Brock Lesnar won his third WWE Championship on the September 18, 2003 edition of SmackDown. The victory came when he defeated longtime rival Kurt Angle in what many fans consider to be the best match in SmackDown history—a 60-minute iron man match. Lesnar won the match, 5 falls to 4. Lesnar’s third WWE Championship reign proved to be his most successful, holding on to the title for five months.