10 Most Patriotic WWE Moments
5. Kurt Angle Wins WWE Title
Steve Austin and Kurt Angle were on a collision course for Unforgiven 2001 before
9/11, but Angle’s destiny was sealed after the terrorist attacks. At
SummerSlam the month prior, Angle defeated Steve Austin by disqualification,
unable to win the WWE Championship. The next night on Raw was the awesome milk
truck segment where Angle unleashed MilkoMania on the Alliance.
At
Unforgiven, Angle was wrestling in Pittsburgh, which today would scare fans but
back then, wrestlers usually won in their hometown. As Austin went for the
kick-WHAM-stunner, Angle grabbed his foot and trapped him in the Ankle Lock.
Austin tapped out and the American Hero won the title as his friends, family
and the WWE roster rushed the ring to celebrate.