Okay, so I was watching Rocky induct his family into the hall of fame on youtube, and Rocky said something alone the lines of how he never got to face Cena but he wished that he got the chance to. It really made me think of how just over a year ago we had no idea that Cena and Rocky would ever meet in the ring, and how it would of been arguably the greatest match to never happen. Well... Now it is... Not only is it happening, but it's coming off of the shelf labelled 'greatest matches to never happen' and it's taking place this year.
However, all of this had me thinking... What is truly is the greatest or biggest match to never happen? You often here alot of Sting/Undertaker rants, Hogan/Austin, Rock/Michaels, etc. Hogan and Austin would of been huge, simply because they were the top guys of their respective eras of which they peaked. Hogan was number one during his prime Hulkamania run, and even though Rock was a megastar, you can't deny that Austin was THE man of the Attitude era. What I've heard was that Hogan/Rock was originally meant to be Austin/Hogan, but the two couldn't come to terms on the match. A few years ago Austin and Hogan were considering giving it another go, but Hogan's son was arrested and his family began to fall apart. I think that it's pretty late to have this match either way, and although fans would be into it no matter how old they became, the match itself would not be appeasing, and would probably fall out to be like Bret/Vince - A dream match that fell short, waaaaaaay short (To be fair, both men were out of shape. Don't say Vince could never have a good match, he told an excellent story with Hogan at WM19).
So, you'd think that the greatest match to never happen would be Austin/Hogan, but I've always believed that the greatest match to never happen (up until it was announced last year of course) would be Rock/Cena. Why? It's because it was THE dream match. You see, seeing Hogan take on Austin would be cool just because it's top dog taking on another top dog; but Cena/Rock means so much more in this new day and age. Attitude era fans and PG era fans have had this kind of rivalry going for years now. Rock/Cena personifies that rivalry. You go on any Rock or Cena video on youtube and in the comments you'll be flooded with fans of each respective era trying to explain why one is better then the other. This match is for every PG fan who loves the new direction of the product - and for every Attitude era fan who want's them to shove it. It's huge because it was looked at as one of those matches that had zero possibility of ever happening, because we just assumed that Rock would never agree to have another match. For years fans prayed that Rock would return and 'show Cena how it's done', but no one ever imagined in their wildest dreams that Rock would ever lace up a pair of boots again. Rock had made a few appearances and judging from them you presumed that he was too happy in Hollywood to ever come back to a WWE ring. But... He did. I don't mind Cena, but for over half a decade he has been 'that guy' that Attitude era fans want to see get destroyed, so when Rock came back to RAW, it was one of the biggest events in wrestling history. Having Austin take on Cena would of been great aswell, but I think that most fans wanted Cena to face Rock, simply because their styles would be much more entertaining to watch clash; the same way that we would rather watch Punk take on Austin, rather then Austin take on Orton - The storytelling and chemistry would be much, much better.
Anyway, that's just my thoughts on the greatest match to never happen. I believe that a great match has to mean more then just in-ring skill, it has to tell a story. Hogan/Austin, or Sting/Undertaker I personally would like to see - but Rock/Cena is the personification of PG verses Attitude, and is THE match that we've wanted to see for years, that up until it was announced last year we thought would never ever happen, making it so much more exciting. I know this drifts abit away from 'Old School Wrestling' and more towards the 'Rock/Cena' forums, but how would you stack Rock/Cena against the other great matches that have never happened? Do you think that Hogan verses Austin would still be a good match in this day and age? And which was a better 'dream match' - Bret/Vince, or Hogan/Vince?
What do you think is the greatest match to never happen... Your thoughts?
