10 WrestleMania Main Events That Nobody Wanted To See

8. Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice - WrestleMania VIII

Sid Eudy must have naked pictures of every booker in wrestling history because he consistently got pushes his entire career despite being a much better softball player than a wrestler. After a pretty decent run in the NWA, Sid jumped to the WWF in 1992 and was immediately pushed as the next big superstar as Sid Justice. At the 1992 Royal Rumble, Sid dumped Hulk Hogan from behind, which happens in every single Rumble, but this somehow caused Hogan to throw a temper tantrum. Instead of leaving the ringside area, Hogan continued to whine and complain before grabbing Sid's arm and pulling him out, giving the match to Ric Flair. The crowd responded by booing the crap out of Hulk Hogan. Instead of taking the hint, Vince McMahon kept on going. He had Sid fake apologize to Hogan before turning on him during a Saturday Night's Main Event tag match against Ric Flair and the Undertaker. With Hogan set to "retire" following Wrestlemania VIII, the scheduled world title match between Flair and Randy Savage was placed firmly in the midcard in order to give the main event slot to Hogan and Sid. Let's get this straight: Ric Flair never headlined a Wrestlemania but freaking Sid Vicious did? The world is not a fair place. The match featured a breathtaking display of chinlocks and restholds before culminating with a completely blown finish thanks to Papa Shango, the evil voodoo priest who would go on to become the Godfather, fun-loving pimp of the Attitude Era. You see, Hogan hit his patented legdrop and Shango was supposed to breakup the pinfall, causing a disqualification and setting the stage for a massive heel beatdown on our hero. Unfortunately, the future captain of the Ho Train missed his cue and was late coming down the aisle. This forced Sid to actually kick out of Hogan's Legdrop of Doom (causing many stupid people to think Sid was shooting on Hogan) and forcing manager Harvey Wippleman to improv a distraction of the referee until Shango could get his tardy ass down to the ring. Eventually, Shango arrived and delivered a heatless beatdown until the Ultimate Warrior made his triumphant return and cleaned house. Hogan's retirement lasted a few months until the fans "demanded" he return. A reminder: This was a show that featured Bret Hart vs. Roddy Piper and Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair and either of those matches would have been a better main event.
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