How was it ****1/2, exactly? I'm really curious, and I would like to hear something more original than "it entertained me".
I felt it was a great match. The drama with Angle trying so hard to come back but Brock being able to stop him at will, the story of Brock being smart enough to trick Angle and control the entire match, the obvious effort from both men, the spots where they both learned stuff from previous matches and stuff from earlier in the match, and the fact that yes, I was entertained by it. And that, to me, adds up to a great ****1/2 match.
What did Lesnar learn? That having an injured knee can help him kick out of the ankle lock he tapped to only a month ago? That he should have F-5'd Angle 5 minutes into the Wrestlemania match instead of 30 minutes to get the victory? Or that he should pretend sometimes that his knee is hurt, and sometimes act like he is fine, and then sell it again?
I'll give him credit for being smart right at the beginning by getting DQ'd to gain a strong advantage...but everything else was bogus. Pinned by a superplex? Is Lesnar suddenly Barry Windham?
Remember how he wouldn't tap out several times in the match? That came from him being so embarassed at tapping out at SummerSlam.
Angle being smart enough for the pop-up superplex when Brock went for the SSP.
Brock trying to roll out of the anklelock at the end but Angle not falling to the outside, instead catching himself on the ropes.