10 Wrestling Matches That Collapsed In Front Of Everybody

6. Hulk Hogan Vs The Warrior (WCW Halloween Havoc 1998)

Shawn Michaels Randy Orton
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Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior didn't stand a chance of replicating their WrestleMania VI classic when they came together again eight years later, but the passage of time wasn't the only thing working against them.

Without the ingenious agenting of Pat Patterson and the patience to trust their instincts (well, Hogan's) to get their sh*t over, the pair assembled a rotten Halloween Havoc semi-main event that was going nowhere fast before it deteriorated even further into a failed and flawed Memphis gimmick brawl.

Having failed to put Warrior away using his weight belt, Hogan attempted to throw a fireball in his face. Unfortunately for the leader of nWo Hollywood, it took an age to light, and ended up going off in his own face. Not only was the trick itself exposed but so too was the art behind it, and in clear view of the entire crowd.

A cheap finish involving Horace Hogan running interference did nothing to turn the atmosphere around.

 
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