There arent that many dream matches out there anymore involving legends. People still talk about CM Punk and Stone Cold Steve Austin (never going to happen), and Sting versus the Undertaker (the moment passed for that one years ago). Back in 2002, a dream match actually took place at Wrestlemania 18 The Rock versus Hulk Hogan. The match was billed as Icon Versus Icon: possibly the two most charismatic stars in the companys history, locking horns on the grandest stage of them all. This one didnt need a title to make it, or a ridiculous stipulation. Although the other members of the NWO and Stone Cold Steve Austin were peripherally involved, there were no theatrics on the night. WWF made the match all about the wrestlers involved their unprecedented personal connection with the crowd. The Rattlesnake might have been the bigger star of the three, but Austin couldnt control a crowd like the Hulkster and the Great One, and they demonstrated that here. The result was a match which had big fight written all over it: nothing else on the card was ever going to come close. Triple Hs title bout against Jericho later on to round the card off might as well have taken place on RAW the next night. The crowds reaction throughout is essentially one big pop, expertly harnessed and built-on by two modern day masters of the art of professional wrestling. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x13kgzd_the-rock-vs-hulk-hogan-wrestlemania-18-full-match-2k_sport Thats not to say the match itself is that good: Hogan was still a technical buffoon and The Rock not ring general enough to squeeze a great match out of him. But the reactions made the match, and the finish electrifying. Whats your favourite crowd pop of all time? Think you can recall one that should be our number 15 or rank even further up? Then tell us all about it in the comments
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