Seabs said:
How is it bad for the WWE? Taker isn't going to wrestle very often and he keeps his streak which is a draw for them. Taker doesn't look bad as he's untouchable and HHH get's the end to, even though it hurts me to say this a potentially huge send off match with his best friend.
Are you seriously happy with a 20-0 (a milestone figure) streak match ending in a non-clean ending? That screams "Undertaker couldn't beat HHH clean". That would mean the previous year, Taker couldn't walk out the arena and he only won because HHH didn't use the hammer (which is what it's made out to be), the following year HBK costs HHH and Taker wins. This is RAW style booking, not Wrestlemania style booking.
Sure, it sets up HHH vs HBK which is going to be next years version of this snoozefest feud, but they can set that up in other ways, on RAW. The streak would lose almost all its credibility, Undertaker needs to seem immortal at Wrestlemania, that's what his persona is about. The guy who has the "power" to never lose on the grandest stage, is HBK part of his "power" now?
I know I wouldn't be the only one pissed off if the match ends dirty. They can still set HBK vs HHH up that night in my opinion. They cuold have HHH desperate for the win, once again stooping to new lows by getting out the sledge hammer, Undertaker keeps kicking out. HHH asks Shawn for help. Shawn's WM moment is deciding who to help. He doesn't, match continues, Taker wins cleanly, HHH vs HBK begins on RAW the next night.