2. It Is The Right Thing To Do In The Story Arc, The Right Thing In Business Sense And Wrestling Tradition
Remember when Jim Ross interviewed Vince McMahon the week after Survivor Series 97. Remember McMahon's words, "there's a time-honored tradition in the wrestling business that when someone is leaving, that they show the right amount of respect to the WWF superstars". What that quote means, is that when a wrestler is heading out of the door, he does the job and puts over the next generation of talent. An old school wrestling traditionalist like The Undertaker is likely to insist to Vince McMahon that he gets to do the job on the way out. It is how the business works. You come in and get put over by the old stars, and in 20 years when you are on your way out you repay the favor and put over the next upcoming generation. It is also the right thing to do in the wider business sense. At a corporate level, WWE can plan a load of business around an Undertaker loss. It opens up many lines of income and media exposure. Vince McMahon and Undertaker himself want to do the loss scenario and make as much money as possible from all of this. It is quite simply the proper end to The Undertaker character and Story. It is the fitting thing to do creatively, much like in a film say, you have someone who goes on a journey and it eventually ends. There is no real closure if Taker's story ends with him putting his feet up with a comeback teased every year. The story arc needs resolution, and The Undertaker loss is the best way to resolve a dominant career.