WWE Adds One Of Kenny Omega’s Matches To The WWE Network

We’ve recently noted that WWE has been mentioning IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega quite a bit recently to promote The New Day vs. The Elite (Omega and The Young Bucks) at E3 in a Street Fighter V video game tournament.

It seems like WWE is taking things a step further, adding an old WWE match of Omega’s to their Network. Omega was signed to a developmental deal with WWE several years back in the early stages of his career.

WWE has added Kenny Omega vs. Cru Jones from Deep South Wrestling in 2006 to the WWE Network. It’s under the “Hidden Gems” collection on the application. WWE’s YouTube channel posted the following preview:

Kurt Angle Reveals One Of His Favorite Undertaker Matches

A fan recently took to Twitter to pay homage to the matches The Undertaker and Kurt Angle have put on together during their professional wrestling careers.

The Monday Night RAW General Manager responded and said that one match of theirs he recommends viewing is their meeting at No Way Out 2006. Angle said it’s a good viewing experience for fans and aspiring professional wrestlers:

https://twitter.com/WWEWasim/status/1007358384994226179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mandatory.com%2Fwrestlezone%2Fnews%2F965051-kurt-angle-reveals-one-of-his-favorite-undertaker-matches-photos-of-stephanie-on-undercover-boss

We had some great ones. I recommend No Way Out 2006. If you’re a fan, or aspiring to be a pro wrestler, watch it. #itstrue https://t.co/PTJVt6tX4a

— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) June 14, 2018

WWE Posts Briefcases For All Possible Men’s MITB Match Winners

WWE’s Instagram recently published a photo showcasing all the possible designs for a briefcase for all the men involved in the Men’s Money In The Bank (MITB) Ladder match this weekend. There’s actually some pretty cool designs. You can check them out here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BkDHRuuAKV9/?utm_source=ig_embed

The Undertaker is slated to make his WWE live event return.

WWE is scheduled to hold a live event at Madison Square Garden in New York City on July 7th. The official Twitter account for the arena announced on Monday morning that Taker would be returning to in-ring action at this upcoming event.

This marks the first time in eight years that he will be competing in the arena.

For the first time in 8 years, The Undertaker returns live in action to The Garden on Saturday, July 7th. #WWEMSG pic.twitter.com/0xcQ5CeThO

— MSG (@TheGarden) June 4, 2018

Taker returned to in-ring action earlier this year as took on John Cena at WrestleMania 34 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on the WWE Network.

Then the future WWE Hall of Famer beat Rusev in a Casket Match at the Greatest Royal Rumble event back in April in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the King Abdullah International Stadium.

The WWE will be announcing more matches for this live event in the coming weeks.

Updated Card For WWE’s Return To MSG (7/7)

– Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor vs. Elias

– Ronda Rousey vs. Nia Jax

– The Undertaker returns to action

Do you think this means The Undertaker is wrestling at SummerSlam?

Undertaker Joins Instagram?

The Undertaker is considered an old school guy who is known to maintain the Kayfabe in public, meaning that the Dead Man has no personal social media account even in today’s age.

While there is an Official Facebook page on his name, it’s used by the WWE social media staff for promotion instead of being used by the Last Outlaw himself.

Though now it appears that the former World Champion may have finally joined Instagram as a verified account of Taker has emerged recently and it’s also followed by his wife Michelle McCool.

The Insta handle @Undertaker features only one post at the time which is a photo of the Attitude Era Star captioned ‘Dead Man’ and it can be seen below:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BjXWcrmADGG/?taken-by=undertaker

Indie Star Starting With WWE Soon

It appears that top Indie Star Keith Lee will be starting with WWE soon as he is finishing up his Indie commitments. Lee had his farewell bout for the Beyond Wrestling Promotion this past weekend.

Keith wrestled in an intergender match against Mia Yim and lost the bout. Following his loss, the Indie star thanked everyone, saying that he hopes they will support him in what he does next.

Below is a video featuring the highlight from his farewell match for the promotion:

Seth Rollins has given his take on The Undertaker.

The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion recently took part in a quick Q&A with Give Me Sport where he talked about a wide range of topics. One of those topics was about The Deadman.

Over the past few years, he has gone from being a full-time talent to a part-timer. After years of speculation of when Taker would retire from pro wrestling, it once appeared that he had his farewell at WrestleMania 33 in the main event against Roman Reigns last year in Orlando, Florida.

After the match, Taker put his gloves and hat in the middle of the ring before leaving. It turns out that Taker decided to wrestle again as he took on John Cena at WrestleMania 34 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on the WWE Network.

Then the future WWE Hall of Famer beat Rusev in a Casket Match at the Greatest Royal Rumble event back in April in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the King Abdullah International Stadium.

In this Q&A, Rollins was asked if Taker should retire from pro wrestling, which he responded by saying “Yes.”

Rollins was also asked about his favorite WrestleMania match of all-time which he responded by stating the Submission Match between Steve Austin and Bret Hart at WrestleMania 13 in 1997.

https://twitter.com/GMS_WWE/status/1000831769048952832

Do you agree with Rollins? Should Taker retire? Sound off in the comment section below.

WWE COO Triple H recently did an interview with Sky Sports to talk about several professional wrestling topics. One such topic was future WWE Hall Of Famer The Undertaker and where he’s at at this point in his professional wrestling career.

The Undertaker comes off a squash win over John Cena at WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans, followed by a Casked match win over Rusev in Saudi Arabia at the Greatest Royal Rumble last weekend.

Triple H explained why he believes, at this point in his career, Undertaker has earned the right to call his own shots:

You can read Triple H’s full interview with Sky Sports by clicking this link here.

Rusev On Chris Jericho Being Removed From Undertaker Casket Match

There has been a ton of changes made to The Undertaker’s Casket match at the upcoming Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia. Originally, Rusev was scheduled to face The Dead Man.

After some controversial comments were made by Rusev to TMZ regarding Undertaker, WWE made the change to have Chris Jericho step in for Rusev instead. It was later cleared up Rusev didn’t offend The Undertaker and he was inserted back into the match.

The Bulgarian Brute took to Twitter to tease Jericho’s previous involvement in the match, posting a promotional image for Undertaker vs. Jericho and captioning it “TBT”:

#TBT pic.twitter.com/hGBzRZQnd8

— Miro (@ToBeMiro) April 20, 2018

Big Dark Match Announced For Monday Night RAW

A Six-Man Tag Team dark match has been announced for next week’s episode of Monday Night RAW. The team of Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman and WWE Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins will take on Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens and Jinder Mahal.

Rusev has the fight of his life coming up on April 27th when he faces The Undertaker in a Casket Match at the Greatest Royal Rumble event from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

TMZ Sports caught up with Rusev and Lana in Los Angeles, CA this week and asked the WWE power couple about the upcoming match. Rusev said The Undertaker is a legend, but so is he. They said The Undertaker is past his prime, while Rusev is the stronger, faster and overall better athlete.

When asked about the fact that WWE won’t be bringing any of the female performers to Saudi Arabia later this month, Rusev said Lana “has more important things to do” at home.

You can check out the ful linterview here:

The Greatest Royal Rumble

The event will air live from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, beginning at 12 noon EST on April 27th. 7 championship matches will be apart of the show as well as a special Triple H vs John Cena single’s match and the Rumble. With the addition of the Casket Match, the event now has 10 scheduled matches.

1. 50-person Royal Rumble
2. Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns – steel cage – Universal Championship
3. Seth Rollins vs the Miz vs Finn Balor vs Samoa Joe – ladder match – Intercontinental Championship
4. WWE Championship Match TBA
5. United States Championship Match TBA
6. the Bar vs TBA – Raw Tag Team Championship Match
7. the Bludgeon Brothers vs the Usos – Smackdown Tag Team Championship
8. Cruiserweight Championship Match TBA
9. John Cena vs Triple H
10. the Undertaker vs Rusev – Casket Match

WWE Hall Of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin has released a new episode of his podcast, The Steve Austin Show, in which he breaks down this past weekend’s WrestleMania 34 event. One match in particular Austin discussed was Undertaker’s squash match over John Cena.

Austin explained that WWE didn’t advertise the match so that it could be viewed as a bonus for fans at the event:

“It was a little shocking to me with Cena calling him out for so long.” Austin explained, “basically, it was an unadvertised match. I mean, Cena’s trying to call out [Undertaker] and I kept thinking, ‘there’s no way, no way that he’s going to get an acceptance on the day-of,’ so, yeah, it was teased and they paid off the tease, but it wasn’t really advertised. So nonetheless, the crowd felt like they got a bonus, but in that bonus was a very short match and Cena got squashed.”

The former WWE Champion believes that the match would’ve been a lot more effective had The Leader Of The Cenation gotten in a bit more offense against Taker:

“I’ve got nothing but respect for both guys,” Austin prefaced. “Undertaker has been around forever. He has had one of the best runs in the history of the [pro wrestling] business, so has John Cena.

“And, man, had it been a 15-minute bing, bang, boom kind of thing, I don’t know that that’s what they needed, but it just seems like maybe if Cena got in just a little bit more offense into that Tombstone, then, do the favors, maybe it would have been a little bit more effective.”

With all that being said, Austin said he respects Cena, arguably the greatest WWE Superstar of all time, for accepting the match and his willingness to lose the way he did at WrestleMania:

“It was what it was and I don’t know how Undertaker’s feeling on a physical level.” Austin continued, “he looked phenomenal and he’s one of the toughest guys, I think, in the business.

“But Cena’s probably moving on to do other things with movies, and series, and endorsements, and stuff like that. But he continues to be an ambassador for the company, and [has] a great attitude, and it not afraid to put somebody over. I respect him for that.”

You can listen to The Steve Austin Show by clicking this link here.

H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

Chris Jericho discussed the potential John Cena vs. Undertaker WrestleMania match on a recent Talk is Jericho. The sports entertainment company has still yet to announce this match despite the reports of it happening at the biggest event of the year for the WWE.

Jericho has done it all under the sports entertainment banner. He has been under contract with the sports entertainment company off and on since 1999. He is also a record nine-time Intercontinental Champion.

Jericho is the first Undisputed WWE Champion, and thus the final holder of the World Championship (formerly the WCW World Heavyweight Championship), having won and unified the WWE and World titles by defeating Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock on the same night in 2001.

It’s safe to say that his opinion should be taken and considered. Thus, he stated during this podcast that if the WWE does indeed book this match, then Cena should lose to The Deadman.

“There might be a match of Undertaker versus John Cena because John Cena [has] been calling for it. Let’s take a little detour. Chances are that the match is going to happen. Chances are that Vince [McMahon] didn’t want Undertaker to waste an entrance on Raw. I think that, knowing Vince, he’s probably thinking, ‘People are going to buy this show either way and the tease of Cena coming in week after week, ‘Where’s Underaker?’ No response. ‘Where’s Undertaker?’ Everybody knows, even though they don’t know, that Undertaker’s going to come out and you get your big entrance and that sort of thing.’”

Jericho continued, “Listen, guys, from what I know and what Jack Slade knows, which is lots, 99% on my part, there will be Cena versus Undertaker. I have a theory. Undertaker should not lose at WrestleMania ever again. ‘The streak’ is done. He lost to Brock [Lesnar]. He lost to Roman [Reigns]. He does not need to be losing to John Cena. Cena right now, he’s about to become, I’m not going to say ‘the next Rock’, but we know he [has] got Blockers, he’s a star, and Duke Nukem, and Transformers. Cena is going to lose, as he should, because, at this point, if Undertaker’s going to be effective as a performer, he should never lose again. Ever. Yeah, he lost his match and he lost his other one to the heir apparent, the prodigal son of Roman Reigns. After that, he should beat everybody! If he’s going to continue wrestling, my opinion Taker beats Cena in a match of 1,000 false finishes.”

H/T to Wrestling Inc for the transcript.

We have some good news regarding the status of The Undertaker for WrestleMania weekend.

For several weeks now, WWE fans have been wondering when the WWE will announce that John Cena would face The Undertaker at WrestleMania 34.

Cena has been laying down the challenge to “The Deadman” for a match at the biggest event of the year for the sports entertainment company. However, nothing has come about from it.

PWinsider.com is reporting that The Undertaker has been spotted in New Orleans, which is the site of WrestleMania 34.

It’s been reported for months that this match will happen at the show but in recent days there has been speculation that Taker could just have a stare down with Cena in the ring to lead to a match in the future. Either way, it’s safe to say that Taker is very likely to make an appearance at WrestleMania.

There has been a ton of speculation on whether or not The Undertaker will return under his American Badass gimmick at WrestleMania 34 this weekend. Taker is expected to confront John Cena, who has been calling him out for the past several weeks on RAW, however it’s unknown if the pair will have a match or not.

In a recent episode of Busted Open Radio, former WWE Champion Chris Jericho explained why he doesn’t think the gimmick will be returning this weekend:

“American Bad Ass is a pretty cool character, and Taker loves it, but guess which character Vince McMahon loves? It’s the Undertaker, Vince’s greatest creation. I’ll be the devil’s advocate to you guys – I would feel a little disappointed if it was the American Bad Ass, because I love the Undertaker, and I love that entrance, and you’ve been out there when you hear that bell and the druids chanting – it’s second to none.

“There’s never been an entrance like that in wrestling, in my opinion, and we’ve been waiting for it, teasing for it, for so much I feel if it was the American Bad Ass it would be a little bit of a downer – for me.”

“Your fanbase is a little bit more of a knowledgeable fan base, a little bit more of a hardcore fan base I would venture to say. Where you have 70,000 people in the Superdome where 60,000 of them don’t even remember what the American Bad Ass is? We haven’t spoken of the American Bad Ass, we haven’t had any video packages or any recollections of that guy, you would have a bunch of people going ‘What is this?’ in my opinion.

“Once again, I think that it’s a really cool debating point if you know wrestling and you’re a giant wrestling fan and you’ve been watching since 2000. There’s a lot of people who just started watching over the last three or four or five years, a lot John Cena fans that don’t know what happened in 2000.

“So, once again, in my opinion, the hardcores would like to see it cause it’s something different, whereas your general, average wrestling fan will go nuts when the Undertaker’s music hits and I think, I’m a 100% certain, that it’s gonna be the Undertaker at WrestleMania, and not the American Bad Ass.”

"I would feel a little disappointed if it were the American Badass. I love the Undertaker and I love that entrance." @IAmJericho tells @davidlagreca1 & @bullyray5150 why believes we will see the Deadman vs. @JohnCena at #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/mNJxJmX8DS

— SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) April 4, 2018

– Fans are upset that The Undertaker wasn’t on Monday Night RAW last night to accept John Cena’s WrestleMania challenge. For the past several weeks The Leader Of The Cenation has been calling The Deadman out, but to no avail. Since Taker doesn’t use social media, fans typically go to his wife, former WWE Women’s Champion Michelle McCool, for answers.

One fan told McCool they were very disappointed her husband didn’t show up last night. When he asked “where is your husband???” McCool responded by revealing they’re actually eating breakfast:

We’re actually eating breakfast!

— McCool (@McCoolMichelleL) April 3, 2018

– This past weekend at a WWE live event, with some help from Mike Rome and Nia Jax, Paige pranked her fellow Absolution members Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville. The pair were told Paige missed her flight and got in trouble before being sent home. Check it out here:

– As we’ve noted, The Undertaker did not appear on last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW to accept John Cena’s WrestleMania 34 challenge. Despite Undertaker remaining silent, Cena continues to poke fun at The Deadman on social media. He posted the following on his Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BhGm59yAyOw/?utm_source=ig_embed

– WWE posted Intercontinental Champion The Miz’s new Snickers ad on their YouTube channel. You can check it out here:

Last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW was the final opportunity for The Undertaker to respond to John Cena’s WrestleMania 34 challenge. The Leader Of The Cenation has been calling out The Deadman for the past several weeks.

After failing to punch his ticket to WrestleMania by way of the Royal Rumble, the Elimination Chamber, and a Six-Pack Challenge match for the WWE Title at Fastlane – Cena attempted to land a bout at The Showcase Of The Immortals be attempting to lure out Taker.

Despite a hefty amount of derogatory remarks on the microphone, and a social media campaign fronted by the #DoSomething hashtag, Undertaker has produced no response to Cena’s challenge.

Although the match is expected to happen, fans believed last night’s RAW would be the night we finally received an answer from Undertaker. Instead, The Deadman made no appearance and delivered no message to Cena.

Cageside Seats reports that Undertaker didn’t appear on RAW to accept Cena’s challenge because they don’t feel that they need to officially promote the match, and hope the uncertainty surrounding it will be enough buzz for it.

For several weeks now, WWE fans have been wondering when the WWE will announce that John Cena would face The Undertaker at WrestleMania 34.

As seen on this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in Atlanta, GA at the Philips Arena on the USA Network, Cena once again issued the challenge to “The Deadman” for a match at the biggest event of the year for the sports entertainment company.

Many fans of the WWE thought that with this episode being the go-home edition of WrestleMania 34 for the RAW brand, Taker would make an appearance and accept the challenge. However, that wasn’t the case.

Over the past few years, he has gone from being a full-time talent to a part-timer. After years of speculation of when Taker would retire from pro wrestling, it appeared that he had his farewell at WrestleMania 33 in the main event against Roman Reigns last year in Orlando, Florida. After the match, Taker put his gloves and hat in the middle of the ring before leaving.

Taker was last seen on WWE television back in January during the RAW 25 Anniversary episode where he cut a promo in the ring about how he has beaten everyone that there is to beat. Cena vs. Taker will reportedly take place at WrestleMania with the WWE announcing the match during the show. 

Here is an excerpt from the teaser that the sports entertainment company posted on their official website:

“Will The Undertaker return to battle John Cena at WrestleMania?

After coming up short in several attempts to secure a WrestleMania bout, including the Royal Rumble Match, a career-altering contest inside Elimination Chamber and a WWE Championship Six-Pack Challenge Match at WWE Fastlane, John Cena has seen his Road to WrestleMania hit a dead end.

However, before accepting his fate and preparing to go to The Showcase of the Immortals as a member of the WWE Universe, The Leader of the Cenation decided to exhaust one more option and challenged The Undertaker to a one-on-one match on The Grandest Stage of Them All.

So, what now for Cena? With The Undertaker offering no answer to his challenge, perhaps the showdown between the two iconic Superstars is simply not meant to be. Is Cena destined to experience this year’s Showcase of The Immortals as a spectator? Will he aid another Superstar to victory or perhaps offer his expert knowledge of The Grandest Stage of Them All as a guest commentator? Or, is there still a chance that a match between John Cena and The Undertaker may take place? Find out this Sunday at WrestleMania, streaming live on WWE Network at a special start time of 7 ET/4 PT”

WrestleMania 34 is set to be held on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. This event airs on pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network. It’s the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in history.

If The Undertaker is ever going to respond to John Cena’s WrestleMania 34 challenge, tonight’s the night to do it.

For the past several weeks The Leader Of The Cenation has attempted to lure The Deadman out and accept his challenge, however, Undertaker has remained radio silent on the matter.

Cena has verbally attacked Undertaker on the microphone week after week on RAW, and has even fired off a few shots at him on social media as well. He recently took to Twitter to promote tonight’s episode of RAW, continuing to use the hashtag #DoSomething:

Big night 2nite! @WWE #RAW and I’m MORE than ready if Phenom decides to #DoSomething .. if not, also PUMPED 2 B #WrestleMania strongest FAN! 220kg pic.twitter.com/tno6hfuW7O

— John Cena (@JohnCena) April 2, 2018

Cena also referenced the rumors going around that Taker could return under his American Badass gimmick. With the fact that Kid Rock, who sang Undertaker’s American Badass theme back in the early 2000s, is going into the celebrity wing of the 2018 WWE Hall Of Fame this weekend – speculation has continued to run rampant.

With that being said, Cena decided to post an Instagram photo of some American Badass gear:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BhEK9kQgfuZ/?utm_source=ig_embed

Roman Reigns was recently interviewed by CBS Sports to promote WrestleMania 34 this weekend, where he’ll challenge Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship in what’s expected to be the night’s main event. Reigns was asked about his main event WrestleMania match last year, in which he became the second-ever man to defeat The Undertaker at The Showcase Of The Immortals.

Reigns said that he feels the match could’ve been better, and he mostly puts the blame on himself for it not living up to expectations:

“For me, what made it so hard was how heavy it was. You know, if I wrestled The Undertaker 20 years ago at the beginning or the middle of his career, probably not. But the positioning I found myself in, it just felt really heavy and so much more emotional than I was ready for it to be, so I think that was the hardest thing … but, you know, the coolest thing because I think that just shows the gravity of the situation, the responsibility of the placement [on the card] and just who I was sharing the ring with.

“And that’s just how special he is. I just feel like maybe I wasn’t good enough or maybe it could have been better on my behalf, but I always hold The Undertaker in so high in that regard that I just feel like maybe I could have done better. But I enjoyed it.

“I really learned a huge amount in the ring with him; you know, to being in the ring with him for one singles match and to have it be at that level, to be able to pick something up in just 30-40 minutes from another performer — it just goes to show how good he is.”

You can listen to Reigns’ interview with CBS Sports by clicking this link here.

H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

– John Cena continues to pursue a match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 34. “The Leader Of The Cenation” has been calling out “The Deadman” on RAW for the past several weeks.

Cena took to Twitter to post a workout video of himself, taking a shot at Undertaker in the caption:

Don’t think Undertaker will #DoSomething so making sure I’m one of the strongest fans at #WrestleMania 145kg #NeverGiveUp @WWE pic.twitter.com/Ws3E9dWj6n

— John Cena (@JohnCena) March 29, 2018

– Former SmackDown Live Tag Team Champion Big E took to Twitter to reveal the terrible gimmick idea he pitched nine years ago. He called it Mel Mann, who’s character was supposed to be a postal worker:

Almost 9 years ago, when I got signed, my very first pitch was to be a wrestling postal worker named Mel Mann. Shockingly, it was shot down.

— Ettore “Big E” Ewen (@WWEBigE) March 28, 2018

– WWE announced that the annual post-WrestleMania 34 conference call will take place on Monday, April 9, 2018. Here is the official statement:

WWE® Network Post-WrestleMania® Conference Call

STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE (NYSE:WWE) will host a conference call on Monday, April 9, 2018 to provide an update on the growth of WWE Network, including the level of subscribers following WrestleMania. The Company’s Co-Presidents, George A. Barrios and Michelle D. Wilson, will host the conference call beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. CST) to discuss the results.

All interested parties are welcome to listen to a live web cast that will be hosted through the Company’s web site at corporate.wwe.com/investors. Participants can access the conference call by dialing 855-200-4993 (toll free) or 323-794-2092 from outside the U.S. (conference ID for both lines: 6005057). Please reserve a line approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time of the conference call.

The presentation referenced during the call will be made available on April 9, 2018 at corporate.wwe.com/investors. A replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the conference call concludes, and can be accessed on the Company’s web site.

For weeks now, WWE fans have been wondering when the WWE will announce that John Cena would face The Undertaker at WrestleMania 34.

However, despite the speculation, the sports entertainment company continues to delay the match announcement. The former WWE Champion has been calling out The Deadman for weeks now for a match at the biggest event of the year for the sports entertainment company. However, there has been nothing from Taker.

Many people thought due to the fact that we are two weeks away from Mania, Taker would appear on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw in Cleveland, Ohio at the Quicken Loans Arena on the USA Network as Kane battled Cena in a No DQ match in the main event. That was not the case.

Dave Meltzer gave an update on the situation during the most recent episode of Wrestling Observer Radio. The longtime pro wrestling journalist speculated that the reason the WWE has held off on his match announcement is due to WWE Chairman Vince McMahon feeling that they have already announced a loaded card and it can wait.

“They will wait until the last week as the thing is realistically, they have a loaded card and it’s not like they will have trouble selling tickets. The idea is with Daniel Bryan’s return and Ronda Rousey’s match, you know Shinsuke Nakamura and AJ Styles and Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns. I think maybe Vince figures ‘hey, it’s a loaded up card, we can wait until the last week to push Cena vs. Undertaker.’

WrestleMania 34 is set to be held on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. This event airs on pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network. It’s the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in history.

H/T to Ringside News for the transcript

– For the past several weeks John Cena has been attempting to lure The Undertaker into a match at WrestleMania 34. “The Leader Of The Cenation” has called out “The Deadman” with a number of promos on Monday Night RAW, but is now taking his assault to social media. He posted the following photo on Instagram of a Cena character (of sorts) poking the head of The Undertaker with a stick, saying “C’mon, do something…..”:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BgyTvieA8CN/?utm_source=ig_embed

– WWE Champion AJ Styles competed for the first time last night in a live event in New Jersey since his match with Rusev on SmackDown Live on March 13th. Styles teamed up with The New Day to defeat Rusev, Aiden English, Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin. After their victory, Styles celebrated with The New Day in the ring and even Twerked. You can check out the video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcZXTL-3DNQ&feature=youtu.be

– WWE has released a 15-minute “Director’s Cut” of The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak coming to an end at the hands of Brock Lesnar in New Orleans four years ago. Check it out here:

– WWE is continuing its aggressive pursuit of Mexican talents. Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that both Ultimo Ninja and Garza Jr. will be undergoing WWE medical testing, and if they pass, it’s believed they will be offered developmental deals in NXT. WWE is also currently in negotiations to bring Rey Mysterio back to the company as well. Vince McMahon also met with former WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio recently at WWE headquarters. We’ll keep you updated…

WrestleMania takes place in just over two weeks, yet top star John Cena is still without an opponent for the biggest show of the year.

Cena has been on a mission to secure The Undertaker’s opponent. So far, he’s yet get a response. After failing to punch his ticket to WrestleMania in the Elimination Chamber and at Fastlane, Cena once again threw out the challenge to “The Deadman.” Cena called out The Undertaker once again this past week on RAW, but that brought out Kane, who delivered a chokeslam. They’ll square off next week on RAW.

As per a rumor at Cageside Seats, WWE might wait until the “go-home” addition of RAW prior to WrestleMania to make the Cena vs. Undertaker match official.

It seems like a questionable decision to wait until the last minute to confirm one of the most high-profile matches on the WrestleMania card, but the lineup is already stacked, so WWE must be confident that fans are already sold on the event. Seriously, look at this lineup:

• Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns
• Kurt Angle & Ronda Rousey vs. Triple H & Stephanie McMahon
• WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
• Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn (Daniel Bryan & Shane likely to be added)
• SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka
• Intercontinental Champion The Miz vs. Seth Rollins vs. Finn Bálor
• US Champion Randy Orton vs. Jinder Mahal vs. Bobby Roode
• Mustafa Ali vs. Cedric Alexander to crown a new Cruiserweight Champion
• Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
• The first-ever WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal Match
• Sheamus & Cesaro vs. Braun Strowman and a partner of his choosing
• Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax

John Cena vs. The Undertaker is a huge match that fans have wanted to see for years. Granted, it would have been a hotter match 3 years ago, but it’s historic nonetheless. At this point, Cena vs. Taker would be the icing on the cake of an already-stacked event.

On last week’s episode of Monday Night RAW John Cena addressed his Road To WrestleMania and once again called out The Undertaker. WWE Hall Of Famer Edge recently offered his thoughts on the promo in the latest episode of he and Christian’s podcast, E&C’s Pod Of Awesomeness, calling it “hokey”:

“The John Cena promo, I thought it was pretty hokey,” Edge admitted. “I’m not going to lie. It was cool at some points, but then it was very… I don’t know, just a very hokey delivery. And I know that’s Cena’s schtick sometimes, but it just didn’t feel like this was the moment or the opponent for that, I think. That was my gut when I first watched it. Yeah, I don’t know.

“I think that’s a huge, massive match and I’m glad the crowd reacted the way they did and I didn’t even mind the going into the crowd thing, like, the way they’re setting this up like if he doesn’t have this match, or he doesn’t have this match, or he doesn’t have this match, he’ll go and pay to sit in the audience. I guess it was just when it got to talking about The Undertaker stuff, it just didn’t feel quite as… I don’t know.

“I don’t even know how to put my finger on it. I guess it’s just sometimes it’s kind of hokey delivery can kind of work, but in that instance, it just didn’t work for me. I mean, John never sounds like he’s at a loss for words.” Edge continued, “it’s a good promo. I don’t know. I guess it’s just the tone of it. I don’t know. I don’t know even how to put my finger on it.

“That just feels like one of those promos that should be nothing but serious, I guess. I don’t know. I don’t know. I’d have to watch it again, obviously. I could completely backtrack on everything I’m saying right now, but my gut was like, ‘huh, that was odd.’ Yeah, but they’ll have such an iconic match. But we called it, brother-brother! I don’t know if it’ll be career vs. career like I think it should be.”

You can listen to E&C’s Pod Of Awesomeness by clicking this link here.

H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

The Road to WrestleMania 34 heats up on next week’s WWE RAW from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX two matches and a segment already confirmed.

Asuka will do battle with RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss in a non-title match that should see the confirmation of Nia Jax vs. Bliss for WrestleMania 34.

WWE will also air The Ultimate Deletion match next week, which was recently taped at The Hardy Compound in Cameron, NC. Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy will go at it in what may be the end of The Great War between the two.

Next week’s RAW will also feature an appearance by WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, according to Vince McMahon. Lesnar was once again off this week’s RAW, missing the scheduled face off with Roman Reigns, but Vince gave his word that The Beast will be back next week. As noted, Vince “temporarily suspended” Reigns with an angle on tonight’s RAW and there’s no word yet on when he will be brought back, or if he will be in Dallas next week to face off with Lesnar.

It will be interesting to see if The Undertaker returns to WWE TV on next week’s RAW in Dallas. WWE currently has John Cena advertised to appear and tonight’s RAW saw Cena issue a WrestleMania 34 challenge to The Dead Man. Taker lives in Texas.

It looks like John Cena vs. The Undertaker is finally happening at WrestleMania 34, which takes place on April 8th in New Orleans.

Cena appeared on tonight’s RAW in Detroit to officially challenge The Dead Man to the match. Cena said only one person is stopping the match from happening and that is Taker. Cena went on to rip into Taker, calling him self-centered and an egomaniac. Cena also said Taker isn’t washed up and isn’t broken down because if he was, he wouldn’t be posting workout clips to his wife’s Instagram account. Cena stated that he will be going to WrestleMania this year as a fan or as Taker’s opponent. Cena ended the promo by telling Taker that the ball is in his court but he should get over his ego and have just one more match.

No word yet on when Taker might return to WWE TV to answer the challenge but the match is likely happening if they went this far with the tease. Taker made a brief throw-away appearance back at the RAW 25th Anniversary show in January but he has not wrestled since losing to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 33 in 2017.

Below are photos and videos from tonight’s segment with Cena:

#WrestleMania 34 looms overhead… but will @JohnCena have a path to New Orleans? #RAW pic.twitter.com/rUbHm2NWUP

— WWE (@WWE) March 13, 2018

On clearing a path to #WrestleMania, @JohnCena simply says: "I did NOT get the job done." #RAW pic.twitter.com/eA7TnXBnlA

— WWE (@WWE) March 13, 2018

Could YOU be sitting next to @JohnCena at #WrestleMania? He says he'll be there… as a FAN! #RAW pic.twitter.com/4YSYXIdigC

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) March 13, 2018

Just your average @WWE fan. Nothing to see here. #RAW @JohnCena pic.twitter.com/tJ0lWiGXpV

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) March 13, 2018

Maybe he shouldn't have said it… but, he did.@JohnCena just CHALLENGED THE #UNDERTAKER to a match at #WrestleMania! #RAW pic.twitter.com/Usid6p5kvK

— WWE (@WWE) March 13, 2018

"The ball is in YOUR COURT, Deadman." @JohnCena #RAW pic.twitter.com/ozbalVP6KD

— WWE (@WWE) March 13, 2018

The most necessary mic drop in @WWE history? @JohnCena #RAW pic.twitter.com/koJ1GQQ4HT

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) March 13, 2018

.@JohnCena has officially gone rogue…

He IS challenging The #Undertaker to a match at @WrestleMania! #RAW pic.twitter.com/BXzIyJI5RW

— WWE (@WWE) March 13, 2018