Ringside Review: WWE title belts change hands

By Dandy Dave

Last night on “Smackdown” we saw two titles change hands. This is news because it is rare that two titles change hands on any show that is not a pay-per-view.

The show will be used in the coming weeks to build up October’s pay-per-view, which will feature “Smackdown” stars only.

In a great match between Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle that went the full 60 minutes an “Iron Man” match is supposed to go, Brock won the WWE heavyweight title. There were nine rounds, with Lesnar winning five.

Chavo and Eddie Guerrero won the tag titles, taking them from the team of Benjamin and Haas.

In a match for “Velocity,” Big Show won over Murray Happer and Matt Houston. They had to redo the match because the first take was so bad the fans were laughing.

• In some sad news, Kurt Angle will not be participating in live events this weekend after the passing of his sister Leanne. She was 43.

There were no details given on the cause of death, but we do know that Angle’s family has had a long history of angina, affecting 14 members — including Leanne.

In an interview on “Regis and Kelly” last year, Angle spoke about how she had suffered a recent heart attack.

The WWE champion is a well-known spokesperson for the “Get Tough on Angina” program.

• Yesterday was a big day for Vince McMahon. New York’s Madison Square Garden inducted McMahon into its infamous Walk of Fame, along with former New York Knicks player and coach Dick McGuire, broadcaster Bob Wolff and former defenseman Harry Howell.

McMahon was inducted by his children, Shane and Stephanie..

Three generations of McMahons have promoted successful boxing and wrestling events at the world’s most famous arena for more than 80 years. From December 1998 to June 2001, the company has had 18 straight sellouts at the Garden.

• Michael Paul Levesque, better known as Triple H, will be the next WWE superstar to go Hollywood. He has signed to do two movies for WWE films, one of which will also feature Wesley Snipes.

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