18 HUGE WWE WrestleMania 34 Predictions You Need To Know

6. Back From The Dead

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WWE were brave enough not to have The Undertaker even acknowledge John Cena's persistent prods at his legacy between his Fastlane loss and the Monday Night Raw go-home show, resulting in a match booked without being booked.

The company have instead mined intrigue out of both how the contest will come to be, and what form 'The Phenom' will take as the organisation returns to the place he suffered his most debilitating defeat.

If the years since Brock Lesnar put The Undertaker down and out have shown anything, it's that he should have stayed six feet under following the defeat. The WrestleMania returns haven't been diminished so much as they have depressing, with 'The Deadman' simply unable to conjure excitement in clashes with Bray Wyatt or Shane McMahon, nor look remotely believable as a dead horse Roman Reigns was prepared to beat in a protracted main event last year.

In short, keep it short. Regardless of if 'Taker zooms down on a motorbike (as many have predicted), or maintains his usual snail's pace to reserve some energy for giving 'The Champ' the runaround, let the part-timers p*ss about just long enough not to yet again outstay their welcome on a show that openly advertises how the product has passed them both by. The Undertaker will win, too, hopefully whilst the audience still gives a flying f*ck.

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