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**Rock Bottom** · 07-28-2012, 08:57 PM

If we assume in the OP (as trollish as it seems) that The Rock is the WWE champion going into Wrestlemania, which is a possibility, why would he face The Undertaker? The match would be great. No doubt, it'd make some people happy. You have The Undertaker and this "streak," which has demonstrated a shelf life, and The Rock, one of the most popular guys ever.

Problem is, one of them has to lose. If The Rock loses, he passes the title to... The Undertaker? Doesn't make sense. If Taker loses, I think people are just going to scratch their heads while they watch the Rock celebrate with the WWE title after ending the streak. The Rock would have beaten the game and you'd see credits on the Titan Tron.

Not to be rude, it just doesn't make much sense to me, especially when you consider what the WWE has invested in The Rock since his return. He practically bulldozed Miz and R-Truth (who had a good deal of steam at the time) on his way to John Cena, then beat him too, no problem. I think the WWE has different plans for The Rock.

He may become WWE champion as previously speculated, but if he loses it at Wrestlemania, it will probably be to someone else, whom the WWE feels is their next big flag bearer for the future. I believe the WWE's reasons for wanting The Rock to get the strap, if they even do, wouldn't really need much explanation, for obvious reasons. However, one of the obvious things that really sticks out is the media exposure that would come with such a big movie star "making his big return" and winning the championship. It'd put a big focus on the WWE championship meaning something.

But, for that matter, The Rock might not be in line to get the title at all. They might simply need an open-ended reason, like him wanting a title shot, to explain why they're slapping him up against an opponent they haven't even decided on yet for the Royal Rumble.

Anyway, short version, I'm not exactly sure how The Rock will be handled come Wrestlemania, but I'm fairly sure he isn't going to be having a match with the Undertaker for the WWE title.

07-28-2012, 08:57 PM	#931
Rock Bottom Ball So Hard University Posts: 8,450	If we assume in the OP (as trollish as it seems) that The Rock is the WWE champion going into Wrestlemania, which is a possibility, why would he face The Undertaker? The match would be great. No doubt, it'd make some people happy. You have The Undertaker and this "streak," which has demonstrated a shelf life, and The Rock, one of the most popular guys ever. Problem is, one of them has to lose. If The Rock loses, he passes the title to... The Undertaker? Doesn't make sense. If Taker loses, I think people are just going to scratch their heads while they watch the Rock celebrate with the WWE title after ending the streak. The Rock would have beaten the game and you'd see credits on the Titan Tron. Not to be rude, it just doesn't make much sense to me, especially when you consider what the WWE has invested in The Rock since his return. He practically bulldozed Miz and R-Truth (who had a good deal of steam at the time) on his way to John Cena, then beat him too, no problem. I think the WWE has different plans for The Rock. He may become WWE champion as previously speculated, but if he loses it at Wrestlemania, it will probably be to someone else, whom the WWE feels is their next big flag bearer for the future. I believe the WWE's reasons for wanting The Rock to get the strap, if they even do, wouldn't really need much explanation, for obvious reasons. However, one of the obvious things that really sticks out is the media exposure that would come with such a big movie star "making his big return" and winning the championship. It'd put a big focus on the WWE championship meaning something. But, for that matter, The Rock might not be in line to get the title at all. They might simply need an open-ended reason, like him wanting a title shot, to explain why they're slapping him up against an opponent they haven't even decided on yet for the Royal Rumble. Anyway, short version, I'm not exactly sure how The Rock will be handled come Wrestlemania, but I'm fairly sure he isn't going to be having a match with the Undertaker for the WWE title.