10 Best Wrestling Matches In WWE February PPV History
9. Kurt Angle Vs. The Undertaker - No Way Out 2006
The two had some fantastic matches, but there is something of an unfulfilled feeling about battles between Kurt Angle and The Undertaker. When Taker retires and his WrestleMania streak is looked back on, Angle's name will be one spoken of in terms of missed matches. In 2006, Taker would go on to face Mark Henry at Mania whilst Angle would go up against Rey Mysterio and Randy Orton in a triple threat. Angle was champion at the time, Taker the number one contender. Once the excitement surrounding Taker's return as the Deadman had subsided there was something approaching boredom with his matches, and it took an opponent of the calibre of Kurt Angle to bring the best out of him. The two focused on all of the strengths Undertaker had at this stage of his career, the slow pace and faux-shoot style the major two. All of which sounds a little negative, but the truth could not be further from that. Angle and Taker put on an absolute clinic here, going at it for just under half an hour in an exhibition of submissions and counter-submissions, Angle proving that he truly is one of the greatest of all time. A vaguely controversial finish sees Angle pinning Taker out of Hell's Gate, and I'm left with a feeling that more matches between the two were needed.
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