5 WWE Title Changes That Were Forced Because of Real Life Events

#1 Kurt Angle Wins WWE Title Because of 9/11

Angle became an American Hero

The World Trade Center incident or 9/11 is one of the biggest ever tragedies in the history of the United States. It's weird how this affected WWE, but they had to change some of their plans due to this incident.

WWE Smackdown tapings were canceled on the night of 9/11 and instead, they did a live show on Thursday. This show was very emotional for everyone but still, the wrestlers did their best to entertain. WWE just wanted to keep their fans happy in that moment.

WWE Unforgiven was imminent later that month. Kurt Angle was booked to fight Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWE Championship. This was an incredible match and WWE fans were left shocked when Stone Cold lost after tapping out to an Ankle Lock. WWE created a reason to have a rematch because Austin's hand was under the rope when he tapped. But nonetheless, it was a rare thing to see Austin tap out in those days.

WWE only made this decision so that Angle could become the American Hero who took down the bad guy. This was nothing but WWE giving their audience a hero that America needed at that time. It was just a symbol of pride and Kurt Angle was always a great choice.

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