WWE: Brock Lesnar's 10 Best Matches

8. vs. Kurt Angle (SummerSlam 2003)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2FDP2CBDok Following the match at Vengeance when Angle won the WWE Title (coming up in a few spots on this list), most people believed that the WWE would do something rare and have Angle defend the title against Lesnar at Summerslam in a babyface vs. babyface match. It turns out that the WWE had different ideas. They created an Angle vs. Vince McMahon match on Smackdown with Lesnar as the referee. Lesnar turned heel, siding with Vince McMahon, and ending the friendship with Angle by beating him senseless inside of that steel cage. The Lesnar attacks continued on helpless victims in order to build him up as a heel monster that just didn't care about those around him. I loved the booking. Thought it was brilliant. That brought us to Summerslam with Angle defending the WWE Title against Lesnar. The finish of the match was really exciting with Angle putting Lesnar in the Ankle Lock and Lesnar tapping out, but the ref got bumped. Vince McMahon came in to drill Angle in the back with a steel chair. Brock hit an F5 on one leg (so great at selling everything) that earned him a nearfall. I remember thinking that was it, but Angle kicked out. Vince told Brock to do it again, but Kurt countered it into another ankle lock on the left leg. Brock grabbed the ropes three, but Kurt wouldn't let go and Lesnar tapped out! It was another 20 minute thriller for them. Post match, Angle put Vince through a seated chair with the Angle Slam to get his revenge. I was surprised by the finish because I thought Lesnar was going over here especially after that one legged F5, which was damn cool looking. Then, to see Lesnar tap out clean like that was pretty shocking because the idea of Lesnar tapping clean was a foreign concept at this point. This is also the match that led to the fun "YOU TAPPED OUT" chants that greet heels whenever they tap out in major matches. I love that chant.