BBscout Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Rock-Brock to me has maybe biggest 'box office' potential of any match ever. Tons of mainstream appeal. I'd say would have been even bigger at 29 or 30 than it would be now, based on both of them having more recently returned from Hollywood and UFC. But now with it being in that new big ass Dallas stadium like Mayweather-Pacquio was supposed to have been with that huge 40-yard HD 4K video scoreboard or whatever it is , I think it could be just as big as it would have been a few years back. They don't even have to run it as the closer and could go with Taker-Cena on last as well as Reigns-HHH as another 'main event' match in there somewhere. But they could easily go the other direction and do Brock-Reigns II and Rock-HHH. If Rock-Brock doesn't happen, what else compares similarly where it was maybe possible didn't go through? Hogan vs Stallone or Austin vs Tyson? Also what about big ones in the wrestling bubble that never went through, like Hogan-Flair at 8. Bret vs Hogan at Starrcade 98 maybe. Punk vs. Austin could have been big at 29 or 30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye12 Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Probably not the biggest, but I always wanted to see an Austin-Rock-HHH triple threat match, but they switched up that night at Survivor Series 1999 when Austin needed off and I don't think it ever happened. Hogan-Austin and Sting-Undertaker for WWE, and Goldberg-Savage for WCW are ones I'd have personally wanted to see but were never really positioned to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Cooke Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Goldberg vs. Flair in early 1999. Even as a face versus face, it would have been big on PPV. Instead we got an okay Nitro match in March. In Japan, Misawa vs. Hashimoto in NOAH. They had the Z-1 feud but never met in singles. Sakuraba vs. Tamura in their primes in either MMA (2001-2002 would have fit that) or Tamura vs. Sakuraba full length in UWFI or RINGS. The 3 short matches in UWFI are such a tease for what could have been amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexstar Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 "Big" is relative during the era in question here, but Bret-Savage, Undertaker-Savage, and HBK-Savage (notice a theme, ha)? I know that all three have happened at some point, but I'm talking in the 94-95 era as PPV main event level matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMJ Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 I'm not even that big of a Shawn Michaels fan, but three that came to mind... Would've loved an HBK/Punk feud during his Straight Edge Soceity run. There was a ton of history for Punk to base his promos on and I have no reason to believe Shawn would've shut it down. I also think, money-wise, it may not have been a "big money" match, but like the Jericho/HBK series, I think it would've done well critically and helped anchor some otherwise blah PPVs. HBK vs. Eddie Guerrero is another one that, in-ring wise, I would've liked to see. I heard a rumor once (post-Eddie's death) that it was a possibility for WM22, which made it an even bigger "I wish they would've done it!" thing for me. Last and most crazy/personal, in 96', when Warrior came back to WWE, I was 12 and thought we were going to get Warrior vs. Michaels for the title at Survivor Series or the 97' Rumble. Now, this is hardly an example of money being left on the table (I'm not sure anyone else was as invested in this potential match-up as my pre-teen self), but it is a little bit fun to think about 96' WWE with the thought of "What if...The Ultimate Warrior came back, got red hot again, and stayed with the company for 12 months instead of 2?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadMick Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Michaels entire second run could have produced a lot more of my dream matches. A little less time with HHH, and a lot less injuries, and a lot more with Punk, Mysterio (I know it happened at least twice, but a feud would have been great), Booker T, Guerrero, generally just plonked somewhere in the middle of the smackdown 6 part 2 summer of 2009 (I know, he was out injured, but still), all would have suited me nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Purely in the wrestling bubble but it would have been cool if Jake Roberts stayed in WCW long enough to feud with Arn Anderson over the DDT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Can probably put Bret Hart's entire WCW run on the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexstar Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Unlikely it would have been big money, and maybe not even good, but I can't find any evidence of a Shawn Michaels-Bam Bam match from that mid-90s era either. They missed each other like ships in the night with the similarly timed turns it seems. Edit: Didn't want to spam another post Is this the only WWF Piper vs Macho Man match available? http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x30ygpl Seems like they would have ended up in a PPV match at some point during those 8 or so years but I know they didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Here's a few out of left field: Bruno vs. Backlund Bruno vs. Andre Bruno vs. Pedro Pedro vs. Andre Backlund vs. Andre Backlund vs. Pedro Hogan vs. Bruno Hogan vs. Backlund Arn vs. Ole Arn vs. Tully Bockwinkel vs. Heenan Terry vs. Dory (81 match wasn't a feud) DiBiase vs. Hennig DiBiase vs. Martel DiBiase vs. Steamboat DiBiase vs. Arn DiBiase vs. Tully DiBiase vs. Rude A lot of the above didn't happen because times were different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 I completely agree on HBK vs Punk. That could have been a fantastic program and produced really good matches. I am not a huge fan of return HBK, but he had high points and Punk would have definitely been a high point. Sting vs Taker is an obvious one. Austin vs Goldberg could have technically happened and if it were booked with any amount of care it would have drawn huge. The match, however, probably would have been terrible. Brock vs Bryan could have not only been a really great match, but could have drawn money if it were done right. Savage vs HBK and Bret as real main even programs also stand out. I think Vince left a lot of money on the table by phasing out Savage. I am not sure any money was left on the table, but Eddie vs Danielson should have happened when Eddie was doing his redemption indy tour. Those matches are so strange to me and I think a match with Danielson would have been better than any of the ones we actually got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadMick Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Here's a few out of left field: Bruno vs. Backlund Bruno vs. Andre Bruno vs. Pedro Pedro vs. Andre Backlund vs. Andre Backlund vs. Pedro Hogan vs. Bruno Hogan vs. Backlund Arn vs. Ole Arn vs. Tully Bockwinkel vs. Heenan Terry vs. Dory (81 match wasn't a feud) DiBiase vs. Hennig DiBiase vs. Martel DiBiase vs. Steamboat DiBiase vs. Arn DiBiase vs. Tully DiBiase vs. Rude A lot of the above didn't happen because times were different. Not sure if you're referring to Steamboat-DiBiase as never happening Parv, but they did meet in WWF in late '87 (remember being surprised by that reading WONs from the time) and at the untelevised KotR in 1991. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Austin vs. Hogan in 2002 Goldberg vs. Kane in 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachchaos Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Austin vs. Tyson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBscout Posted December 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Austin vs Goldberg and Austin vs Hogan are up there. I think if they did Brock vs Cena at Summerslam instead of so quick that it would have been big for network subs, since you can't really use the word buyrate anymore. Could have sold out a LA stadium too instead of running Staples, plus more of the fanfest axxess revenue and other events they've built Summerslam weekend up to be. It could have given them like a second Mania money wise that year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Here's a few out of left field: Bruno vs. Backlund Bruno vs. Andre Bruno vs. Pedro Pedro vs. Andre Backlund vs. Andre Backlund vs. Pedro Hogan vs. Bruno Hogan vs. Backlund Arn vs. Ole Arn vs. Tully Bockwinkel vs. Heenan Terry vs. Dory (81 match wasn't a feud) DiBiase vs. Hennig DiBiase vs. Martel DiBiase vs. Steamboat DiBiase vs. Arn DiBiase vs. Tully DiBiase vs. Rude A lot of the above didn't happen because times were different. Bruno vs Andre is a great choice. Bruno vs Morales was the first Showdown At Shea. Not much more they could come with that matchup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luchaundead Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Bockwinkel vs. Heenan As I read this I got super excited but are you seeing it the way I am with a face Bockwinkel having to run through the Heenan family to finally get 5 minutes in a cage with the Brian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Bockwinkel vs. Heenan As I read this I got super excited but are you seeing it the way I am with a face Bockwinkel having to run through the Heenan family to finally get 5 minutes in a cage with the Brian? Pretty much, basically slot him into the Larry Z feud as Larry's manager. Bruno vs Morales was the first Showdown At Shea. Not much more they could come with that matchup.Ah, I remember about this now. Isn't that the match that goes 90 minutes or something ridiculous? Not sure if you're referring to Steamboat-DiBiase as never happening Parv, but they did meet in WWF in late '87 (remember being surprised by that reading WONs from the time) and at the untelevised KotR in 1991.Yeah, I know about that one. It was a holy grail match of mine for years and years and then I actually saw it om fan cam (pretty disappointing, even though it goes 10 mins). Pure phone it in stuff. But what I'm saying is that they never worked a proper program. Might even be an interesting fantasy booking exercise. I guess it would have to be 1991, and you'd have to delay the Virgil thing a while more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luchaundead Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 One that I always go back to is Rick Steamboat vs Bret Hart at Mania 2 while, the Hercules match was fine Ricky vs Bret at that time could have been a showstealer in the same vein as the Steamboat v Savage match from the next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidebottom Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Austin vs. Tyson http://prowrestlingonly.com/index.php?/topic/27903-what-would-have-been-a-bigger-draw-mike-tyson/?hl=%20mike%20%20tyson Goldberg vs Austin at Mania 19 comes to mind as both were under contract. But the reality is, as big as Goldberg was, 2003 was pretty damn far removed from that 1998 -2001 white hot period and both men have cooled off by then due to lack of exposure. It would have done good business, but wouldn't have been a record breaker. Now in some parallel universe if there was a cross promotional show in 1999 with this headlining, that's a different story. But I've always imagined the two having a massive clash of styles though, I think the match would have been rotten in execution. Conversely, Rock vs Michaels could have theoretically happened at many points in 2003 and once in 2004. I think they would have had an excellent match as their styles would have matched nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeg Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Going with ones nobody has mentioned- Austin vs Brock RVD vs Austin Cena vs Undertaker Hogan vs Rude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Crackers Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Jumbo vs Maeda. I remember there being a mention in an old observer (1988 maybe) that Jumbo was pushing Baba to work with the UWF guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTNW Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Misawa vs. Takada would be another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidebottom Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 RVD / Austin happened on Smackdown in 2001 when RVD was pretty hot. Stupid they didn't pull the trigger with RVD in 2001. I know there are countless arguments for pushing / not pushing people but RVD in 2001 is one I am totally behind. Girls wanted him, guys wanted to be him, he looked like a film star for your marketing, was young, healthy... the only thing he had going against him was an inability to act. He was put in some stupid situations where you could tell he was out of his comfort zone and thus, his square peg didn't fit into their round hole. It would have been interesting to see if he would have evolved his in ring act had he been given the ball, or would he have still settled into the routines like he did too. I always cite his TSN interview with Michael Landsberg as proof positive you could have put him on any mainstream talk show and he would have held his own. EDIT: Sorry, took this well off topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Mark Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 This is only a big match to me . I always wanted to see Mark and Jay Briscoe vs. James Storm and Chris Harris. A TNA vs. ROH match. Also wanted to see the Dudleys vs. Mark and Jay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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