3. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit – Judgment Day – 5.21.01
In 2001 the two best technical wrestlers in the WWF began a rivalry that would last nearly two years on and off.
After a 14-minute gem at WrestleMania 17 and a 30-minute Submissions match the following month, Angle and Benoit faced off at Judgment Day in a Three Stages of Hell match, where the first fall would be a standard match, the second would be submission-only, and the third would be a Ladder Match for Angle’s Olympic Gold Medal.
Benoit would quickly win the first fall but Angle came back to take the second and third in what was a tremendous match. The two would resume their feud in late 2002 and add several other classics to their respective resumes.
