Undertaker at Mania this year.....

[Mr Captain Falcon]

Does anyone else think he should don the Gray boots and gloves this year? His last Mania title match, in 97 (10 years ago), he did and he won. Perhaps he should do this again? That and give him his original theme again, but no Paul Bearer.

[Johnny Danger (Godz)]

I'd mark for gray boots, glove, tie, and even Paul Bearer. I can't stand knowing his last WWE appearence will be being pretended to be covered in cement.

[hotrod]

i would mark huge

[Bub (BLM)]

He should at least go back to his 1998 look.

[Mr Captain Falcon]

Well, Paul Bearer is dead after all remember? Oh wait, WWE might think we don't..... yeah he could come back too for a night.

On a side note, take a look at Paul Bearer on his website, actually it might be his myspace. He's got before and after photos of his gastric bypass. He's lost over 240 lbs and is looking great.

[Ken Ivory]

That would be so cool!!

He needs to have an extravagant entrance this year too

[valley22]

I forgot the 'Mania, but he needs to come out with the monks again and the torches. That was cool.

[Sawylent White]

It's become a running joke with my friends and I for the past 7 or 8 years that I'll always make the statement, "this is finally the night Taker's gonna bring back his old garb (gray gloves, boot covers, tattered shirt, etc.)," anytime he's scheduled to be on a PPV. Wrestlemania this year may be the most realistic shot of it happening and, although I'm not really expecting it, I hope like hell it does...

[seanwalsh]

godz said:

I'd mark for gray boots, glove, tie, and even Paul Bearer. I can't stand knowing his last WWE appearence will be being pretended to be covered in cement.

Didn't they show some footage of him being pulled out of the cement, and being referred to as "not quite dead" (or whatever), on Smackdown a few days later?

And IIRC, Paul actually appeared at the Smackdown taping a week or 2 ago, when they were in Alabama, with Taker and Kane in the night-ending dark match.

But yeah, Taker needs Paul at WM this year. If Taker does win, how sad would it be that Paul Bearer wasn't a part of either of his WM title wins?

[heffer111]

UT's entrance as royal rumble last year was pretty damn sweet and creepy

[Red 'n' Black Reggie]

phil ken ivory's sig is awesome. and undertaker should use his ministry music again. that was wierd, especially when he started talking latin or whatever he was doinghalfway through.

[BRV]

We've yet to establish the most significant issue...

WrestleMania 23 is at Ford Field, and there will probably be a very very long entrance ramp towards the ring, because of the size of Ford Field. As opposed to the usual ramp length for Raw or SmackDown.

It takes the Undertaker around an average of 2:00 to get from entrance to ring. Imagine how long its going to take him with an entrance ramp that is double the regular length. Hell, WrestleMania XII's Iron Man Match wouldn't take that much time.

He better ride down in a hearse (similar to SummerSlam 1992) or a cart (similar to WrestleMania IX), because if we rely on him to walk, he won't get to ringside until Backlash. In 2008.