Kurt Angle’s Top 10 WWE Matches
By Tim Sherry
WWE
7. vs. Brock Lesnar – Wrestlemania XIX
When Brock Lesnar entered the WWE in 2002 it seemed like only a matter of time before he’d cross paths with Angle. A feud between the two had the potential for serious in-ring fireworks. Both 2-time National Collegiate Amateur Wrestling champions, both physical specimens, and both technical masters in the ring. A pairing between the two made perfect sense. So it was no shock to see that that once they got together at the beginning of 2003, their chemistry was undeniable.
It was an absolute pleasure to see these two men get the main event at Wrestlemania XIX. They had carried the Smackdown brand for the previous 12 months or so and deserved to spotlight such a star-studded show. Want to know some of the names who wrestled before them in Seattle that night? The Rock, Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, and Triple H. All former main eventers, all took a backseat to these 2 workhorses.
And they did not disappoint. It was everything you’d expect out of a match between these two. It was hard-hitting, physical, bruising, and the suplexes were just glorious. Even Lesnar’s botched Shooting Star Press added to the realism of the fight as the two took it to each other and then some. Like the true professional Angle had become, he put Lesnar over and made him look like a god in doing so. It was a scintillating main event to what was one of the greatest Wrestlemania’s in history and it furthered both men’s careers in the best of ways. Now as good as it was, it was actually only their second best match. But we’ll get to that.