In 2003, you'd be hard-pressed to find two wrestling machines more on-fire than Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit. The latter was truly starting to get into a groove with WWE, and validating the opinion of those who surmised WCW were idiots for not catapulting him to the top of the card. Angle was also extraordinary - one of the best talents to come along in years, the Olympic Gold Medal winner was the complete package, and would put his body through hell to ensure each match, even on smaller 'B' shows, was highly thought of. On the surface, the 2003 iteration of the Royal Rumble didn't have much going for it other than this encounter and the Rumble match itself. After Scott Steiner and Triple H had stunk out the building, Benoit vs. Angle was the ideal antidote, wrestling's ultimate version of an air freshener, staving off the lingering smell of the turd from before. It's criminal that there's a generation of WWE fan which hasn't witnessed this wrestling clinic, and that should be rectified immediately.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
