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Originally Posted by Fignuts
It would be very good. Maybe even great. But not epic. That word gets thrown around far too much. Michaels vs Taker I & II were epic. HHH vs Taker has potential to be epic. Everything else can only hope to be great.
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Semantics.
HHH vs. Taker will be good, but I will be surprised if it is great, let alone "epic." HHH has a limited moveset, and half of them involve a sledgehammer. Taker is getting more and more limited with every match he has. At this point, both men are pretty injury prone. The reason HBK vs Taker was "epic" is because it was HBK. Like him or not, HBK has always had the ability to bring whoever he was performing with up to his level. The guy can have a match with virtually anyone, and steal the show. He is Mr. Wrestlemania for a reason. But there is also a reason that in their prime, HBK was having 20 minute matches, 30 minute matches, iron man matches, etc. while Taker usually had 5-10 minute matches max. Taker's entrance is incredible, the story he tells in the ring is good, but even in his prime his actual matches themselves (unless a gimmick was involved) were subpar at best. HHH is similar in that he can have a great match with someone like HBK, Austin, or Rock, but he needs someone of that level to play off of. The quality of both Taker's and HHH's matches are dependent on who they are in the ring with, and whether or not that person can put on a hell of a match.
I love HHH and I love Taker, but they are best suited at squashing people in short matches, unless paired with an HBK or a Rock. Don't expect a repeat of what HBK and Taker were able to do.