But, how is 'Taker going to return? As this is the fourth time he's been "buried alive", the temptation is going to have him fight Kane first (not at WrestleMania; a third 'Taker-Kane match would be preposterous). If Jericho were to interfere in such a match, that might work to set it up.
But, at this point, the only way you can sell an Undertaker match is with someone with a legitimate shot to end the streak. I don't know if you can do that with Chris Jericho, especially after such a hiatus.
And, is he coming back to Smackdown, where he's been for nearly 9 years, or do you move him to Raw?
I know what you mean.
Virtually everything has been done with him.
How do you come up with something different and interestting?
Maybe Vince should hire some of
The Simpson’s writers.
As for Jericho, it’s no secret I’m a Y2J mark.
I consider CJ one of those guys who can have a good to great match with just about anyone.
Does that make him an
appropriate opponent for Taker?
I don’t know.
In comparison to what they currently have to work with, Jericho may be the best option by default.
My belief: This is #20...and likely the last hurrah.
The occasion is certainly deserving of a very special opponent for Callaway, and IMO, that fact points to the Fed bringing in someone from outside of their current regular roster.
Be it Sting…
Be it Nash…
Be it Y2J…
Maybe even Goldberg for a “streak vs. streak” match.
Imagine that buildup:
Goldberg comes out and shoots a promo with something along the lines of:
“Yeah, you won 19 WrestleMania matches in a row. That’s one match per year. You call that a streak? I won 114 (or whatever it was) g-d-m matches in a ROW! THAT’S A STREAK! You‘re a fraud!”