Shane McMahon Reflects On WWE King of the Ring 2001 Match With Kurt Angle

Shane McMahon says he and Kurt Angle talked about their famous match at King of the Ring 2001 and shared his thoughts on it now. Shane-O-Mac and Angle battled in a Street Fight at the June 24th, 2001 PPV, which as you may notice if you’re looking at a calendar celebrated its 25th anniversary on Wednesday.

The match went all over the arena and became infamous for Angel’s German suplex to McMahon not breaking a glass partition, resulting in McMahon landing on his head. It took them multiple tries to break the glass.

Shane McMahon posted to his Twitter account to comment on the anniversary, writing:

“I Just got off the phone with Kurt where we reminisced about this match and how proud we both are of it and that it has withstood the test of time. Thank you all for supporting us both over these many years. You guys are the greatest fans in the world.”

Mike Chioda, who refereed the bout, wrote of it:

“I thought I was getting fired by Vince that night! Vince was screaming in the background Tell Kurt to STOP! @shanemcmahon proved to the WWE universe at KOTR he was ready for professional wrestling!!”

I Just got off the phone with Kurt where we reminisced about this match and how proud we both are of it and that it has withstood the test of time. Thank you all for supporting us both over these many years. You guys are the greatest fans in the world. https://t.co/0yyhMRcIic

— Shane McMahon (@shanemcmahon) June 25, 2026

I thought I was getting fired by Vince that night! Vince was screaming in the background Tell Kurt to STOP! @shanemcmahon proved to the WWE universe at KOTR he was ready for professional wrestling!! 👏 https://t.co/jl6LqA7zVJ

— Mike Chioda (@MjcChioda) June 24, 2026