Kurt Angle Vs Shane McMahon - 2001 King of the Ring

Necro · 02-26-2009, 07:42 AM

Promo:

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King of the Ring 2001: Kurt Angle Vs Shane McMahon Part 1:

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Part 2:

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Part 3:

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@ 9:40 part 2 is when shane gets thrown into the sign and lands on his head

@ the beginning of part 3 he throws him through. So insane.

@ 1 minute into part 3 he tries to throw him through again, and it doesn't work again.

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Probably one of the most memorable matches I've seen.

What do you rate this match?

Was it as epic to you as it was to me?

Tommy Platinum · 02-26-2009, 08:27 AM

I gave it a 9. Amazing match. I bought the KOTR 2001 DVD just for the match, and it was just as great as I remembered it from watching live. Easily one of the best street fights ever, and although Shane is very entertaining, he isn't an actual wrestler, which just shows how amazing Angle was around this time. I loved the whole story behind the match, and the way Shane extended Angle to a second KOTR match before costing him it. Angle's intensity was off the charts and he pretty much beat the shit out of Shane for most of it, which as Steve said, is the way they should have gone with the Orton/Shane match from this year's No Way Out.

The most memorable moment is obviously the glass spot, which is one of the best spots I've ever seen, but the whole match was great. The botch actually improved the match when Shane hit the glass and pretty much fell right on his head, then the same happened twice when he was trying to suplex him back out. I love the crowd reaction when the glass breaks the first time. The glass really cut both men up, so I guess they don't use it anymore for that reason.

Funny how until Evan Bourne came along, the shooting star press had been banned the last few years, but back in 2001, Vince let his own son do it lol. That was a great spot too. The finish was also very good.