11. Luke Harper
On Jim Ross blog, he floated the idea of Luke Harper vs. Undertaker at WrestleMania 32. While it seems far-fetched, it's not completely crazy. And it's actually not a terrible backup plan. The idea would be that Harper turns on Bray Wyatt, setting into motion a Bray babyface turn, and then Harper takes over The Family himself. From there, he could set his sights on something that his old leader couldnt do: beat The Undertaker one-on-one at WrestleMania. In the build up to the show, Harper begins picking up some victories against lesser opponents, showing hes ready to be made famous. The match itself would probably be pretty solid. Harper is a good big man worker, and could pull a good brawl out of Taker. The chance of interference involving Braun Strowman, Erick Rowan and Kane would be high to help cover for some of the lack of athleticism. But depending on the outcome, this could either be used to make Harper a star (highly doubtful), or just give Taker a feel good victory in his home state. Post-match The Family attacks Taker, only for Bray to make the save, creating a passing of the torch, from one spooky, supernatural character to the next. The old time honored tradition. It would take a lot of careful planning to get Harper anywhere near ready for this spot, but it probably would help the company out long term to take a chance on someone like him.
Andrew Soucek
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