Things rarely go to plan in the WWE. Vince McMahon will set out with a vision to promote something spectacular, but reality often gets in the way and distorts the dream. This is especially true in the case of "dream matches", where McMahon has tried to pair off his biggest stars. The dream matches are oftentimes also "first time ever" matches, meaning that fans are more than willing to part with their money for a headlining event. However, despite the desire of Vince and the fans, so many dream matches ultimately fail to materialise. There are many factors involved, including egos and more importantly the money. There have been a number of dream matches that have kept being brought up in recent years. One dream match that fans frequently talk about is Brock Lesnar versus Stone Cold Steve Austin. There's also the dream of Austin versus Hogan. But did you know that these two dream matches nearly became a reality in 2002? They're not the only examples of this phenomena as there have been many dream matches that were at one point ready to go. For multiple reasons, these dreams never happened.