5 best Brock Lesnar moments on SmackDown

#2 His Ironman Match with Kurt Angle

Talk about a marathon of a match...

Nowadays, few people watch a Brock Lesnar match and expect any real drama or suspense. After all, his move-set is more limited than it once was, and his matches tend to be shorter than they once were. This is why many people remember Lesnar’s initial WWE run with fond nostalgia, as he was – relatively-speaking – a much more exciting and unpredictable wrestler back then.

This was put on display during what many people consider the best wrestling match in SmackDown history: a 60-minute Ironman match between Lesnar and Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle. It was an outstanding exercise in endurance and conditioning, as both men went for a full 60 minutes in an instant classic of a match. Up to that point, Lesnar hadn’t wrestled a match of that length, yet he was able to go a full hour with Kurt Angle, a man that’s famous for his endurance and conditioning.

The match solidified Lesnar’s status as a world-champion-caliber athlete and made him one of the most must-see stars on SmackDown during the early 2000s.