The Road to Mania

So Undertaker wins the Royal Rumble and it seems, despite the tease from last night, that the long-rumored Undertaker vs. Batista match will headline the show. It seems built-in already and is exactly what's good about a WrestleMania main event: a match we've never seen before between a living legend and a current main eventer. While Undertaker may not be the youngest horse on the stable, he can still provide a good main event caliber match, especially with another powerhouse like Batista. And given the caliber of the Undertaker, they may actually give a Smackdown main event the last slot of the night. Personally, I approve.

So what's happening over on RAW? Well, it looks like Michaels, Edge and Orton are lining up to be part of the main event. A fatal 4-way between Cena and his three challengers would be a great main event. Throw in a special X factor such as a special guest referee "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and we've got a recipe for some intriguing television on Monday nights, eh? I don't like it... I LOVE it!

Which leaves us with ECW. I sincerely doubt my wicked awesome Cactus Jack storyline is going to play out, so Lashley is going to need a #1 contender. My choice? Umaga. The Great Khali seems to have stepped into the "monster" role on RAW. After losing to Cena, Umaga doesn't have anywhere else to go on RAW, really. But he's still a viable destructive force... which is just what Lashley needs. It wouldn't take much to have Umaga show up on ECW and start laying waste to Lashley. He's certainly earned a 3rd tier main event at this stage. A hard-hitting vicious ECW main event at WrestleMania between Lashley and Umaga could be a very watchable match.

Hmmm... WrestleMania's not looking too bad, is it?