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#1 WWE Superstar Brock Lesnar injured himself while performing the Shooting Star Press
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Brock Lesnar has always been seen as one of WWE’s largest athlete. Known for his strength and brutality, Lesnar is often referred to as the greatest athlete in combat sports history.
Even though Lesnar has never had to rely on high flying moves, he decided to pull off a Shooting Star Press on Kurt Angle during their match at WWE WrestleMania 19. He was unable to pull off the Shooting Star Press to perfection as Angle was further away from him and landed on his neck and head.
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During an interview with Wrestlinginc.com, WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle revealed whose idea it was to have The Beast pull off a high-flying move:
“That was my idea, I will take responsibility for Brock doing that. At the time I had to leave (WWE), it really wasn’t in the plans for me to drop the title at WrestleMania. I had suffered a broken neck and was going to have surgery, so I wanted to do something that people would remember. I asked Brock to do the Shooting Star Press, which he had done many times in OVW. I just thought it would be a great way to end the show.”
“Unfortunately Brock came up short. I think I was a little too far away, and Brock kinda double guessed before he went. If you ever watched the tape, you’ll see he goes, then he kinda stops, then he says screw it. So that hesitation caused him to land on his head. But that was my call. I know that Brock didn’t necessarily want to do it, but we did practice it earlier in the week and he was doing it perfectly well; he just got in a situation in the match where he kinda slipped a little bit and that was it.”
The Beast Incarnate ended up with a concussion and was furious backstage after the incident. Thankfully, he managed to recover well following the match.
