Vince McMahon made a huge assumption last week when he announced that Shane McMahon would have to defeat the Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania to wrest control of Monday Night Raw from the Authority. Sure, the Phenom is 22-1 at Mania, but does he agree with Vince, Stephanie and Triple H being in charge of Raw? Or does he despise them enough to lay down? Will Taker be outraged at being put in a match without his consent? Or is Vince still the higher power with a degree of control over Undertaker? Taker is set to appear on Raw Monday night, so his response will easily be the most hotly anticipated part of the program. He has not active gripe with Shane (that we know of), so if the Deadman doesnt like being used as a pawn by Vince, it could backfire unless McMahon has something to hold over Undertaker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzDP3ltd8tA How Undertaker responds will help set the table for this high-stakes and odd feud. And it could give an indication of whats to come next with Shane. There isnt much left for Taker to accomplish in WWE, so youve got to imagine there will be a twist or turn in the Road to WrestleMania.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
