Chris Jericho vs. Kurt Angle - WWE SmackDown (05/31/01) - video Dailymotion

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This match between **Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle on the May 31, 2001 episode of WWE SmackDown! ** was a physical, back-and-forth singles encounter that showcased their technical skills and striking offense. The two traded holds, counters, and high-impact moves, with Jericho working over Angle’s leg and Angle fighting back with suplexes, kicks, and his signature Ankle Lock attempt. As the bout unfolded, Jericho targeted Angle’s weaknesses and nearly gained the upper hand several times, including locking in the Walls of Jericho and hitting his bulldog. Near the finish, after Angle countered a suplex with a low blow and applied the Ankle Lock, Spike Dudley suddenly ran in and laid out Angle, allowing Jericho to follow up with a Lionsault and score the pinfall victory. The win added momentum to Jericho’s push while continuing the ongoing faction and storyline tensions of the era.

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00:00Kurt, in just a few minutes, you are going to be facing Chris Jericho.

00:06Do you have anything to say about this?

00:09Yeah, I've got something to say.

00:11Look at these gold medals.

00:13I'm an Olympic hero.

00:14An American Olympic hero.

00:17And tonight, I should be facing a Canadian Olympic hero.

00:21But the most famous hero, Olympic hero, that Canada has ever had was Ben Johnson.

00:26Sure, he won a gold medal, only to have it taken away, because he had to cheat to win, just like every other Canadian.

00:35And tonight, I'm going to beat not an Olympic hero, not even a Canadian hero.

00:41Tonight, I'm just going to beat a Canadian, Chris Jericho.

00:45And after tonight, they're going to rename Gretzky Boulevard, Angle Boulevard.

00:51Oh, it's true.

00:53It's true.

00:53And one more thing, I hear that Shane McMahon's limo, his WCW limo is circling the arena.

01:02Well, I want Shane McMahon to try to come in and interfere in my match.

01:06I dare Shane McMahon to try to come in and interfere in my match.

01:11As a matter of fact, I double dare him.

01:12To interfere in this next match, involving Kurt Angleton.

01:20Getting in on the rumors, they said that there's a limo circling in the arena with WCW-1 license plates on it.

01:29There ain't got to be a rocket science, let's check it out, Alex.

01:31You know it's got to be Shane O'Mac.

01:34Troy's got some of the stuff, he's with him.

01:36The first time, Kurt Angle goes one-on-one with Chris Jericho tonight.

01:59But what a wild time, it's going to be Sunday night on Heat, Taz, and MTV.

02:02Live from WWF New York, Kurt Angle, the special guest host.

02:07Our Olympic hero comes into Taz's house.

02:10Heat, Sunday MTV, check it out.

02:13And Taz, Kurt Angle will also be on Fight This on WWF.com, 4-3 Central, tomorrow.

02:20Taz, Kurt Angle, the special guest host.

02:50Taz, Kurt Angle is going to need to play a call.

02:52Come on, who can pick a call?

02:53Are you American?

02:55Yes.

02:55Then you better be picking Angle.

03:00He's American.

03:01I'll tell you what, Taz, Chris Jericho, as we said earlier, has been through a hellacious, yet very rewarding,

03:09couple of weeks, tables, ladders, and chairs, packaging championship matches.

03:13How about Monday night on Raw?

03:15Chris Jericho defeated Big Show for the hardcore title,

03:18hoping to be gored almost through the field stage by Rhyno, losing the title.

03:23No doubt about all that, but how do you now pick Kurt Angle?

03:27You're an American.

03:28Kurt Angle wearing the Stars and Stripes crowd, the red, white, and blue crowd, and we're in Canada.

03:33Come on, Angle.

03:34There's nothing to do with patriotism.

03:36It's not an election, Taz.

03:37Two great athletes going at it.

03:39In fact, Kurt Angle, in two days, will be inducted into the National Amateur Wrestling

03:44Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

03:46Love Kurt Angle or hate him, he was a great amateur wrestler.

03:51And Kurt Angle could perhaps put on a clinic with Y2J here tonight in Edmonton.

03:56Well, I'll tell you what, if you're Chris Jericho, that's the one thing you don't want to do.

04:01You don't want to straight up wrestle Kurt Angle.

04:04I mean, Jericho, no doubt.

04:05Nice arm drag by Chris Jericho.

04:07Can't doubt the skills of Y2J, but we're talking about Kurt Angle here.

04:12Don't wrestle him, Chris, fight him.

04:14This matchup's set up by Mr. McMahon and Chris Jericho's tag team partner, Chris Benoit,

04:19in the back preparing for the biggest match of his career,

04:22meeting Stone Cold in his hometown tonight.

04:25Backslide by Kurt Angle.

04:26He may have him in a kickout by Jericho.

04:28Angle bridged out of that into a backslide.

04:30Beautiful stuff by Kurt Angle, and Jericho firing right up.

04:35Angle ducks underneath the right hand, up over the top.

04:37Kurt Angle flies off the big back body drop.

04:40Imagine what Chris Benoit is thinking of the back, Taz.

04:43He's gonna come out here tonight for the thousands in his hometown of Edmonton,

04:47a place where he spent his childhood.

04:49His family's here.

04:51Friends he grew up with her here tonight to see Chris Benoit

04:53take on Stone Cold for the World Wrestling Federation.

04:56No doubt, Cole, no doubt, no doubt.

04:58Bam!

04:58What a success by Jericho.

04:59Like you said, Benoit's family, his friends, his next-door name

05:02and a garbage man, the guy who runs the gym.

05:05Everybody's here to watch Benoit.

05:08And what do you know?

05:09Benoit gets a shot at Stone Cold Steve Austin in the WWF Retire.

05:12You see the extra security in ringside,

05:14ordered by Mr. McMahon,

05:17making sure Shane McMahon doesn't interfere here tonight

05:19as Jericho climbs to the top rope.

05:22Big pistol dropkick, but Angle had it scouted perfectly.

05:24And wait a minute, Jericho is favoring that left leg,

05:28and Kurt Angle's smelly blood goes right to work on the injured Chris Jericho.

05:33You know, it's as we've been talking about this obsession that Kurt Angle has had with Shane McMahon,

05:39who's been obsessed ever since a couple of weeks ago.

05:42Shane McMahon interrupted Kurt Angle's reenactment of his Olympic gold medal ceremony.

05:48And then, of course, it was Shane McMahon perhaps costing Kurt Angle the Intercontinental title against Kane.

05:56This obsession is just built with Kurt Angle towards Shane.

06:01And who the hell is this weird storm that come running in here?

06:04He don't work here.

06:05Come running out here.

06:06But he is a WCW star, which means he works for the WCW owner,

06:11who happens to be Shane McMahon.

06:13And look at Jericho.

06:14This crowd coming alive in Jericho's home country.

06:17Elbows to the midsection.

06:18And Y2J with a rake of the eyes by Kurt Angle,

06:21and that wasn't too Olympic like.

06:23You got to look out about Jericho.

06:25Jericho never quits.

06:26He's always fighting back.

06:27Always fighting back.

06:28He's got a lot of heart.

06:30And like I said about Lance Storm,

06:32to go back what you said,

06:34Lance Staggielder on ringside, bro,

06:35that WWF logo there.

06:37He ain't no WCW logo.

06:39He don't work here.

06:40Both men down, center of the ring.

06:43Kurt Angle struggling to get through the ropes.

06:45Chris Jericho struggling to get up as well.

06:48And a very physical matchup here on SmackDown.

06:52You got two physicals from the ring.

06:53You see that a straight shot right to the forehead.

06:57Wow.

06:59Now look at Jericho.

07:00Shot to the midsection.

07:01Another shot to the chest of Kurt Angle by Jericho.

07:04This crowd coming alive.

07:05Jericho up off the ropes and knocks Kurt Angle down.

07:08You know you're talking about Kurt Angle earlier.

07:09It's ironic, isn't it,

07:10that Chris Jericho is more loved

07:12in Kurt Angle's home country of America

07:14than Kurt Angle is?

07:16Oh, look at Jericho.

07:18He's got Romenes Venutum.

07:19He's got him in a kickout.

07:21After two by Kurt Angle.

07:23That's a good point you got there, boy.

07:24I mean, there ain't no doubt

07:25Angle's hated everywhere,

07:27but no one, everyone respects Kurt Angle.

07:29You got to respect what this man has done.

07:31And Jericho's loved.

07:32Uh-oh.

07:33Look out.

07:33Kurt Angle's in trouble.

07:34Here it comes.

07:36Jericho trying to sell it.

07:37It wasn't Jericho.

07:38He just caught.

07:38I don't believe it.

07:39He's got it locked in.

07:40He's gonna tap.

07:41Angle's gonna tap.

07:42It wasn't Jericho locked in.

07:44Kurt Angle struggling and makes it to the ropes.

07:46The match sense of Kurt Angle.

07:48The ring presence of Kurt Angle.

07:50That's what makes him an Olympic gold medal.

07:53That's what makes him a former WWF champion.

07:55Well, the difference there,

07:56unfortunately, for Jericho Angle.

07:57It's coming home.

07:59Jericho felt it coming.

08:00And there's the Bulldog Angle.

08:02Uh-oh.

08:05And Chris Jericho going for the Lion's thumb.

08:08Oh, wait a minute.

08:09Came up late.

08:10Favoring that same left leg.

08:12Uh-oh.

08:13Oh!

08:14Went for the Angle slam.

08:16Missed with the right hand.

08:17Chris Jericho counted in a blatant low blow by Kurt Angle to Y2J.

08:21And here it comes.

08:22Wait a minute.

08:22What the hell?

08:23The ankle lock's in.

08:24There's Shane.

08:26Shane McMahon.

08:27Shane McMahon.

08:28Angle's got the ankle lock.

08:29But Shane McMahon's here.

08:31He threw him as hell here.

08:32What did he get him out of here?

08:34Security grabbing Shane McMahon.

08:36But Kurt Angle was distracted.

08:39Security separating Shane McMahon and Kurt Angle.

08:42Shane McMahon is living.

08:44And so is Angle.

08:45Angle pulled him out here.

08:47And I'll tell you what.

08:48Shane McMahon's here.

08:48He can't wait to get his hands on Angle.

08:56The owner of WCW.

08:57He got no business here.

08:59Kurt Angle's got business in the ring.

09:01But Matt's up with Chris Jericho.

09:04Wait a minute.

09:06Spike Dudley.

09:07Spike Dudley.

09:10Dudley doll.

09:11Spike Dudley doll.

09:12To Kurt Angle.

09:14Spike Dudley is struck.

09:16Escapes to the crowd.

09:18Can Jericho capitalized?

09:21I don't believe what the hell's going on here.

09:25Alliance soft.

09:26Jericho covers Angle.

09:28He's got it.

09:29And Shane McClane.

09:33Chris Jericho.

09:36Was in a set up.

09:37Shane McClane running here.

09:39Barrett is a compliment tonight.

09:41You're damn right.

09:42It was a set up.

09:43It was obvious.

09:44Anybody could see that.

09:45Spike Dudley just taking his spot.

09:47They said Shane McMahon made for him.

09:50That was a set up.

09:51Was Spike Dudley being opportunistic?

09:54Or were Shane and Spike on the same page?

09:58Chris Jericho defeats Kurt Angle.

10:01Let's take another look.

10:02Angle had the ankle lock locked in on Jericho.

10:05And Shane McMahon came from out of nowhere.

10:07They've got it came from out of nowhere.

10:09Completely distracted.

10:11Kurt Angle.

10:11To the point that Kurt Angle hops out of the ring.

10:14And they go at it.

10:15And they wanted Shane in the ring.

10:19But it was Spike Dudley from behind.

10:22And the Dudley dog to Kurt Angle.

10:25And the damage was done.

10:26And Y2J Chris Jericho would take advantage.

10:29And every day you see it.

10:31Jericho gets the two.

10:33Thanks to Spice and Shane O'Malley.

10:34Thanks to Shane and Spike, Jericho has defeated Kurt Angle.

Chris Jericho vs. Kurt Angle - WWE SmackDown (05/31/01)

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