WWE Extreme Rules 2019: 5 Most Likely Outcomes

3. The No Holds Barred Match Will Redeem The Undertaker (And Be A Whole Lot Of Fun)

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If there is one match on the Extreme Rules card that has people talking, it's definitely the No Holds Barred Tag Team match in which old rivals Roman Reigns and The Undertaker unite to battle Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre - the reason being that it was a completely unexpected addition.

None of us thought we'd be seeing 'Taker again so soon after his controversial match with Goldberg at Super ShowDown, and yet, he showed up merely weeks later to assist Roman Reigns - and the best thing about his involvement in this storyline is that this is an environment in which he can thrive.

The match with Goldberg didn't work, simply because both veterans had to carry each other and, although 'The Phenom' did a considerably better job than his opponent, the match still exposed weaknesses that could have remained hidden if either man had been paired with a younger opponent.

Look, 'Taker's best in-ring days are undoubtedly behind him, but the truth is that, in the right environment, he can still look like the fighting machine that he once was - and this tag team match can let him to do just that. Not only will it allow Reigns and McIntyre to do all the heavy lifting, it will allow him to look great in short bursts - which he's more-than-capable of pulling off.

Throw in the fact that Shane McMahon is no stranger to balls-to-the-walls lunacy, and we should be in for one heck of an entertaining tag team match.

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