In an excellent sequence, Guerrero went for a Hurricanrana but was reversed into a sunset flip by Benoit, then reversed to a jackknife rollup and back to a sunset flip for two, into a rollup by Guerrero for two, into another Benoit rollup for a two count. While this form of wrestling often draws silence, the live crowd was really into it. Benoit won an early test of strength, as they then exchanged holds. While being best friends off-camera, Guerrero and Benoit were no strangers to each other as opponents and had several excellent matches before and after. Both these Superstars advanced to the tournament finals at the Vengeance pay-per-view.

The Olympic Gold medallist instead pulled Eddie's boot off, and then charged at him but was grabbed into a cradle for Guerrero to get the three-count.Ĭareer long friends Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit made history back in 2003 as they fought in WWE's first-ever official WWE United States Championship match.

He untied his boot but was attacked by Angle again for another Ankle Lock attempt. Guerrero hit a Frog Splash for a near fall which really surprised the audience as they thought it was over.Īngle bounced back with some Ankle Lock attempts, one of which prompted Eddie to seem like he was injured. An Angle Slam countered into a DDT by Eddie was also brilliant. Then, Angle went for an Angle Slam but Eddie countered with an arm drag and a headscissors takedown which looked absolutely beautiful. The first few minutes were a little slow, but things picked up when Guerrero took a big bump from the ring to the guardrail.Īngle had the better of Guerrero for a while, successfully hitting several suplex variations. So, the fans in Madison Square Garden really wanted to see Guerrero pummel Angle. It was a great way to end this long personal feud.Įddie Guerrero and Kurt Angle were a match made in heaven as they put on phenomenal contests whenever they were inside the squared ring.Īngle had gotten the better of Guerrero every week in the build-up to this personal match. It looked like Guerrero was going to win the match by escaping the cage, but Eddie returned inside and hit the Frogsplash on Rey to gain the three count. The action was fast-paced, as both Superstars used their surroundings well along with plenty of back and forth reversals and high risk moves from the cage. If they were to go out, it was a damn fine way to do so. Mysterio had previously won five televised matches over Guerrero before this Steel Cage match, which was built as their final one on one encounter (and it was). The feud was built on how Eddie couldn't beat Rey, even though he previously scored two televised singles victories over Mysterio on SmackDown in 20. A soap is the only other place you could see something like this other than WWE.Īs uncomfortable as this storyline often was, especially with Rey Mysterio's son Dominick involved, Eddie Guerrero and 'The Master Of The 619' never failed to deliver in the ring. This storyline was without a doubt the best example you could give when you talk about wrestling being a soap opera.

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