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Post by The American Nightmare on Jan 23, 2018 15:30:22 GMT -5
Last night, in addition to having a SUPER awkward entrance with like zero fanfare and pageantry and the LIGHTS ON! last night...I'm a little confused at the weirdly...I guess...cryptic promo he cut? Was he saying he is now done...or was he laying the foundation for a mania match? If JR didn't say "was that a warning" I would have said OK he's officially done...but now... I'm torn...
Thoughts?
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Post by IRS on Jan 23, 2018 15:31:21 GMT -5
We know as much now as we did before that promo.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Jan 23, 2018 15:35:59 GMT -5
That promo made not me bit of sense to me at all.
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Post by punksnotdead on Jan 23, 2018 15:36:45 GMT -5
I thought it was a retirement speech until JR said that, too. I mean he's rumored to wrestle Cena at Mania, so we'll find out shortly. If that match doesn't happen then we can move on.
I was at Mania 33 and thought his match against Reigns was an absolute train wreck. So for no other reason, I'd like to see him give it one more go. I just don't think it means anything anymore. If he loses it's of no consequence. It's not like HBK where if he retired he would still have gas left in the tank. Still though, I think the fans would like to enter a match knowing it's going to be his last outing so that they can embrace him through the whole process. He deserves that treatment.
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Post by Rated [R] NinJa on Jan 23, 2018 15:43:14 GMT -5
 That promo was about as non-sensical as an Ultimate Warrior promo IMO. |
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Post by BSR on Jan 23, 2018 15:47:13 GMT -5
After that promo I think it's safe to say hes wrestling Alzheimer's at WrestleMania.
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Post by J12 on Jan 23, 2018 16:02:05 GMT -5
The conclusion I drew (though not strongly), was that, by saying his former opponents could "truly rest in peace", it meant that they no longer need to fear The Undertaker. So, in essence, he's done. He also seemed to get really choked up when he delivered that line.
With that being said, it was so ambiguous that one could have easily drawn an entirely different conclusion with just as much validity as the scenario I assumed.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Jan 23, 2018 16:57:33 GMT -5
I don't think he's done. If Taker was ever going to come out and give a retirement speech, I would think it would be a lot clearer than that. The entire promo he cut was so vague and short.
Also, I don't think people are paying enough attention to the fact that he wasn't wearing any of the gear he left in the ring at WrestleMania. I feel like that had to be symbolic in some way for the company to actually pay attention to continuity like that, which they never do. I could see them do something where maybe Cena comes out and places all of Taker's stuff back in the ring and says he wants one more match with him and if he accepts, come out and pick up his stuff for one more fight.
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Post by HHH316 on Jan 23, 2018 17:08:03 GMT -5
I assumed it meant that he was done, but then JR threw me way off.
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Post by sean™ on Jan 23, 2018 17:27:29 GMT -5
After that promo I think it's safe to say hes wrestling Alzheimer's at WrestleMania. This made me laugh. |
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Post by Dan on Jan 23, 2018 17:37:54 GMT -5
The conclusion I drew (though not strongly), was that, by saying his former opponents could "truly rest in peace", it meant that they no longer need to fear The Undertaker. So, in essence, he's done. He also seemed to get really choked up when he delivered that line. With that being said, it was so ambiguous that one could have easily drawn an entirely different conclusion with just as much validity as the scenario I assumed. This is the emphasis I took from it, especially by the way he paused and built to delivering it. However, it was largely unclear and I would be hesitant to think that JR would say “could this be a warning” had this been his very last speech. I’d also be inclined to think that JR would know its a farewell speech, and that it would also close the show. I did however think that if Undertaker v John Cena was pencilled in for Wrestlemania, then this would have been the time and place to plant the seed for that moment, especially considering Cena really isn’t (or wasn’t) in a programme leading up to the Show. |
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Post by TheLastDude on Jan 23, 2018 17:43:56 GMT -5
After that promo I think it's safe to say hes wrestling Alzheimer's at WrestleMania. Welp, I'm going to hell for laughing at that. |
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Jan 23, 2018 18:07:38 GMT -5
Jr was sleeping and the music probably woke him up and startled him. That was not a warning. That was a retirement.
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Post by marino13 on Jan 23, 2018 18:09:10 GMT -5
It was almost as if Bray Wyatt wrote his promo. Cause I heard words and left with no information.
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Post by BROKEN on Jan 23, 2018 18:11:23 GMT -5
If he is, WrestleMania will never be the same.
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Post by Triple S on Jan 23, 2018 18:33:43 GMT -5
 He’s getting John Cena at WrestleMania. While we always thought Cena would be the one to end the streak, he won’t... but he will be the one to officially retire The Undertaker with his third loss at WrestleMania. ... or, ya know, so I predict and all. Haha |
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Post by FLUX '97 on Jan 23, 2018 18:36:09 GMT -5
I hope he stays retired, unless he decides he wants to give the rub to Miz or Braun.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Jan 23, 2018 19:14:02 GMT -5
After that promo I think it's safe to say hes wrestling Alzheimer's at WrestleMania. Ha ha ha ha ha!!! Ahhh that is so cruel but funny, I love it! I still say Taker did the Manhattan Center because it was a shorter aisle way for him to walk to the ring than Barclay's was. |
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Post by BSR on Jan 23, 2018 19:15:58 GMT -5
After that promo I think it's safe to say hes wrestling Alzheimer's at WrestleMania. Ha ha ha ha ha!!! Ahhh that is so cruel but funny, I love it! I still say Taker did the Manhattan Center because it was a shorter aisle way for him to walk to the ring than Barclay's was. He would still be walking to the ring when smackdown starts. |
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Post by J12 on Jan 23, 2018 20:34:11 GMT -5
The conclusion I drew (though not strongly), was that, by saying his former opponents could "truly rest in peace", it meant that they no longer need to fear The Undertaker. So, in essence, he's done. He also seemed to get really choked up when he delivered that line. With that being said, it was so ambiguous that one could have easily drawn an entirely different conclusion with just as much validity as the scenario I assumed. This is the emphasis I took from it, especially by the way he paused and built to delivering it. However, it was largely unclear and I would be hesitant to think that JR would say “could this be a warning” had this been his very last speech. I’d also be inclined to think that JR would know its a farewell speech, and that it would also close the show. I did however think that if Undertaker v John Cena was pencilled in for Wrestlemania, then this would have been the time and place to plant the seed for that moment, especially considering Cena really isn’t (or wasn’t) in a programme leading up to the Show. I didn’t read much into JR’s comment, only because neither of them seemed to be all that invested all night, and it wouldn’t surprise me if it’s just something that slipped out of his mouth. I don’t know how closely Vince was monitoring/feeding the Manhattan Center commentary. I suppose I could commit one way or the other more strongly if we had that info. If Taker/Cena weren’t so heavy rumored, I’d be pretty confident in it being a retirement speech. At the end of the day, though, yeah. Who knows. |
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