[2006-07-26-WWE-ECW] Rob Van Dam vs Kurt Angle

[ohtani's jacket]

This ECW revival in 2006 is kind of a weird moment in WWE history, but I suppose there was a deep-seated desire to expand the number of brands. I wonder what Angle made of the position he was in. If he was unhappy it didn't show during the match. On paper, this seems like an awful matchup, but the bout was surprisingly good. Instead of an out and out spot fest, it was a legitimate wrestling match. As a viewer, you just want to see something hard fought with some twists and turns that don't involve outside interference, and that was what they delivered. I'm a big fan of when they save the bullshit for after the bell and they accomplished that here despite Edge being at ringside.