10 Proposed WrestleMania Matches (Which Didn't Happen)

7. Lex Luger vs. Bret Hart (Wrestlemania X)

Make no mistake about it, Lex Luger was Vince McMahon's choice to replace Hulk Hogan. These plans would change, probably once Vince realised Luger couldn't fill Hogan's boots, but also because of superb performances from the likes of Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels, which persuaded the company to go in an altogether different direction as pertains to their headline acts. Facing then-WWF Champion Yokozuna at Summerslam 1993, Luger would come up short, and many fans now feel this is because the company realised the stale, white-meat babyface act wasn't getting over. According to Lex himself, that couldn't be any further from the truth, and original booking plans called for a rematch between he and Yoko at Wrestlemania X in the Spring of 1994. Losing via countout at Summerslam, the story was set to build right up until 'Mania, where Luger would finally bag the belt and lead the promotion for the remainder of the 90's. Of course, this didn't happen, and although Lex was involved in a three-man round robin for the title and did face Yokozuna, he didn't main event the show. That distinction was given to Bret Hart instead. Interestingly, another plan for 'Mania was kick-started at the Royal Rumble in early-'94. Both Luger and Hart eliminated one another at the same time, conjointly winning the match. A proposed back up plan of Luger vs. Hart was also available for Wrestlemania, but would never end up happening, as Vince McMahon wasn't too keen on promoting a babyface vs. babyface scenario on his biggest event.