I will be out of town and away from my computer during most of this week. I asked that someone post this column for me because I would not be able to do it. I will not review a wrestling match this week, but I wanted to write something so I did this quick column. The topic is matches that we thought we would never see, but they really did happen. I think I got the idea for this column when I saw someone write that it’s too bad that Edge will never face Daniel Bryan because Edge is retired. Someone replied that Edge did face Bryan and it happened on RAW on September 20, 2010. There are a lot of dream matches that never happened. Andre The Giant vs. Big Show. Shawn Michaels vs. The Rock. Kurt Angle vs. Bret Hart. There are also a lot of dream matches that did happen. Most people remember The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan or Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels, but there are others that you may not know about. Did you know a Triple H vs. Bret Hart match happened? Click HERE and you can watch their match. I just recently found out a Mr. Perfect vs. Shawn Michaels match happened at SummerSlam. That match is HERE. Below are 10 more dream matches that did happen.
1. Bret Hart vs. Rocky Maivia (The Rock)
Event: WWF Monday Night RAW
Date: March 31, 1997
Location: Peoria, Illinois
Ages of the Wrestlers: Bret Hart was 39. The Rock was 24.
Match Result: Rocky Maivia won via disqualification when Bret Hart refused to release the ringpost figure four.
Video of the Match: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwiid_rocky-maivia-the-rock-vs-bret-hart_sport#.UcW3y5zgxvA
2. Jushin Liger vs. Randy Savage (Macho Man)
Event: New Japan Pro Wrestling show
Date: July 17, 1996
Location: Japan
Ages of the Wrestlers: Jushin Liger was 31. Randy Savage was 43.
Match Result: Randy Savage won via pinfall in 8 minutes.
Video of the Match: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw4_bE5LdwE
3. Eddie Guerrero vs. CM Punk
Event: IWA Mid-South Morris Mayhem
Date: March 2, 2002
Location: Morris, Illinois
Ages of the Wrestlers: Eddie Guerrero was 34. CM Punk was 23.
Match Result: CM Punk won and became the new IWA-MS Champion.
Video of the Match: http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/pwynxICKSkE/
4. Jean Paul Levesque (Triple H) vs. Ricky Steamboat
Event: WCW Saturday Night
Date: August 10, 1994 (aired on September 3, 1994)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Ages of the Wrestlers: Triple H was 25. Ricky Steamboat was 41.
Match Result: Ricky Steamboat won via pinfall.
Video of the Match: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFARZtw6dUg
5. Edge vs. Mr. Perfect
Event: WWF Sunday Night Heat
Date: February 26, 2002 (aired on March 3, 2002)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Ages of the Wrestlers: Edge was 28. Mr. Perfect was 43.
Match Result: Edge won via disqualification when Mr. Perfect brought a steel chair into the ring.
Video of the Match: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7tqgm_edge-vs-mr-perfect-2002_sport#.UcXhHJzgxvA
6. Terry Funk vs. CM Punk
Event: Ring of Honor: Glory By Honor II
Date: September 20, 2003
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ages of the Wrestlers: Terry Funk was 59. CM Punk was 24.
Match Result: Terry Funk won via disqualification when CM Punk refused to break the figure four.
Video of the Match: http://www.veoh.com/watch/v41187544t28fgbTX
7. “Stunning” Steve Austin (Stone Cold) vs. Ricky Steamboat
Event: WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
Date: August 28, 1994
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ages of the Wrestlers: Stone Cold was 29. Ricky Steamboat was 41.
Match Result: Ricky Steamboat won and became the new WCW U.S. Champion.
Video of the Match: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x20wat_wcw-clash-of-the-champions-steve-au_sport#.UcXjHpzgxvA
8. “Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. Shawn Michaels
Event: WWF European Rampage Tour 1992
Date: April 14, 1992
Location: Munich, Germany
Ages of the Wrestlers: Randy Savage was 39. Shawn Michaels was 26.
Match Result: Randy Savage won via pinfall.
Video of the Match: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toRldvaQdq0
9. “Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. “Stunning” Steve Austin (Stone Cold)
Event: WCW Saturday Night
Date: May 11, 1995 (Aired on May 27, 1995)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Ages of the Wrestlers: Randy Savage was 42. Stone Cold was 30.
Match Result: Randy Savage won via pinfall.
Video of the Match: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3ni53_randy-savage-vs-steve-austin_sport#.UcXipZzgxvA
10. Ric Flair vs. Kurt Angle
Event: WWE Monday Night RAW
Date: June 27, 2005
Location: Anaheim, California
Ages of the Wrestlers: Ric Flair was 56. Kurt Angle was 36.
Match Result: Kurt Angle won via submission.
Video of the Match: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4emrh_raw-27-06-2005-kurt-angle-vs-ric-fl_sport#.UcXjWJzgxvA
There’s a message board thread that discusses this topic with many matches that I didn’t mention at http://www.wrestlingforum.com/classic-wrestling/838377-super-thread-matches-never-happened.html.
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Sad Hornswoggle vs. Chavo didn’t make the list…
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It’s 10 “Dream” matches not 10 “Nightmare” matches.
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The heart wants what the heart wants!
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I have absolutely nothing to do tomorrow so I will try to watch 4/5 of these matches. I think you should do another list column of matches. Maybe 10 worst matches or top 5 or 10 let down matches etc.. Nice work!
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I could do “let down matches” someday. There’s definitely a few matches I thought would be great and I was disappointed.
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I LOVE this! Going to watch a few of these tonight. Can’t believe some of the match-ups that have actually happened. Great job!
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Macho Man vs Liger was clearly a disappointment. Savage was obviously injured and therefore wasn’t himself. The finish seemed terribly rushed. It was great to see them in the ring together it’s just a shame that they couldn’t both be at 100%.
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That Macho Man vs. Liger match is one of the reasons I made this column. I was reading a column on another site and someone mentioned this match to the owner of the site and he was shocked that he had never heard of that match.
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