10 Times WWE SmackDown Went Too Far
4. Animalistic
After years of Kurt Angle imposing his physical will upon the bulk of his opponents, he turned his attention to Booker T's wife Sharmell in a hideous storyline extenuated by a misspoken line about wanting 'bestiality sex'. The instantly infamous remark came just weeks after Booker had dared to cost Kurt a shot at the WWE Title. Angle, in response, psychotically his love for 'gutter sluts' with promises of sexual assault.
What the f*ck was going on here? WWE were taking a 'Wrestling Machine' and turning him into a rapist. And for what, exactly? The "moral" victory when he won the feud by pinning her in the grim finale?
Indeed, Kurt the sex offender was given a major victory in the handicap match conclusion. They had one last match in them, but it was more to transition Angle to his anti-ECW angle with Tazz than it was to continue their rivalry. It was refreshingly free of sex crimes, but Kurt had already done his gross worst.