http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xz7ubc_wrestlemania-29-the-undertaker-vs-cm-punk-full-length-match_sport There's something intriguing about Undertaker entrances post-Wrestlemania 28. Taker looks older and more tired than ever before, giving him coming down these incredibly long ramps the feel of watching John Wayne enter his last gunfight. The smoke, fire, music and everything feel in some ways hollow, as if they're really not needed anymore because this could be *the* match (which it was last year). Wrestlemania 29 versus CM Punk started the trend, and moreso than anything else, that should be the big takeaway. Executioner's cowl with medieval-themed duster and MMA gloves, though? Cool, and only so when worn by The Undertaker.
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