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Kurt Angle & Shawn Michaels - The Story of Mr. WrestleMania & An Olympic Hero

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The first time this match was live on pay-per-view, and even then, fans could tell we had witnessed something phenomenal.

By the midway point of this match, all  eyes in the house were fixated on the Olympic Hero and Showstopper  painting a damn near-perfect picture of a pro wrestling match.

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Before the 2005 Royal Rumble, Kurt Angle and Shawn Michaels interactions were minimal.  One perfectly placed Sweet Chin Music by Michaels changed all of that.

Angle entered the Royal Rumble match as one of the favorites to earn the main event spot at WrestleMania.

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Being the ultra-competitive Olympic Gold  Medalist, Angle couldn’t let this stand, returning to the ring and  illegally eliminating Shawn Michaels from the match.

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Taking their exchange to another level, Angle applied the ankle lock on the steel stairs to a bloodied Michaels.