The match was plagued by botched moves and Steiner visibly fatiguing halfway through.
The , held on January 19 in Boston, is famously remembered as a "show of two halves". It featured a technical masterpiece for the WWE Championship, a notoriously poor World Heavyweight Title match, and a star-making Rumble victory for Brock Lesnar . Key Match Highlights WWE Championship: Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit
The match ended when Angle grapevined the Ankle Lock, forcing Benoit to tap out.
Infamous for being one of the most disappointing world title matches on pay-per-view.
Despite the loss, Benoit received a rare standing ovation from the Madison Square Garden crowd, which solidified his main-event status.
Chris Jericho entered at #2 and lasted nearly 39 minutes, recording the most eliminations (6) before being tossed following interference from Shawn Michaels . Storyline Developments