When WWE did the brand extension following WrestleMania 18 in 2002, one of the main feuds that was started was Kurt Angle taking on Edge. The purpose of the feud was to have Angle, an established top guy, put over Edge to make him a bigger star. They certainly tried their best to move Edge to the top in those days although it took nearly four years for him to get there. They had several great matches together, which included a match where Angle had to shave his head after he lost. Angle was ashamed of his baldness at first, so for this match he wore a wig as well as headgear to make it look like he still had hair. That was Angle. He would do anything to get heel heat. Angle was already considered the best in the world by this point while Edge had to keep proving himself. Edge showed he could hang with Angle here. Edge even bled for the majority of the match, which isn't something he usually did. It added to the story as Edge showed his heart in coming back to win. The match was overbooked a bit. At one point they had a ref bump and Angle climbed out of the cage to win the match. The ref was still down, though, so it wasn't officially ever. Hulk Hogan ended up tossing Angle back into the ring and the ref woke up as the match continued. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvgvYdzXznQ There was a memorable finish with Angle charging at Edge in the corner only for Edge to come at him with a Spear off the top. The timing was perfect. The finish was decisive. Great ending to a really good Steel Cage match that had an interesting story too.
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