Wrestling Six Packs: Dream WrestleMania Matches That'll Never Happen

I've been on the WrestleMania theme for the last month, and for good reason. WrestleMania is the Super Bowl of wrestling. No matter what stateside promotion you follow, you have to admit that there's no bigger northern North American wrestling event than the WWE's flagship program. Continuing with that theme is another six pack. This one is for dream WM main events, but with a twist. Unlike the ones we think about happening in the future, these are ones that can't ever happen because of death, permanent injuries or a gap in time between primes. Regardless, these are matches that deserve the spotlight of being in the top two or three matches anchoring WrestleMania.

1. Shawn Michaels vs. Eddie Guerrero

Two of the finest workers in WWF/E history squaring off under the bright lights and scrutiny that come with the main event of the biggest card of the year? Yes please! Imagine 1996 Shawn Michaels and 2004 Eddie Guerrero facing off with the World Championship on the line, two guys whose lifelong dream it was to be the best but who took two remarkably different paths to get there. I think this match would probably force Meltzer to add a sixth star to his match rating guide.

2. Vader vs. John Cena

Vader was a guy they never gave his due in the WWF, but I think he'd have gotten mega over had they given him the chance. I guess his biggest issue was timing. He came in right after the decline of Yokozuna, and although Vader was a superior wrestler (if not a superior character), the crowds tired of him. Given a fresh start and big push, Vader would be an awesome Champion and an ideal opponent for one John Cena. Vader is one of the few guys with the fearsome presence and physical credibility to overpower John Cena and really give him some odds to overcome. This would be the ultimate feud for Cena.

3. CM Punk vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin

Speaking of ultimate feuds, Punk would have a field day with Austin. Given how much heel heat Punk can generate and how wildly supportive the crowd even now still is of the Texas Rattlesnake, this match could very well be the hottest match in wrestling history. Not only that, but give me the 1998 Austin, the one whose neck wasn't deteriorated enough for him to be able to last in the ring and look damn good doing it, to throw in there wtih Punk, and the quality of the match mixed with the heat and theatrics would be historic.

4. Hulk Hogan vs. The Undertaker

The one thing about Undertaker's streak is that he's never really beaten anyone who could be considered a top dog at the time. The closest he came was Triple H at WM17, and even then, Rocky and Austin were still around to sponge up the overness and dispense to the company the cash money. He never beat Andre the Giant, Bret Hart, Austin, Rock, John Cena, and when he beat Shawn Michaels, it was when HBK was a special attraction wrestler. Undertaker needs that signature win, and honestly, who'd be better to give it to him than the Immortal Hulk Hogan, circa 1990, back when he was actually ready to pass the torch to the *shudder* Ultimate Warrior? Hogan was still mobile, at the height of his heat and had a lot of rub to give. Undertaker, circa middle of the Aughts, would be able to do things that would add a whole new dynamic to the average Hogan opponent from back then. A career defining win for Taker here is what the doctor ordered.

5. Chris Jericho vs. Randy Savage

Imagine Chris Jericho, one of the best mockers and heat-drawers of all-time, against one of the most insanely charismatic and possibly legitimately insane wrestlers ever in Randy Savage? Not only would the build be electric, but the match itself would phenomenal as well, since both men are/were not only great performers, but guys whose games elevated at WrestleMania as well. The best would be watching Jericho mock Savage's taunts only to see him turn around and stare down a wild-eyed Savage, ready for the kill.

6. Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart

I know what you're thinking. This match already happened at WrestleMania X, with Owen scoring the win in one of the greatest matches of all-time. Here's the thing; it jerked the curtain and was more of a subplot match to the main storyline of Bret climbing the top of the heap. I imagine this match more of a culmination of a storyline, one where Owen finally has clawed his way to the top of the heap only to find his brother reigning there. It would be a match fraught with emotion, charged with so much intensity that it would make their WMX affair look like a walk in the park.