10 Times WWE Didn’t Have A Clue What To Do At WrestleMania

10. WrestleMania 12: Only One Title Match?

In 1996, the WWF was at one of its bleakest stages roster-wise. Talent consisted of wrestlers with silly gimmicks -racecar drivers, plumbers, and garbage men- and wrestlers not being used properly- such as the entire Million Dollar Corporation. The fact that WWF had two men- Shawn Michaels and then-WWF Champion Bret "The Hitman" Hart- who they felt could carry the show via a 60-minute Iron Man Match is a testament to those two. Throw in a better-than-expected big man match of The Undertaker vs. Diesel, and it was not a terrible WrestleMania, with one major flaw: there was only one title match. The WWF Tag Team Titles were forfeited by The Smoking Gunns due to an injury, and WrestleMania XII was supposed to be the site of the tournament finals to crown new champions. At one of the weakest tag-team stages for the WWF, the final two teams were not exactly a shining example of championship-worthy teams: The Godwinns and The Body Donnas. Unfortunately for Henry, Phineas, Skip, and Zip, their match was moved to the Free-For-All, and did not even make it on to the home video release of the show. The Intercontinental Championship was held by the bizarre Goldust. He was originally scheduled to defend it against the former champion, Razor Ramon, in a Miami Street Fight (reminder: this show took place in Anaheim, CA, some 2700 miles away.) However, Ramon (depending on the story) either failed a drug test or refused to wrestle the androgynous one, so he was replaced by interim-WWF President "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Piper was not going to lose a Hollywood Backlot Brawl, and there was not any other worthy contenders for the IC title at that time. But still: one title match at WrestleMania- even if it was one of the best in WrestleMania history- is not enough to satisfy fans demanding top caliber championship matches.