5 bizarre backstage stories about Brock Lesnar that fans need to know about

#4 Angle vs Lesnar outside the ring

Brock Lesnar versus Kurt Angle. Guess who won?

Kurt Angle versus Brock Lesnar. Who wins?

The WWE Universe found out the answer to that question when Lesnar defeated Angle at WrestleMania 19, but some wondered who would win in a straight-up fight. In fact, Lesnar apparently used to brag about being able to wipe the floor with Angle in a straight-up match, which led to the showdown eventually happening.

That's right. One day during a warm-up session, Angle challenged Lesnar to a match on the spot and the two stepped in the ring together. Interestingly enough, Angle spoke about the story on an episode of Chris Jericho's podcast and the results of the match might surprise fans a little bit.

Angle said, "We had the showdown. It was close. It really was. He had 90 pounds on me, but I probably took him down into the ropes a good 7-8 times. He used the ropes to say we’re out of bounds. That’s OK. I did take him down once. He didn’t take me down at all."

This moment probably should have taught Lesnar not to run his mouth if he couldn't back it up, but based on future events, it doesn't really seem like he really took that message to heart.