WWE sources have informed us that the original plan for the Undertaker and Brock Lesnar confrontation at UFC 121 was for it to occur backstage after the show, likely at the press conference where tons of media and cameras were. This plan, however, hinged on Brock Lesnar winning his fight - which didn't happen.

After Lesnar lost, he needed stitches and decided not to appear at the press conference as a way of giving Cain Velasquez his "moment." The Undertaker, who was invited to the event as a personal guest of UFC President Dana White (a huge Undertaker fan), waited backstage after the fight but left when it became apparent that Brock wasn't coming out for the press conference.

The video face-to-face confrontation between Lesnar and and The Undertaker turned out to be a lucky coincidence for WWE and was not what the original plan called for. The YouTube video of that confrontation has been viewed millions of times online and generated a ton of buzz last week, so things worked out just fine.

Source: The Wrestling Observer & Mike Shalik of SEScoops.com

-- The road to Wrestlemania is on hold due to uncertainty about The Undertaker, as well as the lack of big stars. HHH will be back soon, and Jericho and Batista could return before the show. Brock Lesnar is almost certainly a no-go, even though he and Taker were planning to do an angle at the UFC press conference. Brock declined the press conference due to losing and Taker is friends with Dana White, so he didn't want to piss Dana off too much. Goldberg has been discussed for a Wrestlemania match, as has Trish Stratus. Steve Austin is a long-shot, but possible.

-- Sheamus vs. Barrett is planned for next year. Cena vs. Barrett is likely for Rumble. If Barrett wins at Survivor Series, Orton may win the Royal Rumble. Daniel Bryan is winning a lot of people over but his programme with Punk is now off the cards. The writers have told the commentators to downplay Miz's MITB briefcase so that it's a surprise when it finally gets cashed in. The idea is either for him to win the title, or to lose the match and then follow up with a huge win to get his heat back. The writers are treating it like he has until July to cash it in.