5 Most memorable WWE SmackDown main events of all time

#1 Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar – WWE SmackDown September 18, 2003

Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar

The feud between Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar was one of the most delightful things for WWE fans, especially for SmackDown fans, in the early years of the brand split. There was one great match after another throughout the year of 2003 at WrestleMania XIX, Vengeance, and SummerSlam.

September saw the Olympic Gold medallist returning to babyface after his recovery from the neck injury, while Lesnar was now a vicious heel, very much backed by Vince McMahon himself. They were scheduled to fight it out in a 60-minute Iron Man match. The first half of the match was a bit mundane, given how it was the fight to settle scores for once and for all. But the second half more than made up for it.

Both the wrestlers brought out the best moves they had up their sleeves. Fans got an opportunity to see Angle’s moonsault as well as a Fisherman’s Buster from Lesnar. Angle did not hesitate to dish out his own suplexes, but eventually gave in when Lesnar trapped him in a lasting ankle lock. The showdown went down as one of the greatest WWE main events every shown on TV.