5. Kurt Angle Beats Steve Austin At Unforgiven (September 23, 2001)
That fact changed at Unforgiven in September. The world was still reeling following terrorist attacks in New York on September 11, 2001, and Angle had proposed the title change in order to give people a feel good moment which might help them heal. As an onscreen 'American Hero', the former Olympian became the WWF's top babyface act by virtue of winning the gold. He dropped the belt back to Austin just weeks later on the October 8 edition of Raw.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
