10 Most Overrated "Classic" Matches In Wrestling History

10. Brock Lesnar Vs. Kurt Angle (WrestleMania XIX)

Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle are two of the most gifted wrestlers in WWE history, and each has an extraordinary amount of classic matches on their resumé. Their work together was never anything worse than “good,” but as is often the case with WrestleMania main events, their ‘Mania 19 bout’s quality is regularly blown out of proportion, and doesn’t compare to either man’s best work.

It was a decent match, but no more than that. The two struggled to tell a cohesive, compelling story in the ring, and unfortunately resorted to stringing a series of big moves and spots together with little rhyme or reason. The psychology was almost non-existent, and the result was a fun popcorn match that was too disposable to be considered anything close to classic.

The closing botch didn’t exactly help matters, either. In his first WrestleMania bout, Lesnar missed what should have been a breathtaking Shooting Star Press, landing awkwardly on his neck, and leaving the audience gasping.

He was fortunately okay, but this mistake rubber-stamps the match’s status as overrated, and leaves it several levels below their best work together, particularly their classic SmackDown Iron Man match.