Backstage News on Original Plans for John Cena vs The Undertaker at WrestleMania, News on Undertaker’s Future with Braun Strowman, More

January 12, 2017

As we previously noted, the originally planned John Cena vs The Undertaker match for WrestleMania 33 has been scrapped as Vince McMahon changed his mind on match plans.

Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that The Undertaker will be facing a WWE Raw star at WrestleMania, but as of this writing there is no word on who the opponent might be.

Additionally, despite WWE teasing something between Undertaker and Braun Strowman on Raw this week, The Dead Man will not be facing Strowman at WrestleMania 33. The Raw tease was likely setting something up between Undertaker and Strowman in the Royal Rumble match.

According to PWInsider.com, speculation was that John Cena might defeat AJ Styles for the WWE Title at the Royal Rumble, then face Undertaker, the winner of the Rumble match, for the Title at WrestleMania. There was also talk of The Undertaker going into WrestleMania 33 with the title, but all the above plans have been scrapped and as of now there are no plans to have Undertaker in a title match at ‘Mania.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.