10 Weirdest WWE Odd Couples
3. Kurt Angle & Trish Stratus
The tragically dull byproduct of one of the company's most engaging ever storylines, Kurt Angle's strictly professional relationship with Trish Stratus felt too much like a tacked-on ending rather than the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
The Olympic Gold Medalist had shot to the top of the company as one of the best rookie all-rounders ever in 2000, but his rivalry with Triple H over Stephanie McMahon's affections was reduced to little more than a petty grievance when 'The Game' balked on actually losing his on-screen (and, evidently, real life) meal ticket to the plot.
In line with Kurt winning the WWE Championship in October and his business agreement with Stephanie having nowhere near the fire their potentially romantic one did, Stratus was airlifted in as a semi-suitable replacement to help propel her up the card with him.
It achieved that stated aim at least, even if she had to go via the problematic scenic route necking on with Vince McMahon every other week. That sideways step was a move in the right direction though - the pairing with Angle was doing nothing for either of them. Such anti-chemistry seemed impossible between two typically magnetic performers, but the company quickly conceded this combination as the rule-proving exception.