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Yeah, but Kane vs Taker has more story and personality than HHH. HHH is boring to me now, but what I dislike is that Taker vs HHH has no real substance other than I'm bored. I know they'll bring up HBK, but that was last year's deal.
I won't agree with you.
There's absolutely no real substance in Taker v/s Kane besides Kane being an integral part of Undertaker's life-storyline. Their matches are boring and here are the reasons why this feud doesn't work too well:
1. The Brothers of Destruction never made a recent impact as a tag team unlike DX. Brothers is a far far from a comprehensible storyline nowadays since it's an old shtick and since everyone knows that they are not real brothers. Hell, Kane even admitted it on a interview to a wrestling critic; the second day, he defeated Taker in Hell In a Cell last year.
2. They are 2 heavyweights wrestlers. In that sense, it's almost certain to be slow match. Most of the time, it needs to make huge power impact for it; to seem like a well-coordinated wrestling match. Unfortunately, that really happened. The pace remains boring and predictable. Sure, bringing someone like Paul Bearer rise some interest like in some matches last year but they remained cliched and very predictable.
3. They always include magic in those matches. This kinda blows away a match instantly. Hell, Santino's Cobra is better finish to a match than being blinded by an urn's power. Hell, who really can believe this? Sure, everyone knows that wrestling but oh well...the challenge lies to propose something believable and entertaining. So unless, Taker stop his magic and light gimmicks; no thanks, I'd rather have a HHH v/s Taker rather than v/s Kane.
4. There are no titles carrying on neither Taker nor Kane; so it loses even more story without involvements of championships. It'll barely be a midcard match rather than something to watch for.
Now, let's analyse the storyline that's gonna be followed most likely.
Undertaker has a 19-0 streak but last year was the only year where the prey left the ring before the hunter. He can explain how humiliation gift was to win this match that barely and this time, he wanna show to everyone that no one can ever end the streak. He wanna prove that no one can even come close to end his streak. He wanna state and make everybody claim that "This Streak will live forever" and not that "Wow, this nearly ended" or that "the Streak ended". I think last year's takers lying on the floor was a great move to show that HHH was at the closer inch to end that streak.
In my eyes, HHH dominated Taker at WM like no one else did; though I find both HBK's attempts to be so much more glorious. Another person who could give another angle will be John Laurinaitis.
Taker came at the opportune moment; when HHH was gonna end Laurinaitis' story. Perhaps, Taker could say that he was ready to come back since long but HHH always ignored his comeback requests when the latter was Interim GM. He could end up saying that Laurinatis did one fine job in his post though - bring him a contract extension. This angle could be used to intensify the first storyline and I'd like it frankly because this one could included lots and lots backstage and office issues to make it spicy at diverse junctures. We should also admit that HHH is not at an active wrestler position but in a GM officer.
Last year, CM Punk got huge thanks to Cena and all those office issues storyline. SO why not re-add office/contracts angle? Besides, this gives the opportunity for HHH to become heel. He can make Taker's Road to WM a real hell in his GM Position and it'll be ironic after he claimed that he solved his problems and won't use to the post to his advantage anymore.
Obviously, this is all speculation but I'm an optimistic and I'll try to accept that Taker v/s HHH match because as I said in my other posts - it's the only credible match Taker could get 1-on- at WM.