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Dream opponents we'd like to see Undertaker face at WrestleMania: Photos. }9 D) F C0 R$ g J3 K; ?; r( Z- x
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& j& ~, A: J4 `. g9 aAt 7-foot-4 and 475 pounds, Andre the Giant would present a daunting task for The Undertaker.8 k4 l9 ~" X* X
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The Eighth Wonder of the World could go toe-to-toe in size and strength ...
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... But how would even the behomth fare against The Phenom's Tombstone Piledriver?
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Sting is considered an icon in the ring.
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# v F* z; h* ~0 fThe Lou Thesz Press was used by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Trish Stratus and Randy Orton.5 K# R( q! b6 d0 Z" V
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( P8 T- {* a1 s6 \, T! ?Vader may have had matches with The Undertaker, one at Royal Rumble ...8 r$ d6 y) E+ _$ i' V$ C) G( H
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% X' r! i. Z% m5 YJust imagine the flashbulbs going off in a sold-out stadium as "Macho Man" Randy Savage unleashed the Madness on Undertaker.! s# a! `. S* Z+ b T F
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9 [' T2 d6 G, |7 K2 fPerhaps more than any other dream opponent, Savage could overcome The Undertaker's WrestleMania Streak.
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X' x3 m! [4 u/ c; h1 {$ fStan Hansen is infamous for breaking Bruno Sammartino's neck in a match.& A. g" _9 S8 p
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- p2 c- w2 ^5 R1 eHansen was tough in the ring, and would take The Phenom to the limit.
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' u q& i4 {5 {! g( GBrash, feisty and willing to take on all comers, WWE Hall Famer Roddy Piper wouldn't back down from The Undertaker ...
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... but we'd really like to see The Undertaker appear on "Piper's Pit" during the build to The Grandest Stage of Them All. y6 x5 R: J" F2 ^6 V) T
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One Man Gang, at 6-foot-9 and 457 pounds is an imposing figure.
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" J" n/ t0 g" S7 E. fThe lore of Hodge and the mystery of The Undertaker would be incredible to see.
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8 S2 a9 L3 w7 \/ kBret "Hit Man" Hart is known as The Excellence of Execution. _6 P, j2 w, L# n- r
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* g1 C/ \/ o. O: q... and Bam Bam accompanied by Sir Oliver Humperdink for the long entrance to the squared circle?8 I6 R" |; K& U& k! a5 u d
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6 E: R; }; ?+ x7 B! `) |Killer Kowalski trained the likes of Triple H ...% E6 t. c/ e1 L) V7 i E* s( z0 @
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; N0 m! ~: T/ G# U7 F... and took off Yukon Eric's ear in a Steel Cage Match.
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: N; R+ `3 F G: M9 U% C' dCould Hulk Hogan have Hulkamania run wild in Death Valley?
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6 l2 Z, |. T( @/ |; f% \Or could The Undertaker have Hogan "Rest in Peace" on The Grandest Stage of Them All?* P7 \5 u- f$ l4 G6 t P
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V& F1 S8 _/ |0 cHarley Race is a former King of the Ring and NWA World Champion.
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At 6-foot-9 and 315 pounds, he was one of the biggest men to hit the gridiron and squared circle.
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... take on The Phenom in a No Disqualifications Match at WrestleMania?
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Bruno Sammartino held the WWE Championship for 11 years.
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To this day, he is one of the most powerful Superstars the ring has ever seen.
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% U6 c: m' b( ~) ~9 a5 H# A- e DBruiser Brody got into the ring with imposing figures like WWE Hall of Famer Abdullah the Butcher .+ P/ X4 w& `5 g! }! W- N) p- ^
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Haystacks Calhoun once collapsed the lung of his opponent .
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... who won the 1989 Royal Rumble.
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