10 Great WWE Feuds That Never Got A One-On-One WrestleMania Match
1. Hulk Hogan vs. Roddy Piper
Without the rivalry between Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper, there would be no WrestleMania today.
The popularity of Hogan as WWE Champion in the 1980s, combined with Piper's outlandish heel persona, lit the fuse for the explosion of exposure the company would receive in that decade.
The pair were destined to fight for the top prize on a big stage, but it wasn't WrestleMania.
Instead, Hogan put the belt on the line against the Hot Rod at The War to Settle the Score, an MTV special that took place about a month before the first WrestleMania.
Piper got himself disqualified when his cornermen Paul Orndorff and Bob Orton Jr. got involved in the match. This led to The Hulkster's pals Mr. T and Cyndi Lauper coming to his aid, setting up Hogan and T. vs. Piper and Orndorff in the main event of the legendary Madison Square Garden show.
WWE were always going to put a celebrity in the main event of the first WrestleMania. However, in an ideal world, Hogan and Piper would have gone one-on-one on the most important night in wrestling history.