Kurt Angle believes that his match against Eddie Guerrero at WWE WrestleMania 20 in Madison Square Garden got overshadowed.
The card for WrestleMania 20 is stacked. From The Undertaker's return to his "Deadman" persona to the first meeting between Brock Lesnar and Goldberg, which would serve as both of their exits from WWE for over a decade, the 2004 WrestleMania is filled with legends and memorable matches and moments. That night, Kurt Angle challenged Eddie Guerrero for the WWE Championship. Guerrero was one of the rare individuals at the time to keep his championship at WrestleMania, defeating Angle.
In an interview with Bill Pritchard of WrestleZone, Kurt Angle said that the main event between Shawn Michaels, Triple H, and Chris Benoit for the World Heavyweight Championship overshadowed the match. Angle praised Eddie Guerrero, calling him just as good as Shawn Michaels.
"I would say the WrestleMania 20 against Eddie Guerrero. That match was overshadowed by an amazing main event between Triple H, Chris Benoit, and Shawn Michaels. That Triple Threat was probably the best Triple Threat I ever saw in my life. Eddie and I had a five-star match; we really did. But because of that match being on last and Eddie and my match being next to last, we weren't the main event, even though we were co-main event, you know, along with the other three, but, but that match was just wow, and I think it overshadowed our match, which was pretty incredible too," he said. "I don't talk a lot about my match against Eddie Guerrero, and it was a great match. It was an incredible finish. Eddie came up with this lie, cheat, and steal finish that was just awesome, where he pulled his boot off, and I had the Ankle Lock on him, and he, you know, he's able to slide his foot out of the boot. I ended up holding the boot in my hand, and I charged him. He rolled me up and pinned me, 1-2-3, real quick. So it was kind of a lie, cheat, and steal finish, and it worked extremely well.
At the same time, it protected me, because I didn't lose legitimately. So that match was just an incredible match that I absolutely love. It's in my top three. Eddie Guerrero, if there's anybody that's just every bit as good as Shawn Michaels, it's Eddie."
Shawn Michaels and Kurt Angle clashed at WrestleMania two years later. Learn more about that here.
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