Wrestlemania matches that should have happened

If you've been watching WWE for a long time, like early Wrestlemania days, you'll know that at Wrestlemania VIII was suppose to feature the mega clash of Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan, which would have definitely been the biggest match in Wrestlemania history at that point and looking at the future, would have kept up with mega matches happening at Wrestlemanias with 8 in them (18 - Rock/Hogan, 28 - Rock/Cena, maybe 38 - Reigns/Cena? WAYY TOO FAR). It's one of the biggest omissions in Wrestlemania history. Why it didn't happen is a mystery.

I've said all that to introduce this post. The matches I'm going to list are Wrestlemania matches that should have happened but never did. Some of these matches are my personal opinion that probably had no chance of happening in the first place while others had legit claims of happening when they did. They will be in order of which Wrestlemania they should've happened at, not but relevance. Let's start!

1. Triple H VS Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit VS Kurt Angle - Wrestlemania XX

To many within WWE, this was the main event due to the circumstances surrounding the winner Chris Benoit but to me, it should have been the show ender as well. No offense to Chris Benoit THE WRESTLER as he was a great in ring talent. I just feel the feud with the most should close the show. It's usually the guy who's on the outside looking in who wins these Triple Threat matches. Anyway, Triple H and Shawn Michaels were in a heated rivalry since the actions of The Game from 2002. They had a brutal Last Man Standing match from the Royal Rumble that didn't have a clear winner. Why not end their feud at the grandest stage of them all? The Hell in a Cell match from Bad Blood 2004 could've ended Wrestlemania XX with HBK winning the World Title. This would've led Benoit to still getting his moment, being in Guerrero's role. Benoit wins the Rumble, challenges Lesnar at NWO instead and goes on to defend against Angle at Mania. Everyone's happy, except Guerrero.

2. Triple H VS Batista VS Randy Orton - Wrestlemania 21

Look, I'm not saying this was even possible but what if? What if the possible Wrestlemania XXX match actually happened 9 years earlier? The all Evolution Triple Threat would've been awesome! This is how it would go down. Batista and Triple H are doing the contract signing and Orton weasels his way into the match by beating both Triple H and Batista in singles competition. The end result would've been the same with Batista taking his spot as the next top guy on Raw but what if he went through both Orton and HHH of Evolution instead of just Triple H? It would have made an interesting story. Undertaker at WM21? Good question...

3. Triple H VS John Cena and HBK VS Booker T - Wrestlemania 23

Triple H has a career threatening injury at New Year's Revolution 2007, which forced him to miss WM23 and motivate his friend Shawn Michaels to the main event to win the championship for his friend. What if Triple H didn't get injured? A rematch from the previous year's main event was in the process and would have spelled redemption for Triple H, which would've stopped Cena's soon to be historic reign. HBK would have represented Donald Trump to face Booker T who was representing Vince in the Battle of the Billionaires, which was allegedly in the process of happening anyway and should have. A match between the two would have been special. In the end though, Triple H's injury forced WWE's hand and we got a spectacular main event anyway.

This list is Triple H heavy huh?

4. Edge VS Randy Orton - Wrestlemania 23

Edge and Orton were split up at this point and were trying to cost each other their spots in the Money in the Bank Ladder match at Wrestlemania 23. What if both guys lost their spots and instead, faced each other? It would have really helped the lacking Wrestlemania 23 that didn't have any real good matches outside the MITB and two World Title matches. Orton/Edge would have added more legitimacy to the Show of Shows and easily could've been the match of the night with enough time. Neither man won the MITB match so a singles match between the show should have definitely happened.

5. John Cena VS Edge and change to Orton/HHH - Wrestlemania 25

John Cena's best rival is not Randy Orton, as much as WWE would like that to be true. His greatest rival is the person who ended his first reign as WWE Champion, Edge. The World Title match was centered on the love triangle between Vickie Guerrero, Big Show and Edge, while Cena was the one on the outside looking in. Why not just focus on Cena/Edge as Edge was the one to end Cena's title reign in the first place? There was no reason to feature Big Show in the feud and Edge/Cena could've easily main evented the show. The two have been in a series of great matches that included a fantastic TLC. It's a crime that the two didn't get a chance to face each other on the grand stage of Wrestlemania.

Also, what if they made HHH/Orton a No Holds Barred match? It definitely would have been a much better show ender than it ended up being.

6. The Undertaker VS Wade Barrett - Wrestlemania 27

In all purposes, this should have happened. The Nexus helped Kane win a Buried Alive match against The Undertaker at Bragging Rights 2010 but when Taker came back around, they just completely forgot about all that and pushed Taker into a match with Triple H. WHAT ABOUT BARRETT? This was the beginning of the end for him. This led to a pointless match at Mania for Barrett while Taker and HHH had a fantastic fight which saved the show in many people's eyes. Why were WWE so reluctant on doing Barrett/Taker? I understand all the big matches had youth in them and this would have gone along with that trend. I'm not saying Barrett would have beat Taker or that it even would have been a great match but it was the match Barrett deserved to be apart of because WWE SET THE MATCH UP MONTHS PRIOR TO WRESTLEMANIA. As a fan, one of the biggest omissions at a PG Wrestlemania.

7. John Cena VS The Rock VS The Miz - Wrestlemania 28

Travel with me to a world where Miz remained relevant after his WWE Title loss to Cena at Extreme Rules, where CM Punk didn't win the title at Survivor Series, where Cena somehow won the title during this period. What if, and I again say WHAT IF, Miz won the Royal Rumble that Sheamus won and intended to spoil the year long match up of Rock/Cena that the world was preparing for? Yes, horrible booking decisions all around but like I said, what if? Rock attackted Miz after Wrestlemania 27 and there was no real revenge from The Miz after that. Miz spoiling the biggest Wrestlemania match of all time would have gotten him major heel heat. The match could've had the same result and led to the first meeting between Rock and Cena at WM 29. Cheap promotional tactics from WWE yes, but WHAT IF?

8. John Cena VS The Undertaker - ANY WRESTLEMANIA but specifically Wrestlemania 30

I've said it once and I'll continue to say it for a lifetime. WWE fans from the 90s will always wonder why Hogan never fought Flair at Wrestlemania VIII. Attitude Era fans will always wonder why Stone Cold didn't get the nod to face Hogan at Wrestlemania X8. I will always wonder why WWE never considered putting their biggest face versus the undefeated streak. The first time it could have happened was Wrestlemania 23, when Taker won the Royal Rumble and had his choice of facing any champion he wanted. Now, Cena wasn't the top name just yet but he was in the midst of what would be his longest reign as WWE Champion. After that, there was never really any other time that it could happen. Cena was busy with World Title matches each Mania and Taker was dealing with defending his streak against top stars such as Batista, Edge, HBK and Triple H. The next opportunity came at the event most likely to play host to such a super match, Wrestlemania XXX. The 30th iteration of WWE's biggest event needed a mega match up to headline the show and to be honest, while a good event and amazing show ender, it didn't have that WM30 quality match on the card, on paper that is because once again, the show was great. Both Cena and Taker didn't have any opponents for the show and Wyatt's clash with Cena could have easily waited. This was the first year it seemed that we could finally see the dream match. Well, it went a different direction and we got Cena/Wyatt and Lesnar ending the Streak.

What if John Cena took on the Streak of The Undertaker on the Grandest Stage of them All? Lesnar could have faced Rock and both matches would have been worthy of the WM30 show. How would have Cena and Taker went down? Well, Cena definitely would have given Taker the match of his Wrestlemania life, mainly due to his status as the guy in WWE. I think if they went along with it we would've seen a very different spin to the Wyatt/Taker match this year. Regardless of how you feel about Cena, this is the match that should have taken place at a Wrestlemania. With another year of the two against the future of the company, it looks like this match will never happen.

Here are just some of my opinions. What are some of the biggest WM omissions to you? Let me know! More WM related posts to come!