10 WWE PPVs That Were Doomed From The Start

10. WrestleMania VIII

...he didn't really fancy it.

Much changed in late-1991 and early-1992 that drastically altered the layout of WrestleMania VIII and the trajectory of the company going forward, but even without the scandal engulfing Hulk Hogan and WWE at the time, a dream match between 'The Hulkster' and Ric Flair was already off the table.

The organisation - as was normal practice - sent the match on the house show loop shortly after Flair's debut in order for the two to feel each other out as opponents and test box office response to the combination. The response didn't dazzle Vince McMahon, unlike Sid Justice's vascular frame and grisly intensity.

With the untelevised events earning less-than-perfect reports, McMahon cooled on the concept as a WrestleMania headliner and began programming Hogan against his latest turncoat rival. In that time, the aforementioned troubles saw Hulk needing a quick exit from the spotlight. WWE were forced to promote this first-time meeting as his potential last match ever, undercutting the other half of a double main event featuring Flair's Championship match with Randy Savage.

Both matches were riddled with bullet holes as a result, with the papered Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis the last time the company would look quite so vast in the United States for nearly five years.