Huge Return at Smackdown House Show (Spoilers?)

[Paco]

Maybe it's like a test run...
If Taker feels he's good to go after tonight's house show, he's in.

Either way, I don't see Taker not appearing at Mania. Match or not.

[SeVeN: #TheBadGuy.]

Christopher Lloyd dressed up like Taker? What the hell is this about?

[WorkingInAColeMine]

No matter how he looks, I can never not be excited to see the guy.

[celticjobber]

Feb 24, 2013 1:25:14 GMT -5 SeVeN: #TheBadGuy. said:

Christopher Lloyd dressed up like Taker? What the hell is this about?

[Boozeman]

That's... The Undertaker??

[sprawl]

He looks like an angry old man, which is the best most timeless gimmick of all, especially in Japan

Anybody who knows anything about wrestling respects the pissed off old guy look

So much bitching ITT from vain people

[Red]

I don't get why everyone thinks he looks so bad. He looks fine in those pictures.

[HBL]

That's great,but I'm not sure if I want to see Taker have a match at Mania 29. It seems like it might lesser the chances of him being at WM 30. If that's not the case and he's ready to go,then it would be awesome.

[Ecks Ecks Ringout Ecks Ecks]

They should give him an updated and creepier version of his New Generation half-mask. Freaky headwear worked for bald and pudgy Muta.

[rrh]

Wow. I certainly did not expect to see Taker when I opened this thread.

[DZ: WF Legacy]

Seems like this might have been a test to see if he was able to work WM. Man, this is really getting down to the wire this year. He is indeed showing his age now.

I wonder if they'd consider doing Lesnar/HHH ending with Taker only making an appearance by tombstoning Brock to save HHH? I don't think a Brock/Taker match would work due to Taker not being able to take the intense bumps he'd need to in a Lesnar match, but at least they could do something.

I'd love to see a storyline about him being a real person, and that even though he's the phenom, he's still flesh and bone and is breaking down. The Deadman not looking to extend his streak, but looking for the man who'd give him his eternal rest...seems like a fitting way to go out. I'd hate for it to be in the middle of the show, though.

[memphis25]

The Undertaker is about to be 48 and people are somehow shocked he looks old?

[Deleted]

So done with Taker. I was excited to see who returned, and when it was Taker I was bummed. Seeing the pictures, more bummed. It's not legacy-tarnishing, but it's flirting with it. I'm going to remember him more as the old guy wrestling 1 match a year than for the rest of his career at this point.

[memphis25]

Feb 24, 2013 5:58:04 GMT -5 @lovehater said:

So done with Taker. I was excited to see who returned, and when it was Taker I was bummed. Seeing the pictures, more bummed. It's not legacy-tarnishing, but it's flirting with it. I'm going to remember him more as the old guy wrestling 1 match a year than for the rest of his career at this point.

If he keeps doing this in those matches who cares what he looks like?

Triple H at 28 ****3/4
Triple H at 27 ****1/2
HBK at 26 ****3/4
HBK at 25 ****3/4
Edge at 24 ****1/4
Batista at 23 ****

[Deleted]

They've got a lot of guys that can have matches that get lots of stars. Stars don't mean anything when you've watched these guys wrestle for 36 years. And who cares what Taker looks like? That character has always been all about the look. Not that he didn't back it up, but the look was what made it. He's still got the entrance, but again...watched him for 48 years, seen it.

I'm still done with Taker.

[Bo Rida]

Even if he is old and broken down I'm sure he can cope with something like a tag-match against The Shield as he wouldn't have to do much.

If the commentators play up the fact he looks older, a pin on him gets broken up by his tag-partners, The Shield get some good offence in and Ryback wins the match it could all play into his final match against Cena at WM30, can Undertaker dig deep one last time and keep the streak alive?

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Feb 23, 2013 22:45:54 GMT -5 Bub (BLM) said:

Looks like someone's getting a WrestleMania match. I know everyone is calling for Punk/Taker, but I still think they'll keep Punk involved in the WWE Title picture. I honestly think we may be getting Ryback vs. Undertaker.

If Ryback was still undefeated that might have an ounce of intrigue, but he loses all of his big matches.

[________ has left the building]

Still care. Still stoked about the Undertaker.

[Turd Ferguson]

Feb 23, 2013 22:54:11 GMT -5 CH Punk said:

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He looks like King Kong Bundy!

[memphis25]

Feb 24, 2013 6:36:10 GMT -5 @lovehater said:

They've got a lot of guys that can have matches that get lots of stars. Stars don't mean anything when you've watched these guys wrestle for 36 years. And who cares what Taker looks like? That character has always been all about the look. Not that he didn't back it up, but the look was what made it. He's still got the entrance, but again...watched him for 48 years, seen it.

I'm still done with Taker.

They don't have many who can put up those kind of matches and who are also draws, if they did they wouldn't use so many part timers. Also Taker's look has always been evolving since the time he first started doing the gimmick so I find it comical someone could be upset with this.