3 Reasons why The Undertaker is teaming up with Roman Reigns at Extreme Rules

As we all know by now, The Undertaker made his return to the WWE following his disastrous match with Goldberg that created buzz for all the wrong reasons. 'The Deadman' defeated Goldberg at Super ShowDown following a Chokeslam after Goldberg suffered a legitimate concussion and was unable to coherently continue with the rest of the match. The Undertaker looked visibly upset at the conclusion of the contest. Many within' the WWE Universe felt this would be the last time we'd see Undertaker in a WWE ring for a very long time.

However, we were wrong! Last night, Roman Reigns was in the midst of an assault by Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre following their 2-on-1 Handicap Match when suddenly, The Deadman rose up from the ashes and scared away Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre.

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After this shocking appearance by 'The Phenom', a match was officially booked for Extreme Rules. Roman Reigns and The Undertaker will be teaming up to face Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre. I'm going to discuss three reasons why The Undertaker is teaming up with Roman Reigns for WWE Extreme Rules.

#1 Unfinished Business With Shane McMahon

Shane jumped off the top of the structure

Let's not forget that it wasn't too long ago- just a few years ago to be exact- Shane McMahon made his return to the WWE. One of the reasons for his return was to face The Undertaker at WrestleMania 32 inside the Hell in a Cell cage. Once the smoke had cleared and the dust had settled, The Undertaker walked away victorious, leaving the valiant Shane McMahon a broken and battered man.

The match was well received at the time and remembered for the swan dive Shane McMahon took from the top of the ceiling to the announce table below. Undertaker won the battle on this night, but the war is clearly not over. The Deadman has waged war with the McMahon family for years. He's fought alongside them, and and against them. There is unfinished business between Undertaker and Shane. He has beaten Shane O'Mac, but failed to put him six feet under for good (figuratively speaking).

#2 Redemption

The Undertaker proceeds to choke out Goldberg during their "Dream Match" at WWE Super ShowDown (2019).

Let's backtrack a little bit to Super ShowDown. We know The Undertaker and Goldberg put on an okay match up until the last few minutes of the contest, in which Goldberg got injured and everything started to fall apart. The rest is history and it's been written, for better and for worse.

The Undertaker has never publicly spoken about what he had thought about the match, but his face could tell the story. You know The Undertaker was not happy with the finish and wished things could have gone much differently. Due to Goldberg's sudden injury, an audible had to be called. Any plans Undertaker and Goldberg had for the match to finish it their way had to be thrown completely off the playbook.

What should have been a time of celebration for The Undertaker turned into pure annoyance and disgust.

The Undertaker has to redeem himself for the disaster of a match with Goldberg. Therefore, his return to team up with Roman Reigns is a way for him to do this. The Undertaker is well past his prime and can no longer have a great match on his very own. It is sad, but very true indeed.

The Undertaker will need Roman Reigns' help to put on a great match with the likes of Drew McIntyre and Shane McMahon. Not taking anything away at all from Shane O'Mac or "The Scottish Psychopath", but from the babyface side of the coin, Roman will have to do most of the dirty work in this match, let Undertaker get the hot tag, get his spots in and finish everything off for his team to send the WWE Universe home happy.

Imagine the sight of a double pin, where The Undertaker delivers the Tombstone Piledriver to Shane McMahon, while Roman Reigns drills Drew McIntyre with a huge spear to get the victory?

#3 Just who is the biggest, baddest dog in the yard?

The Undertaker and Roman Reigns share an intense stare down on the Road to WrestleMania 33.

Now, here's a long shot of a reason but one that would make perfect sense when you think about it. Take a trip back about two years ago. WrestleMania 33! Roman Reigns gives The Undertaker his second defeat at a WrestleMania event. After the match, The Undertaker laid down his hat, his trench coat, and took what many felt was going to be his final bow from the WWE ring forever.

All that had remained of The Undertaker following the conclusion of his match with Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 33.

The Undertaker would make his return eventually and go on to feud with Triple H and Shawn Michaels. However, we know this moment in which Undertaker and Roman Reigns had is still buried deep inside the soul of The Deadman. The Undertaker would love to have his revenge for the loss that nearly put him down for good.

Remember, the battle was over who was the biggest and baddest dog in the yard for the WWE. The Undertaker held down the yard for so many years. Roman Reigns took that away from him. The very next night following Undertaker's defeat. "The Big Dog" made this fact loud and clear for the WWE Universe to hear.

"This is my yard now". Arguably so, this is indeed Roman Reigns' "yard", and he is certainly running the show whether we like it or not. Now that Undertaker has returned and aligned himself with Roman Reigns, could this tag match be a deeper plot for Undertaker to take back his yard from Roman Reigns?

Imagine if this were an elaborate setup for Undertaker to scratch Roman's back by helping him take out Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre in order for Undertaker to get what he truly wants, a rematch with Roman Reigns at the biggest summer spectacular of the year: SummerSlam!

Again, is it a bit far-fetched? Yes, it is. Can it happen? Most definitely! I would not be surprised to see Roman Reigns vs The Undertaker as one of the headlining matches for SummerSlam 2019.

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Edited by Atharva Papnoi