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Given that CM Punk was slated to win the World Title at the end of the show, common sense booking would have called for Umaga to get the victory in the undercard match.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/default.aspx?term=\\undertaker&#038;iid=4512211\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.picapp.com\/ftp\/Images\/3\/b\/b\/8\/PicImg_WWE__Wrestlemania_4ecb.JPG?adImageId=1553994&#038;imageId=4512211\" width=\"320\" height=\"246\"  border=\"0\" alt=\"WWE - Wrestlemania - Michaels Vs Undertaker\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.pis.picapp.com\/IamProd\/PicAppPIS\/JavaScript\/PisV4.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Prior to learning of his departure, creative was still positioning Umaga for a program with Undertaker upon the latter wrestler&#8217;s return.  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