15 Biggest Matches WWE Should've Booked In The 90s (But Didn't)

15. Shawn Michaels vs. The Ultimate Warrior (1996)

Coming out of WrestleMania XII in 1996, it was clear that the company's two biggest stars were the new WWF Champion Shawn Michaels and the recently-returned Ultimate Warrior. They were wisely separated from each other on TV for the months that followed as a future match between the two would be an obvious blockbuster. Michaels had just defeated Bret Hart in the first ever 60 minute Iron Man Match for the WWF Championship and Warrior had returned to the company after a 4 year absence; in that time, a lot had changed. The entire fabric of WWE had changed to include new main eventers like Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Diesel, The Undertaker, and Razor Ramon. This was a distinct departure from the days when Warrior last worked for Vince McMahon and stars like Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, and Ric Flair were main eventing. Babyface vs. babyface matches were rare in the company in 1996 and considering the WrestleMania XII main event, it's possible that Vince might've wanted to turn Warrior heel for a program against Shawn (a move Vince scripted for SummerSlam '92 but which Warrior refused). A marquee match against Michaels should've been the priority before the company parted ways with Warrior for the second time. Unfortunately, it was not meant to be as Warrior and Vince had another falling out and the former Jim Hellwig departed Titan Sports in late June of '96, just three months after he returned.