10 Things We Learned From Something Else To Wrestle With On Biker Undertaker

6. Hulk Hogan Was A Backup Opponent For WrestleMania X-8

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One plan the writers did have was a potential Hulk Hogan vs. The Undertaker epic.

That's right, before Hogan was grouped with The Rock in a historic "Icon vs. Icon" showdown, he was pencilled in for a match against the biker 'Taker. Everyone backstage was keen on the match, and that didn't change until the subject of what Rocky was doing on the biggest show of the year was broached in a meeting.

After that, The Undertaker vs. Hogan was off the table and he'd have to find someone else to work with. Prichard did follow up on this by saying that, by this point, 'Taker was already keen on helping Ric Flair regain his mojo. Therefore, it wasn't as though he was deemed a lesser star than The Rock.

It would have been logical however. As a credible veteran himself, The Undertaker would have been trusted enough to take care of a fragile Hulk in Toronto. Instead, he was tasked with bringing the best out in a (mentally) fragile Flair.

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