

WrestleMania 22 - The Undertaker defeated Mark Henry in a casket match at 9:27 following a plancha to the floor and the tombstone

If The Undertaker took on Mark Henry of 2010-2011, I would have been interested.  Instead, we get an unfinished Mark Henry, and lossing to The Undertaker wouldn’t of helped his career at that time.  Looks like Vince was going light (if you can say Mark Henry is going light) on the Undertaker that year.

WrestleMania 23 - The Undertaker pinned World Heavyweight Champion Batista to win the title at 15:48 with the tombstone after ramming the champion into the corner

Batista was one of the hottest names in the WWE at that time, so to see The Undertaker take on one of the future WWE superstars and take the title from him was a great thing.  If he couldn’t take on Batista, he needed to take on John Cena.

WrestleMania 24 - The Undertaker defeated World Heavyweight Champion Edge via submission to win the title at 23:48 with the leglock choke as Edge attempted a cover on the challenger after hitting the spear

Two guys who came up through the Attitude Era face off and The Undertaker facing “this” version of Edge was awesome.  Edge was one of the top heels of the company and to have a title match against The Undertaker almost makes up for the crappy matches that Undertaker had with Giant Gonzalez and Big Boss Man.

WrestleMania 25 - The Undertaker pinned Shawn Michaels at 30:43 with the tombstone after catching Michaels attempting a moonsault off the top

4 words:  Match of the Year

WrestleMania 26 - The Undertaker pinned Shawn Michaels in a No DQ, no count-out match at 24:01 with a jumping tombstone, moments after Michaels kicked out of the tombstone, struggled to his feet, gave Taker his own thumb across the throat signal, and slapped Taker across the face

Most rematches can’t top what they did before, see Kane/Undertaker II.  But this match was far and away better than can be expected.  It was a great way for Shawn Michaels to end his career and The Undertaker, for me, went from being a WWE Superstar to WWE Legend!  If I was to change anything, I would have had Triple H face The Undertaker this year, and have Michaels take on Undertaker the following year, so it would be like both men would try to top each other year after year for 4 years.  Instead with get 2 rematches for 4 years, back to back.

WrestleMania 27 - The Undertaker defeated Triple H via submission in a no holds barred match at 29:21 with the Hell's Gate

Every thing I said about Michaels’ matches with The Undertaker, ditto for Triple H as well.  These two took us to place that very few go to.

WrestleMania 28 - The Undertaker pinned Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match at 30:53 with the tombstone after striking Triple H in the head with his own sledgehammer

Shawn Michaels’ involvement helped this match, but it didn’t need any help.  Like the year before, the seeds were planted, the match was well executed, even though The Undertaker was out of shape.  This took Undertaker to 20-0!

How the mighty has fallen

I remember growing up in the 1980's, tuning into Saturday Night's Main Event, seeing this huge wrestler wrestler who wore red and yellow.  He would talk about training, say your prayers, taking your vitamins, and believing in yourself.  He'd take on monsters like Andre the Giant, King Kong Bundy, and the One Man Gang, and defeat them one, two, three in the center of the ring.  He would take on smaller but quicker stars like Randy Savage, Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig, and Ted DiBiase, and he would defeated them one by one!  Then we find out how this man named Hulk Hogan wasn't superhuman after all.  

 

I'm not going to be a prude on here and say, "He cheated, he was on steroids!"  The last time I checked, Hulk Hogan didn't attempt to break the home run record.  He is in the entertainment business that allowed Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger to use and be celebrated for their appearances in movies.  So I don't blame him for steroid use, I blame him for lying about it!  He went on the Arsenio Hall show in 1992 and denied using steroids to enhance his look.  He later came clean and admitted that he lied!

Years later, he decides to put both him and his whole family on TV on a show called Hogan's Knows Best.  The show gave us the inside look to how messed up his whole family was.  Like most reality shows that feature family, Osbournes not withstanding, the marriage fell apart....granted that Nick Bollea's car accident led Linda to get out while there was still money to be had.  During the whole Nick Bollea court case, she even tried to emancipate herself from the family just to save her ass.  In the end, after spending millions on lawyers, both his and hers, Hogan gave up 80% of his earnings to her to be done with the whole mess.

 

Finally, the whole Hulk Hogan sex tape scandal broke.  During his separation time, Hogan leaned on his buddy, Bubba the Love Sponge.  Bubba, a Tampa DJ who, at the time, was employed by Sirius Radio and was a part of the Howard Stern family, offered his airwaves to let Hogan talk about the whole Nick car crash and Linda filing for divorce ordeal.  During that time, Bubba and his wife Heather Clem, offered Hogan and opportunity to have sex with Heather.  Unbeknownst to Hogan, their little sexual escapade was recorded and sold to Gawker.com.  While Bubba pleaded ignorance to the taping and eventual selling of the video, Hogan attempted to get in front of this (probably learned it from the whole Arsenio incident) and admitted that it was Heather Clem but had no clue that he was being recorded.  Hogan would soon after sue Bubba, Heather, and Gawker.com over the matter, but later dropped Bubba from the suit.  Hogan and Bubba are no longer on speaking terms.

Hulk Hogan will always be a polarizing figure, whether it's in the wrestling world or the real world.  I find it hard to believe how a man who has made millions of dollars could have fallen so hard!

Bill Goldberg

"WCW fired me because Eric Bischoff said that he couldn't promote a bald guy with black boots and black trunks."  Those were the words of Steve Austin during his meteoric rise in the WWF.  Then came Goldberg!  

Bill Goldberg was Eric Bischoff's answer to Austin's claims.  Goldberg entered the WCW, put together an impressive streak of defeating the likes of Disco Inferno, Hugh Morris, Glacier....you know, big names!  Okay, I'm joking about the big name part, although Bill DeMott's Hugh Morris was misused terribly, but you get the picture, they promoted a guy with black boots and black trunks and Goldberg went straight to the top.  Problem was....he couldn't wrestle!  Did he know a few moves, sure he did.  You don't send someone out with zero talent...unless you're The Ultimate Warrior.  What Goldberg lacked in wrestling ability, he made it up in determination.  They put him out there with Hogan, Hogan did the honors.  They put him out there with DDP, Randy Savage, Bret Hart, Sting, Lex Luger, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, you name it.....he became a joke!  He ended the wrestling career of Bret Hart, even though Bret's heart wasn't really into it.  His matches were five minutes, meaning he wasn't geared to go 20 minutes to an hour in the ring without blowing up.  To WCW's credit, they were wise to hide his faults.

Then he entered the WWE, and did the mistakes come out in droves.  Working with Triple H, something Goldberg was reluctant to do, brought out all of his flaws.  Even Chris Jericho, who wasn't getting the mega push he would later receive, schooled him!  For one year, Goldberg showed up every Monday night, did what little they asked him to do, and then....poof, he was gone!  His Wrestlemania with Brock Lesnar was horrible, as both men were on their way out the door at that time.  The wrestling career of Bill Goldberg came to an end that night....but you would never know it!

Bill Goldberg would show up on The Apprentice, do Monster Truck shows, Pros vs. Joes, all under the heading that he was a pro wrestler!  When you look back at Goldberg's career, we're only talking about 5 years of ring time, with a year off.  I know I'm not one to talk since my wrestling career only lasted 3 years, so who am I to talk?  With Goldberg, he was pushed to the moon by a company that started to struggle and when he arrived to the big dance, he couldn't perform with the best at that time!  So when I hear rumors about Goldberg may come back to the WWE or he might show up on TNA....even though he's 46 and hasn't wrestled in 11 years, I just laugh!

Which WWE Superstars can take TNA to the next level

Having watched TNA's product live last year and watching, what I believe, is them spinning their wheels, trying to make something out of their product, I have come to the conclusion that they need star power that's relevant!  They've tried with Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Kevin Nash, Mick Foley, even Kurt Angle, but they're still second rate to the WWE, and by a long shot at that.  Who can they get to help push their product to the level to where they can compete with Vince and the WWE?

Randy Orton

It's time for a move!  Randy is one of the best heels the business has had in a long time, and he's remained a babyface for the longest time.  He is no where near a title shot in either Raw or Smackdown and with talent like Wade Barrett, Dolph Ziggler, members of The Shield, and Sheamus, Orton needs to take his talents and go to where he can be more unfiltered than he is now.  Perhaps the PG level the WWE is at now is hurting his chances, and TNA can allow him to step out a little further.  

Rey Mysterio

He's days are numbered in the WWE.  Word is that he wants out anyway, and TNA can be a nice landing spot for him.  If anything, the travel schedule is less damanding than the WWE (WWE has 250 days, TNA has 150).  His little frame, which was always prone to injury, could possibly handle that load more so than the WWE's killer calender.  If anything, it's done wonders to Kurt Angle, possibly even prolonged his career.

Mark Henry

Mark came out of his shell two years ago and has run over the competition in the WWE, but lingering effects of his earlier work in the WWE has some fans "still" not taking him seriously.  Imagine if he showed up on Impact, destroyed Bobby Roode in the center of the ring, and walked out......talk about Impact!  

Kofi Kingston

He is more likely to turn into R-Truth in the WWE than a main eventer!  His skills are unmatched in the WWE, second only to John Morrison, who by the way, is still not in the WWE at this time.  From seeing AJ Styles and Austin Aries in person, I can see Kofi rising a hell of a lot quicker up the ranks than he has in the WWE.

Considerations for the Hall of Fame

 

With the Hall of Fame around the corner, and the huge glaring name missing from the list is Randy Savage, I thought I'd construct a list of probable names that should "one day" end up in the WWE Hall Fame.  

Owen Hart

Let's face it, the only thing keeping Owen out is his widow, Martha Hart.  As long as there's a lawsuit existing between the WWE and Martha Hart over the death of Owen Hart (which took place 14 years ago), Owen will never be in the Hall of Fame.....which is sad!  Bret Hart has made peace with Vince McMahon, Martha should do the same, if anything, so his kids can see his place in the WWE.  

Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Not withstanding the fact that Jake has never carried a major title and that his drug use was documented in Beyond the Mat, Jake Roberts was a solid worker in the WWF back in the mid eighties.  Once you got past Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Roddy Piper.....you ran into Jake.  For me, the angle he worked with Rick Martel was genius.  Back before there were monthly pay per views, Jake chased Martel all over the world for months until they finally met up at Wrestlemania VII.  Jim Ross was quoted one time in saying that Jake's mind is boarder line genius when it comes to making matches.  Plus, there's no Austin 3:16 without Jake.

The NWO

If you're going to put the 4 Horsemen in the Hall Fame, The NWO (just the original three) belong as well.  When Hogan turned heel to help boast the NWO's credibility, it also boasted WCW over the WWF.  Plus, while I would never put both Kevin Nash or Scott Hall in the Hall of Fame....on their own, together, along with Hogan, they were marketable, they were impressive, and they dominated WCW.

"Ravishing" Rick Rude

Just this guy's promos should put him in the Hall of Fame.  He was such a heat-getter that the crowd loved to boo him out of the building.  Here's the real kicker though, Rick Rude was a smart wrestler too.  Ask anyone in the locker room back then, he carried The Ultimate Warrior when the Warrior was on top of the world.  Rude was a legitimate tough guy and a hell of a hand to have in the ring.  As far as titles are concerned, he is a former WCW "North American" Champion, former Intercontinental Champion, and a former United States Champion. 

Honky Tonk Man

With the Honky Tonk Man, you get two different people.  The Honky Tonk Man is the longest reigning Intercontinental champion.  Wayne Ferris (his real name) is all about the dollar bill.  The reason he hasn't entered the WWE Hall of Fame yet is because the price isn't right for him.  He was a talented midcarder who had a gimmick that worked.  

Paul Bearer

With the passing of William Moody, his character of Paul Bearer belongs in the Hall, hands down!  He propelled The Undertaker's role in the WWF to astronomical feats.  If you want to go a little deeper, he made life hell for the Von Erichs in WCCW in the early 80s.  From Undertaker, to Kane, to Mick Foley, Paul Bearer was at the forefront their careers (yes, Mick Foley was well known as Cactus Jack before then, but didn't make it until he became Mankind).  

ECW

Not the brand that Vince McMahon attempted to bring back, but the original ECW, helmed by Paul Heyman.  Paul Heyman took an organization and changed the landscape of wrestling with his extreme style of wrestling.  ECW created superstars like The Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, Rob Van Dam, Raven, and Shane Douglas, just to name a few.  Because of ECW, the WWF took their concepts, entered the Attitude era, thus creating Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, and The Rock.  

Retrospective: WCW Television Title???

 

Back when WCW was running wild on TBS, they had four titles that represented the company.  They had the NWA/WCW World title, which Ric Flair generally held all of the time.  The United States title would usually be around the person who would be next in line to win the NWA/WCW title.  The Tag Team titles would usually go to a team like The Road Warriors, The Nasty Boys, The Freebirds, teams that had been together for years.  Then we have the WCW Television title.  I'd like to call this the Bobby Eaton/Arn Anderson title, because normally guys like them would hold it.  They would never be in contention for the World title, and they would probably never be given main event status.

For me, it reminds me of the useless title of the WWF European Title, a belt that was given to Davey Boy Smith to keep him happy, granted he dropped it as soon as Shawn Michaels gained power in the WWF.  The idea of the WCW Television title was that the champion could only defend it....on T.V.  How lame is that?  Every title was usually defended on T.V.....some on pay per view as well.  Don't get me wrong, guys like Steve Austin, Lord Steven Regal, Ricky Steamboat (after he already won the World title years before), Barry Windham, Lex Luger (bet that kept him happy), and so on.  WCW never had any interest in pushing Austin back then, Regal was a nice hand to have, but Bischoff wasn't about to place the entire company in Regal's hands, and Barry Windham was tough talented, but not marketable.  

Did the WCW Television Title have it's place in wrestling history, sure!  I just don't think that WCW handled the place that the title could have truly been used for.  Thank god Vince McMahon doesn't want go back to those times, he probably had his hands full with the European title, Hardcore title, ECW title, and even the World Heavyweight title....belts that have out lived their usefulness too! 

Why The Rock will chase wrestling fans away from the WWE

FINALLY, THE ROCK HAS COME BACK...but for how long?  Ever since The Rock came back to the WWE in 2011, we can count the amount of appearances he's made on WWE programming on two hands.  Since he's been back, he's hosted Wrestlemania, had three singles matches and one tag team match, challenged the WWE Champion to a match....8 months down the line, and has pushed other superstars away from main eventing the big shows.  Remember when Hulk Hogan won the WWF title back in 1993 from Yokozuna at Wrestlemania IX (I was there), and didn't appear on TV until June at the King of the Ring?  That's what this is!  As far as I'm concerned, the only thing The Rock has done productive is update the WWE Championship belt.

CM Punk held the WWE Championship for 400 plus days, a feat that hasn't happened since Hulk Hogan held the title for the first time.  In the 90's and 2000's, the WWE title has been more like musical chairs.  Austin would hold it for a few months, Triple H would win it and hold for a month, then The Rock would regain it, then Kurt Angle would enter the mix and win it, then Kane would hold it for a day, and so on and so on....  Then we entered the John Cena era and while having him represent the company as champion, he drew more in chasing the title, as long as either Randy Orton, Batista, Alberto Del Rio, or Rey Mysterio held the title.  CM Punk brought legitimacy to the title.  Then, with The Rock's challenge at the Royal Rumble, which was put in place the day after Wrestlemania the year before, it was only a matter of time before we knew the belt was coming off him.  

This does set the stage for Cena winning the belt back at Wrestlemania against The Rock, and winning his rematch on top of that, but the damage has already been done.  The World Heavyweight title is a non-factor (probably should of been retired when WCW went under, in my opinion), Dolph Ziggler's Money in the Bank title shot has been pushed back, CM Punk now faces The Undertaker at Wrestlemania instead of attempting to reclaim the title, and Randy Orton, Sheamus, and The Big Show are no longer in the title picture.  The company can't revolve around a guy who is a part time contributor.  The sooner the title comes off The Rock, the quicker "wrestling fans" will come back to the WWE.  

The Wrestlemania Dream Match that needs to happen

20-0 at Wrestlemania is impressive.  None of the WWE Hall of Famers can claim that.  No one except one person:  The Undertaker.  Throughout his 20 wins, names like Triple H (3 times), Shawn Michaels (2 times), Ric Flair, Kevin Nash, Kane (2 times), Randy Orton, Edge have all fallen to the streak.  But if The Undertaker wants to cement his wrestling legacy, he needs to face one more person.  That would be Sting!

Sting, who at this moment is a TNA stallworth, has never wrestled for Vince McMahon, although both sides always claim that they were close a time or two.  While the two of them met in WCW, long before Mark Callaway became The Undertaker, Sting did not come over during the WCW transition to the WWF in 2001.  At the time, Sting claimed that Vince didn't handle the WCW talent properly and that signing with Vince would be the same as Bret Hart signing with WCW back in 1997, which didn't work out so well for Bret.  

So how do we get this to happen, my answer is Triple H!  Triple H is in position to take over the WWE after McMahon steps aside, and he has already made tons of headway.  The first impressive thing Triple H has done was get Bruno Sammartino to come back to the WWE and be a part of their Hall of Fame.  Bruno, who had always bashed Vince and his product, claim that it focused on sex too much and not enough wrestling, saw the changes that Triple H was making.  He saw that wrestling was becoming more kid friendly again, the WWE was taking care of their wrestlers with their wellness program (lets face it, with no union, the wrestlers are left to fend for themselves after they retire), and that their development program in Florida was top notch.  I'm sure Bruno's view of McMahon might be the same it was back in the early 80's, but he was smart enough to see how Triple H was changing the landscape.  

If I was Triple H, here's what I'd do!  I'd call Dixie Carter, tell her that I need Sting for 4-8 weeks.  I'd have the WWE pay whatever TNA is paying him for those 4-8 weeks, plus add bonuses for merchandising and public appearances.  Most importantly, I would keep the storyline just Sting/Undertaker.  The only match Sting would wrestle would be Wrestlemania because seeing Sting wrestle John Cena, CM Punk, Randy Orton, Ryback, Sheamus, whoever would make Sting's appearance look more tainted.  The last thing you want to show is Sting's weaknesses to you top talent.  Have both Undertaker and Sting cut a series of promos with each other, get your legendary shot of Sting and Undertaker facing off with the Wrestlemania banner hanging in the back, that alone would shoot up your buyrate.  After Wrestlemania, Sting goes back to TNA and then it's business as usual.  Triple H has shown to be a smart business man, this would be smart!

No disrespect to CM Punk, I'm sure both him and The Undertaker will tear it up this year, considering that CM Punk is your best wrestler on the roster and his 400 plus days as WWE Champion was more impressive than anything WWE has had since the John Cena era.  However, The Undertaker is getting older, Sting is getting older, and Wrestlemania is turning 30 next year!  The window of opportunity is closing on these two, so Triple H needs to make this happen!

The WWE Hall of Fame is still incomplete

While getting Bruno Sammartino to enter the WWE Hall of Fame was a major feat, given his dislike for Vince McMahon and the product that Vince promotes, there is still one glaring name that is missing from the WWE Hall of Fame.  While names like Steve Austin, Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, and Mick Foley have entered the Hall of Fame, Randy Savage remains off the list!

Randy Savage entered the WWE in the mid 80's and quickly climbed the ladder of success in the WWF.  His feuds with Hulk Hogan, Ted DiBiase, and The Ultimate Warrior were top draws all over the country.  During a time when Vince McMahon was only interested in pushing one man, Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage quickly became a fan favorite to WWF crowds.  From his promos, to his flying elbowdrops, to the fact that he had the prettiest manager to accompany him to the ring (that being Miss Elizabeth, his wife at the time), Savage was not only able to carry the torch for a while, he drew money for the WWF in the process, something that was near impossible for any other superstar to do during the Hogan era.  

During 1994, the WWF and Randy Savage parted ways.  Some say that it was due to the office not wanting to go any further with Savage and were ready to push the New Generation along with Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels.  Some say that Savage wanted a change of climate and WCW was able to provide that.  There was even a rumor going around saying that Randy and Stephanie McMahon had an elicit affair, given that Stephanie was under age at the time.  That rumor only gets stronger since Vince refuses to even mention Savage's name on his programming.  As Randy entered the WCW, he shot right to the top and had very memorial moments with Ric Flair, Diamond Dallas Page, Sting, Lex Luger, and of course Hulk Hogan and the whole nWo storyline.  

Out of all of the feuds Randy had in his career, the one that always gets mentioned is his match with Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat at WrestleMania III.  For the longest time, that match was ranked the number one match in WrestleMania history, and it was a match that saw Steamboat capture the Intercontinental title.  Considering that he won both of his WWF World titles at WrestleMania (IV and VIII), his match with Steamboat is among the top 5 matches ever!

Given the fact that the WWE has inducted other names like Pete Rose, Bob Ucker, Donald Trump, and Mike Tyson and Randy Savage is always overlooked, in my mind, the WWE Hall of Fame will remain incomplete.  So does Randy Savage belong in the Hall of Fame?  OH YEAH!!!