12 Richest WWE Matches Of All Time
4. Hulk Hogan Vs. Andre The Giant (The Main Event, 5 February 1988)
Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant weren't strangers to having absolutely f*cking massive matches (more on that later), but it could be argued that there will never be one bigger than their shocking WWE Title trade from February 1988's NBC 'Main Event' special.
In front of a television audience larger than the populations of 82% of the world's countries, 'The Hulkster's four year reign was terminated in heinous and corrupt fashion by his giant foe, Ted Dibiase and an 'evil twin' referee.
33 million people saw the WrestleMania 3 rematch as a joint promotion of the company and network, giving WWE hope that a similar figure would inflate the WrestleMania 4 pay-per-view buyrate after the confirmation of a tournament to clear up the title mess was announced.
It wasn't to be. Fighting back after WWE counter-programmed Starrcade '87 with the Survivor Series the prior November, NWA/WCW responded with their first ever Clash Of The Champions telecast, demolishing McMahon's pay-per-view audience as he aimed to anoint Randy Savage as WWE Champion to cover Hulk Hogan's planned 'No Holds Barred' absence.
33 million people, though. Never before and surely never again will such an audience circle a single match.