Engaging, interesting, well-written stories that make sense, are something I believe could bridge the gap between children, teen, and adult fans alike. 
 
This is what I view as one of the WWE's major shortcomings, a program that a lot of times is really unsure of its direction.  Wrestling has always been about story telling and when the story gets confusing, people get upset and feel disappointed.

What the Attitude Era taught me is that WWE and wrestling in general, is a lot more entertaining when there is competition. When competition is there, the writers are under the gun to produce better stories and should they fail, the fans still have the competition story to fall back on.

When the WWE doesn't have this competition and is left on its own, they seem to get lost and do things we, a lot of times don't understand.

As a writer, it's great, because these errors in continuity give me lots to write about.  But as a fan, it has me yelling Stone Cold's now infamous catch phrase, "WHAT?" at my television on a regular basis.

Now before I get backlash from WWE marks, let me just state the very obvious point that WWE's wannabe competitor is also guilty of this.  TNA's whole, no faces no heels, "Crash TV" story style is, at times, even more confusing and therefore is less engaging for both the long time and casual fans.

This is sad, because I believe that TNA are the ones who hold the key that could open the door to a new competitive era.  A strong TNA could be the catalyst for a  brand new and exciting era that would benefit fans, wrestlers and professional wrestling as a whole.

So what does this all mean you ask?

Well, I think it means that right now, TNA's success or failure (given its current position) will determine either a new exciting era, or the status quo.  TNA needs to find a way to appeal to the masses, which I believe could be found through better marketing of their own talent and better more believable story lines. 

My belief is that until that's accomplished and their ratings pose a threat to WWE, the WWE will continue to ignore TNA.  This, in turn, will leave the WWE to their own devices, which will continue to produce stories that many times are poorly written and confusing. 

Leaving many fans with a lot more "WHAT'S?" and many bloggers with a lot more material.   

This is my view, how about yours?  Comments welcome.

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While WWE won with a 3.6 rating and that too with showcasing the same old stuff we see every Monday, nothing really mind-blowing.

Now you have to wonder, in the past three months, we have seen the debuts of former main eventers like Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Jeff Hardy, Mr.Anderson, and Rob Van Dam.

If they didn't draw ratings for TNA, then who or what will?

Which brings to mind that it's because of WWE that TNA got such terrible ratings.

Directly or indirectly, TNA obviously did attempt to steal ratings from WWE on Monday.

Did it work?

No.

Why?

Simple, most WWE fans will always remain loyal to WWE.

Which brings up a really interesting topic.

Will wrestling fans ever stop watching WWE?

Now WWE's flagship show, Monday night Raw has been airing since 1993.

TNA's flagship show, Impact has been airing since 2004.

Throughout the years, we have seen many horrible decisions by the WWE creative team, yet every Raw, fans still tune in.

I'm not only talking about Raw here, I'm talking about the company as a whole.

WWE obviously has a much stronger fan base then TNA, and I for one, as a huge WWE fanatic wouldn't stop watching WWE no matter what they do.

WWE fans will whine and complain all they want but at the end of the day, they will still continue to follow WWE.

Don't believe me?

For the past year or so, WWE has made numerous pay-per-view name changes,

They made many pay-per-views themed, pay-per-views like TLC and Breaking Point.

Last but not least, WWE has turned the entire company PG, which basically means no more swearing, cursing, and explicit material.

Basically, things many wrestling fans crave for.

We've seen many fans complain in the past about the issues I listed above, but does that mean we're going to start following TNA instead?

Hell no.

TNA, I'm sorry to say, but most WWE fans would never switch to watching TNA unless Hornswoggle becomes WWE champion or something, but that's besides the point.

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When I was younger, my friends and I were HUGE fans of the Hardy Boyz. We watched them like hawks and wanted to be just like them.

My cousin and I were probably the biggest fans of them out of everyone I knew. My cousin wanted to be Jeff Hardy every time, while I stuck to being Matt. I always thought Jeff was more exciting, but Matt was the better Hardy brother.

Matt seemed to be the logical thinker, the one who would go to the high-flying moves when needed, but he didn't only rely on that like Jeff did. Matt could easily hit the big high spot, but he relied on his mat skills just as much.

Matt was always better on the mic than Jeff and gave great promos to get the fans pumped before and after matches. Matt was just always better to me, which is why I was a bigger fan of his than Jeff's. But I can't hate Jeff whatsoever.

During his storyline with Jeff last year, Matt evolved into someone I thought could be the face of a WWE brand.

But then just when it seemed he was on the role of his career, he got hurt. Matt was looking like a main event heel at the time, but with the injuries he sustained, he fell out of the WWE spotlight for a while. When he finally came back, he was out of shape and put back in low mid-cards.

Now Matt Hardy may be a bit out of shape, but he has been looking better as of late, so we should bring that up about him. I am pleasantly surprised to see how good Matt looks now compared to when he came back.

I know what Matt was going through at the time he was hurt. I've had stomach issues myself, so I know how hard it is to get back into the life you were once living. For him to even get back in the ring after it all should be applauded. This man went through something many of us couldn't handle well.

To add to such amazement, he went back into a WWE ring, where he takes contact to the abdominal area all the time. Many of us in his position would have never gone back into a ring, and if we did, we wouldn't have gone back just a few months after the issue happened.

He claimed to be dealing with stomach problems his whole life, so this injury must have taken a lot out of him for him to miss time. One can only imagine the pain Hardy had to be in. However, before this, Hardy's arm was hurt. It seemed right when that ended, this one began. It was an injury-filled year for Matt.

So I, for one, am glad to see him back, because it's basically a miracle he is there.

People keep saying that Matt is not getting out of mid-cards right now because he came back from an injury, and all people coming back from injury have their pushes stalled, right?

I think this is completely stupid. Anyone ever heard of Edge? Who WON THE ROYAL RUMBLE? He just got back from an Achilles tendon injury for which he missed a ton of time. He missed more than Matt Hardy did, in fact.

Yet he is main eventing WrestleMania?

How about Batista? Triple H? Randy Orton? Undertaker? John freakin' Cena?

Sure, these men are big names in the WWE. But Hardy is as well known as Batista and Randy Orton, yet he has never been a World Champion. I don't want to hear that he has been ECW Champion and that makes him a former World Champion. That's garbage—we all know that it was not a world title. It hasn't been treated as one since 2007.

Hardy has only held secondary singles title gold on top of his numerous tag title reigns, so for people to say that he cannot be in the main event scene because of injury makes me wonder if they really know WWE's history involving that.

I feel Hardy is well worth the main event scene.

However, we should keep a few things in mind that may help us understand why Hardy hasn't gotten his chance.

Rumor has it that Matt Hardy has asked for his release numerous times from the WWE since mid-2009, and right before the papers are completed and filed, Hardy will decline to sign and go about his WWE schedule.

Hardy has a good mind for the business. He knows what goes on with management as good as anyone there. He's been there for over 10 years, so that makes sense.

If you remember, Rey Mysterio re-signed with the WWE in 2008. He signed a smaller deal than the one he had previously because he just got off another injury, one that kept him out for some time.

Rey Rey thought that taking the lower deal would be fine because he made a percentage off his merchandise. Because his merch was one of the highest selling in the WWE, it wasn't a bad thing to lose some in the contract initially.

But the issue was that he signed this new WWE deal just a few months before the American economy went down, which basically meant this: All that money he would have made off merch went down huge. Then his contract was lower, so that didn't do any good for him either.

Hardy knows this as much as anyone, so I'm guessing he's showing the WWE that he knows he could leave the WWE at any time, and by losing him, they lose a lot.

He has also been said to be immature backstage quite a bit, and on top of that, he has angered the WWE through some of his social networking. The messages were taken down every time by the WWE or Hardy, but every time it seemed like another strike for Hardy.

Matt is still with the WWE, but he of course wants another WWE contract. I'm sure he wants it to be a larger deal, or at the very least, the same as the one before.

Hardy's immaturity through all of this probably doesn't sit well with the WWE, which could be why Hardy hasn't been used the way he was this time last year.

I am happy to see Hardy still wrestling, and I feel he deserves to be pushed better. But if the rumors are true that he has been a backstage nuisance and that he has been a pain on WWE legal, then I can understand why the WWE is using him the way they are.

But what do you think? Is Hardy's push halted because of his immaturity, or should the WWE push the over superstar far better?

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This past Monday we saw TNA square of with WWE in what is the first of many Monday night showdowns between the two wrestling promotions.

I'll start with TNA first since they are the newcomers.

The first match of the night saw the return of TNA's mystery man, Sting.  He returned and surprised many people by turning heel, or at least it seems that way for now.  He helped Styles and Flair take Hogan and Abyss out with his signature baseball bat.

Backstage, Sting pushed Dixie Carter and said he owes her nothing.  She responded by putting him in a match later in the evening against the debuting RVD.  RVD got a huge round of applause when his music hit the ring and he got the win early by surprising Sting from behind.

After the pin, Sting beat down RVD with the bat until Hogan tried to step in, only to get beaten himself.

I for one am excited to see RVD in TNA.  I hope they don't screw it up. 

The night also saw a great X-Division title match between Kaz, Daniels and the champion Doug Williams.  The champ retained his belt but was also attacked by his next challenger, Shannon Moore.

Moore got a good ovation when he came out, but nothing like what would be heard at the end of the night.

The main event was a restart to the opening contest of Hogan/Abyss vs Flair/Styles. 

Jeff Hardy made an appearance and cleaned house to a huge ovation.  He is making a big splash in TNA without even being in a match yet, which is good to see since he may not appear again til his court case is up.

The rest of the night was pretty run of the mill.  Jarrett's handicap match was decent but too contrived and predictable for a night full of surprises.

Now for the giant, WWE.

HBK and Taker had a ten minute conversation about Wrestlemania.  I thought this was unnecessary at this point as we all know why both men want the match.

We saw SuperCena take the finishers of just about everyone in the heel department of Raw before finally being laid out by Batista.  His match with McMahon never really got under way, as Vinnie stacked the deck against the modern day superhero.

Truth and Morrison basically jumped ShowMiz and got DQ'd on purpose to prove a point, that they can work together just fine.  I thought that while this was a short segment, it showed the strength of Morrison and Truth without really downplaying the champions.

We also saw some divas appear, and Bourne beat Regak to get into the MITB match at Mania.  Bourne is looking good in the ring these days and I think WWE will come around and begin pushing him soon.

The night's ratings clearly went to WWE, but who had the better show?

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First, given TNA's lowly 1.0 rating last Monday, the measure for the term "success" is remarkably low. I don't mean that for TNA to succeed, the WWE must wave the white flag and surrender. No realist could possibly picture that happening. I'm simply talking about TNA's continued existence perhaps two or three years from now, with sustained growth and prosperity.

Secondly, I should state that I prefer TNA's wrestlers and their overall product, flawed though it might be, to the WWE right now. I'm specifically referring to Raw vs Impact. 

Lastly, and perhaps most important for WWE marks to know, I still like the WWE and want to see both companies succeed. That's more or less my reason for writing this article.

I honestly think that this is one of the worst eras for WWE in terms of talent, angles/storylines and overall content. At least in the pre-attitude era, WWE and Raw still had a sort "anything can happen" feel to it, even if the gimmicks were still mostly stuck in the 80's.

Now, to me (and I can't emphasize the "to me" portion enough), every Raw feels like they're going through the motions. The guest host comes on and talks about their charity or their upcoming event or their product, then we see Hornswaggle run around, Santino mispronounces something, Triple H and HBK get their usual drama/comedy time and then Cena comes out and barks at someone, who comes out and barks back, Randy Orton acts like a snake...The list goes on. 

When more than a few portions of a show become predictable, almost to the point of becoming a weekly ritual, the whole show develops a very "been there, done that" feel to it.

The younger WWE talent like Sheamus, Cody Rhodes, Ted Dibiase, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston and MVP don't really interest me all that much. And the older guys, well, I've seen them wrestle a million times now, especially in the 10 years where WWE basically had no competition. Guys like HBK, Triple H, the Big Show, John Cena, Randy Orton, etc all hit the same spots, do the same moves...

Outside of a few guys on Raw like Evan Bourne and perhaps The Miz, there's almost no innovation anymore. If you disagree, then that's fine; that's your opinion, and I don't hold that againt you. Some people like watching only reruns of their favorite shows, so why should Raw fans be looked down upon for their viewing preferences?

So if TNA coming along and challenging them on Monday nights (and I agree, it's a VERY long uphill battle before we can even call it a "challenge") actually comes to fruition over time, where it forces WWE out of this malaise and really gets their creative team moving in the right direction again, isn't that a good thing?

I get that WWE fans want to see TNA fail because they have an "us vs them" mentality. Maybe that comes from the old Monday Night wars, where WCW came relatively close to putting Vince McMahon out of business. 

Let me assure anyone who's unaware until this point...This is NOT a war. TNA talks about it as though it's a war, but really it's a battle of David and Goliath. I don't say that to draw pity or get anyone to side with the little guy. TNA is on a fourth rate cable network with a low level of visibility and almost no name recognition. 

In contrast, the WWE has several shows, a firmly established fan base from not years but decades of putting out a superior product, and production values that put TNA to shame.

So why must TNA succeed?

For the very reasons I stated above.

If you love the WWE's current, watered down PG shell of its former self, then more power to you. If you think that Hornswaggle is hilarious, and that the current DX isn't a complete mockery of what it was in the past, again, that's your choice. If you enjoy watching Sheamus move up to main even status, well, you need to get your head checked. But none the less, that's your call.

I personally want to see WWE get better, and if you were a true WWE fan, you would too. I loved the Attitude Era, and I even enjoyed the fake wars when WWE owned WCW and ECW. 

But somewhere down the line, the creative talent behind the WWE became complacent. They stopped pushing the envelope. They fell into patterns in booking talent and  failed to develop new and interesting talent or angles. There's no sense that "anything can happen."

You can disagree with this all you want, and I'm sure that some or even many of you will. But I remember the years when the WWE was great and the ingenuity, the creativity and the resilience shown by the McMahon family as they climbed the mountain once more and took their previously held spot back from WCW.

So I'm asking you this, especially the WWE marks and fanboys. I'm not here to insult your show even if that's what it looks like. I am a fan, like you, that wants to see the WWE improve. If you disagree with me, then ask yourself:

1)  Do I enjoy viewing Raw as much as I did five or 10 years ago?

2)  Do I want to see my favorite product get even better?

If you think that what WWE has now can even hold a candle to that past product, then I salute you for being a diehard fan. But I'd also contest your sanity for having that opinion.

There's nothing wrong with thoroughly enjoying a product to the point of backing it like you're a member of that "team" while still wanting it to get better. Believe me, I know.  I'm a life long, diehard Chicago Blackhawks fan, who would prefer not to remember that hockey even existed from 1995 until about 2007. 

But while the Blackhawks of that unfortunate era didn't seem to feel the need to rise to their competition, the WWE should, even if "competition" can only be applied loosely at best. 

Again, who currently puts out a "better" product between World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action is completely subjective. But from where I stand, TNA is trying very hard to compete, and that's good for both TNA fans and WWE fans alike.

Sure, TNA has more than its share of flaws—Hogan occupying what feels like 90 percent of the TV time, their over usage of promos as opposed to wrestling, and their highly questionable talent acquisitions like Orlando Jordan and (dear God) the Nasty Boys among others. 

But they have a solid roster that's filled to the brim with quality young talent, even if a lot of their best wrestlers are sorely underutilized. I still maintain that TNA is trending upward, having gone from a dinky little one hour show on Fridays on Fox Sports Net to going head-to-head with Raw for two hours on Monday nights.

You can throw ratings at me all you want. I agree that the WWE will crush TNA in the ratings for months, if not years to come, and that TNA will probably never take the lead in this "race."

But if the writing and the consistency in angles can improve, if TNA can grow their audience and show their product off at bigger venues, then TNA will truly have a product to take into battle. All of those "ifs" are gigantic though, so I guarantee nothing.

But if there are other WWE fans out there like me that are sick of the same old mediocre, complacent, PG rated Raw, I'd at least give TNA a chance. A real chance. I still maintain that last Monday's Impact was one of the best I've ever seen. Not simply for the surprises, but for the overall energy.

Can they keep that energy going? Who knows. But I for one would like to see them try. 

So WWE fans, relax.

While you might hate seeing other fans talking about another company, TNA poses no threat to WWE and probably never will. This isn't the first Monday Night war, where WWE almost went out of business. TNA simply doesn't have the resources of Ted Turner and his powerful networks behind them. 

The best you can hope for is what you should be hoping for: TNA draws enough fans away from your beloved Raw for Vince McMahon to finally sit up, take notice and make the changes needed to put Raw back on the right track. 

Will it happen? Who knows, but I do know this: the original Monday Night wars produced some of the best wrestling talent and angles in the history of this business. It was a constant game of one-upsmanship that created fantastic television, and the fans were the ultimate winners. 

If you really are a WWE fan or simply a wrestling fan for that matter, and you want a better wrestling product than what we've seen on either show in the last few years, then you better hope that TNA can step up and make it happen. Ten years of complacency in the WWE has shown that they won't do it by themselves.

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TNA IMPACT:

Six man tag team match: Nasty boys and Jimmy Hart defeated Team 3d and Brother Runt (another shocking return zzzzzzzzzzzz).

Kurt Angle and D’Angelo Dinero defeat Ken Anderson and Desmond Wolfe (isn’t the Pope facing Styles for TNA title in the whatever PPV coming next?)

Angelina Love defeats Daffney by disqualification (yawn).

Beer Money defeated Hernandez in a handicap match. (This was supposed to be Jeff Jarrett vs Beer Money but Eric Bishoff changed it later).

Mick Foley shaves Eric Bishoff’s head.

Jeff Hardy defeats AJ Styles with Abyss the special enforcer.

Also in the show, Kevin Nash versus Scott Hall in the Five Minute Challenge. Waltman comes out with handcuffs and they handcuff Nash to the ropes and put the boots to him. Eric Young comes out for the save and gets the upper hand for a short period of time but Hall and Waltman take the $25,000 and leave.

Hogan comes out and says that he can't get the image out of head of Abyss saying "why Sting why" and Hogan wants an answer from Sting. Sting makes his way down but Van Dam jumps him and Van Dam beats Sting up as they fight around the ring. Van Dam rolls Sting into the ring and Van Dam throws Hogan the bat. Bischoff comes out with security and wants to know what Hogan is doing. Bischoff has security escort Sting out of the building. Bischoff calls out Hogan on saying that he won't wrestle and how he is supposed to be leading the company. Hogan gives no response and Eric leaves the ring.

That’s it for Impact.

Do they have any chance against John Cena vs Big Show, HBK vs Jericho, HHH vs Orton, Bret Hart and Vince McMahon contract signing, AND THE RETURN OF STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN...

Think Impact rating will go way below 1.0 this time. 

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The dawn of the new era has always been symbolized by something at Wrestlemania.

The Golden Era of Wrestling was symbolized by Hogan slamming Andre.

The New Generation Era was symbolized by Shawn Michaels defeating Bret Hart in the first-ever Iron Man match.

The Attitude Era was symbolized by Austin fighting Bret with a broken neck.

The Ruthless Agression Era was symbolized by Rock and Hogan having a stare down.

Tell me, what symbolizes The Parental Guide Era? Hornswoggle? DX throwing their merchandise skits? John Cena lifting the world title belt in nearly every big PPV possible?

Hell no! PG Era needs something to symbolize its moment? Did 'John Cena making The Undertaker submits at Wrestlemania' cross your mind? It did to mine.

We all knew WWE is hesitant to book the match cause they're afraid Cena might get a heel reaction. IMO, that's BS. Wrestlemania crowd have been booing Cena from WM 22 to WM 25, WWE is being ingorant. And let's take a look:

Hogan put wrestling in mainstream when he slammed Andre at Wrestlemania 3. And Hogan vs Warrior at WM6 is regarded as an all-time classic. Not to mention his match with The Rock will never be forgotten. Like him or not, he is a Legend of Wrestlemania.

No one (and I mean no one) can doubt the greatness of Shawn Michaels. Almost every Wrestlemania match he's in he turns it golden. His match with Razor Ramon, Bret Hart, Stone Cold, Chris Jericho, HHH, Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle, Ric Flair, and the last but definitely not the least, The Undertaker told a better story than any word could. His possible retirement match with HHH at WM 26 next year will tear the house down.

The Undertaker, the only one to be undefeated at The Grandest Stage of Them All. Sure, his match with Giant Gonzales, King Kong Bundy, Big Boss Man, Big Show & A -Train, and Mark Henry are all horrible matches, mainly because giants turn Vince on.

He should have gotten the likes of Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Stone Cold, The Rock, Kurt Angle, and Chris Benoit.

But other than the six giant morons (Gonzales, Bundy, Boss Man, Henry, Show, and Train), he defeated Jimmy 'The Superfly' Snuka, Jake 'The Snake' Roberts, Diesel/Kevin Nash, Sycho Sid, Kane, Triple H, Ric Flair, Randy Orton, Batista, Edge, and Shawn Michaels.

They are all big names in WWE (whoever says otherwise is brainless). And whether he gets a recognition for his work or not, he will continue winning until the day he retires.

Those three I listed above are Three Greatest Legends of Wrestlemania, and the second in line Legends of Wrestlemania than them are:

Stone Cold left his legend at Wrestlemania 13, 14, 15, 17 and 19 with Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels and The Rock respectively.

The Rock left his legend at Wrestlemania 15, 17, 18, and 19 after epic matches with Stone Cold & Hulk Hogan.

Bret Hart left his legend at Wrestlemania 10, 12, and 13 after three unforgettable matches with Owen Hart, Shawn Michaels, and Steve Austin.

Triple H is obviously a lesser legend of Wrestlemania compared to Bret Hart or Stone Cold, let alone Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker.

But he got a legendary match with The Undertaker at Wrestlemania X-7 and Shawn Michaels-Chris Benoit at Wrestlemania 20. Perhaps he will have another one with HBK next year. Nonetheless, he is a legend of Wrestlemania.

But that's a different story with John Cena. Despite defeating Big Show, JBL, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, and Edge at Wrestlemania, Cena has never really carved his legend at Wrestlemania.

Cena is The Icon of WWE, but his Wrestlemania matches aren't as unforgettable as HHH's, Bret's, Austin's, or Rock's. Let alone Hogan's, HBK's, or Taker's.

And there is no way you can be The True Icon of WWE if you don't left at least one unforgettable legacy at Wrestlemania.

On to The Undertaker. History shows he hasn't faced the face of the company during their prime or at all. Yes, he had a classic with Shawn Michaes, but he was far past his prime.

It really depends on the creative and how they want to build this. Although this match will draw millions, how many superstars can the creative throw in front of John Cena?

Keep in mind that they don't even have to be in the same brand to challenge Undertaker. The creative can create a storyline to do that as the storyline with Shawn Michaels and Undertaker is an example, despite their past history.

I know maybe it's because of simply the "Icons" losing their aura if The Undertaker beats them at WrestleMania that Taker never faced any of WWE icons at Wrestlemania. I mean just see Hulk Hogan losing to Taker at the biggest stage wouldn't it damage Hogan's aura as a superhero face?

He's supposed to be seen as "The Immortal" and him losing to Taker would simply just be damaging to his image. With that said, since they were all icons in the company, I feel like Vince didn't put Undertaker against any of them at Wrestlemania, not because he didn't think they were worthy enough, but because he didn't wanna make them look weak.

When you look at Hulk vs. Rock at Wrestemania X8, they were both huge stars at that time, but win or lose, it didn't hurt them because they're was nothing like the streak on the line to dull their characters if they lost.

When you look at somebody like Randy Orton,he was good enough to kill off back in 2005, because he wasn't looked at in many people's eyes at what you call "BIG TIME".He wouldn't look like a twig if he lost, as somebody like Hogan or Hart could.

Also,Shawn is a big star and is looked at as being on the same level as Undertaker,and his match at Mania 25 was worthy of match of the year. His legacy was not killed, but I think WWE planned a two-time match (one last year,and this upcoming for WM 26, although I don't think they will have a rematch) because they want Shawn to kill 17-0,to make him look superior along with Undertaker.

If that were to happen, HBK would be the only icon to face Undertaker and not appear weaker than he is. At first, I don't think Cena vs.Taker would ever happen because WWE makes him out to be a superman character, and he mostly wins his matches.

Cena losing at Wrestlemania to a legend would make him appear weak to his kiddie fans, maybe not. WWE probably doesn't want to take that chance (unless he was heel).

So my main point is, Vince sees Taker as a huge money maker, fans worship him as a legend, and because of his success he is like a brick wall. Putting other icons against him would probably weaken them,and WWE seems to want a balance. They want icons that are larger than life and cannot be beaten.

That's understandable, but really, Vince preferred Giant Gonzales over Hogan to face Taker at WM 9, King Kong Bundy over Bret to face Taker at WM 11, Big Boss Man over Austin/Rock to face Taker at WM 15, and Big Show & A-Train over Lesnar to face Taker at WM 19. And I don't know who will he prefer over Cena to face Taker at any WM possible. Let's not start with Sheamus or Ted DiBiase Jr...

I admit, and anyone got to admit, Taker is nearing retirement. He's planning to take time-off after WM 26 so it's safe to assume he won't retire this year, but perhaps next year.

And I believe, despite all the fear and denial they got, WWE Board directors realized that Cena vs Taker at WM would perhaps be the hugest money maker ever since Rock vs Austin, or maybe ever since Andre vs Hogan.

Cena has been booked like a demi-god with all his victories, whoever says he isn't the biggest threat for The Streak should have their brain checked. As a threat, he's billion times bigger than Ted DiBiase Jr.!

And seeing how Taker isn't going to stay long, their only chance to book that match is next year at WM 27. That, too, if The Undertaker is healthy enough to make it to WM 27.

And I also believe, if WWE never got the balls to book Cena vs. Taker at WM despite the outcome, they're going to lose a sh*tload amount of money.

I'm going off on a limb and say that this match is bound to happen, but this is just me assuming and wishful thinking. If the doubters say that if John Cena loses he loses credibility and looks weak, that all depends on the match itself.

The build up has to make both of them look strong and during the match both have to seem equal, so if/when John Cena loses he doesn't look weak at all.

I know I got a little off topic, but that was to counter anyone who says "the face of the WWE can't lose because they have to be built strong by winning matches" or something like that.

The build up and storyline have to be on point and hyped majorly since this would be arguably the biggest match of the decade (might have exaggerated that).

I know they had a feud and matches earlier in their career, but that's when John Cena was developing and Undertaker was the ABA. This will get every single wrestling fan, both past and present to watch this match.

All John Cena haters will watch this as well. This is the type of match where John Cena haters want to see him "finally get beaten," while other fans want to see if the face of the WWE can end the streak.

There is no need to worry about Cena’s capability to pull out a classic.

I clearly don’t see all the Internet wrestling community's bashing towards him. Fans said he only displayed 5 moves, yet his match with HHH & HBK at WM 22 & 23 considered to be great matches. He also carried Umaga and Khali in their respective feuds.

I think John Cena makes his opponent look strong and credible against him. People complain about the fact that John Cena always gets dominated in matches, but that is for a special purpose.

John Cena is giving his opponent an opportunity to look credible. John Cena is WWE’s biggest superstar, the Hulk Hogan of this generation. Looking credible and dominating John Cena could drastically improve your career.

Putting over your opponent doesn’t always mean letting them defeat you in the ring. It’s about making your opponent look like championship material.

John Cena has helped numerous young stars and put over their characters in this fashion. He lets stars like Jack Swagger, Sheamus, and others look credible against him in their matches. I think I would rather prefer Cena putting over a star instead of Cena squashing his opponent.

It’s a known fact that John Cena is not a great wrestler. He’s not a technical wrestler and he isn’t booked as one. However, I think Cena does well with the limited ability he possesses.

John Cena has given us many superb matches in his seven-year career with the WWE. John Cena has had fantastic matches with Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Edge, Randy Orton, Umaga, Kurt Angle, and others.

You could say they arguably carried him, but he showed his efforts inside the squared circle and showed the determination and ability to have great matches with most of his opponents.

He even did something that many wrestlers failed to do. He carried The Great Khali throughout their feud and matches.

John Cena carried Khali through their matches. If Cena was that horrible, he wouldn’t be have to have a decent match with anybody placed in front of him. He’s carried numerous matches on his own before.

The point is that Cena can have great matches. He’s decent at telling a story in the ring and he can get fans into his match like no other star in the WWE.

John Cena has had matches with several horrible wrestlers, but he’s managed to create solid matches with the most of them. There are plenty of wrestlers who have far better ability than John Cena, but he doesn’t need to be carried through his matches.

I repeat, no one got a bigger mixed reaction from the crowds than Cena. Taker got the biggest pops in the company, yes. But, mixed reaction? Cena is on a level of his own. And that proves that he isn’t lacking charisma or storytelling ability.

During the Triple Threat match, no one gave a crap about Edge or Show, they were busy dealing with Cena. At Survivor Series 2009, no one gave a crap about HHH or HBK, they were busy dealing with Cena.

So rest assured, Cena has the proper skill to pull out a classic, because he got a decent wrestling skill and enormous charisma.

And Taker managed to create classics with mediocre wrestlers like Diesel, Sid, Orton and Batista (respectively at WM 12, 13, 21, and 23) so I don’t see why he cannot do it again with Cena.

I mean, this would truly be the irresistible force (Cena) vs. The immovable object (The Undertaker). Let's say Cena, superstar of the year for 2009, multitime WWE and World Champion, the guy who beat the current WWE Champion in seven minutes (before Sheamus got himself DQ'ed), the guy who destroyed CM Punk AND Randy Orton, two other superstar of the year nominees, in ONE NIGHT, enters the Royal Rumble, basically WWE's sounding board for who's going to get a massive push, at the number one spot, wins the Rumble and then goes on to main event Wrestlemania? Talk about huge.

Now, match that up against The Undertaker. He's constantly booked as and referred to as the greatest WWE star of all time (or right near the top of the list), and in recent years his entire character has revolved around his undefeated streak at Wrestlemania.

That streak, love it or hate it, has been built up as the most hallowed and revered accomplishment in the business, something that many believe will NEVER be broken.

It's pretty much taken on a life of its own, especially since it started to mean something and The Undertaker began facing real opponents who could test it.

Nobody, not Batista, not Edge, not even Shawn Michaels or Triple H, could offer the type of drama and suspense from a streak match than John Cena.

Let's face it, John Cena is really the final frontier. He's the only one with a legitimate shot to win who hasn't faced the streak yet. With age and injury finally catching up to The Undertaker, who knows how many chances WWE will have left in the future to capitalize on a chance like this?

I have a feeling this match is THE match that needs to happen for the WWE to capitalize on making money and a memorable moment of The Parental Guide Era. The atmosphere, the hype, and the attention this match got would be otherwordly.

The Undertaker vs. John Cena is THE match that needs to happen at Wrestlemania in this PG Era of Wrestling. It's like seeing Andre The Giant vs. Hulk Hogan in our time. Preferably at Wrestlemania XXVII next year, because I believe Taker will win again against HBK this year.

The winner? You decide. But I know one thing. if Cena makes The Undertaker submit at Wrestlemania, the Internet would have a meltdown. And, Cena will be known as 'The Man That Rocks The World."

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