Xero
01-13-2011, 10:35 AM
From PWInsider:
As I noted on my audio Hotline yesterday in the PWInsider.com Elite section, a lot of people in the company were surprised to see Undertaker at the Smackdown taping this past Tuesday. Although he had visited when the company was in Texas, people were shocked when he walked into the taping in Birmingham, Alabama since he's been busy rehabbing his shoulder.
Although the primary reason for the visit was to spend time with Michelle McCool, I was told he was also there to watch the angle where Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel join Wade Barrett on the Smackdown side, which then leads to Ezekiel Jackson turning heel and joining their clan.
Jackson and Barrett have both been discussed as potential opponents for Undertaker at Wrestlemania, particularly if he needs to be booked into a situation where physically, he can't be expected to put on the physically taxing type of match that he's had in recent years with Shawn Michaels. So, the idea would be to book Taker into a situation where he can retain the streak but not attempt to match or top the last two classic years with Michaels.
Kane has also been mentioned as a possible opponent.
As I noted on my audio Hotline yesterday in the PWInsider.com Elite section, a lot of people in the company were surprised to see Undertaker at the Smackdown taping this past Tuesday. Although he had visited when the company was in Texas, people were shocked when he walked into the taping in Birmingham, Alabama since he's been busy rehabbing his shoulder.
Although the primary reason for the visit was to spend time with Michelle McCool, I was told he was also there to watch the angle where Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel join Wade Barrett on the Smackdown side, which then leads to Ezekiel Jackson turning heel and joining their clan.
Jackson and Barrett have both been discussed as potential opponents for Undertaker at Wrestlemania, particularly if he needs to be booked into a situation where physically, he can't be expected to put on the physically taxing type of match that he's had in recent years with Shawn Michaels. So, the idea would be to book Taker into a situation where he can retain the streak but not attempt to match or top the last two classic years with Michaels.
Kane has also been mentioned as a possible opponent.