Undertaker Update: Appearing, Not Wrestling, At WrestleMania?

Ringside News is reporting on the most recent edition of PWInsider Elite Audio that PWInsider’s Mike Johnson stated that he’s been told The Undertaker will appear at WrestleMania 34, but not wrestle.

Their quote is as follows:

“I guess Undertaker is going to surprise us at WrestleMania. I am told by people in the company — No one has told me he’s scheduled to wrestle but they have told me he’s scheduled to be at ‘Mania.”

Johnson further speculated that there may be a face-off between The Undertaker and John Cena “to build to something else.”

John Cena has been openly challenging The Undertaker for a match at WrestleMania, but to date The Undertaker has yet to reply. The WWE has published their own article speculating on if ‘Taker will answer Cena’s challenge.

My thoughts:

(It is important to note that this report comes from Ringside News, as the terms of PWInsider’s Elite service indicate that dissemination of their news can be grounds for cancellation of one’s Elite account. The Chairshot as an organization does not maintain a PWInsider Elite account, but readers are encouraged to check it out here.)

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson is as credible as they come. I have maintained from the start that The Undertaker will make an appearance at WrestleMania, but the result will be a “WrestleMania Moment” and not an actual match. The Undertaker’s ceremonial finish to WrestleMania 33 is the source of much debate, even among the crew here at The Chairshot. My personal belief is that if you are going to have The Undertaker wrestle, you advertise it. That hasn’t happened. A “Moment” would still provide the fans with the Deadman’s (or American Bad Ass’s) entrance, and likely even some of his trademark offense.

Hopefully whatever happens at WrestleMania will put an end to any future speculation about his status for future competition.

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