10 Wrestling Stipulations WWE Never Followed Through

3. Retirement (WrestleMania VII)

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WWE wasn't big enough for both Randy Savage and The Ultimate Warrior back in 1991 having been the battleground for utter chaos between the two leading into WrestleMania VII.

'The Macho King' wrapped his sceptre around the mullet of the Warrior at the Royal Rumble to cost him (and 'Murica) the WWE Championship, with Warrior out for the violent revenge he eventually took against a man telling the story of a life lost to empty greed.

It was beautiful stuff - Savage lost his 'Queen' Sensational Sherri the second he lost his match, saved only by the love of a returning Miss Elizabeth. Their reconciliation was the perfect out for the storyline before Savage had even left the ring.

Marriage was imminent, as was his return after Jake Roberts crashed the party with his king cobra. Some expert booking as much as it was cheeky use of such a grand stipulation, Randy's re-entrance was baked into his grand farewell.

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