Kurt Angle On His Match Against Brock Lesnar In Japan

WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle who is a former five times WWE World Champion recently talked about his match against Brock Lesnar in Japan in which he defeated the Beast Incarnate.

Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar had a famous rivalry back in 2003 in WWE. The feud started after Brock Lesnar won the Royal Rumble match in 2003. Their first match took place in Wrestlemania XIX in which Kurt Angle defended his WWE Championship against Brock Lesnar for the first time and Brock defeated Kurt Angle to win his second WWE Championship.

Kurt Angle On His Match Against Brock Lesnar In Japan

The feud did not end there, in fact it went on for quite a long time. Ultimately the feud was won by Brock Lesnar but Angle got some victories listed by his name. Two of the most famous victories of Angle on Lesnar was from Vengeance 2003 and SummerSlam 2003.

The match between Angle and Brock Lesnar which took place occured in 2007 four years after their actual feud in 2003. This match is still considered as a classic and Angle defeated Brock Lesnar by making him submit in this match. This was not Angle’s first submission victory over Kurt Angle though, keep first made Brock submit at SummerSlam 2003.

Angle who is a former six times TNA Heavyweight Champion of the World recently spoke to Fightful where he talked about his match against Brock Lesnar in Japan in which he defeated the Beast Incarnate.

“I had a good relationship with Brock. He actually told New Japan that he wasn’t gonna lose to anybody over there. If they wanted him to do a job, they would have to bring in Kurt Angle. That’s what I was told.

“So, I decided to do it because Brock wanted me to and I’m a good friend of his and there’s no shame in beating Brock Lesnar for a World title. So, I went ahead and did it. It actually gave me more business over in New Japan.

“I started doing matches, defending the title. I wrestled Yuji Nagata, which was an awesome match. Nakamura, Tanahashi. I lost the title, I think, to Nakamura. They went with him. He was their future and I completely understood it. But I was a transitional champion. I was there to get the title off of Brock and hand it over to Nakamura.”