10 Times WWE Stars Went Viral For Totally STUPID Reasons
2. Kurt Angle Gets Punched In The Face
Give that photographer a raise!
There's some truly iconic photography in the world of sport. WWE has its fare share; CM Punk blowing a kiss to Vince McMahon and Hulk Hogan and The Rock staring each other down come to mind straight away.
Then there's the hilariously timed moments that you simply couldn't write.
In the buildup to Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey Vs. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon at WresteMania 34, all four competitors found themselves in the ring together on Raw. The story was a convoluted one about Kurt being ill and backtracking on comments he'd made, while Ronda stood her ground after being disrespected.
The usual stuff. But you don't need to know about it because that's not what anybody remembers...
As The Game and the Billion Dollar Princess went to leave the ring, Angle let out a sigh of relief and started daydreaming. Unfortunately for him, Hunter turned and hit the sucker punch heard around the world.
The way the Olympic Hero stood and waited for his fate instantly became iconic. The image was shared all over social media with different captions; Me, minding my own business being written on Angle, with COVID-19 written on Triple H was the peak of this photo becoming a meme representing something coming out of nowhere to spoil the day.
Bless you WWE for putting it on your website for everybody's enjoyment.