10 Wrestling Dream Matches That Didn't Happen Due To Ego

From Goldberg vs. Chris Jericho in WCW to Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Brock Lesnar in WWE, these are 10 Wrestling Dream Matches That Didn't Happen Due To Ego.
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[@bigpasty1582]

"that doesnt work for me brother" card 😂

[@burnthetrolls5971]

Oh this could just be a list with half being Hogan and half being HBK tbh

[@burnthetrolls5971]

@@criminalmindsgirl2936 or a whole list of Hogan's "Thats not going to work for me brother"

[@JagerLange]

The Rock/HBK one doesn't sound so much like ego, more like a grudge. Maybe I'm not reading it right though.

[@TheForeverRanger]

Shawn had apparently disrespected Dwayne's grandmother.

[@jackwells8107]

@@TheForeverRanger If I EVER saw you disrespect my grandma, you wouldn't want to be someplace your life and continued well being depended on me.

[@Guysmith7]

I feel like holding a grudge does usually involve a damaged ego though

[@JagerLange]

@@TheForeverRanger Yeah, that's not something I'd label as an "ego" thing - even if there was a misunderstanding.

[@jackwells8107]

@@Guysmith7 Fair enough - good point.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

I loved HBK’s Larry King segment during Hulk Hogan feud

[@ianrhodes6928]

Brother, me too, brother! Brother.

[@Dr_1212]

I always wanted to see Sting vs Undertaker

[@leximille6801]

Same

[@r.heffner-hoe4983]

I use to do it 2k19 & had sting go over

[@omerta316]

No

[@Warmountian]

It happened before taker was in wwe he was in pre turnner wcw someone got hurt so he stepped in to face sting at a live event it wasn’t filmed but there’s a record of it happening

[@Dr_1212]

@@Warmountian In WCW. Surfer Sting also wrestled Stone cold when he was stunning Steve austin but Taker in prime vs Sting Crow in prime would have been awesome

[@claudekaneiii2283]

They wouldn’t have even had to shuffle much around for Taker vs Sting to work at WM 31 cause Bray vs Triple H would’ve been a cool match as well.

[@bradcarver8127]

You could even still tell the beaten horse story of WWE vs WCW with Sting and Taker. They’re both the heart and soul of their promotions., Both were on the first broadcast of their flagship shows, and you’ve got the spooky bollocks similarities. You could even bring in Undertakers time in WCW. “I was told by your buddies that nobody would pay to see me step foot in the ring. So I sold my soul to the devil.” So many ways to approach that match.

[@optimus2008]

@@bradcarver8127 Brooo, that's a great idea.

[@JuanMartinez-fu9ym]

Damn that’s FIRE shyt fans n Vince would of got what they wanted

[@bigmichael7751]

True

[@optimus2008]

How Hulk Hogan is not all over this list I will never know.

[@DoctorLazers]

HBK vs The Rock is in my opinion the ultimate missed opportunity in wrestling. Both men are incredible showmen and masters of manipulating a crowd.

[@vilotfox1]

And the Rock always has no issue to loss not like other superstars

[@josh043p6]

I initially read the title as "Dream matches that didn't happen due to Edge" 😂

[@Omegasupreme21]

Four I wanted to see. Rock Vs Sting Austin vs Goldberg Kane vs Abyss Orton vs Omega

[@MarioLuigi25]

I think Austin just didn't want a situation like Undertaker vs Goldberg when he was pitched the match to wrestle Hogan. Still would have cool to see though, especially since Rock vs Hogan turned out really well

[@brucelucasjr5856]

Maybe he was worried he'd hear "That doesn't work for the Hulkster brother" I kinda don't blame him

[@richborn6700]

No matter how much money Austin made McMahon, HULK HOGAN would always be Vinces first love he never outgrew

[@prj7894]

I think he knew the fans would boo him like the rock

[@JohnRock14]

​@@prj7894 lmao no one would boo austin. He was FAR more popular than hogan.

[@prj7894]

@@JohnRock14 nostalgia is hell of a drug ...the rock got booed out of the building

[@freshparkfilms]

I would've loved to see a proper Hogan vs. Hart match in that Wrestlemania 9 Era officially passing the touch to Bret that would've been dope 😊

[@howiekappowie8131]

is this just going to be a Hulk Hogan list then?

[@DungTran-li2wn]

Hulk Hogan was a legend in the 2 biggest eras of pro wrestling.

[@artturner2054]

Hulk Hogan, the ego that walks like a man

[@lexkanyima2195]

​@@artturner2054 Triple H

[@Mega_Collosas]

They always avoid mentioning Austin as a guy who had ego when it came to losing ,he was Hella protected...and they avoid undertaker too ...those two hardly jobbed...

[@prj7894]

Or maybe Roddy Piper ..his ego was bigger than all 😂

[@joshhayes777]

Lord that cut away of HBK at tha beginning dress up as Ole Hulk Hogan himself has me rolling on tha floor ahahaha.. Shawn really was outstanding at dressing up an mocking a certain character.. Top Notch man 😂😂😂

[@Nbflowers1989]

As a kid I remember the Goldberg v. Jericho fued. Even though I didn't like Jericho (nasty dirty heel) I still remember really enjoying what he put into that program.

[@beesly01]

I love your Mojo Rawley stance.

[@IStevenSeagal]

I remember that guy, he was incredible powerful on some Lesnar Goldberg shyt. What happened to him?

[@ArchangelSteve]

Wild to think that if Goldberg knew how to do business back in the day we wouldn't have gotten Raw Is Jericho.

[@dylanogg347]

In HBK's defense, he wasn't the pill-popping Hellraiser he was in the 90s, while Hogan hadn't matured in the slightest since his 1993 departure. And ALL of his schtick during his feud with Hogan was hilarious. While Hogan has no self-awareness or comedic leanings. No intentional comedic leanings that is.

[@thekydragon]

And reportedly Shawn got permission for the promos that he cut in the lead-up from both Hulk and then head of creative Stephanie McMahon, and Hogan lied and said he went too far and was unprofessional later. So between all of that and then nixing the entire promo, I can easily see why HBK would just be fed up and decide to just amuse himself.

[@zanethind]

I've always wanted to see Stone Cold vs Punk and Sting vs Taker

[@tinotica]

#1 was pitched for WM 18, not 19

[@airfixx_8952]

Yep........ Austin wanted nothing to do with Hogan cos of all the shit he'd pulled down the years. So they flipped things so SCSA got Scott Hall (which IMO wasn't a big deal) & Rock got Hogan......Wonder where that'd have left Rock otherwise? I always thought they should have booked The Outsiders vs The Brothers Of Destruction for WM18, but that would have still left one of Rock or Austin without a bit time opponent.

[@nike316]

@@airfixx_8952, if Stone Cold went against Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 18, then The Rock probably would've went against Scott Hall.

[@afd19850]

“CM Punks beef with Hangman, Bucks and Kenny” don’t forget Moxley, Jericho, Matt and Jeff Hardy and others…basically everyone but FTR 😂

[@melvynwindmon1927]

I always wondered why Rey Mysterio vs Jeff Hardy one one never happened or triple h vs rey mysterio

[@Omegasupreme21]

Rey fought the Hardy’s in ECW

[@miketsamasiros3960]

The sarcastic promo HBK cut the night after Summerslam 2005 had nothing to do with convincing Hogan not to continue the feud. That decision had already been set in stone. That HBK promo was simply just one last "fuck you" to Hogan.

[@doublecee3385]

It's a shame that Cultaholic Wrestling continually refuses to do the J-O-B to the H-A-WK, any night, any day.

[@taylorcortis8364]

SHOVE THAT NAME IN THE COMMENTS JACK!

[@moosedawgatlantaproductions]

A WILD SLAP NUTS APPEARS!

[@KingsNerdCave]

So badly wanted Sting vs Taker, since Sting had to lose at Mania 31 then it would have been perfect to lose to the deadman in a dream match instead of all the chaotic nonesense losing to Triple H.

[@zanethind]

A last WCW vs WWE bout was Sting vs Undertaker what the heck was Vince thinking about?!

[@markmagician2471]

Sting vs Taker should've happened in 1999 during the Invasion

[@Zombiekilleryamato]

2001

[@markmagician2471]

@@Zombiekilleryamato oh but still that would been the best match

[@attiepollard7847]

​@@markmagician2471 nope because Vince McMahon was not about to buy out Sting's contract that he was getting paid for after the collapse of WCW. Even when that Ted Turner money run out. The reason he went to TNA was because he did not trust Vince McMahon in the creative direction that he wanted to take the steam character if he went to WWE.

[@JackWright-qp3pi]

Hogan then proceeded to kill it with Vince at WM 19. Austin is full of it. He also turned down working with Eddie

[@johnkoho1245]

Should have Hulk Hogan vs Bruno Sammartino... I met Bruno years ago and he talked alot of smack on Hogan backing out of jobbing to him at a MSG show.

[@airfixx_8952]

I'm no Hogan fan but there's no way on earth that prime 80s Hogan should have been doing nostalgia jobs to Bruno.

[@miketsamasiros3960]

Mojo Rawley vs Ultimate Warrior should not only be on this list, but it should be number 1

[@ianthomson5382]

Goldberg was scared that Jericho would expose his lack of in ring talent 👍👍👍👍

[@nickmontoya3001]

U can make a list of "10 Superstars that Lesner won't face, because...."

[@infesticon]

Vince McMahon wanted one last WCW vs WWE match, The only person that did, I had to listen to the commentary in Spanish. And NWO should have attached Sting with DX. Then have some baby faces from the survivor series make the save.

[@williamsummerson1204]

Dream 8 man tag match from the 90s. Wwe vs Wcw. Wwe. Austin, The Rock, HHH, and Undertaker. Wcw. Hogan, Goldberg, Nash and Sting. I got Wwe.

[@elspencer9779]

Thanks for the shout out to Webster SD,

[@boombringer4078]

Goldberg was a walking ego with no understanding of how the business worked or how lucky he was to be handed everything.....

[@BasedMigz]

Farmer Brock vs 2022 Heel Kevin Owens could’ve worked tbh

[@Zombiekilleryamato]

I would’ve liked to seen Steve Austin vs Brock Lesnar at 39 over Brock Lesnar vs Omar‘s

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

Thank For The Video 🙊🤯🥰💕

[@ryanzanardelli9858]

Feel like it has been a while since we got a nice little MOJO plug

[@Reject101Personal]

Punk indeed ended up on a separate brand from the elite. It's called Monday Night Raw

[@darrencole97]

But sadly I saw Sting wrestle Mark Callous days before he debuted in the WWF. It literally was a match on a WCW B show.

[@darrelladams4188]

Brawl at All Out…. The Elite Punk dance is like a middle school ( secondary ) he said she said

[@vilotfox1]

Hulk Hogan vs Bruiser Brody would be bigger than all those matches if booked well

[@jerranspearman3369]

good video

[@lilpoetat]

Thanks 😊

[@Shredkowski]

So 10 Hulk Hogan matches then

[@Sackinghdz]

My dream match is Andre the giant vs the undertaker

[@mrghost3088]

Imagine if one of Hogan's opponents hulked up on him.

[@austin_316]

BROCK VS OWENS...Dream match??? Lmao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bogger3k]

Yes.I literally predicted Punk would be a problem in AEW.

[@toddwebb7521]

Vince: Ok Hulk I need you to do the job for Austin Hulk: That doesn't work for me brother Vince: Ok Austin I need you to do the job for Hulk Austin: That doesn't work for me brother

[@loboneiner1034]

Punk vs Omega could still happen though lol don't count it out until one of them are retired

[@tanaka7341]

Jericho should had more world titles

[@TheSh4dowgale]

Agreed

[@Justin_North]

Adam here is the problem with your theory about Punk vs the Elite. Punk SHOULD lose but will refuse to.

[@benpezzot8805]

Where's ric flair vs hulk hogan in 1992

[@foxfireinferno197]

They did some Hogan v Flair matches on the house show circuit ... they didn't go over very well, so they dropped the idea.

[@benpezzot8805]

@@foxfireinferno197 I believe hogan didn't want to lose clean or flair didn't want to be fed like everyone else to hulk hogan's ego behind the scenes

[@razielcisneros8091]

"Austin had every right to veto the match" yet people always want to critize the hulkster.

[@TheJasonVoorhees]

Sting vs Goldberg at All In!

[@CarbonRollerCaco]

Austin did the brunt of shutting down him vs. Hogan, huh? Sounds like he was trying to save everyone from more of Hogan's, well, being Hogan.

[@Mega_Collosas]

Austin was overprotected just like Hogan...

[@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD]

It's my birthday so I'm Leaving a like

[@jaganathand1598]

Happy Birthday to you ❤❤❤ live long happily ♥️

[@TWRF211]

Imagine how long the video would be if it was about how many times Hulk Hogan didn’t want to do business lol.

[@Mega_Collosas]

Austin and taker hardly lost too...but you smarks choose to shit on Hogan just cuz of his leaked video lol

[@r.heffner-hoe4983]

Brock vs Kevin a dream match ?😳😳

[@thepunkrocker4093]

The Elite vs CM Punk could still happen. Hopefully

[@ektran4205]

young bucks vs cm punk

[@thefreshedits9841]

Nope Tony kahn wanted to be a little bitch

[@rhedosaurus2251]

In fairness, given how Sting's neck was-and in fairness, arguably still is-it's for the best that Taker didn't face Sting. If a Turnbuckle Powerbomb can put out Sting's neck for years, just think what a properly done Tombstone Piledriver would have done.

[@tallthinkev]

Could have quite easily booked a tag match, Sting and Taker V's Trips and HBK(?)

[@rhedosaurus2251]

@@tallthinkev Yes to Taker and Sting tag teaming. No to them against DX considering how bad The Brothers Of Destruction vs DX was at Crown Jewel.

[@tallthinkev]

@@rhedosaurus2251 That was 6/7 years later and HBK hadn't been in the ring for years. Were The Shield still together then?

[@rhedosaurus2251]

@@tallthinkev The Taker/Kane vs. DX match was in 2017 or 2018. Sting's WM match was at 2015 and The Shield had broken up 10 months earlier.

[@airfixx_8952]

"a properly done Tombstone Piledriver"???? Mate, when done properly a piledriver isn't impactful......... Sting/Rollins; he landed badly; it wasn't due to a weak neck............... You do understand the premise of pro-wrestling is not to legit hurt each other, yeh?

[@stevenpagnani7005]

A lot of matches didn't happen because of hogan's ego.

[@attiepollard7847]

He got to understand it from hulk Hogan's point of view he has a brand to protect. Unfortunately that's why he said no to a lot of so-called dream matches. Plus you know how ego big muscle guys are. Nobody's going to buy the damn fact that Bret Hart and hulk Hogan are on the same level. To Hogan he is professional wrestling.

[@natarajadithya9508]

Dream matches Sting vs undertaker wm32 hiac Steve Austin vs brock kotr 2002 Jericho vs goldberg wm 33 CM Punk vs stone cold wm 27 Shawn Michaels vs rock no way out 2004 Bret hart vs hulk Hogan wm 9 Brock vs owens wm33 Steve Austin vs hogan wm21

[@nwobw]

Goldberg vs Austin.

[@vilotfox1]

Sting always in B class promotion

[@Arizona77549]

1:41...since 2005 i'm still laughing

[@bayleyaustin2202]

You could make ten of these lists of just times Hulk Hogan’s ego ruined matches 😂

[@ladyasphodel9326]

Me *reading the title of the video*: wth did Ethan Page do? 🤣

[@RockyHoarderPictureShows]

God that HHH sting match was an abomination.

[@Warmountian]

Sting vs taker happened before taker was in wwe he was in pre turnner wcw someone got hurt so he stepped in to face sting at a live event it wasn’t filmed but there’s a record of it happening

[@ABigBowlOfChips]

Backstage politics meddling **cough cough Vince McMahon** cough cough and egos is the 2 toxic things in the WWE that causes problems. Sad but true

[@joshie_b1987]

Oh the things we couldve had were it not for ego

[@garrettbarry411]

Top 10 Almost World Champion Wins Chris Jericho WWF Champion April 2000 Chuck Palumbo WCW Champion August 2000 Neville WWE Champion August 2015

[@mikeyworldwrestling260]

Some of these REALLY should of happened

[@ANDCFC95]

Undertaker vs Sting would have been amazing

[@yokoandy]

Riddle vs Lesnar should have made this list.

[@fasihhaider9623]

Never say Never for anything related to AEW

[@SuperChristian808]

Bro how annoying we didn't get taker vs sting an than bray who should have had been the next undertaker loses 🤬

[@attiepollard7847]

Vince McMahon was not about to buy out stains contract and before sting went to TNA he did not trust Vince McMahon with the creative direction if you want to WWE.

[@SabresGuy87]

I wild have loved to see The Rock or Chris Benoit vs Bret Hart just to see the technical aspect done well. All three are amazing at that style of wrestling and would have made for a great PPV

[@Omegasupreme21]

I believe the rock did fight Bret a couple of times. Bret, Taker, and Austin took the rock under their wing and taught him damn near everything. Great teacher created one of the greatest students of all time.

[@thekydragon]

Benoit vs. Hart did happen in 1999 on Nitro in a match that was a tribute to Owen Hart (took place at the Kemper Arena where Owen died)

[@markinius8866]

damn i've never seen an early vid from here

[@da90sReAlvloc]

Dream matches that didn't happen the title says Then they include 3 matches that have happened Jericho Vs Goldberg Hogan Vs hart And Hogan Vs hbk

[@silxix2599]

HBK would lose a match only if he won the rematch. (On most occasions) But he wouldn't lose to Bret at Mania 13. Thats one if the reasons Bret didn't want to lose yet again to HBK.

[@jb888888888]

I'm disappointed that Goldberg ducked a match against the man whose gimmick he stole. Because he knew he couldn't believably win.

[@ektran4205]

sting vs mean mark

[@HyperActive7]

The irony behind the Michaels\Hogan match was that Shawn ran into someone who was the top of the heap when it came to ego and everyone he screwed over laughed at him because there is nobody bigger than Hogan who just on his own could dismantle the Kliq with one snap of his finger.

[@tompatchak8706]

Watching Hogan and Michael’s ago and it was really fun because of Michael’s over selling everything but I don’t think I would wanna watch three of those especially with a steel cage. I think that the one in Dumb thing was better.

[@orbitaldragon]

CM Punk is his own worst enemy. Every promotion he is a part of ends with drama. He always blames the other party and bails out. The guy could of been the biggest star in the world if he had just pushed through.. instead he always has to resort to throwing a tantrum.

[@Gothamnameless]

The bashams vs FTR

[@kiraofthesky5561]

No Austin vs Goldberg?

[@mebnt]

Vince's reasoning for not doing Taker/Sting is so silly. Wanting 1 more FU to WCW is fine I guess, and running HHH/sting does make sense for that story, but if he wanted 1 more WWE vs WCW match, why not do the spooky man from WWE vs the spooky man from WCW. So silly Also, wasn't Taker's last match in WCW, as "Mean" Mark Callous at the time, against Sting? The match that he wrestled on a dislocated hip knowing that Vince was looking at signing him afterwards? If that is the case, then there is a story there for sure for Taker vs Sting. Vince is so damn silly

[@attiepollard7847]

You already know this is Vince McMahon he did not want a WCW got to get over on a WWE guy when it comes to popularity.

[@airfixx_8952]

The actual original Sting v HHH&TheAuthority storyline was cool........ The crap bit is when they just randomly dropped it all and made it about WCW just before Mania......

[@airfixx_8952]

@@attiepollard7847 That's moot cos Taker would 100% have got the win. Have them handshake after the match and job done. Sting didn't need to win.

[@JamalTheTitan]

FTR/Bucks 3 for all the belts on here or nah?

[@multiyapples]

Interesting.

[@mspacely6521]

Wait. So you're telling me pacitti likes MOJO rawley?

[@pricetanya4807]

I JUST WANT TOO SAY, STING SHOULD OF FOUGHT THE UNDERTAKER AS SOON AS HE GOT TOO WWE, NO THEY PUT HIM AGAINST TRIPLE H AND SETH FREAKIN ROLLINS, AND STING LOST BOTH MATCHES.

[@paulweston8408]

The 05 Unforgiven pay per view is the only one I ever attended. I've hated Hogan from day one, BUT seeing him live was on my bucket list. Having followed the sport since the mid 70's I knew Shawn would win the rematch, which I can't tell how happy that would have made me! Him nixing the bout gave me another reason to despise him.

[@williammccormick984]

Cry about it

[@sadetwizelve]

10:17 this is NOT a dream match!

[@MelonCauli]

He def said pacheesey

[@joshallentaint]

Sting taker did happen but taker was mean mark callus or Texas red it was in wcw I believe or the promotion before that little fun fact

[@thechamp30]

But not in WM 31