10 Weirdest Mind-Blowing Wrestling Facts (According To Reddit)

2. WrestleMania XIX Main Event Is The Only One To Feature Both Wrestlers Using Their Real Names

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As nice as it is weird, this cute trivia note adds yet another layer to the neck-breaking onion that is/was the terrifying conclusion to the WrestleMania XIX main event.

Brock Lesnar's shooting star press was the headline coming out, replacing the panic around Kurt Angle's frazzled frame on the way in, with very little remembered about an excellent match between two ex-amateurs who desperately wanted to prove who was the best to turn pro.

The fact that both worked with their real names is such a neat addendum to that. Angle was an ultra-established sports entertainment polymath by 2003 and Lesnar wasn't far behind him as both 'Next Big Thing' and 'The Beast', but going by their own monikers linked each man to a simpler but-no-less-skilled time.

The record is soon to hit its 20th anniversary with no end in sight, not least with the likes of Roman Reigns (Joe Anoa'i) and Becky Lynch (Rebecca Quin) sure to be on at least one side of the ring for years to come.

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