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#19 WrestleMania XIX: Lesnar botches the Shooting Star Press

The mistake that almost cost Lesnar his career

The main event of WrestleMania 19 featured a white-hot Brock Lesnar taking on Kurt Angle for the WWE Title.

As the match neared its end, Lesnar decided to try out a Shooting Star Press on Angle. He ended up botching the move horribly, and almost broke his neck.

Lesnar ended up having his hand raised to close the show, but was very close to turning the main event into a disaster.

#20 WrestleMania XX: Benoit and Eddie celebrate their victories

WrestleMania 20 was built around Chris Benoit's 18-year struggle to become the World Champion. The Rabid Wolverine went on to win the main event by making Triple H submit to the Crippler Crossface.

Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero celebrated together amidst a sea of falling confetti, to close the show.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

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