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What could have been: Lesnar vs Bryan and Vince's limo explosion
What could have been: Lesnar vs Bryan and Vince's limo explosion

#2 Hulk Hogan vs 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin

We never got to see this one
We never got to see this one

Hulk Hogan and Stone Cold Steve Austin are two of the biggest superstars in the history of WWE. When the nWo came to WWE on the road to WrestleMania 18, fans clamored for the dream match to take place at the event. Vince McMahon himself wanted these two Superstars to go at it in a dream match.

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This didn't end up happening though, as Hogan went on to fight The Rock in an "Icon vs Icon" match at WrestleMania, while Austin defeated Scott Hall in a mid-card level match. It was later reported that Austin wasn't thrilled to take on Hulk Hogan in a dream match.

Bruce Prichard once spilt the beans on what had happened backstage. He speculated that back in WCW, Hogan refused to get into a program with "Stunning" Steve Austin, who was one of the fastest rising stars in the company at the time. Austin possibly wanted to return the favor and decided to refuse to wrestle Hogan at 'Mania'.

As far as dream wrestling matches go, Austin vs Hogan will take top honors on any list. It is certainly a crime that wrestling fans never got to see the two icons face off.

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