5 dream matches and why WWE cancelled them

Modified May 18, 2019 05:50 GMT

Brock Lesnar and Batista in the same ring

#4 Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair

When Ric Flair came into WWE in the early 90s, the fans couldn't hold their excitement over the idea of getting to see the biggest dream match of all time: Hogan vs Flair. The Nature Boy won the Royal Rumble match in 1992, which is still regarded as being one of the absolute best Rumble matches of all time. At WrestleMania 8, Hogan headlined against Sid Justice, while Flair wrestled Randy Savage for the WWE Title.

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Years later, Hogan explained that Vince McMahon just didn't want to pit the two Superstars against each other. Flair, on the other hand, revealed that when he arrived in WWE, Vince told him that the match was a possibility. At the same time, Hogan wanted to leave to do the TV show, Thunder In Paradise. This put a strain in his relationship with Vince and he pulled the plug on the match.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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