As WWE WrestleMania 33 approaches, there is much uncertainty as to which match will occupy the elusive final spot. Roman Reigns and The Undertaker have quickly gained momentum as WWE's hottest feud. Some believe Undertaker's Wrestlemania 33 match against Roman Reigns will be his last.
WWE Rumors: Roman Reigns will not turn heel at WrestleMania 33
At this point, even WWE doesn't seem to be sure which match is the true main event. Throughout Raw, announcers constantly referred to Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg as "one of the main events" of WrestleMania 33, though this could have been done to protect SmackDown Live, which has a world championship match of its own pitting Randy Orton against Bray Wyatt.
Raw,s viewership has teetered just above three million this WrestleMania season, with a dip of nearly six percent this week that could be attributed to an Undertaker appearance once again being unadvertised. But on social media, Undertaker's feud with the always-polarizing Roman Reigns is surging and connecting better with fans.
#1 Write Strowman out of the story immediately
Braun Strowman is an entertaining performer, but his presence in this story is only doing harm. After his match this week on Raw, which ended in a no result, he needs to be written off in whatever way is possible, leaving the last week of build-up only to The Undertaker and Roman Reigns.
Another concern is that if he continues to be associated with this story, he could have an interference of sorts during the actual match at WrestleMania, which would only serve as a limiting factor in the match. Once Strowman is gone, the story can focus on the two real competitors in the match.
WWE: Wrestlemania 33 Roman Reigns vs The Undertaker Promo
#2 Establish substantial reasoning for this match to happen
Over the past two weeks, there have been few hints as to why Roman Reigns wants to beat The Undertaker, particularly last week when Shawn Michael’s stated that Roman is the ‘big dog’ in the yard.
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Over the past two weeks, there have been few hints as to why Roman Reigns wants to beat The Undertaker, particularly last week when Shawn Michael’s stated that Roman is the ‘big dog’ in the yard.
Perhaps Reigns wants to beat The Undertaker to prove that he is the alpha male in the WWE, and The Undertaker wants to beat Reigns because he has been the king for two decades and wants to remain on top.
The Undertaker wanting to face Reigns because he eliminated him from the Royal Rumble, and Reigns wanting to face The Undertaker because he chokeslammed him on Raw, are both fragile, minuscule motives for a WrestleMania match, and considering the star power of both competitors in the match, it needs to be better than this.
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Only last week the match was made official, but the entire basis for this feud still hasn’t been concrete. Why does the somewhat babyface Reigns want to “retire The Undertaker”? Why would The Undertaker even want to wrestle Roman in the first place? It doesn’t make much sense without context, and context here is minimum.
The Undertaker introduces Roman Reigns to his "yard"
The Undertaker was completely absent during the run-in to WrestleMania 31 as Bray Wyatt had to carry their match through on his shoulders. Last year, The Undertaker played a confused role of half being Vince McMahon’s hitman and half disliking McMahon, all while his actual match was supposed to be against Shane McMahon.
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