Kurt Angle praises The Rock for his selflessness during their time together in the WWE Attitude Era. Kurt Angle was one of the rising stars quickly promoted to main event status during the WWE Attitude Era. The Rock is the person Kurt Angle defeated for his first WWE Championship at WWE No Mercy in 2000. Now, Kurt Angle is praising The Rock for always being so giving when they worked together in his early career. He was my first World Championship match, where I won the World Championship.