Today, Brock Lesnar is one of the most dominant athletes the industry of professional wrestling has ever seen. It’s impossible to think of Lesnar screwing up a big-level match on the level he did back in 2003. In the main event of WrestleMania 19, Lesnar challenged Kurt Angle for the WWE Championship.
Lesnar was set to win the match off an amazing Shooting Star Press finish. Unfortunately for “The Beast” he miscalculated and fell short of Angle’s body. It’s one of the most infamous botches in professional wrestling history, especially given it was on WrestleMania.
WWE Hall Of Famer Kurt Angle recently took part in a Facebook Q&A and revealed it was his idea for Lesnar to do the move:
“Well, it was my idea to do the shooting star…Brock misjudged the flip and landed on his head. It was a scary moment. But nothing was said between us about it.
“The match spoke for itself regardless of the failed flip. If anything, it became one of the most popular Wrestlemania moments.”
