10 Matches WWE Cancelled From WrestleMania
10. The British Bulldog Vs. The Berzerker (WrestleMania VIII)
The first seven WrestleManias went off without any major hitches regarding time constraints.
During the 80s, the show typically lasted 4 hours (excluding the pre-taped countdown show) and all advertised matches were delivered as promised. It wasn't until WrestleMania VIII in 1992 that the event was reduced to 3 hours, and the show suffered its first casualty of timing.
Unlike other WrestleMania VIII matches that were cancelled beforehand (more on those later), The British Bulldog vs. The Berzerker was still expected to take place the day of the show. It wasn't until midway through the show that producers recognized the need to eliminate a match due to time constraints.
Fred Thomas (Typhoon) explained that officials asked the Natural Disasters to shorten their title match against Money, Inc. Despite initially agreeing, the teams never did.
According to John Nord (The Berzerker), Vince McMahon actually wanted to cancel Owen Hart vs. Skinner but when Davey Boy was asked to cut his match with Nord to one minute, Smith refused. When Davey said he "didn't do" one minute matches, Steve Keirn (Skinner) jumped up, said "I do!", and proceeded to get the WrestleMania payday.