Despite Suffering a Horrific Personal Tragedy One Day Earlier, WWE Legend Wrestled Brock Lesnar for One Hour Straight in 2003

Not many people know about the stories and hardships a wrestler goes through. One such story has been shared by the WWE Hall of Famer when he revisits memory lane. He talks about one of the WWE SmackDown classics the show has ever seen.

It goes all the way back to 2003 when Kurt Angle fought in an Iron Man Match against Brock Lesnar.  

While talking about his one proudest match, he shared a shocking personal tragedy that happened the night before the match. However, as we know, ‘the show must go on’. Therefore, Angle first battled his own suffering to come into the ring the next day. 

That powerful match is still fresh in everyone’s mind. It showed so much in just an hour that people will like to go and watch it again and again. 

Angle’s personal tragedy before the classic match

While talking with Rene Dupre in his podcast, Cafe de Rene talked about one match he is most proud of. He mentioned one tragedy he went through before the match. The time demanded quick action and thus the wrestler chose what he had to do as a professional. 

Kurt said, “I was really proud of that match and the crazy thing is my sister died with heroine overdose the night before and I had to decide last second that if I was gonna wrestle or not and it was a really difficult time in my life to choose.“

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No one can understand the difficulty that Kurt faced at that time. However, he successfully delivered the best match for everyone to cherish for years. 

Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar, an undefeated chemistry

During that time, both Angle and Lesnar were relatively young in the wrestling business. However, The Beast Incarnate had started a year prior on TV. People even doubted the two can perform in an incredible Iron Man Match.  

Even though they were young, their rivalry was a source of great entertainment for most of us. But particularly, the Iron Man Match made history. Discussing which, the former wrestler said, “We even did less pinfalls than I think, who was it..? Rock and Triple H, they had 9 falls, we did 7.”

This also reflects the chemistry the rivals shared in the squared circle. The moves that they used against each other were as historic as the match itself. One must go and check that fight again. 

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Sadly, we won’t be able to see them together again in the ring fighting. But what we still can do is praise the historic matches they have given us and rewatch them again.