10 WWE Nightmares That Thankfully Never Came True
6. WrestleMania VI: No Holds Barred
The Ultimate Warrior's WrestleMania VI WWE Title victory over Hulk Hogan didn't end up as an industry-defining elevation of the wrestling business' next big megastar, but the lengthy and rewarding main event between the two superhero superheavyweights did everything possible to try and achieve its goal.
Working way beyond their selective limitations on the 'Grandest Stage', the pair surpassed even the wildest expectations of most, and crafted a spectacle that ensured the Toronto 'Show Of Shows' would go down as one of the most memorable.
When compared to Vince McMahon's original idea for the show's 'blockbuster' main event though, it's perhaps the finest turnaround in company history.
Having tried and failed to make Hulk Hogan's 'No Holds Barred' turkey a cinematic success, McMahon had, by late 1989 accepted that a match featuring the two main stars was a dual box office flop. Before this point, his blind faith that the movie would be a monster hit resulted in Zeus earning the biggest payday of the year against Hogan in a final battle between the two.
Zeus’ (restricted) input in the SummerSlam and Survivor Series matches highlighted just some of the obstacles the pair would face, and a December pay-per-view experiment featuring the movie back-to-back with a Hogan/Beefacke/Zeus/Savage cage rematch failed to live up to financial expectations. By now, Vince had accepted defeat on the entire Hollywood debacle, and began lining up Warrior not only for the April superclash, but as Hulk's long-term replacement.