10 Wrestling Matches With The Most Unexpected Consequences

7. The Rock Vs Hulk Hogan - WWE WrestleMania X8

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Speaking of dream matches, fewer have ever lived up to their hype quite like Hulk Hogan vs The Rock at WrestleMania X8.

Upon returning to the promotion with which he made his name, Hogan was immediately put into a programme with Big Dwayne ahead of the biggest show of the year in Toronto.

Hogan was definitely the heel going in. He'd hit Rock's ambulance with a truck for God's sake! However, Canada is backwards-land. How could you forget that?

The crowd cheered Hogan like a returning hero, piling applause onto him like he'd just ended world hunger. What's more, they booed The Rock! How do you boo the Scorpion King?

The crowd's unexpected reaction forced WWE to abandon all plans for a Hogan heel run. He was immediately turned babyface and placed into a programme for the WWE Title.

Aww, that's nice. Give the legend one last shot at the big time before he quietly... oh... he won the title... off the newly-crowned Triple H... right...

Aftermath to one side, the WrestleMania X8 match remains one of the most outstanding in the event's history and proof once and for all that crowds make wrestling matches.

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