9 WWE dream matches that were pitched but didn't happen

#8 Goldberg vs. Roman Reigns - WrestleMania 36

Something called The Pandemic happened (Pic Source: WWE)

Interestingly, only a few months ago, WrestleMania 36 happened, and some great matches occurred on those two faithful days. Moreover, before Braun Strowman swooped in and took the WWE Universal Championship from Goldberg, it was supposed to be Roman Reigns.

Roman Reigns vs. Goldberg wrote itself. In this era of WWE, dream matches are something everyone wanted, and this almost happened. If not for the pandemic, the match would mark the only time when one of the leading faces of the current era faced a bonafide WCW and WWE Legend.

Goldberg wanted the match to happen, but the reason it didn't happen was because Roman Reigns has a compromised immune system, and it would put him at risk. He said:

"I don't even know where to begin. Roman Reigns, everybody knows he has leukemia. You know, he's in remission and his — obviously his immune system is down. And so, I don't know why it was even considered in the beginning, except for the fact that we'd invested time and WWE invested the money in the angle, in the match, you know."

Could the match still happen in the future? Never say never in pro wrestling.

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#7 The Rock vs. Macho Man Randy Savage - WrestleMania 21

Ohhh Yeah, this could have been real (Pic Source: WWE)

The Rock vs. Macho Man Randy Savage. It's not something that most fans probably didn't think of. But Macho Man was one of the opponents that The Great One wanted at WrestleMania 21. Dave Meltzer tweeted this out a few months ago:

Dwayne that year told me the three guys he wanted to work at Mania were Sting, Randy Savage and Rey Mysterio. https://t.co/0US031xugO

— Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) February 1, 2020

In terms of WWE legends, this one had the makings of something beautiful. But given this was also around 2005, history had something else in store. Randy Savage's career as an in-ring worker was over, and a brief stint in TNA proved that point.

A former TNA Employee, Bill Behrens, explained that Macho Man was not in great shape. He explained:

"He did that spot then he did an in ring spot where he couldn't hit his own moves and he couldn't throw a punch bless his heart. Then after that he was supposed to do another spot an actual match, and he went to Jerry Jarrett and said I won't do it unless I win the title. Jerry Jarrett talked to him and talked to him and then left the meeting came to me and said: this man is insane. That pretty much was the end of Randy's run."

Imagine what could have been had things gone differently.