When news broke that The Undertaker was spotted en route to NYC recently a lot of people wondered if he was on his way to SummerSlam. The rumor mill is a crazy place and sometimes it doesnโt even need this much information to get it going. Needless to say, people are very curious why Taker was on his way to New York.
Dave Meltzer recently breached this fascinating subject on an episode of Wrestling Observer Radio. After all the last guy who faced The Dead Man is Roman Reigns and heโs in a pretty big match against Braun Strowman, Brock Lesnar, and Samoa Joe for The Beast Incarnateโs Universal title.
โAs far as I know [The Undertaker] is in town, yeah. So one would think if heโs in town given the way the interviews have gone and everything that he screws Roman Reigns out of winning the championshipโ Meltzer said. โAnd maybe thatโs how Brock wins and if itโs not Brock thatโs how Strowman or Joe wins I mean everyone expects it to be Brock. Itโs not the right time for Roman to win.โ
โ[The Undertaker] did that [retirement tease] the year before too. I never take serious The Undertakerโs retirement because Iโve been hearing it since 1997. So itโs interesting though because if he does come back and does this they gotta go with Roman Reigns and Undertaker at Survivor Series I think. I donโt know if I really wanna see that again I guess they could do a program where Undertaker beats him and Roman Reigns wins the third one or they could just have Roman win again but I donโt know. Itโs like โ I think Undertaker clearly in the last two years, maybe the last three at WrestleMania I donโt know, itโs hard. Heโs beat up and I donโt know, I guess he was okay in all that but itโs not โ Iโm not for whatever reason when he did that [retirement angle at WrestleMania 33] it felt like the right time to finish.โ
Although itโs not clear if Undertaker is actually coming back one would assume if he had something to do with the finish of SummerSlamโs main event, โhe has to come, doesnโt he?โ Meltzer wondered. It was mentioned how if Taker was at The Biggest Party Of The Summer it would make the most sense to rekindle his feud with Roman Reigns since screwing Brock Lesnar wouldnโt make as much sense.
Then again, just because The Dead Man happens to be in NYC at the same time as SummerSlam doesnโt mean he has to be on the show at all. Only time will tell on this one.
If you havenโt heard, thereโs been a TON of news during the last 24 hours. Here are some links that will help you get caught up on the big stories:
- Is Bobby Roode headed to the WWE main roster after NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III?
- MAJOR name spotted in New York City. Will he appear at SummerSlam?
- SPOILER: Former ROH World Champion spotted in Brooklyn
- CM Punkโs legal fight against WWE doctor is costing him a lot of money
- Former Intercontinental Champion signs deal to return to WWE
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