Undertaker Praises HHH; Cody Rhodes Wants Cardona in WWE; Latest WrestleMania Rumors
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Undertaker impressed by booking Triple H
Triple H has received a lot of praise since taking over as WWE creative director over the summer, and one person who’s been particularly impressed with his work is The Undertaker.
Speaking to BT Sport’s Ariel Helwani (h/t Nikunj Walia of Ringside News), the WWE Hall of Famer said of The Game, “He did a great job. He was always such a creative force, even when he was such a talent. He always had great ideas. I think it was a perfect position for him. I think he did a really, really good job, even in really difficult situations.”
Vince McMahon retired from his roles as Chairman, CEO and Head of Creative last year, and at that point it was clear that Triple H was the right choice to take the creative reins.
The 53-year-old spent several years building NXT into arguably the most popular part of the WWE programming, proving his worth as a creative thought leader during that time.
In the past few months, his biggest accomplishment has been building two red-hot babyfaces in Cody Rhodes and Sami Zayn at the same time, which could land him two WrestleMania 39 Main Events.
Roman Reigns vs. Rhodes for the undisputed WWE Universal Championship is already set as the main event of Night 2, and the Night 1 headliner is yet to be announced.
All signs point to Zayn teaming up with Kevin Owens to challenge The Usos for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships, and when that happens they deserve to go last on Night 1 based on the story told.
Other matches booked for WrestleMania include Bianca Belair vs. Asuka, Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley, John Cena vs. Austin Theory and Seth Rollins vs. Logan Paul, which could make WrestleMania 39 one of the best in recent memory.
Cody Rhodes is hoping for Matt Cardona’s WWE return
Prior to his WrestleMania Main Event against Reigns, Rhodes campaigned for one of his closest friends to return to WWE.
In conversation with Good karma wrestling (h/t Subhojeet Mukherjee of Ringside News) Rhodes spoke about the possibility of Matt Cardona returning to WWE:
“I’m really proud of him. He’s out there doing the indie god thing with the Indiana Jones hats. Everything Matt does, Matt was the king of the indies now, this is in its second year.
“Usually you only get one run in this role. He’s in his second year. What Matt does next is going to be huge. If he goes to AEW that would be cool. But if he comes back to WWE, that’s what I want. It would be off the charts. I think he’s a huge get, a huge free agent, and he’s the best he’s ever been.
Using the name Zack Ryder, Cardona spent 15 years in the WWE system until he was released from his contract in 2020.
The 37-year-old was a two-time tag team champion and also won the US and Intercontinental titles once each, but he never had the opportunity to break into the main event scene.
Since his WWE release, Cardona has established himself as the hottest wrestling act outside of a big company.
While he made a few appearances for All Elite Wrestling in 2020, he mainly worked in the independent scene alongside Impact Wrestling and NWA.
At the Royal Rumble in January, Cardona’s wife, Chelsea Green, made her WWE return, meaning he has no shortage of connections to the company.
There’s no concrete evidence yet that Cardona will be WWE-tied anytime soon, but with Cardona arguably the biggest available name in wrestling right now alongside Jay White, it stands to reason that the company would at least want to give the kick to Tire, him to sign.
Legado del Fantasma is said to have been part of the WrestleMania plans
WWE is reportedly planning to use Legado del Fantasma on the biggest stage of them all in some way.
According to Fightful Select (h/t Ringside News’ Felix Upton), WWE has “plans” for Legado for WrestleMania weekend, though the details aren’t clear yet.
Group leader Santos Escobar has weighed in on the rivalry between Rey Mysterio and his son Dominik Mysterio in recent weeks.
While Escobar had been a heel, his respect for the elder Mysterio essentially turned the tide, and it saw him face Dominik in a singles match, followed by Legado del Fantasma, which ended in a six-man tag team match against The Judgment Day.
Rey has so far resisted fighting his son, but all signs point to some sort of WrestleMania match between them.
While Rey vs. Dominik is possible in a one-on-one match, WWE could go the tag team route to put Legado on the map as Escobar could partner with Rey against Dominik and Damian Priest.
While the Legado members don’t actually wrestle, they would undoubtedly be involved in the match between Rey and Dominik in some way.
While Legado del Fantasma has yet to fully gain a foothold in the main roster, fans seem to be behind the group’s support for Rey Mysterio, and that could lead to bigger and better results from WrestleMania.
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