5 times WWE got the WrestleMania main event wrong

#3 Chris Jericho (c) vs Triple H for the Undisputed WWF Title (WrestleMania 18)

Surely not the main event people were waiting for

Donning black and whites instead of his the red and yellow from his first stint, Hollywood Hogan brought the nWo to the WWF at No Way Out 2002 to what can be easily regarded as one of the greatest reaction from the crowd.

With WrestleMania in sight, it was the perfect opportunity to have Hogan face off against either of the two cornerstones of the company- The Rock and Steve Austin, and WWE did exactly that. Billed as 'Icon v Icon', Hogan v Rock was booked for WrestleMania.

In a parallel storyline, however, Triple H returned from a year-long layoff to a monstrous reaction from the crowd. His Rumble victory booked him a ticket against the Undisputed Champion Chris Jericho at WrestleMania. But all the buzz around Triple H's return slowly fazed away due to woeful booking, which revolved around Triple H and Stephanie instead of Jericho.

Hogan v Rock came in third to last. Hogan's return to SkyDome was so well received that the fans cheered for him throughout the match and booed The Rock, leading to an unexpected face turn for the Hulkster at WrestleMania.

The crowd in Toronto gave all that they had to turn the match into one of the greatest matches of all time. And that is what came to bite Triple H's ego that night. The crowd was so drained out after the secondary main event that they decided to just let the main event pass. Fans had to sit through an 18-minute predictable main event, something that prevented Wrestlemania X8 from becoming a super success.

Had WWE decided to go with Rock v Hogan at the last instead of HHH v Jericho, the fans in SkyDome could have helped in making both the matches a success.