10 Notable Wrestlers WWE Didn't Book For WrestleMania

10. Don Muraco (WrestleMania 1)

For three straight months following the maiden WrestleMania, Muraco worked in WWE Championship bouts against Hulk Hogan at Madison Square Garden, culminating with a steel cage match on June 21, 1985. Yet, Muraco was mysteriously left off a certain Garden card in March of that year, despite being one of the most recognizable heels in the territory. Admittedly, the first WrestleMania wasn't one of those 'get everybody involved in big matches' deals like it is today. As it was, lower-card fodder like The Executioner, SD Jones, and Matt Borne were used to put over stars three tiers above them on the food chain. Had Muraco possessed his 1985 wattage in, say, 2001, and was left off of WrestleMania 17, eyebrows would definitely have been raised.
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Justin has been a wrestling fan since 1989, and has been writing about it since 2009. Since 2014, Justin has been a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine. Justin also writes for History of Wrestling, and is a contributing author to James Dixon's Titan series.