10 WWE Dream Matches That Only Happened Once
A True 'Once In A Lifetime' WrestleMania.
If there's one thing that drives a lot of people mad about World Wrestling Entertainment, it is how quick the company is to spam anything that seems vaguely decent. Heck, even if it isn't that decent we get too much of things. Kofi Kingston and Dolph Ziggler give the impression of having wrestled each other a gazillion times, and if I ever see Alberto Del Rio against Sin Cara again I might cry.
So it is pretty surprising to find some genuine dream matches in the company that only happened once. Every now and then WWE have realised that less can often be more, and that refraining from giving people what they want all the time may very well make them want it more.
There have been some famous one-offs in WWE history, such as Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg, The Undertaker vs. Ric Flair and the true 'Once in a Lifetime', John Cena vs. The Rock.
Wait, that happened twice? God dammit, WWE...
Here is a WrestleMania-worthy card of matches that only ever happened on WWE TV or pay-per-view once. Whether it was two individuals of different generations, different eras in the company or simply bad luck, some of them may surprise you. There's even a Streak match in there.
Here are 10 dream WWE matches that only happened once.
10. Rey Mysterio Vs. Rob Van Dam
I'll start with one that might surprise a few people.
Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam had a run as tag team champions in late 2004, defeating everyone's least favourite thrown-together team (Kenzo Suzuki and Renee Dupree) for the belts, but they only ever faced off against each other in singles competition one time.
That's once across all promotions, too. That match came in 2006 at a WWE vs. ECW Head-to-Head show, an event headlined by John Cena taking on Sabu. It was a one-off special, and RVD and Rey had the honour of opening the show. RVD picked up the win after a predictably close contest.
I suppose it isn't so surprising that these two didn't face off that much. They were both babyfaces for the pretty much the entirety of their WWE runs, and always seemed to be on opposite brands. They didn't even get a post-tag titles feud, either.