5 Worst Wrestling Matches Of 1996

#3 Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage – Halloween Havoc 1996

WCW tried to present this confrontation as an epic battle with years of build stemming from both wrestlers’ runs in WWE. But once the match actually started, that ‘big match feel’ all but dissipated. That’s because the match itself was a train wreck of plodding movement, constant delays, and one-sided structure that benefitted Hogan above Savage.

Bear in mind that a major storyline component was that Savage wanted revenge on Hogan, and WCW’s way of showing this was to have Savage steal Hogan’s sunglasses and wig. Things only got worse from there as WCW felt the need to shoehorn Miss Elizabeth into the match, emphasizing some very-real bitterness between herself and the two wrestlers in the match.

Her involvement left a bad taste in fans’ mouths, and took away from the match heat that was supposed to be between Hogan and Savage. All in all, WCW wasted an enormous opportunity to make this into an exciting rematch from years prior, but left everyone watching horribly disappointed.