13 Biggest Matches WWE Should've Booked In The 80s (But Didn't)

2. Randy Savage Vs. Ricky Steamboat II

Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat's Intercontinental Championship Match from WrestleMania III is still considered the greatest match of all time by millions of people. That match took place nearly 30 years ago and one of the most surprising things to come out of that match was the fact that there was never a rematch booked. The company appeared to be building toward one as the post-WrestleMania III storyline still positioned Savage as chasing "his" Intercontinental title on the May 2, 1987 episode of Saturday Night's Main Event. Unquestionably though, the biggest opportunity for a return match was in the second round of the next year's WrestleMania IV WWF Championship tournament. The brackets were positioned so that if both men won in the first round, the two former foes would square off again in "one more classic confrontation" as Steamboat put it. Even Steamboat was surprised when he learned that the rematch would not be taking place; he lost to Valentine in the first round as his WWF star continued to fall. Conventional thinking says that Steamboat returning the favor for Savage at WrestleMania IV would've made Macho's eventual championship coronation even bigger since he would have avenged the loss from the previous WrestleMania, but the company may have been concerned with fans being split in their support. A babyface contest could've lead to Savage being booed by a portion of the crowd and possibly jeopardized the reaction they wanted for Randy Savage as the new WWF Champion and company flag bearer during Hogan's upcoming absence. One thing positive that can be taken from the lack of this epic rematch is that it makes their WrestleMania III match that much more special for the one-time only spectacle that it was.