Upon Ric Flairs debut in WWE, the dream match with Hulk Hogan on a major stage seemed to be inevitable. Well, they didnt quite make it there. Flair and Hogan should have been saved for the highest stage possible. Instead, the match was done at house shows in major cities toward the end of the house show era. Subsequently, their first match happened in Oakland, Ca. BUT NO ONE OUTSIDE THE AREA KNEW ABOUT IT! Not only did no one know about the Oakland match, they also fought in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Boston, New York and Boston in virtual anonymity. The reaction to the matches wasnt exactly what WWE was looking for, but its fair to ask, were they really given a chance to succeed? How big a deal could a non-televised match really be? It was a short sighted decision, but turned out to be the only one they could make due to timing, and Hogans ambitions beyond the wrestling business. Might as well try to profit somehow from the match-up, but to minimally promote it borders on insanity.