[2005-02-10-WWE-Smackdown] Kurt Angle vs Rey Mysterio

[Vinnie B]

Taped in Japan so an unusual crowd for a WWE match. Really great stuff that doesn't need to go overboard to make a fun and compelling match. Angle dominated the first half with Rey getting hope spots in by outsmarting Kurt. Then makes a comeback so he can fly around, before one big dive too many sees him submitting to an ankle lock. Just a very watchable match with suplexs from Angle and flying from Mysterio. As a means of making me think back more positively about WWE TV in 2005, it was a big achievement. ****

[ohtani's jacket]

This was a solid match. These guys had matched up so many times that there wasn't anything new they could do, but when Angle is beating on a smaller guy like Mysterio it reminds you what a beast of a wrestler he was. They were given over 15 minutes and slowed the pace down from what we're used to.