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Post by Bubble Lead on Oct 6, 2009 0:49:21 GMT -5
Considering all of the work he's had done to his legs and knees, I'm surprised he gets out there as quick as he does. It should only be a few more months before he retires. It's his last hurrah. The druids will be gone soon. As a big fan of his, I just want to see him go out on a high note (like WM 25) rather than as Zombie Hogan.
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Post by CMWaters on Oct 6, 2009 2:22:55 GMT -5
I say have him go until Survivor Series this year.
Why Survivor Series and not WrestleMania?
Simple.
1)Keeps the win-streak for Mania.
2)Survivor Series was where it started for Undertaker, so that should be where it ends for him as well.
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Post by thesunbeast on Oct 6, 2009 3:14:23 GMT -5
I don't see much wrong with Undertaker, and I don't think he should retire fulltime. He has slowed down a half a step, but is still 4 steps ahead of everyone else. Just because someone is passed their prime doesn't mean that they "don't have it anymore" or anything like that.
Another thing, is that people have to stop analyzing PPV matches as if the wrestlers are there to just do whatever they want and what you see is what their best creative effort was. There were 3 HIAC matches, the first one was bound to be lacking, as you can't pull out all of the stops in the ist one because then the fans will be consciously worn out too much for the other two, and they won't mean anything.
I think Undertaker should get to the point where he only wrestles a couple of times per year (once obviously at Wrestlemania), but never fully retire.
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Post by Chris the Bambikiller on Oct 6, 2009 8:45:44 GMT -5
I love to see The Undertaker, he's been one of my favorites since way back when I started watching wrestling, when he came to the ring with Paul Bearer to destroy a jobber, then put him in a body bag. But even I have to say, maybe a retirement very soon would be the best thing for everybody.
Taker has more or less accomplished everything he possibly could, he's a damn legend, he shouldn't become the next Ric Flair who lives off the old times and the respect he's earned in those old times, and he definitely shouldn't risk his already damaged health. I'd love to see a goodbye match next Wrestlemania, and not too many matches before that, that would make a perfect career end for the big guy.
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Post by Fiddleford H. McGucket on Oct 6, 2009 9:44:56 GMT -5
I think Undertaker should get to the point where he only wrestles a couple of times per year (once obviously at Wrestlemania), but never fully retire. Here's the problem though....He's already at that point. He's already working what could be the lightest schedule he's worked in quite some time. I don't really want to take anything away from Taker, but having a ludicrously light schedule doesn't help the whole "Face of the Brand" ideal that they want to portray the champ as. I think it's a mistake to have him as champ, not because of who he beat or how, but mor along the lines of where do you go from here? Do you have him drop it to Punk in the rematch? Where does that leave you? You've sucessfully shown that unless the odds are completely in his favor, one of your biggest mainstream draws isn't powerful enough to hold the title for more than a few weeks.
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Post by thesunbeast on Oct 6, 2009 23:32:08 GMT -5
I think Undertaker should get to the point where he only wrestles a couple of times per year (once obviously at Wrestlemania), but never fully retire. Here's the problem though....He's already at that point. He's already working what could be the lightest schedule he's worked in quite some time. I don't really want to take anything away from Taker, but having a ludicrously light schedule doesn't help the whole "Face of the Brand" ideal that they want to portray the champ as. I think it's a mistake to have him as champ, not because of who he beat or how, but mor along the lines of where do you go from here? Do you have him drop it to Punk in the rematch? Where does that leave you? You've sucessfully shown that unless the odds are completely in his favor, one of your biggest mainstream draws isn't powerful enough to hold the title for more than a few weeks. Yeah I think this is an argument for not having him as champ, which is fine, more so than it's an argument for him to fully retire.
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Post by The Varsity Club on Oct 6, 2009 23:47:28 GMT -5
I have been saying it for years, i cant stand the guy. Please retire. The gimic is old and tiring. He had a great career but give it up
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