5 matches from the 90s that could have been the main event WrestleMania

#2 Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair (Wrestlemania VIII)

Flair v Savage in 1992

You can guess that it's my opinion that WWE made a bad call by slotting Hulk Hogan versus Sid Justice in the main event slot of the 8th annual WrestleMania.

Sure, many at the time expected that it was going to be Hogan's last match in WWE, but it was a simply poor match in every aspect, while classics like my previous listing, Bret Hart vs. Roddy Piper, and this option, Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair, toiled further down the card.

Savage was an incredible performer and storyteller, and this feud with Flair was yet another example of that. The match was for the WWE Title which Savage would go on to regain, and it was also deeply personal storyline. Flair had spent much of 1992 claiming he was having an affair with Miss Elizabeth - much to the rage of Savage and the distress of Liz herself. That was, of course, nonsense, but it stirred the pot big time for the hot-headed Macho Man. It was great for fans to see Flair get his comeuppance as Savage snared back the gold and both he and Liz left the unseated former champ and his executive consultant, Mr. Perfect, with their tails between their legs.

No doubt, this could and should have been the 'Mania main event.