Who Takes the Last Ride at WrestleMania?

The end of The Undertaker is nigh, but just who will he face at what is likely to be his last WrestleMania? The King of the Part-Timers is nearing the end of his amazing career but whether he goes out in glory or defeat is as uncertain as to why Nia Jax smile so much on that graphic they show on Raw.

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The January 9 edition of Raw saw The Undertaker make his return to the Monday night show. Forget the brand extension because of Undertakeranswers to no one. Well, he used to answer to Paul Bearer of course and has carried out plenty of dirty deeds for Mr. McMahon in the past, but history has never been a strong point of the WWE. 

As we all expected, Undertaker announced his intention to enter the Royal Rumble this year, but don’t expect him to draw a low number. This is the safe option for the injury- wracked Undertaker. Come in around 25 and by the time he gets to the ring number 26 will be almost ready to come out. Chuck a few mid-card wrestlers over the top rope, more than likely have a showdown with the likes of Goldberg and Lesnar and then what?
Word is that The Undertaker won’t be in a title match at WrestleMania so winning the Rumble doesn’t look to be on the cards. Disagree? Well, wrestling betting at Paddy Power has Undertaker 3/1 favorite to win the match. if he doesn’t win the Rumble, then who will he meet at WrestleMania? The rumors are that he won’t be facing anyone from the Smackdown brand. They won the Smackdown v Raw match at Survivor Series so there’s no need for Undertaker to be seeking revenge on anyone.
Raw is struggling in the ratings and a few appearances by the Phenom might just do that if he can be placed in a feud that grabs the attention of the viewers. That’s not easy to do though with many of the Raw matches for WrestleMania already seemingly already set in stone.  It’d be really appealing to see The Undertaker get revenge on Brock Lesnar for ending his streak, but he’s booked to be taking on Goldberg. Another clash with Triple H won’t happen as he’s going to be battling with Seth Rollins and Big Show is due to be facing Shaquille O’Neal.  So where does that leave The Undertaker if he’s not going to be in a title match?
Someone has to eliminate him from the Rumble if the Dark Side isn’t going to triumph. Braun Strowman would be a potential challenge but I don’t think he’s ready for such a high caliber match on the biggest stage of them all. Roman Reigns could well be Universal Champion and Kevin Owens could well be trying to KO Chris Jericho and don’t keep dreaming that he could finally face Sting.

The list is getting smaller, isn’t it? But how about a match that would guarantee you a spectacular entrance by both WWE stars?  Could The Demon take on The Phenom? Finn Balor hasn’t wrestled a match since he won the Universal Title at SummerSlam. A shoulder injury forced him to vacate the title the following day. A surprise return in the Rumble and confrontation with The Undertaker would set up perfectly a WrestleMania clash. it’d be something we’ve never seen before and who better to end the career of the Undertaker than a Demon?

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WWE don’t have too many options now the rumored match with John Cena looks to be a no-no.  Undertaker v Balor looks the way to go, as long as the la