10 Most Anticipated (Unlikely But Not Impossible) Wrestling Matches Of 2017

Fantasy booking is part and parcel of being a pro-wrestling fan. After all, we want to see our favourite legends face off against the era's newest stars.

WWE even made this concept a reality this year on the back of video game WWE 2K17, bringing fantasy warfare to life when Goldberg returned to take on Brock Lesnar in the Survivor Series main event; something we never thought we'd see.

And Goldberg vs Lesnar wasn't the only one; there were a tonne of unexpected dream matches which took place in 2016. It all sets the stage nicely for 2017 and makes us truly believe that we could see more of the same from WWE in the new year. With rumours of legends returning to the fold and newer stars currently taking the WWE by storm, we could be set for some incredible dream matches in 2017.

Some of these might seem like a bit of a longshot but given how wrestling's been in 2016, we're not ruling anything out at this point.

Here are 10 dream matches we think could actually happen in 2017.

We thought we'd start with a very bold (and glorious) prediction.

Ric Flair is supposedly retired from in-ring competition. However, his retirement at WrestleMania 24 actually lasted all of a year as he left WWE and worked matches on the independent circuit and then in TNA. Of course, WWE never acknowledge those matches on television but it shows Flair's desire to once again step back in the ring.

We have a funny feeling that the bug hasn't gone away for Flair and, if the opportunity arose, he would work a WrestleMania or Summerslam match without hesitation. If he did come out of retirement, there's only one man he should face; Bobby Roode. Former TNA champ Roode has taken NXT by storm with his robe wearing, conceited gimmick, a character change which is clearly heavily influenced by 'The Nature Boy' and would make him the perfect foil should Flair fancy one more WrestleMania moment in 2017.