Brock Lesnar's 5 most memorable SmackDown matches

#2 Steel Cage Match: Brock Lesnar vs. Vince McMahon (August 7, 2003)

Lesnar didn't take kind to Angle dethroning him for the WWE Title and turned heel during this match.

After Paul Heyman turned on Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series 2002, Lesnar turned babyface. For a wrestler like Lesnar, who is the personification of a monster heel, he portrayed the "good guy" quite effectively. A heel turn, however was simply inevitable and came to fruition on the August 7th, 2003 episode of SmackDown.

Lesnar was supposed to battle Mr. McMahon in a steel cage with the WWE Champion Kurt Angle officiating the match. Lesnar and Angle had become friends after the latter's return in June of that year. However, the Olympic gold medalist dethroned his "friend" to win the WWE Championship at Vengeance 2003. This left a bad taste in the former champion's mouth.

In order to take this friendly rivalry to the next step, Lesnar ended up attacking Angle during the Steel Cage Match after initially pretending to be unconscious. This kicked off another chapter in their intense feud.

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Ali Siddiqui is a listicle and feature writer for Sportskeeda Wrestling since 2018. After completing his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, he decided to write for Sportskeeda Wrestling after learning about it through a friend. He briefly worked for The Sportster as well.

Ali's love for pro wrestling dates back to when Randy Orton won a Battle Royal to become the #1 Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam 2004. His current favorite wrestler is Cody Rhodes because he's the ultimate throwback babyface. He believes Rhodes has the Surfer Sting's passion, Bret Hart's prop-gifting schtick, a catchy theme like Hogan's, and a kid-friendly demeanor akin to John Cena's.

When he is not doing research for his articles on Google or catching up with the latest in pro wrestling, Ali can be found honing his Data Science and AI skills as he strives to get back into tech in the near future.

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