10 Best Kurt Angle Matches

1. Shawn Michaels (WWE WrestleMania 21)

You had to know this was coming, you just had to. It's Shawn Michaels, for crying out loud, and it's HBK during his expectation-defying second run between 2002-2010. In the middle of that awesomeness, in 2005, Shawn met Kurt at WrestleMania 21, and they predictably had everyone glued to the ring.

There's a slow-burning vibe to this match that never fails to satisfy; when the pace quickens just over halfway through, just try and keep your cool. It's impossible, and that's why it's here in the number one spot. This, more than any Angle match ever, will get your blood pumping and your heart racing.

The best thing is that they made it all look so easy.

That's the calling card of a world class match: storytelling and pacing. Michaels and Angle understood that as wrestlers better than most, and it led to Shawn impossibly bringing out an energy in Kurt that made him even more special.

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