but retire him.
This only works if Reigns is a heel, the best case scenario is that he turns heel during the match.
Have the build-up be centered around Romans' "respect" for Taker and all he's done, have interviews with Reigns talking about his favorite Undertaker WrestleMania matches and what an honor it is to one of the great men to face him, things like that.
Onto the match, Roman should even shake Undertakers hand before the bell rings. After 10 minutes and several kick outs from Undertaker, Roman is frustrated, the heel turn is incoming. Roman does not fight a fair match from here, low blows behind the refs back, sneakily using brass knuckles, "accidentally" knocking the ref down so he can pummel Taker with a chair and maybe even put him through a table. Every dirty cheating tactic in the book can be used.
Reigns can also mock Undertaker's famous gestures.
After the match, the beating can continue. Some punches and another spear or two followed by Reigns throwing Taker out of the ring and declaring this is "his yard" now.
Retirement comes into this one of two ways...
1) It is the stipulation
2) Roman "injures" Taker so much that he can never compete again.
A monster heel is born...
There's a lot of fine detail missing here, but you get the point. I really don't see any other way of escalating Roman's career unless he wins, and he can't/shouldn't do that as a face. As for Undertaker winning, who really benefits?
Thoughts?
This only works if Reigns is a heel, the best case scenario is that he turns heel during the match.
Have the build-up be centered around Romans' "respect" for Taker and all he's done, have interviews with Reigns talking about his favorite Undertaker WrestleMania matches and what an honor it is to one of the great men to face him, things like that.
Onto the match, Roman should even shake Undertakers hand before the bell rings. After 10 minutes and several kick outs from Undertaker, Roman is frustrated, the heel turn is incoming. Roman does not fight a fair match from here, low blows behind the refs back, sneakily using brass knuckles, "accidentally" knocking the ref down so he can pummel Taker with a chair and maybe even put him through a table. Every dirty cheating tactic in the book can be used.
Reigns can also mock Undertaker's famous gestures.
After the match, the beating can continue. Some punches and another spear or two followed by Reigns throwing Taker out of the ring and declaring this is "his yard" now.
Retirement comes into this one of two ways...
1) It is the stipulation
2) Roman "injures" Taker so much that he can never compete again.
A monster heel is born...
There's a lot of fine detail missing here, but you get the point. I really don't see any other way of escalating Roman's career unless he wins, and he can't/shouldn't do that as a face. As for Undertaker winning, who really benefits?
Thoughts?
