If youre looking for a dream match that would have been the complete package in terms of promos, build-up and performance, then one of the top choices has to be Rock versus Ric Flair, circa 1998-99. Rocky was on the upswing, rising from a bland babyface to leader of the Nation and developing into the badass who was golden on the mic. And while Flair was past his prime (turning 50 in 99), he still could deliver when called upon. Fans got a taste of what a battle between the Nature Boy and the Great One would have looked like at WrestleMania XX, when the Rock and Sock Connection squared off against three-quarters of Evolution. While the basis for the match was a Mick Foley-Randy Orton feud, Rock and Flair stole the show during promos and the match itself, with Rocky mock-strutting around the ring and Flair attempting a Nature Boy Elbow. http://youtu.be/E2jhsj9LQVo?t=18m48s Given how incredible their short time in the ring together in 2004 was, it makes it even more tragic that they couldnt feud five years earlier, when Flair had a bit more spring in his step and Rock was still a rising star. That feud would have packed houses just to hear their verbal sparring a match would have been icing on the cake.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
