10 Hulk Hogan WrestleMania Events That Would Have Drawn Huge Money
8. Vs. Mr. Perfect
For a while in the late 1980s, all the signs pointing to this main event match being an inevitability. 'Mr Perfect' Curt Hennig received a big push when he arrived in the WWF, going undefeated on television for almost two years. In many ways, Perfect was the top heel in the company, while Hogan was the top face. They were also the final two in the 1990 Royal Rumble. Rumours have persisted that Hennig was going to take the WWE Title off of Hogan at this time, but the idea was eventually nixed. There simply weren't enough big shows it seems, and having the title on a guaranteed babyface made better business sense than putting it on a relatively new (albeit over) heel. The 1990 build came to nothing, and Hogan would go on to face Ultimate Warrior in the main event of WrestleMania VI instead. This was quite obviously the right decision, but the fact that Hogan and Perfect never had the big feud their status demanded is another lost opportunity in the history of pro wrestling. The start was there, with Perfect stealing Hogan's title belt and destroying it, but nothing ever came of it. Hennig's perfect record did indeed come to an end at WrestleMania VI, but it wasn't Hogan pinning him to the mat. No, that honour went to Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake (one of Hogan's best mates). The mind boggles.
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