5 dream matches and why WWE cancelled them

Brock Lesnar and Batista in the same ring
Brock Lesnar and Batista in the same ring

#1 Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Hulk Hogan

Hogan vs Austin
Hogan vs Austin

When Vince McMahon brought in the New World Order in 2002, the WWE Universe knew that a dream match was almost on the horizon. WrestleMania 18 was looming closer and fans wanted two of the greatest Superstars of all time, Hogan and Austin to square off for the first time ever. This never happened, and Hogan ended up having a classic with The Rock.

Also read: 5 times Vince McMahon was embarrassed on Live TV

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Bruce Prichard once stated that Austin turned down the match when Vince pitched it to him. Apparently, Austin was not a fan of Hogan, as he once refused to wrestle Austin in WCW, citing reasons that he wasn't a big star. Austin also wasn't impressed with the booking idea of Hogan going over him.

The Rattlesnake had a mid-card level match against Scott Hall at WrestleMania 18, while The Rock and Hogan stole the show in what many consider to be one of the greatest WrestleMania matches of all time.

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Edited by Rahul Arun
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