WWE: 10 Times When WrestleMania Matches Actually Lived Up To The Hype

9. Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle - WrestleMania 19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTc2dkF98Ls It can be argued that Angle and Lesnar are the two greatest amateur wrestlers that have ever been in WWE. Angle's the only Olympic gold medalist that was in WWE while Lesnar was an NCAA Heavyweight Champion. He was world class and could have competed for an Olympic medal if he really wanted to. What WWE did as Lesnar was rising up the ranks in 2002 and Angle was already an established top guy was they kept them apart. Even though both guys were on the Smackdown brand they had feuds with other people like Lesnar dealing with Undertaker and Angle was focused on the likes of Edge, Mysterio and Benoit. They were smart to do it that way because it allowed for the anticipation to build to their first showdown with Angle as the heel World Champion and Lesnar as the Royal Rumble winner babyface challenger. It was a memorable match as Angle fought through a serious neck injury to put Lesnar over in the center of the ring. Everybody remembers when Lesnar landed on his head after the botched a Shooting Star Press. Thankfully he was okay after that move. What was awesome about Lesnar vs. Angle is that they had plenty of other matches in 2003 also and they were all great. It's one of the best rivalries ever.