QUESTION - What will the MAIN-EVENT of Wrestlemania 27 be?
 

QUESTION - What will the MAIN-EVENT of Wrestlemania 27 be?

What do you guys think the main-event of Wrestlemania 27 will be? It will be interesting to see the responses in this thread.....when/if this thread gets bumped in one year's time.

My prediction: John Cena vs. Undertaker.

What is yours? And why? On a semi-related note, I was entertained by last night's PPV (I saw it on the big screen). It wasn't the best Wrestlemania of all-time, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. For $29.95, I felt like I got my money's worth. I really enjoyed the last two matches....and judging by the crowd reaction in my theater, so did most others.

No idea yet.

I'm not exactly sure what the main even will be but I'm fairly ceritan Randy Orton will be in it. I'm guessing either:

Randy Orton v. Edge
Randy Orton v. Drew McIntyre
Randy Orton v. CM Punk

Reckon HHH could get a main event spot next year after being so low down on the card this year, was a good laugh seeing him that far down it though.:D

Hulk hogan v ultimate warrior.

*cue "that'll be Bound for Glory's main-event"/other TNA jokes*

John Cena vs The Undertaker seems like a solid bet

I could see a heel World Champion Edge vs a babyface Randy Orton be the main-event.

None of us do.....just try and make a well educated guess.

The reason why I think we'll see Cena vs. Taker, is because Taker's streak now has more significance than ever. The WWE now knows that there's big $$$$ involved in giving the impression that Taker's streak could be broken. Kayfabe wise, the only guy that might be able to "believably" end Taker's streak is Cena.

It might just be me, but the thought of Cena vs. Taker at mania just doesn't excite me one bit. :-\

It will most likely happen though.

It seems that Taker will go until 20-0 and then retire, at least that would be the most logical thing to do.

This means he has two more opponents at WrestleMania. John Cena has to be one of them from a business standpoint alone. It would be a big-time match and if Cena was heelish than it could be a hell of a feud. This leaves one other guy. Who should it be? CM Punk? Triple H? Vince McMahon maybe?

I can see why they need to do Cena, it's never been done at mania. Punk is also another good choice. :y:

Perhaps, but 12 years old will be excreting semen from their penises at the thought of this. You and I might not care for Cena/Taker, but the WWE's target demographic probably will.

I was talking about this in the Taker streak appreciation thread -- John Cena is 6-1 at WrestleMania. If he had won at WM 24 he would 7-0. They could have had literally the biggest match ever if they did something like Undertaker vs John Cena, streak vs streak, hell, throw in the WWE Title and a retirement angle in that match. :lol:

I can see the appeal of cena/taker for sure, i'lld be just hoping cena isn't the one to end the streak, as will half of the crowd, could be a pretty huge match if done right.

I think Cena/Taker would be a really good match. Their match at Vengeance 2003 was pretty good and Cena has come a long way since then.

My top 3 matches would be....

Undertaker vs. Cena

Triple H vs. Edge

CM Punk vs. Randy Orton (Would be awesome, especially for the psychological part of it, they both play mind games)

Maybe Taker vs. Batista? (loser must retire match).

Batista is another guy who has been thinking about 'hanging it up' in the not-so-distant future. My only problem with Taker/Batista, is that it would be too obvious of a result....even for the markiest of marks.

I get that, hence my next post. Just saying it doesn't excite me personally.

NOT A FLAME, JUST AN OBSERVATION.


Wait, does that work there?



:D :love: :kiss:

Yeh batista/taker doesn't have the same feel as cena/taker would.

Taker vs Goldberg :D

oh dear....:D

If they ever beat Undertaker at Mania, its gotta be with a guy who is young, long career ahead of him and just gettin in to the main event picture. Point is, he has to make someone's career. I would hate to see someone established like Cena beat him, or an older star like HHH

Swagger v Taker? :shifty:

I don't see why an established star beating him is that bad. I mean think of the names that couldn't defeat him. HBK, Flair, HHH, Edge, Big Show, Batista, Orton, Kane, Nash, Albert etc, but Jimmy Jones who is on his way up in the company deserves the honour more than these guys? Sure I can see how it could help somebody, but knowing WWE they'd fuck the booking up and nobody would care 6 months later.

Rising star beating him won't happen. What happens if he pulls a Lesnar?

Thing is with someone younger breaking the streak is it wouldn't have been as believable as someone like HBK ending it.

Taker's streak will never and should never be broken.

Taker/Cena is my prediction for WM27, face v face feud. Taker wins, shows respect to Cena and they both pose for a bit until Cena makes his long-awaited heel turn, laying into the Undertaker.

Uh huh, they're going to let one guy quitting while on top stop them from creating any new stars.

Which would carry a fuckton more 'meaning' and venom if he ended the streak. I'd mark.

There are others way to create stars than breaking Taker's streak. Also Cena doesn't need to break it to cement himself as a major heel. That can be done through a well booked heel turn. That one "epic moment" of the streak breaking isn't worth throwing away 18 years IMO.

Just imagine the hatred from the crowd towards cena on raw the next night if he did break the streak though....:D(still i agree it shouldn't be broken, just imagining what would happen)

If Taker loses the streak it will be to someone who is already over and has some longevity, but not fully established as a super duper mega star. I could see it being someone like an Orton or Edge, or maybe even a guy like MVP or DiBiase in a couple of years. Cena would be a waste, but being the 'franchise' is just believable enough to add some doubt, which is vital when booking an Undertaker opponent for wrestleMania. Hence I called an Undi'/Cena match for Mania XXVII a year ago.

Well, in honesty, I thought they were gonna with it this year, but alas no. So I think next year is a shoo-in. (I predicted Taker/Edge and the first Taker/HBK match a year in advance too so I don't have a bad 'guessing-Undertaker's-next-WrestleMania-opponent-a-year-in-advance' average thus far...)

Exactly.

If someone is beating Taker at Mania', it's not going to be a Drew Mcintyre or a Sheamus. It's going to be someone like John Cena or Randy Orton (i.e. someone that has proven their loyalty, and still has a lot of mileage left).

Another possible angle which nobody has really touched on yet is having The Undertaker 'pass the torch' at WrestleMania to a completely new supernatural type character to fill the void he will be leaving when he hangs them up.

WWE has had its mind-games shit-scary box ticked for twenty years with Taker, and Bearer, and Kane et al. Will they feel it is an element they want to retain even when Taker retires?

And if so, they could bring someone new in, build them up during the next couple of years, keep him completely apart from Taker yet always interlinked (like Taz/Sabu in ECW in the mid 90s) and finally have them clash for the first time at WrestleMania.

Cena is pretty close to being supernatural. :D

Rest in pieces Deadmans!

For that last scenario to work, they would need to be absolutely certain that the new guy had the ability to pull the character off and was over in his own right before ever putting him over the 'Taker.

I'd be hesistant to name any names because it would have to be someone we haven't even seen yet, or somebody with a radical repackaging job. But bringing him in at least a year ahead of time and having him constantly call out Taker, or even be mentored by him for a while, but never wrestle him... have the guy be totally dominant like early Taker/Kane... and they've got at least a year to see if he's got what it takes to end the streak.

I definitely see Taker hitting 20-0 before they even consider ending it though.

i respect him for taking one for the team with that.

Another Wrestlemania without Shawn Michaels is going to be interesting, provided he doesn't do a one match a year deal or something to that effect. That being said I think they'll likely lean a little more heavily on their other big stars and try to elevate some others more quickly in an effort to mitigate the loss.

If I had to take a wild guess at the main event of WM 27, I'd say either...

Randy Orton vs. Batista

Triple H vs. The Undertaker 2? Maybe with a storyline running something along the lines of The Game trying to get a bit of revenge on Taker for ending his friends career, coupled with pretty much the focus of their last bout: Triple H has never beaten The Undertaker. And obviously, it doesn't really matter if that's true or not.

I'm thinking there's a chance we could be getting a little more Jericho also. Since Y2J returned from his hiatus, he's reached a status on the card that he was never really able to hold for very long before he left, and that is an integral part of the main event scene. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Jericho headline next year's card.

I think there is a chance of Goldberg vs Steve Austin... just a feeling I have.

I know it is very possible that it won't happen, but come on, after this year's WM you really can never say never in the World Wrestling Federation / Gorilla Monsoon.

Aside from that fantasy, Wrestlemania is now about the Undertaker it seems. Which is really fucking cool. If there was anyone on the roster who could beat Taker, its John Cena. So if they are both healthy and perhaps want to turn Cena heel, that would be the way to go as of right now, I think. But we could be totally off.

Edge versus Christian

i would love to see this Edge as champion and christianas the royal rumble winner

Christian probably has the most hopeful fans ever.

Randy Orton v. John Cena

put the championship back in the top spot. Have Taker v. Bats (or HHH) on the undercard to run the streak to 19, and then let Taker beat Cena to make it an even 20.

That is, of course, with Cena as a heel. Finally.

And then he gets screwed by bloody Swagger of all people! Whatever next?!

The Undertaker vs. Jack Swagger, to be honest, could be done if they have plans for Swagger. I could see Swagger getting great heat in Canada, so let that be The Undertaker's 20th Mania match in Toronto. Hell, Swagger is even undefeated at WrestleMania. :shifty:

But yeah, The Undertaker vs. John Cena seems like the biggest money match the WWE has left, and something that the WWE will try to do at WrestleMania next year. It could be just for the streak, but I also think it would be one of those Taker matches that benefits from him being World Champion and Cena winning the Royal Rumble.

CM Punk vs. Randy Orton was also running through my head as a potential main event during WrestleMania this year. Orton is going to be super-over as a face (if they don't fuck him up), and Punk is brilliant as a heel. All these comparisons between Randy Orton's cheered bad-ass persona and Stone Cold Steve Austin have probably just got me using Orton as a surrogate for Austin in my dream Punk vs. Austin feud.

Another to consider is Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton. It doesn't seem huge but I guarantee they could build it up to be something special. Jericho became just the third heel to retain a World Title at WrestleMania, so his stock is looking pretty good right now. It also all depends on how Orton takes off as a face, too.

Also don't rule out The Undertaker vs. Chris Jericho and John Cena vs. Randy Orton (with both as mega-faces).

The problem I have with Taker vs Jericho is the 'element of doubt' factor.

Over the last few years, WrestleMania has pretty much been booked as The Undertaker's show. In order for anyone to pose a viable realistic threat to the streak, there has to be that element of doubt - on both a kayfabe and smark level - that the challenger would actually be booked by the office to end the streak.

I can buy Jericho as a threat on a kayfabe level, but I doubt there would be many smarks out there genuinely considering buying into the match on the chance of Jericho ending the streak.

While I can switch to the ole suspension of disbelief and buy Jericho as a challenger within the confines of the storyline, when I think outside the box from a real world perspective I cannot imagine the office would consider putting 40 year old Jericho, who has reached the pinnacle of his career and has nowhere new to venture, over the Taker at WrestleMania.

If you really want to draw a buyrate that works on both levels, guys like Cena and Orton are far more viable, with bigger 'elements of doubt', than Jericho.

I don't think Taker has 2 more years in him, tbh. I'm thinking next WM will be the last.

I dont think it neccessarily has to be Undertaker in the main event. I know the streak has huge momentum right now, but it's fairly obvious that is one record even WWE isnt going to mess with. It would be stupid to build all of this momentum with it over the past few years to have him lose. Just not gonna happen.

That being said we are about due for an Orton/Triple H main event again. This time I think HHH is the heel though. It seems like they are moving Orton into more of the grey area/rebel face character.

I can also see an Edge/CM Punk main event.

I get what you are saying. You could counter this by actually leaking some false stories or something. Get the dirt sheets to report that The Undertaker has to wrap up his career because his knee is getting too bad, and The Undertaker feels safe letting Jericho end his streak. You can also leak reports that Vince McMahon is really happy with how Jericho performs as a heel, and that it's been a master plan for Jericho to end the streak ever since HBK helped him beat The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship.

From a kayfabe perspective, Jericho is a guy who has proven he can win WrestleMania main events. You could strengthen him up a little bit, though, by having him last the year as World Heavyweight Champion. It's ridiculous, I know; but it would be...interesting.

I could see Cena v Taker.

I thought that was going to happen this year. I think the idea of Taker v Cena at Mania is too much for WWE to pass on. We would think Taker would win, but there would be that voice in the back of our head saying, "This is Cena, he could win."

Exactly, could be great.

The idea of Cena locking in the STF on Taker at WrestleMania is enough to boil any wrestling fan's blood -- one way or another.

If they don't change his character much and Orton can stay over, I would be fine with a Heel Cena vs Face Orton main-event.

Taker vs. Cena

World Heavyweight Championship: CM Punk (c) (heel) vs. Randy Orton (face)

Those are my two guesses..I can't really put together another Championship match right now, but I think Punk/Orton could be great.

This is what I am thinking it could be. Except I don't think Cena will be a heel, so much as he is just booed. This could be a great changing of the guard moment, though -- with Cena turning heel either after losing to Orton, or to keep the title.

They may as well just have Cena align himself with Vince to beat Orton, ten years after Austin aligned with Vince to beat Rock at WM 17. :D

Well that's always how I've envisioned a Cena heel turn. Vince helps him out because Cena is "company."

Imagine if Stone Cold Steve Austin were still in his prime. Cena and Austin are in some ways the anti-thesises of each other.

This is exactly what I was thinking. They could do Cena v. Taker No DQ/Countout..Vince comes down near the end of the match..hands Cena a chair..hits Taker about 10 times with the chair..locks in STF and a knocked out Taker loses. Vince enters ring, raises Cena's hand in victory. The place would go nuts and Cena would instantly become the company's #1 heel.

Cena vs Austin would be hilarious. Cena would literally get bood to hell. Ten times worse than WM 22.

I think HHH vs Taker at WM 27 would be cool...they could play it as HHH wanting revenge for him retiring Shawn, and the fact that it will be the 10 year anniversary of when they battled at WM 17 would be sweet. HHH may indeed be a heel again by that time, so maybe it's feasible...

But as others have said...I bet we get Cena/Taker...for one reason and one reason only....

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I'm not really behind the idea of punk/orton, dunno just doesn't seem appealing yet. Depends how Orton gets booked this year.

HHH vs Warrior

Warrior goes into the HOF.
HHH gets the revenge thats been eating at him for 15 years.

But that wouldnt be the ME.

Next year's main event.

World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker versus CM "Jesus" Punk.

Punk wins

WWE Championship Match
CM Punk vs. John Cena ©

Goldberg & Sting vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin & The Rock

Fatal Four World Heavyweight Championship Match
Batista vs. Chris Jericho © vs. John Morrison vs. Kurt Angle

Some of these are far off, but I’m willing to put money on Goldberg or Austin. We never thought that Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon would happen. Anbody else think TNA dies within a year?

John Cena vs. The Rock
- It's the biggest drawing match they can pull out.

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Drew McIntyre (Royal Rumble Winner) vs. Rey Mysterio (Champion)

Fatal Four WWE Championship Match
Edge vs. Randy Orton vs. Sheamus (Champion) vs. Triple-H

CM Punk vs. The Undertaker
- Punk is one of the few guys on the roster who deserves to face Undertaker at WrestleMania. If Sting could be convinced to work a match, then I'd use him. If not, just let Punk go after the streak. It's going to be difficult to top the build from the rematch between Michaels/Undertaker, but this match would seriously deliver.

No Disqualification Match
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon
- Have Vince come back and take over RAW, then have Austin return to finally retire the Mr. McMahon character.

Jack Swagger vs. Kane
- Swagger wins his belt back, but loses it at Elimination Chamber thanks to Kane pinning him.

Triple Threat United States Championship Match
Chris Jericho vs. The Miz (Champion) vs. John Morrison

Christian vs. Matt Hardy

On the other hand, they could book it as a MMA match and let the two go at it until someone taps out or tears a muscle.

Triple H vs Edge

Triple H vs. Edge just doesn't seem WrestleMania enough to me. I could buy it happening at Survivor Series, or something. I could see them having a WWE Title match at Tables, Ladders & Chairs. But I dunno -- I just can't see them facing each other at WrestleMania. At least not for the WWE Championship. An undercard match is much more likely.

I'm still going with John Cena vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship. Orton wins the 2011 Royal Rumble, and Cena is, of course, the WWE Champion. Face vs. face, and this is where we see Orton counter the Attitude Adjustment into the RKO. And while it is a bold move to predict, I could see Cena aligning with Mr. McMahon officially, and turning heel at this event -- leading to a summer where Orton chases the WWE Title.

As for The Undertaker, I think they will drag out this "vegetative state" thing long enough to really build to one more Undertaker vs. Kane match at WrestleMania.

Although this has practically zero chance of happening, I think it would be in the WWE's best interests to go down this path.

Cena / Taker is the only other scenario that *might* work IMO.

Drew McIntyre v. CM Punk - World Heavyweight Championship
Christian v. Edge v. Orton - triple threat for the WWE Championship

Can't think of any others right now...possibly when we get a bit closer to WM XXVII and have a more clear idea (i.e., around RR or EC '11 or just after), I'll formulate more ideas for "*my*" dream card.

If Drew McIntyre headlines next years WM I will quit watching wrestling.

What if he was entered into, and then proceeded to win the MitB match at WM 27 assuming they don't decide to ditch it at all future 'Manias in favor of the upcoming Money in the Bank pay-per-view? Would you 'quit watching' then?

What a stupid fucking question. Winning MiTB and making an appearance after the match would not make him the headliner. We are talking people promoted and pushed as the main event.

Michael Tarver vs John Cena and the Undertaker in a handicap match

LOL, I never even said he should make an appearance after either headline title match next year, I was meaning he could win the contract and then "hold on to it for strategic use" any time in the next year (until Mania 28) as he's allowed to do per the contract's stipulation.

Yeah ok so I read that wrong, it was late here and I was tired. Or you edited your post, one or the other. Still, him winning MiTB would not make him a headliner at WM. If he is to go for either the WWE or WHC titles, THAT would make him a headliner. And I really hope that never happens.

FUCKING HELL.

No Great Khali vs Hornswaggle?

I guess since we're a few months out of Mania I'll revise my pick, I definitely see CM Punk in the Main Event. Also I can't see WM 27's main event match being a singles match again, I think there will be a gimmick like WM 2000 or WM XX.

As of right now, I'd say:

WWE Championship: Title vs. Streak/Career
Triple H (c) vs. The Undertaker

World Heavyweight Championship
CM Punk (c) vs. Randy Orton (RR Winner)

LOL. Seriously, to be completely fair, I always thought that a few years back, I think at WrestleMania 23, when Khali and Kane fought that it could have been a lot better than it was if they'd only have given it more time. That way both big men could've showcased their talent and put on a hell of a 'Mania mid-card match. But as it was, it only ended up lasting like 7 minutes or something dumb.

The main event at Wrestlemania is going to be Teletubbies vs Toy Story toys

the main event is Cena against the entire WWE in which he overcomes the odds and wins all the belts

Cena v Taker and Edge v Christian

I don't think Taker needs a title match this year, but I also don't think Cena needs to face him yet.

Edge vs. Christian would be nice.

I wanted Taker vs Cena for WM26 but I can't help but think that he will be his last opponent in a non-title match for 28 and go a perfect 20-0 and retire.

Heel Cena vs Face Orton

Yeah right.

Billy Gunn vs 123 kid

Sting vs Taker

Raw - Face John Cena vs. Heel Triple H (c)

Smackdown - C.M Punk (c) vs. Randy Orton (Royal Rumble Winner)

Undertaker v. Sheamus (vegetative state perpetrator)

John Cena vs Bryan Danielson (WWE Title or not)

Kofi Kingston vs Christian (WHC Match)

Undertaker vs Michelle McCool (The Streak ends because McCool can hold him down for a 3 count...)

Seems a shame to me. I mean after all if he does go after them, which I'm sure he will, and never captures either title, then what the fuck was the point of all of this "Mr. McMahon's 'chosen one'" nonsense? That's all I'm trying to say.

Sort of like MVP being the "highest paid athlete in Smackdown history". It could just cheap heel heat or talking point for the announcers.

MVP never got much of a push for being the highest paid guy on Smackdown. All he ended up getting was a cool blowup entrance which he should get back!

Right now all Drew has gotten is a great theme song and a fairly long IC championship reign.

Where do you get off putting Matt Hardy in a WHC match at the biggest show of the year? Just wondered.

For the Raw headliner, I think it's all a matter of how far they're going to take this Nexus storyline. From the rumors going around it looks like Triple H will be joining Nexus when he gets healthy, so I could see a Triple H vs Cena Raw headliner. As for Smackdown... I don't know.

I think this could be the Takers last Wrestlemania and I think he knows it so they could throw something really special with him in it, but to me that wouldn't be satisfying considering the last two Wrestlemanias.

I don't know what would be the main-event for Smackdown. The storylines right now are too month to month to even suggest something.