10 WWE Legends Who Ruled Suplex City Before Brock Lesnar

2. Kurt Angle

Kurt Angle is, and always has been, a wrestling machine. He was an amazing amateur wrestler, and it took him very little time to transition into a successful professional wrestler while wrestling for WWE. Although his finishing moves were the Angle Slam, the Ankle Lock, and the Crossface Chickenwing, Angle also used a variety of Suplexes as his signature moves. Angle used three different Suplex forms than any other: the Overhead Belly-to-Belly, the standard Back Suplex (which he€™d sometimes execute from the second rope), and of course, the German Suplex. In the latter case, he€™d sometimes use several in a row, and on rare occasions, he even went as high as five consecutive German Suplexes. Of course, Angle also became famous for using his Belly-to-Belly Suplex onto or through objects, as demonstrated by how he Suplexed Shane McMahon through a glass panel at King of the Ring 2000. It takes a special kind of talent to take a move as graceful and technical as an overhead belly-to-belly Suplex, and apply it in a hardcore setting to perfect effect. But Kurt Angle is that special talent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB4qOI7xxn0 Should Kurt Angle ever get inducted to the WWE Hall of Fame, his tribute video will feature the following things: making people tap out to his Ankle Lock, winning so many championships and awards, and how he Suplexed his way to the WWF Championship on several occasions. If you€™ve ever wondered how Brock Lesnar got to be the mayor of Suplex City, he learned from the best there ever was at Suplexing in Kurt Angle.
 
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