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Revision as of 03:55, 17 July 2004 by Hadal (talk | contribs) (Reverted edits by 67.171.145.52 to last version by Lady Lysine Ikinsile)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Kurt Angle (born December 9, 1968 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former Olympic Gold Medalist at Wrestling and now a professional wrestler performing for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
He was noted in 1996 when he won the 100 kg (220-pound) freestyle wrestling competition at the Olympic Games in Atlanta. Four years after earning Olympic gold, Angle entered WWE for the first time in 1999 (where he defeated the Godfather) and earned professional wrestling gold.
Just weeks after entering WWE, Angle earned the European Title. A short time later he earned the Intercontinental Championship as well as the Hardcore Championship he also won the 2000 King of the Ring. Kurt Angle's crowning achievement came when he defeated The Rock at No Mercy to win the WWE Championship. Kurt Angle is considered one of the best wrestlers ever only after a short career.
He is also a 2-time NCAA Division I champion, 1987 USA Junior Freestyle champion, 2-time USA Senior Freestyle champion, 1988 USA FILA Junior World Freestyle champion, and a 3-time NCAA Division I All-American at Clarion University.
His most famous feud was with Brock Lesnar, although he has feuded with many of the top names of WWE. He is most noted for his comedic angles such as his stint with Team ECK, featuring Edge and Christian and his role during the Invasion angle with Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Angle seriously considered trying to make a comeback to freestyle wrestling for the 2004 Summer Olympics, but he abandoned that plan late in 2002, when neck problems that dated back to his past amateur wrestling career recurred. In WWE promos, he often claimed that he had won the Olympic gold medal with a broken neck. Unlike most statements in promos, this one was largely true; he had indeed won his gold medal with two fractured cervical vertebrae.
In 2003, after the aforementioned neck problems led to an almost career-ending injury, he opted for a new type of surgery that allowed him to return in two months rather than a year. However, in March 2004, his neck problems recurred yet again, and it was feared that he would have to undergo possibly career-ending surgery. For a time, he considered having an operation similar to the one he had in 2003, but has decided against it for the time being.
In a June 26, 2004 interview with a radio station in Norfolk, Virginia to promote the following day's The Great American Bash pay-per-view in Norfolk, he said that WWE doctors had given his neck a clean bill of health, but that he was also recovering from a knee injury. He said that he would most likely return around the time of the SummerSlam PPV, and would work a reduced in-ring schedule in the future.
Angle is currently playing the role of General Manager of Smackdown!
Finisher/Signature Moves
- Angle Slam/Olympic Slam
- Ankle Lock/Angle Lock
- Triple German Suplexes
| WWE Championship | ||
| Preceded by: The Rock | First reign | Followed by: The Rock |
| Preceded by: Stone Cold Steve Austin | Second reign | Followed by: Stone Cold Steve Austin |
| Preceded by: The Big Show | Third reign | Followed by: Brock Lesnar |
| Preceded by: Brock Lesnar | Fourth reign | Followed by: Brock Lesnar |