Plans For Wrestlemania 26

PTH2009

What I Think

Cena vs Batistia for the World Heavyweight Title.

Undertaker if he is still around id say would face Kane,The Big Show, CM Punk or Chris Jericho.

Randy Orton vs Ted Dibase, Mark Henry, MVP or Rey Mysterio.

Rjd2

Cena v Taker needs to happen next year. Jericho v Edge would be lovely as well.

michael.etc...

I would say Jericho/Edge is a lock If Edge is healthy by then.

I'd also go for Cena/Undertaker. In my mind, it's the only fresh match-up they'll have for either guy that warrants the big stage, and I reckon the fact that alot of kids and casuals could see Cena ending the streak, will be a big plus.
I guess part of that depends on whether or not Taker is retiring though, and whether they want Cena to be booed at the big stage again.


I'd be happy with Orton/Ted, but I'm not convinced at all Ted will make a good babyface.

For me, the big thing is the placement of guys like Punk and HHH though. Punk needs to be a in big, prominent spot (Shawn Michaels in a cross promotional?), and Hunter needs to be out of the Main event.

Rjd2

michael.etc... wrote: »

I would say Jericho/Edge is a lock If Edge is healthy by then.

I'd also go for Cena/Undertaker. In my mind, it's the only fresh match-up they'll have for either guy that warrants the big stage, and I reckon the fact that alot of kids and casuals could see Cena ending the streak, will be a big plus.
I guess part of that depends on whether or not Taker is retiring though, and whether they want Cena to be booed at the big stage again.


I'd be happy with Orton/Ted, but I'm not convinced at all Ted will make a good babyface.

For me, the big thing is the placement of guys like Punk and HHH though. Punk needs to be a in big, prominent spot (Shawn Michaels in a cross promotional?), and Hunter needs to be out of the Main event.

Honestly I would not be surprised if they throw Punk in MITB again. :rolleyes:
Hunter is an interesting one, he really does not need to be in the main event but when has that stopped him before? I honestly think he will either face HBK or Cena at Mania.
On the Cena v Taker match, Cena would probably get booed pretty hard but its easily the biggest match they could do between two active wrestlers in the company right now.
Cena the companies biggest star needs a blockbuster main event after been wasted in triple threats in the last two years.

JP Liz

I would love to see Jericho V Edge or even better Edge V Jericho V Christian as the main event

If this is Taker's last WM i hope its Taker V HBK again

michael.etc...

Rjd2 wrote: »

Honestly I would not be surprised if they throw Punk in MITB again. :rolleyes:
Hunter is an interesting one, he really does not need to be in the main event but when has that stopped him before? I honestly think he will either face HBK or Cena at Mania.

These are my concerns too. Hunter (especially as a Babyface) has not got a Main Event feud. I don't think the majority of those who would await the line-up before deciding to buy it, would be swayed by HHH vs Cena, or Orton,Jericho,Batista or HBK. He's been on top for so long, without helping to build any new stars, that if common sense were to prevail, he'd have frozen himself out of the main event scene. But you're right, that's never stopped him before.
I'd actually like to see Hunter in MITB- it would be something different at least. My whole problem with that match, is that the same guys are largely in it every year. Punk's wasted if he's not in a big singles match, but I can certainly see exactly that happening.

Rjd2

michael.etc... wrote: »

These are my concerns too. Hunter (especially as a Babyface) has not got a Main Event feud. I don't think the majority of those who would await the line-up before deciding to buy it, would be swayed by HHH vs Cena, or Orton,Jericho,Batista or HBK. He's been on top for so long, without helping to build any new stars, that if common sense were to prevail, he'd have frozen himself out of the main event scene. But you're right, that's never stopped him before.

I hope we can rule out him facing Jericho and Orton after his matches bombed with those two in 2002 and 2009 with the live crowd.
Hunter v HBK while not exactly fresh could be good with the right build and if one was heel obviously.
Tista is probably the only other possible option as I cant see Hunter been keen to face anyone else sadly. He in MITB with a load of midcarders would be very amusing if done right though.

flahavaj

Personally I'd book:

Punk/HHH (never done before)

Edge/Jericho (never done before, already built when Edge got injured0

Cena/Taker (done before but AGES ago)

HBK/Mysterio (had a short awesome match on the Eddy tribute show, would love to see 20 mins on the biggest stage of them all, HBK could easily work slightly heelish)

4 really good fresh feuds. All with the potential for enjoyable build-up and/or a fantastic match.

Also I'd do a tag team MITB, with the winners both getting title matches. Wouldn't require huge shuffling to put in place. I think the tag team concept would make a kinda stale gimmick a little fresher.

Worlds Greatest Tag Team Vs Miz/Morrison vs Hart Dynasty vs Evan Bourne/Matt Hardy (open to suggestion on this last team).

Probably have Miz/Morrison win this and have Miz screw Morrison for his title shot later in the year to set up the feud they never had.

Diabhal Beag

Punk v Cena

Would be huge

Penn

flahavaj wrote: »

Also I'd do a tag team MITB, with the winners both getting title matches. Wouldn't require huge shuffling to put in place. I think the tag team concept would make a kinda stale gimmick a little fresher.

Not too sure about this. MITB is pretty much a spotfest. Teams won't really make it more interesting. Plus I like the concept of the MITB contract to get a title match

michael.etc...

flahavaj wrote: »

Personally I'd book:

Punk/HHH (never done before)

I thought about this too- and it would be okay I guess- fresh at least. But... I'm convinced Triple H is not suitable for a Main Event spot at Mania as a Babyface, especially against someone he's likely to bury in the build-up. He just isn't sympathetic or compelling enough.

Punk v Cena

I've been saying this would be great, for years. But it would need a really long build-up and would need to be handled well. Could happen I guess- and it would be my pick if Taker isn't facing Cena.

Machismo Fan

Jericho vs. Edge should be a lock though Edge and Christian vs. Jerishow wouldn't be a bad alternative (except the Big Show bit). Cena/'Taker is likely especially if Cena loses the Iron Man. I'd say HHH vs. HBK could well happen and HHH is long over-due a heel turn. Punk vs. Morrison or Mysterio would make good matches.

DM_7

I would be happy to see
HHH v HBK for WWE title
Cena v Taker
Edge v Jericho
Orton v Ted

Maybe Batista v Punk v Mysterio for WHC

It would be great to see Punk in a big match with HHH or Cena but WWE should probably save those matches for another year.

G-Money

Cena v Taker sounds like it could be a big draw. I wonder will Taker be retiring and if so, would they actually end his undefeaten streak? Why not have him win his last WM. Although I think if they are going to end it, it would have to be for someone worthwhile and not some halfwit who they will bury (pun not intended) or stop pushing a short while after.

But having said that, I didn't like what they did with Flair's retirement. Had I been in charge I'd have booked it similar to how Trish Stratus left. Either give Flair a run with the title up to and including a win at Mania. Or have him win the belt at Mania to make him officially a 17 time champ. Then either way, he surrenders or vacates the title on Raw the next night and sails off into the sunset.

Handsome Bob

If I saw ;

Cena -v- Taker
Orton -v- Dibiase
Jericho -v- Edge
HBK -v- Morrison
HHH -v- Punk

That would be a lock in for the best WM in years.

Brolly

I would like to see:

HBK v HHH
Punk v Morrison
Taker v Cena
Edge v Jerricho
Batista v Mysterio
Orton v Ted
Christian v Sheamus!

MITB - Bourne, The Miz, Finlay, MVP, Hardy, etc...

The Bull

These are matches i think we will see at WM, the ones in red are the ones i would like to see:

Cena v Boretista
HBK v HHH
Big Show v Shaq
Edge v Jericho

Orton v Morrison
Edge v Jericho
Ted and Million dollar Man v Cody & the Dream
MVP v Punk
Taker v Kane
Christian v The Miz
Finlay v Sheamus!

MITB - Bourne, Mysterio, Kofi, Chavo, Hardy, Zack Ryder, Shelton, Swagger

G-Money

Aye. You can bet with Paddy Power that Shelton Benjamin will be wheeled out to do some good spots in MITB then you'll not see him again until the same match in Mania 27

geeky

The Bull wrote: »

These are matches i think we will see at WM, the ones in red are the ones i would like to see:

Cena v Boretista
HBK v HHH
Big Show v Shaq
Edge v Jericho

- A good guess, and not a bad card considering, you know, the politics.

The Bull wrote: »

Orton v Morrison

This would be good, but where's the love for Ziggler? Also, I think the politics of it (Randy not wanting to be put with a mid-carder) would stymie this.

The Bull wrote: »

Edge v Jericho

If edge is healthy, this is definitely happening, and I'm looking forward to it with bated breath.

The Bull wrote: »

Ted and Million dollar Man v Cody & the Dream

Would be brilliant, but I think MDM's neck injury would make it impossible. Maybe it would work with the fathers as managers. Either way, I think the addition of their star power would make Legacy's split more engaging.

The Bull wrote: »

MVP v Punk

Like this - they're on different shows, but who cares? Not WWE!

The Bull wrote: »

Bourne, Mysterio, Kofi, Chavo, Hardy, Zack Ryder, Shelton, Swagger

Not sure swagger is quite big enough to play WWE's MITB monster... though having a mix of smaller and mid-sized guys might improve it. Hopefully they ditch their formulaic approach. Maybe Sheamus and/or Finlay could go in.

If a card with even half of these matches emerges, I'm defo tuning in.

dsmythy

geeky wrote: »

Not sure swagger is quite big enough to play WWE's MITB monster... though having a mix of smaller and mid-sized guys might improve it. Hopefully they ditch their formulaic approach. Maybe Sheamus and/or Finlay could go in.

If a card with even half of these matches emerges, I'm defo tuning in.

The way they're pushing Swagger with this undefeated for the rest of the year thing it wouldn't surprise me if he found himself in a singles match at WM26.

digital pimp

Ted and Million dollar Man v Cody & the Dream



yeah!, lets get Golddust and Virgil aswell, have a wild 6 man tag!!!

digital pimp

if I were booking

Orton v Batista
Cena v Taker
Edge v Y2J
HBK v Morrison

these are the matches i want to see at mania

gimmick

Why are people so sure that it will be Cena Vs Taker for WM26? Is there rumblings, or is this all pure speculation?

HBK Vs JoMo would be a biggy to really put JoMo over to main event status. It would be better though if Morrison was heel.

Edge Vs Y2J would have incredible promos in the build up and would be a decent match also. Not sure I could really get behind Edge as a face though. His psycho heel schtick suited him far far better.

Rjd2

gimmick wrote: »

Why are people so sure that it will be Cena Vs Taker for WM26? Is there rumblings, or is this all pure speculation?

Speculation, however most people have realised its the biggest match they could do between two active sports entertainers. They would be foolish not to do it next year as especially Taker probably does not not have much left in the tank.

grames_bond

Rjd2 wrote: »

Speculation, however most people have realised its the biggest match they could do between two active sports entertainers. They would be foolish not to do it next year as especially Taker probably does not not have much left in the tank.

i think the problem with cena vs taker is that taker kind of needs to be carried through a match (something HBK is the king of...he could make anyone look good) i just dont think cena could put that pressure on his shoulders, i dont think he could carry a match of that magnitude....great worker now, and i know he did well with khali and tista, but i cant see him being able to carry a match like this!

G-Money

I think Edge has a face couldn't be the same when he was a face before. All smiling etc. He needs to be some sort of smart ass character. Although in fairness, he was fairly popular as a heel so I think he only has to modify that slightly to get over as a face.

I think Cena v Taker is probably the biggest and freshest matchup they have at the moment for a main event. The last few WM's seem to have all involved Orton, Cena and HHH in some sort of configuration. They need to change that.

Rjd2

grames_bond wrote: »

i think the problem with cena vs taker is that taker kind of needs to be carried through a match (something HBK is the king of...he could make anyone look good) i just dont think cena could put that pressure on his shoulders, i dont think he could carry a match of that magnitude....great worker now, and i know he did well with khali and tista, but i cant see him being able to carry a match like this!

But if he can get good matches out of crap workers like Khali and Lashley then surely Taker should not be a problem? Taker looks wrecked right now but if he is protected and not overworked till Mania then I think he will be fine as lets not forget in the last three Mania matches he had great matches with HBK, Edge and Dave.

grames_bond

Rjd2 wrote: »

But if he can get good matches out of crap workers like Khali and Lashley then surely Taker should not be a problem?

ive highlighted the important word there, they were good matches not great, i think taker needs something big after last years showstopper (sorry couldnt help it ) the way taker is going now it could be his last mania so he needs a great match!

Rjd2

So then who else is their for Taker? He has wrestled Edge, Orton, Hunter,Tista and HBK before so I think we can rule those guys out. He just feuded with Punk so that rules him out, Rey would never be creditable enough, and Jeff is gone.
The only other creditable option for me would be Jericho which would be good, but Cena v Taker would be a much bigger occasion, probably the one match that would rival Rock v Hogan from 2002 just for the crowd reaction. Its to big of a money match not to be done really.

Hyndsy85

What i would love to see happen at mania would be taker vs swagger. From a business point of view it would be the smartest play and something i would love to see happen.

If this is the last mania for taker thay should take the opportunity to make a new star by letting a star of the future end takers streak. And in my eyes Swagger is the ideal man to do it at this point.

Lets say Swagger stays undefeated til the end of the year. Come january he can become cocky and arrogant about being undefeated and then promising to stay undefeated for the entire year. By mid febuary while boasting about his streak he mentions undertakers mania streak and a feud starts between them about their winning streaks which leads to a match at mania.

Swagger would then win at mania ending takers streak and gaining great heat that would turn him into one of the biggest heels in the company and also the next major star.

G-Money

Swagger is alright but in no way is he ready to be put in a position to end Taker's undefeated streak. I think it would make more sense for someone already just about to hit the big time and I don't think he's at that point. He's ok but nothing special yet, at least in my eyes.

Purely from a money point of view and as others have said, Cena v Taker is the biggest match they have on the cards at the moment.

BlackMamba

If Swagger was around a bit longer and had more credibility, I think it would be a great match-up!
If the Taker streak is broken next year, it has to be done by someone legit. I'd hate to see whoever breaks it piss it all away and become a lazy pile of $hite! But, it's gonna be hard to pull off a match that was as fantastic as last years Taker-v-HBK.
Perhaps Taker-HBK Version 2.0 for WM26?:P

waltersobchak

WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Batista V CM Punk

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
Randy Orton vs Shawn Michaels

MONEY IN THE BANK LADDER MATCH
Kofi Kingson V Ted DiBiase V Jack Swagger V R Truth V John Morrison V Sheamus V Evan Bourne V Yoshi Tatsu

THE STREAK ON THE LINE
The Undertaker V John Cena

TAG TITLE MATCH
Edge & Christian V Jerishow

You'll notice theres one fairly large omission from the main events.. HHH
well he could do the annual WWE vs celebrity match

Machismo Fan

HBK vs. HHH

'Taker vs. Cena

Orton vs. DiBiase

Jericho vs. Edge

For me these are the top matches.

JP Liz

Source: PWInsider.com

- There is a feeling in WWE that something 'special' needs to be done with The Undertaker for WrestleMania 26 this year, and more importantly something fresh that the fans haven't seen before. This is why the potential match with John Cena is being touted at the moment.

- There is also talk of a Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels match at WrestleMania 26. As often as the pair have wrestled each other, they have never had a match on a WrestleMania stage and it is something that has been talked about over the last 2 months.

- At one point, there had been a plan for a CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio match at WrestleMania 26, but this is unlikely to happen now considering Mysterio's injury problems.

grames_bond

JP Liz wrote: »

Source: PWInsider.com

- There is a feeling in WWE that something 'special' needs to be done with The Undertaker for WrestleMania 26 this year, and more importantly something fresh that the fans haven't seen before.

Sheamus to end the streak!!

flahavaj

Machismo Fan wrote: »

HBK vs. HHH

'Taker vs. Cena

Orton vs. DiBiase

Jericho vs. Edge

For me these are the top matches.

This is what'll happen I think.

I'd say Kofi wins MITB as well.

Machismo Fan

flahavaj wrote: »

I'd say Kofi wins MITB as well.

Him or Jo Mo I'd say (which would be a shame actually that neither would be featured properly this year).

G-Money

Any chance Jeff or Edge being back for Mania?