8 Epic Wrestling Matches That Would Be Better If They Happened Now
This calls for a rematch!
Rematches have always been an important part of pro wrestling. When a bout draws major money, the first thing on any promoter's mind is how the wrestlers involved can face off again and hopefully draw even more. It is a business, after all.
Unfortunately, sometimes a rematch just doesn't live up to the first contest. A few major examples jump to mind - such as the second encounter between John Cena and The Rock, for instance. While a less-than-stellar rematch doesn't really taint the power of the original bout, it does stand as a disappointing corollary.
By contrast, a great rematch of a good contest makes for a stellar feud, and when an improved match follows a disappointing bout, the wrestlers involved get a chance to show how much they've grown or what they can do under different circumstances.
Some contests don't get rematches - which is a shame. There are plenty of times where two wrestlers could easily outdo their previous match (or matches) with one another if they were only given the chance. Again, they've improved over time, or storylines have changed, or fans take the talent more seriously after a while.
If these matches happened again in today's circumstances, they'd probably eclipse their forebears.
8. The Miz Vs. John Cena
WrestleMania XXVII - and more specifically, the Miz-John Cena main event - is often derided, and for good reason. The entire show was one of the worst 'Manias in recent memory, and the top match was an utterly forgettable throwaway designed only to build up interest in a Cena-Rock match the following year.
Still, fans of Cena and Miz had higher expectations - Cena almost always delivers in big matches, while Miz had improved greatly over the previous couple of years. Something just didn't click, though, and it was made worse by the fact that Miz suffered a concussion during the bout. Miz's career really took a tumble after that match, but during his 2016 renaissance, fans wondered if another Cena bout could be far off.
They ended up clashing at WrestleMania 33, but in a mixed tag team match also featuring Maryse and Nikki Bella. That bout was more angle than contest, though, and the four-star Cena-Miz match that fans of both men are still looking to see has yet to materialize. Now that Cena is spending more time in Hollywood than Stamford, it seems the opportunity may have sadly passed.