5 Dream matches WWE could have booked but didn't

Fantasizing about wrestling dream matches is something every pro wrestling fan does. We are often fortunate enough to see some of them unfold in front of our very eyes, but some do not come to fruition.

Some dream matches truly lived up to the hype, like The Rock vs Hogan at WrestleMania 18, Hulk Hogan vs Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania 6 and many more, while some couldn't, like The Undertaker vs Ric Flair at WrestleMania 18 and Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 20.

One of the best things about being a wrestling fan is to visualize dream matches before they happen and thinking about what could happen and what could not.

So, here is a list of 5 dream matches that could have happened as both participants performed on the same night for WWE, but unfortunately were not booked against each other.

#5 Steve Austin vs Hulk Hogan: WrestleMania 18

Hulk Hogan was arguably the biggest name in all of professional wrestling over the late 80s and early 90s. He was the biggest babyface wrestling had ever seen, having headlined The Showcase of Immortals, WrestleMania, five consecutive times.

Fast forward a few years and 'The Texas Rattlesnake' Stone Cold Steve Austin had become the biggest babyface at the time. His famous 'Austin 3:16' T-shirt is the highest selling wrestling merchandise ever. His feuds with Bret Hart, The Rock, and Vince Mcmahon were absolutely amazing.

In 2001 when Vince Mcmahon brought The nWo to WWE, they went after the two biggest stars of the promotion, The Rock and Austin. Hence, this match became very much possible for WrestleMania 18. But WWE decided upon having The Rock instead face Hogan and Austin going up against Scott Hall at the event.

Neither match was a big disappointment, especially Scott Hall selling the stunner was a thing of beauty, but this dream match was never presented to the fans.

#4 Shawn Michaels vs AJ Styles: WWE Crown Jewel

Shawn Michaels is one of the best the industry has ever seen and there is no doubt about that. It is very firmly claimed that he could pretty much have a great match against anybody. His feuds against Bret Hart, Triple H, and The Undertaker have been legendary, to say the least.

Many have claimed over the years that AJ Styles is the best wrestler ever. His body of work in Impact Wrestling(formerly TNA) and NJPW were simply unparallel. He has had some classic matches against the likes of Samoa Joe, Sting, Kurt Angle, Shinsuke Nakamura and many over all over the globe.

To many fans worldwide, AJ Styles' charisma and in-ring abilities reminded them of a young Shawn Michaels. Hence, it could have been a dream match with Michaels facing a somewhat younger version of himself and what would have been an instant classic match.

So, when the rumors started circulating that Michaels was coming back for another match, speculation about this match went rampant. HBK wrestled at Crown Jewel teaming up with Triple H against the Brothers of Destruction and Styles defended his WWE Championship against Samoa Joe. HBK shut down all rumors going forward by stating that he will not wrestle another match.

#3 Brock Lesnar vs Steve Austin: WrestleMania 19

What a clash of titans this could have been!

The Beast Incarnate vs The Texas Rattlesnake, do I need to say any more? Austin vs Lesnar could have been one of the biggest fights in the history of the company with Lesnar's amazing strength and quick movement against Austin's never back down and aggressive attitude.

Brock Lesnar was on a path of destruction ever since his debut in 2002, having beaten Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, and even The Rock. He became the youngest WWE Champion ever and seemed quite unstoppable, and whenever we wonder who could stop the unstoppable, Steve Austin's name definitely pops up on our minds. The man who single-handedly went up against The Chairman himself. Austin had been the top star for quite some time now and seeing him go to war against the up and coming Lesnar could surely have been a WrestleMania classic.

Both of them competed at WrestleMania 19 with Austin facing The Rock in what would be his final match and Lesnar going up against Kurt Angle.

#2 The Rock vs Shawn Michales: WrestleMania 19

Both these Superstars oozed charisma and were excellent in the ring. Not just the match but the build to it could also have been magnificent as both of them were great on the microphone.

By the time for WrestleMania 19, they already had 13 world title reigns between them and had given the fans countless amazing matches and moments. 'The Heart Break Kid' versus 'The Brahma Bull' could have been one the greatest WrestleMania matches ever and even the Road to WrestleMania with them feuding could have been epic.

We did get to see Michaels 'Sweet Chin Music' The Rock though on the very first episode of SmackDown, in which he helped Triple H retain the World Title, but we never got a proper match between the two.

Michaels wrestled Chris Jericho and The Rock faced Steve Austin on the same night at WrestleMania 19 and how we wish we could've seen this match.

#1 The Undertaker vs Sting: WrestleMania 31

Probably the biggest dream match to never happen!

The Phenom vs The Icon, a match that people have fantasized over for almost 2 decades became possible when Sting joined the WWE. Sting had been the top WCW guy all over the 90s and The Undertaker was always Vince Mcmahon's prized possession.

Apart from the fact that both of them were extraordinary athletes, there was some similarity in their characters. Both Superstars had a sense of mystery about their characters and were very good at playing mind games with their opponents to inflict fear in their minds even before the bell for the match rings. Both of them made the lights go out and suddenly appeared in the ring out of nowhere seeming to have dark powers. Hence, a match between The Stinger and The Deadman had been the match wrestling fans wanted to see for over 20 years.

Unfortunately, this was not the booked match at WrestleMania 31 as Sting faced Triple H and The Undertaker took on Bray Wyatt. But one thing is for sure, wrestling fans would never stop fantasizing about a bout between these two legends.

Edited by Kishan Prasad