IWC Question&Answer:
Question by The Clown Prince of Crime
I mean, we all knew Taker/Sid at WM 13 a mistake on WWE’s part (no build up at all and Bret/Austin should have gone last).
Look at the other main events after that:
WM 14: HBK vs Austin = The build up speaks for itself. No need for reminder.
WM 15: Rock vs Austin = No more need to be said.
WM 16: Rock vs Foley vs HHH vs Show = Rock/Show & HHH/Foley have been built since before Royal Rumble, so 3 months of build up although the match ended up horrible.
WM 17: Rock vs Austin = Do I even need to explain?
WM 18: HHH vs Y2J = It has been built since post Royal Rumble even tho the match ended up sucked.
WM 19: Angle vs Lesnar = They’ve been involved from like, Armageddon 2002. That means 4 months of build up.
WM 20: HBK vs HHH vs Benoit = No explanation needed.
WM 21: Batista vs HHH = A decent main event, but the build up and history between the two doesn’t need to be spoken again.
WM 22: Cena vs HHH = Another decent main event. This match had solid near 2 months build up.
WM 23: Cena vs HBK = Has been built post Royal Rumble, meaning 2 months build up.
WM 24: Edge vs Taker = Has been built since mid-2007 and late 2007. That means roughly 6 months build up.
WM 25: Orton vs HHH = The match sucked but the build up was insane. And this one is fresh so I won’t explain any further.
WM 26: Taker vs HBK = I won’t bother explaining.
I believe Taker/HHH will rock the whole roster at WM 27 (nlike most IWC who believes the match will suck), but if Taker/HHH main events, it wouldn’t be fair to Cole/King and Miz/Cena which received insane hyped & build up on weekly basis. The method of promotion they’ve employed (minimal physical interaction, long winded pseudo-dramatic interviews, reputations at stake) would have actually been effective had these 2 not had such a long history of beating the hell out of each other and matches together. Its like why are they suddenly acting like they’ve never wrestled before? i.e. If they used this kind of build up for say sting vs. taker it would be a sight to see… but you have 2 guys whom we’ve seen cover all bases in terms of angles and matches together, with nothing new nor fresh.. They’re trying to give it this big fight feel yet no matter how hard they try the stakes just don’t seem… real.. With HBK and Taker it was different because those 2 are legitimately considered the top 2 wrestlers of all time. HHH is trying to hard telling everyone he is equal to HBK & Taker where it’s clear he’s not and it didn’t work.
Too bad, this match can end up being the best Wrestlemania match ever but in the future when the fans look back to what build-up the best Wrestlemania rematch ever had, they’ll find out “Oh, it’s just the two of them staring at each other one night, HBK revealing his feelings via video promo, HHH telling everyone how great his career was, and they met at final RAW. That’s it”
If a match like HBK vs Taker had a build up, why does a match like Taker vs HHH considered to not be in a need of build up? Do they not deserve it? They how come HBK/Taker had a build up when they didn’t need it either?
Haha cant wait for the video package storyline before their match. It’s gonna suck:
“I’m the best, no I’m the best. My career is better than you. I call you out” End.
Too bad, Taker vs HHH will be a legendary match yet it has the same predictability as Taker vs Henry.
Answer by Clayton
Undertaker has beaten Triple H before on Smackdown so it wont be that awesome.
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