20 Major WrestleMania Matches We Didn't Get

15. Vader vs. Mankind (WrestleMania 13)

Four years earlier, Vader and Cactus Jack embarked on WCW's best feud of 1993, even with the silliness of an amnesia-plagued Cactus roaming the streets of Cleveland factored in. Their matches were the hard-hitting stuff of legend, and a 1994 incident in Germany in which Cactus lost part of his ear during a match with Vader had yet to be properly exploited. Mick Foley has indicated that a match between he and Vader was in the cards, but the company had opted to have the two team first, then have a falling out, which would take place long after WrestleMania, so timing was one issue. Another theory floated by Foley is that had he done an emotional interview promising revenge on Vader for the lost ear, it may have overshadowed the rest of the card's build.
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