wwe.com said:
Let's do this! Will the Big dog hand the Deadman his second loss in WrestleMania history? Or will Undertaker make it 24 out of 25?
Tipping Roman to win after kicking out of 2 tombstones.
wwe.com said:Only one Superstar can run the yard in WWE, and at WrestleMania, the world will find out whether that distinction belongs to The Undertaker or Roman Reigns.
The showdown between The Phenom and The Big Dog, now confirmed for Sunday, April 2, brings into conflict the most dominant force in WrestleMania history and arguably the most powerful competitor in recent memory.
The Undertaker has been WWE’s unofficial gatekeeper, enforcer and overseer for more than a quarter-century, regardless of his championship status at any given time. However, after Reigns ousted The Deadman from January’s Royal Rumble Match and then told the imposing legend that WWE is now his yard on the March 6 edition of Raw, it became clear that The Undertaker took issue with Reigns’ emboldened outlook. The evidence came in the form of a ring-shaking chokeslam that nearly put The Big Dog through the canvas.
The Deadman made a surprise appearance on Raw to remind The Big Dog whose yard he's standing in.
Reigns has achieved a stunning number of accolades in WWE at a breakneck pace, but defeating The Undertaker at The Show of Shows would launch him into WrestleMania infamy and solidify his status as “The Guy.” Over the course of his 24 WrestleMania appearances, The Deadman has lost only once, against Brock Lesnar in 2014, and as the WWE Universe knows all too well, The Undertaker takes on an almost supernatural power when competing at The Showcase of the Immortals.
Can Reigns usurp WWE’s Phenom at WrestleMania, or will The Undertaker prove he is still the biggest dog in the yard? Find out when The Ultimate Thrill Ride, WrestleMania 33, airs live on WWE Network Sunday, April 2, at a special start time of 7 ET/4 PT.
:clap :clap :clap great great Analysis. Couldn't agree more.Just re-watched it and I LOVED every second of it.
First and foremost JR being there was absolutely perfect. Man loses his wife and he goes to work because that's who he is.
The first 5 minutes with Taker overwhelming Roman by beating the piss out of him and throwing him all over was fantastic. It established that Taker is still the fucking man and this is his yard and if Roman wants it then he's going to have earn it.
The brawl around ringside was brutal in the classic slow methodical Undertaker way. His punches were all on point and Roman sold perfectly. That Chokeslam into the table was brutal looking. And that Spear into the table was great, as was JR's call. LOVED, Roman getting back in and screaming at a down Taker that its his yard only to see Taker do the sit-up looking pissed as hell.
The match in ring was great, granted there was ONE botch that everyone wants harp on because you just have to bitch and moan. I liked it because it sold that both men were dead tired and they were giving it everything that had. the chair shots from both were gross as hell and proof that a chair shot to the back is just as good as one to the head. Taker not hitting the last ride perfectly, and being slow on other things actually sold the story that Taker is done and he and Roman both know it, but there is NO WAY Undertaker is going down with a fight. Loved that he broke out one last Hells Gate and it was out of pure desperation and once he let it go he knew he was done for.
The final 5 minutes with Roman slowly but inevitably destroying Undertaker until he couldn't fight back was such beautiful storytelling. The call-backs with Taker reaching for the chair like H did with the hammer at 29 only to have Taker stand on it. And the moment when Taker was his knees attempting to use Roman to stand up, only to look up to see Roman staring down at him with a look of pity by his opponent were both amazing and gut wrenching. Taker telling Roman "You don't have the balls to end this'' was SO goddamn perfect. And completed the story of Taker fighting until his body couldn't take any more and forcing Roman to end it, both because he will NOT stay down on his own, and if Reigns wants the yard then he HAS to end it. Just beautiful storytelling
***1/2
Undertaker's retirement had me in tears and as far as I'm concerned its the best sendoff of any wrestler.
#THANYOUTAKER