Ranking and grading every Brock Lesnar SummerSlam match in history from worst to best

#5 Lesnar vs Kurt Angle (2003)

Brock Lesnar vs Kurt Angle

This was the other feud that would define Brock Lesnar in the WWE. Although all three matches happened within six months, it still ranks up there as the second best feud that Lesnar has ever had. 2003 was a great year for the WWE Championship. It main evented WrestleMania 19 as the two former amateur wrestlers put on a clinic in an absolutely high-pressure situation.

Kurt Angle wrestled that match with a really bad neck and desperately needed surgery, but it was Lesnar who would come out of the match worse off after he attempted and failed to land a Shooting Star Press. The Beast did reign as WWE Champion as Angle was sidelined for only three months.

He quickly returned and regained the gold in a triple threat match also involving the Big Show. Both Angle and Lesnar were babyfaces and were set to have a respectful match at Summerslam.

However, Lesnar turned heel and aligned with Mr. McMahon. Angle would have the odds stacked against him in this blockbuster WrestleMania rematch. This match was the worst of their stellar series but was by no means bad in any way. It featured a typical great wrestling, a referee bump and heavy interference from Mr. McMahon.

The Olympic Hero countered an F5 and slapped in the Ankle Lock, to which Lesnar tapped out. It was an extremely shocking moment to see the Beast submit, he would never do so again. It also set the tone finely for their unbelievable 1-hour Iron-Man match on Smackdown a month later, where Lesnar regained his WWE Championship. Overall, this was a tried and tested match at Summerslam. It could not go very wrong, but there have been much more stellar matches in Brock's career

Grade: B+