Top Ten Fantasy Wrestling Matches We’ll Never See #1

#1 Hogan vs Austin

Tag Line: Who was the Biggest Superstar of all time?

Or

The face of wrestling in the 80s, the face of wrestling in the 90s, the face off in the new century.

Why? Training prayers and vitamins vs Hell Yeah beer swilling and middle fingers. Who was a bigger star, who’s the bigger icon, whose the greater legend? Who was the biggest name wrestling history? Austin/Hogan may be wrestling’s most debated fantasy match.

Could it have happened?

Looking back, Wrestlemania 18 should have been Hogan/Austin, instead of Hogan/Rock. They had that match for the Rock to help his movie career. It helped the Rock get mainstream exposure, but has he had a successful movie career? Of course Hogan wrestled this match in his NWO gimmick. The real fantasy match is the real American, red and yellow Hulkster, against the black and white, foul mouthed Stone Cold Steve Austin. This match at least could have happened at the next Wrestlemania, or Wrestlemania 20 if Hogan stayed with the company till then, which he didn’t. A real shame because, with the WWE promotion machine, this absolutely could have been the biggest match ever.

Could it still happen? Hogan is now in TNA, while Austin makes occasional appearances on WWE TV. Could Austin jump ship to TNA and steal wrestling’s #1 fantasy match from WWE?  Even if he did, Hogan is very limited in what he can do in the ring these days. 10 years ago this still could have went down and been a good match. It’s a shame really.

Who would win? At this point Austin, only because it’d be more believable. Plus Austin is pushing to be a Hollywood action star.

Who should win? Of the whole series, this is the toughest call. I love them both, but I give it to Hogan.

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Honorable mentions:

Shawn Michaels vs Sting

Chris Benoit vs the Dynamite Kid

John Cena vs the Ultimate Warrior (Haha)

Eddie Guerrero vs HBK

Dudley Boys vs the Legion of Doom

Kurt Angle vs Ken Patera

and finally, one match we’ll definitely never see,

Cactus Jack vs Mankind in an Ultimate Death Match.

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Top Ten Fantasy Wrestling Matches We’ll Never See #2

 #2 DX vs NWO

Tag Line Two Words For Life

Why? The stable that made WCW, vs the stable that re-made WWF. The two most controversial stables in wrestling history. Who had a bigger impact on wrestling, who was tougher, who was the baddest?

Angle: Of all matches on the list this would have been the most fun angle to watch. DX pranks/traps vs NWO beat-downs. In 2002, the NWO came to the WWF. It didn’t last long. Kevin Nash had repeated injuries, Hall soon left the company for personal reasons, and Hogan’s return was met with such positive reaction that he left the group and turned face/back to the red and yellow. That summer Shawn Michaels returned to the ring. If the NWO gimmick had lasted longer, and Hogan stayed with them, NWO could have feuded with HHH, (Which they were teasing at anyway, with wanting him to join) prompting him to bring HBK out of retirement. DX vs NWO could feasibly have been booked for Summerslam of 2002.

My number one scenario for the match is the simplest, NWO=Hogan, Hall, Nash, vs DX=HBK, HHH.

Another scenario would be the NWO recruiting Big Show/The Giant, leading DX to recruit the Billy Gunn and Road Dogg A.K.A. The Road Dogs. X-Pac would bring intrigue to the angle, as he’d been in both groups before. Who would he side with now? He’d go with DX since NWO would have The Giant.

Who would win? In a WWE ring, DX of course.

Who should win? NWO, with Hogan scoring the pin fall over Michaels.

Top Ten Fantasy Wrestling Matches We’ll Never See #3

WWF vs WCW vs ECW; Three Way Five Man Survivor Series Elimination match.

Tag Line: The Final Battle. 

Participants 

WWF: Austin, Rock, Angle, Undertaker, HBK,

WCW : Hollywood Hogan, Flair, Sting, Goldberg, The Giant

ECW: Mick Foley/Cactus Jack, Rey Mysterio, RVD, Tommy Dreamer, Raven. (I’m tempted to replace Raven with Sandman or Mike Awesome, also tempted to take Rey out but he’s is a big star obviously)

Angle:

After WWF bought WCW in 2001, and ECW was out of business, the Invasion Angle was launched. What potentially could have been the greatest angle ever turned out to be one of the most disappointing. The reasons are many, and not all of them WWF’s fault. Many top stars like Hogan, Flair, Goldberg, etc, actually had contracts through AOL Time Warner, hence couldn’t appear on WWF programming anyway.

I could write an entire book on how the Invasion angle could have turned out, but for simplicity sake let’s just talk about this match. We’ll pretend this was the main event for Survivor Series 2001, one big blowout match where only one company could survive. This was the kind of match needed to end the Monday Night Wars. 

Who would have won? Vince always put his own stars over, so of course WWF.

Who should win? It would have been healthy story wise to have WCW win to keep that brand alive and maybe continue having it’s own show.

Top Ten Fantasy Wrestling Matches We’ll Never See #4

#4 Ric Flair vs The Million Dollar Man; Ted DiBiase

Tag Line: The Man vs the Millions.

OR

To Be the Man, You Gotta Pay the Price.

Why? Two of the best heels ever. One of WWF’s top heels of the 80s vs the Dirtiest Player in the Game. Not to mention both men are top notch wrestlers, and both have similar builds. This would have been one for the ages.

Angle: Of all the matches on this list, this one has the clearest angle in my mind.

Remember in the 80s when the Million Dollar Man tried to buy the World Championship Belt from Hulk Hogan? What if he made Flair the same offer, and he accepted?

Picture this. At a PPV Flair just retained the title in an incredible match against Sting. On the next wrestling show, he cuts a promo saying he’s beaten everyone and has nothing left to prove. He’s going to retire with the belt. DiBiase makes his debut appearance, coming to the ring and agreeing that Flair has nothing left to prove. He makes Flair and offer. After a few weeks, during which there is much protest from other wrestlers and on screen company management, the deal is made. Flair retires and DiBiase is the new World Champion.

In the next few months DiBiase defends the title against many of the top faces, Steamboat, Savage, Luger, etc. He cheats horribly every time, and is a despicable champion. Meanwhile we see vignettes of Flair living it up like no one ever has, huge limos, jets, girls, wine, suits, etc.

Finally DiBiase defends against Sting, (DiBiase vs Sting is a fantasy matche right there.) Flair is present, watching the match from a VIP section. Again DiBiase wins and treats Sting horribly.

The next night, DiBiase comes out to gloat, saying he’s beaten everyone, and he’ll be champion forever, etc. Suddenly Flair comes out, to everyone’s surprise. Flair tells DiBiase he’s been a terrible champion, and he’s disrespected the title, the business, and the other wrestlers in ways Flair never has. Flair reminds DiBiase he hasn’t beaten everybody. He announces he’s coming out of retirement, and taking back his belt!

During the next few weeks DiBiase tries to worm his way out of the match, but the company insists it go on. Flair has vignettes of trashing his expensive jets, limos, ditching the women, champagne down the drain, etc. In the ring he gives incredible promos while tearing off his expensive suit and throwing it into the crowd. “Money, cars, women, they’re NOTHING, without PRIDE! WHOOOOO!!! DiBiase!!! You say that everybody’s gotta price. Well you’re gonna learn that Ric Flair, DOES NOT HAVE A PRICE!!!!! WHOOOO!!!!”

In a last ditch effort DiBiase insists that if Flair has his match, he must return all the money, since he’s breaking their deal. This puts Flair in dire straights because he trashed all the cars/clothes etc he bought with it, hence he can’t sell them back. We’re sold on the idea that Flair is losing every penny to pay back DiBiase, having to sell his own possessions etc.

 Flair comes to the ring with a big pile of money on a table. DiBiase comes out to collect, when suddenly Flair burns the money right in front of DiBiase’s eyes. The Million Dollar Man flips his lid, while Flair pulls a Joker Ala The Dark Knight and says “IT’S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY!!! WHOOO!!!”

 The match is still on for the next PPV. Flair returns to the ring without his fancy robes and girls, just plain wrestling trunks. No styling, no profiling, it’s all business. It’s a classic match. Just when Flair is about to win it, Arn Anderson betrays him, and Flair loses the match. Arn Anderson has been seduced by the money, but a rematch is on at the next PPV, this time inside a steel cage. It’s a bloody brutal helacious match. Flair is the winner and new champion. WHOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Could it still happen? Not with that program obviously. Flair can still wrestle at 61, but DiBiase doesn’t wrestle anymore, so probably not.

Top Ten Fantasy Wrestling Matches We’ll Never See #5

#5 Bret Hart vs Kurt Angle

Tag Line: Who is the best there ever was?

Why? The Canadian Hero vs the Olympic gold medalist. Bret Hart and Kurt Angle are considered two of the all time best in ring technicians. The best of yesterday vs the best of today. A simple enough idea for an outstanding match.

Could it still happen? Bret Hart left wrestling after suffering a concussion, and a few years later he had a stroke. After the stroke he actually talked about a match with Kurt Angle, but said after the stroke he definitely couldn’t wrestle anymore.  Bret did have a “match” against Vince at Wrestlemania, but it’s obvious he can’t take real bumps anymore, so unfortunately this match will never happen.

Who would/should win? Angle for both.

Top Ten Fantasy Wrestling Matches We’ll Never See #6

#6 Sting Vs Undertaker.

Tag Line: Two Dark Heroes Battle for Wrestling’s Soul.

Angle: It could be very similar to the HBK/Taker match at Wrestlemania 25. Sting comes to the WWE to vanquish the dark force that is the Undertaker. Play up on Sting’s real life religious beliefs and it almost writes itself.

Could it still happen? I can’t see Taker working for another company at this point in his career, and even if he did he couldn’t use the Undertaker gimmick. Sting has frequently expressed no desire to work for WWE, so probably not.

Who would win? This almost has to be a Wrestlemania match, and we all know who wins those.

Top Ten Fantasy Wrestling Matches We’ll Never See #7

 #7 Austin vs Goldberg

 Tag Line: Austin’s Next, Oh Hell Yeah!

 One of the most heated points between WWF and WCW back in the Monday Night wars was that Goldberg was an Austin rip off. I don’t believe this, but both have similar builds, are bald and wear black trunks. Still, they are different characters. Goldberg is an unstoppable juggernaut, and Austin is a redneck.

Could it have happened? It almost could have when Goldberg came to WWE in 2003, but Austin wasn’t ring active then. Just a few years prior this match would have been red hot.

Could it still happen? Goldberg was not happy with the product in WWE, so will probably never go back. If TNA was able to sign him, and then sign Austin, it’d be a huge boost for them, stealing a dream match away from WWE.

Who would win? If this did happen in 03, Goldberg, to put him over for a title run.

Who should win? Austin, he was the bigger superstar.

Top Ten Fantasy Wrestling Matches We’ll Never See #8

#8 Behemoth Battle Royal

Tag Line: Battle of the Giants

Participants: Andre the Giant, Big Show, Great Khali, Giant Gonzales, Big John Studd, King Kong Bundy, Big Bossman, Earthquake, Yokozuna, Mark Henry.

Angle: Who cares! Just throw the ten biggest guys in the ring and see what happens.

Who would win? If they could all fit in the ring without the entire ring falling apart, it would have been a fun match to watch. The final four would be the four tallest, Andre, Show, Khali, Gonzales. That would pair down to Andre and Show, with Andre for the win.

The Top Ten Fantasy Wrestling Matches We’ll Never See #9

#9 The Hardy Boys vs The Rockers

Tag Line: The Rockers Go Extreme

Why? The high flying tag team of the 80s vs the high flying tag team of the 90s in a clinic of acrobatic action.

Angle: The Hardy’s reign as Tag Team Champions, boasting they’re the best ever. Young and cocky, they call out Shawn Michaels, claiming they’re better high flyers than he ever was. HBK loses singles matches to Jeff and Matt due to cheating/intereference. After also losing a handicapped match against them both, HBK brings back his old partner to show them who was the best.

Could it still happen? The Rockers other half, Marty Jannetty, has made in ring WWE appearances in recent years. At the time of this writing Jeff Hardy is in TNA, but down the road this still could happen AND still be good.

Who would win? The Hardy Boys get the torch passed to them.

Who should win? The Rockers.

The Top Ten Fantasy Wrestling Matches That We’ll Never See: #10

Fantasy matches are something most wrestling fans talk about from time to time. Here’s is my list of the top ten fantasy matches we’ll probably, or in some cases definitely, will never see. These are all matches I’d personally like to watch. Other factors to discuss; are could the match have happened, would it have been good, what the angle/story could be, and if there’s any possibility it could still happen.

#10 Andre The Giant vs The Giant/The Big Show

Tag Line: Who was the Greatest Giant?

Could it ever have happened?

Obviously this Giant vs Giant match could never have happened as Andre died in 93, and Big Show didn’t start wrestling till 96. Andre was in a lot of pain during the last few years of his life, as evident during his last few matches when he couldn’t do as much. If Big Show could fit into a time machine and travel back to the early 80s it would have been quite a spectacle to behold. Would it have been a great “wrestling” match? No, but it would have been fun to watch.

Angle:

When Big Show started wrestling in WCW, he was called The Giant. The story was that he was Andre’s son, which of course he really wasn’t. Had Andre lived longer, and if he could have wrestled in the mid 90s, they could have played with that. It could have went one of two ways. Either have Andre trying to right the wrongs of his son, or coming after him for falsely claiming to be his son. Either angle could have been interesting.

Who would win? If the match could have happened in the early 90s, Big Show would have won. Andre would have passed the torch to the new Giant.

Who should win? Andre, he is The Giant.