| As annoying it is to have [b:post_uid0]TWO[/b:post_uid0] big McMahon matches at Survivor Series, I think that the Buried Alive match has great potential for a storyline. Follow me on this one:
'Taker/Vince comes as the second-to-last match of the night, before one of the big title matches. Vince ends up winning when Kane goes and attacks his brother. Kane does some kind of stunted thing that causes 'Taker to lose.
The following night on Raw, Kane is interviewed talking about how he's not the Undertaker's brother, and only made that up to torment him over the past several years. He says that he has finally put him away, and now he can be the only truly unstoppable force in WWE...once he takes out Goldberg.
Meanwhile, 'Taker is not seen or heard from for several months.
Kane, meanwhile, continues his destruction spree, and eventually defeats Goldberg for the World title at Royal Rumble.
During the "big" Raw episode in February (since SD gets No Way Out), it's announced that HHH has been traded to Smackdown, but noone is saying for whom. Late in the show, Kane's defending the title against someone (RVD, Booker T, whoever), when the lights go out. A shadowy figure can be seen somewhere in the arena (the catwalk, on the entrance stage, somewhere), but the person is not seen, only a cloud of smoke is left where he stood.
This continues for a few weeks, until Kane gets fed up and challenges his mystery stalker to a World Title match at Wrestlemania.
Wrestlemania comes and Kane's mystery opponent still is unknown. Kane comes to the ring first and waits. The lights go out, then a remix of Undertaker's original music hits and he comes down with the deadman gimmick accompanied by Paul Bearer! 'Taker catches Kane off guard, tombstones him, and gets a squash victory for the title.
This would help explain plot holes in the whole Kane/Undertaker storyline and make for a cool return of 'Taker's old gimmick.
Sure, this is kind of abbreviated booking, but what do you all think of this? |