#10 Hogan Vs Flair at WrestleMania 8 was cancelled
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Perhaps the biggest shocking moment of 1992 came as a result of something not happening. Towards the end of 1991, the WWF would run with a controversial angle that fans would normally associate with the Attitude Era. Outside of the WWF in the 1980s, there were still a handful of recognisable names including Dusty Rhodes, Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard. As hard as Vince tried to completely eliminate his competition, rival companies were still able to hold their own and offer something different to the Hulkamania sweeping the nation.
Perhaps the biggest non-WWF name of the 80s was Nature Boy Ric Flair. His involvement with the legendary Four Horseman stable and his feud with Dusty Rhodes over the World Heavyweight Championship still lives on in the memory of many a wrestling fan, and for good reason.
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So when Flair would finally come over to the WWF, fans were understandably hot with anticipation for a once in a lifetime showdown between Flair and Hogan. A modern day example, for the younger readers, would be if Kenny Omega decided he was going to come over to the WWE and attempt to take the Championship from Roman Reigns or John Cena. We all know that fans would subscribe to the WWE Network in their droves to see that one!
Initially, the signs were very promising. Flair’s first few months with the company had him walking around claiming to be the ‘real world champion’. The WWE championship was merely a cheap imitation, and to be the man you had to be holding the big gold belt. Considering Hogan was WWF Champion at the time, the writing appeared to be on the wall for the two of them to meet.
As previously stated, the WWE normally reserve their biggest matches for the biggest stage. We saw Hogan and Andre at Mania 3, Hogan and Savage at 5, and Hogan and Warrior at 6. So to this very day, fans are still perplexed as to why Hogan Vs. Flair – perhaps for some kind of unification match – did not happen at WrestleMania 8 in 1992.
The semi-official story is that the rivalry was trialled at some house shows, and the reception was not nearly as well-received as they thought. Another possibility was that Vince didn’t want to tie his two biggest names up in the same match, and instead decided to get two main events from his show.
Whatever the reason, this was a huge mistake and will forever leave WWE fans scratching their heads and fantasising about what could have been.
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