WWE: Brock Lesnar's 10 Best Matches

1. vs. Kurt Angle - (Iron Man Match) (Smackdown September 18, 2003)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92vYJ-c5_ew This is my favorite match of Lesnar's career and in my opinion the best one as well. The story going into it was that the babyface Angle had won back the WWE Title at Vengeance in July and at SummerSlam he beat Lesnar clean to retain his title. Lesnar had turned heel while aligning himself with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon. All of that led to one final Lesnar/Angle match, this time as a one hour Ironman Match that would take place on Smackdown. The match was outstanding. That's what I love about it. I think when you're out there for an hour you have to make sure you pace yourself well and book the match in a way that keeps the crowd interested the entire time. I know a lot of fans think Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart at WrestleMania 12 is the best Ironman match ever, but I don't necessarily. I think it could have been booked in a better. This one was booked in a more intelligent manner. What I also loved was that they incorporated all of the things that made their other matches special. All of the matches built up to this one. It would be awesome if WWE could release a DVD with all of their matches on it and to hear them talk about how they did this one because the insight would be amazing. That would incredible, but as long as Angle is out of WWE it's not going to happen. Lesnar jumped out to an early lead as the aggressive heel. That's the smart way because babyfaces are better when they're fighting from underneath (or in this case with the disadvantage). I loved the spot early on when Lesnar intentionally disqualified himself and then he hit the F5 soon after to tie it up 1-1. With Angle weakened, Lesnar went up 3-1 soon after with one of the falls happening after making Angle tap out to his own Ankle Lock. Smart booking! I love that. It's perfect heel behavior. Lesnar led 5-2 for much of the match. The question was about whether Angle could come back. The final three minutes were intense with Angle down 5-4 and trying everything he could to come back. Angle eventually applied the Ankle Lock again with about 15 seconds left. Lesnar was close to tapping out, but he withstood the pain and held on left the match with the WWE Title. If this match was held at a major show like WrestleMania most fans would rate it as one of the best matches ever. I don't think the venue or the show should hurt the quality of the match. It stands on its own as the best of Lesnar's career. I hope this look back at Lesnar's top ten matches was an enjoyable read for you. Hopefully he can add more matches to this list in the months and years ahead.