source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
The Undertaker has been told this will be the first long-term title run of his career. Vince told him he wanted to give him a long-run but needed a commitment to a full-time schedule in return. It remains to be seen just how long Undertaker can keep up the schedule as he is in need of a hip replacement. The idea of Undertaker/Batista was first pitched last August by Dusty Rhodes and Alex Greenfield. Vince approved it in September but said no decision on the finish would be made at that time, prompting many to think he wanted Batista to end the streak. As time came close, taking the title from Batista had become a popular move internally. In truth, Vince doesn't want the streak to end and so it probably never will.
WWE officials decided that Chris Benoit would be keeping the title at WrestleMania when the decision was made to not send him over to Raw. It was never 100%, but it was the on-paper plan and the reason Benoit didn't appear on television much in recent weeks.
Curt "Mr. Perfect" Hennig's father Larry "The Axe" Hennig had asked that they play the "Rap is Crap" song from WCW during his induction, but they didn't go with the idea and instead chose to play the Mr. Perfect theme.
Three former 2004-2005 WWE stars named in nationwide steroid scandal (names revealed here!)
