5 times non-title matches overshadowed championship matches on WWE pay-per-view

#2. The Rock vs Hulk Hogan (WWE WrestleMania X-8)

The Rock and Hulk Hogan stole the show with their historic encounter at WrestleMania X-8 in 2002

WWE often cites The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania X-8 as one of the greatest matches in company history.

The match was billed as 'Icon vs. Icon' and saw a clash of generations. The centerpiece of WWE's Cartoon Era met one of the biggest stars of the Attitude Era.

The crowd inside the Skydome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada was electric and surprisingly in favor of the heel Hollywood Hulk Hogan over the babyface Rock.

The crowd's electricity made for an all-time spectacle that is widely seen as one of the greatest WrestleMania matches of all time.

Hogan vs. The Rock completely stole the show at WrestleMania X-8 and overshadowed the WWE Undisputed Championship main event between Triple H and Chris Jericho.

Despite Triple H capturing the WWE Undisputed Championship after recovering from a career-threatening quadricep injury, all anyone could talk about was The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan.

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#1. The Undertaker vs. Mankind - Hell in a Cell match (WWE King of The Ring 1998)

The Undertaker and Mankind competed in the most historic and infamous Hell in a Cell match in WWE history at King of The Ring 1998

The Undertaker and Mankind's Hell in a Cell match at the King of the Ring pay-per-view is one of the most infamous and talked about matches in WWE history.

The match saw Mankind (Mick Foley) famously thrown from the top of the cell, crashing through an announcers' table at ringside. The spot is one of the most crazy and death-defying moments in professional wrestling history.

Despite his obvious injuries, Mick Foley continued through the match. This included being chokeslammed through the top of the cell to the ring below and being slammed into thumbtacks.

The shocking nature of the bout was all that anybody could talk about coming out of the event, completely overshadowing everything else on the card.

This included a WWE Championship First Blood match main event between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Kane. The Big Red Machine shockingly won the match and his first WWE Championship during this event.

However, it's often overlooked due to the incredible Mankind and Undertaker Hell in a Cell match that's still spoken about to this very day.