10 Cancelled WWE WrestleMania Matches

1. Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair - WrestleMania 8

When Ric Flair showed up on WWE programming carrying the Big Gold Belt and proclaiming himself to be wrestling’s ‘real’ world champion, an in-ring meeting with Hulk Hogan seemed inevitable. 

Two of the biggest stars in the wrestling world, a proxy war between the best of WWE and the best of the NWA, it was a dream match that seemed tailor-made for the Grandest Stage.

All indications were that it would go on last at WrestleMania 8, especially when the Nature Boy won the WWE Title in the 1992 Royal Rumble at the expense of The Hulkster.

For whatever reason – and a bunch have been given – the match never made it to ‘Mania, with WWE instead shuffling their deck to give us Flair versus Randy Savage (good!) and Hogan versus Sid Justice (not so good!). 

Some have blamed McMahon’s cold feet on lukewarm attendance figures for Ric and Hulk’s house show outings, while others have credited Hogan’s desire to ‘retire’ and go make cinematic masterpieces like Mr Nanny as the reason (meaning he wouldn’t be able to win the belt and then tour as champion).