3 WrestleMania matches that never happened

The dream match that we will never witness
The dream match that we will never witness

#1 Hulk Hogan vs John Cena, WrestleMania 25

This visual inside the squared circle would have been money!
This visual inside the squared circle would have been money!

Taking the two biggest babyfaces of all time and pitting them against each other!

This was the original plan for WrestleMania's 25th Anniversary. John Cena was set to take on Hulk Hogan in an epic clash of generations. The greatest superstar in wrestling history and the cornerstone of the Rock 'N' Wrestling Era, was going to go toe to toe with the most popular wrestler of the PG Era. This could have been even bigger than when The Rock and Hulk Hogan squared off against each other in one of the most famous matches in WWE history, at WrestleMania 18.

Unfortunately, Hogan's back blew out weeks before the event. He was already in the middle of his sixth back surgery. The plans were changed overnight and Cena was inserted into the World Heavyweight title match, featuring Edge and The Big Show.

Cena vs Hogan was perhaps the biggest dream match of all time, and the WWE Universe was very close to feast their eyes on the spectacle that was this bout.

Unfortunately, this match will always remain a wrestling fan's pipe dream.

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Edited by Anirban Banerjee
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