10 Dream Wrestling Matches That Only Happened On TV
5. The Rock vs. Eddie Guerrero (Monday Night Raw; July 22, 2002)
The impact Eddie Guerrero had on WWE in his five years with the company will never be forgotten, but some matches he competed in have been, including this hidden gem with The Rock from the July 22, 2002 edition of Raw. Eddie had just returned to the company and was looking to make a major statement, and who better to go up against The Rock? Keep in mind that while Eddie was coming back to WWE around this time, Rock was on his way out. The reigning WWE champion was set to defend his championship against Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam, but first he had to go one-on-one with Latino Heat on the flagship show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRFp8V--xzM Although fans knew just how great Guerrero was as an athlete, virtually no one saw him as a threat to Rock at this stage in his career. Despite that, Guerrero had an eye-opening performance against The Great One on this night, making both fans and officials look at him as being much more than just a "vanilla midget." The match was unexpectedly great, but it's often overlooked since it never occurred on pay-per-view. It'd end up being one of Rock's final Raw matches and a rematch was unfortunately never in the cards due to Guerrero's untimely death three years later.
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