Kurt Angle
| Wrestler: | Kurt Angle |
|---|---|
| Real Name: | Kurt Steven Angle |
| Birthday: | December 9, 1968 |
| Hometown: | Moon Township, Pennsylvania Billed from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Marital Status: | Divorced from Karen w/2 Children Escaped relationship w/Rhaka Khan. Engaged to Giovanna Yannotti |
| Height & Weight: | 5’10″ – 250 lbs |
| Trained by: | Dory Funk Jr. Dr. Tom Prichard |
| Debut: | 1999 |
| Previous Names: | Your Olympic Hero |
| Finishing Move: | The Angle Slam (Olympic Slam) The Anklelock The Super Angle Slam (Top Rope) |
| Favorite Moves: | Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex Super Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex High Angle Back to Back Suplex Flying Moonsault German Suplex European Uppercut |
| WWE Notable Feuds: Steve Bradley (Indy) Chris Jericho Triple H The Rock Stone Cold Shane McMahon Vince McMahon Kane Edge Val Venis Hulk Hogan The Undertaker Rey Mysterio Chris Benoit Brock Lesnar Eddie Guerrero The Big Show John Layfield Shawn Michaels Booker T Tazz John Cena Mark Henry Randy Orton Rey Mysterio |
TNA Notable Feuds: Samoa Joe Christian Cage Scott Steiner Kevin Nash Scott Hall A.J. Styles Karen Angle Jeff Jarrett Abyss Rhino Mick Foley Sting Matt Morgan Desmond Wolfe Mr. Anderson |
Kurt Angle Title History
Kurt Angle is without a doubt one of the most gifted athletes in the history of professional wrestling, as well as the only wrestler in history to win an Olympic Gold Medal with a broken neck. Kurt Angle made his professional wrestling debut for the World Wrestling Federation in the year of 1999, one-year after signing a five-year contract and three years onward from his failed stint in Extreme Championship Wrestling. His first match was a victory over second generation superstar Shawn Staziak; son of the late Stan Staziak, at the 1999 Survivor Series.
Kurt Angle has achieved much success in his chosen sport, being a multiple time world heavyweight champion in both current major organisations: the World Wrestling Entertainment and Total-Nonstop Action Wrestling. Kurt is very much recognised for his wrestling background in both college and the Olympic games. After arriving in global wrestling, he quickly became recognised as an amazing prospect for the future and remained undefeated for a long time before losing to the debuting Tazz of Extreme Championship Wrestling fame in what was an epic battle of technicality.
While recognised mainly for his in-ring work, Angle is just as entertaining on the microphone. He simply oozes charisma from his very pours; the comedy angles that he has been apart of over the years that he has been a professional in the world of wrestling have been simply unmatched. From singing and dancing to chasing people around the arena in nothing more than an orange speedo. What more can you ask for in a wrestler than charisma AND talent? Kurt Angle has it all; he is simply a total package.
Kurt Angle’s first World Heavyweight Title run came to pass during a long and heated feud with then WWF champion, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, in which Kurt Angle eventually defeated The Rock and claimed his first WWF Championship in what was known as a risky move by WWE to push a newcomer on the belt so fast, but given the reaction to Angle’s victory as well as the attention he was garnishing under his name, it was evidently the right move to make and Angle in turn started the path of a long reign as WWF Champion.
In 2001, Kurt Angle played a major role in “The Alliance” angle in which the World Wrestling Federation had legitimately bought out the competition; the competition being World Championship Wrestling. This resulted in WCW and ECW joining forces and becoming known as “The Alliance” under the ruling of ECW owner Paul Heyman; better known as Paul E. Dangerously, as well as Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon. The trio then pit their alliance forces in battle against the World Wrestling Federation superstars in what was widely seen as an angle which had so much potential, but which was evidently a let down.
Kurt Angles role however was the one that put the nail in the coffin of WCW and ECW; being a member of team alliance in the 2001 survivor series. It was Kurt Angle defecting back to the WWF that dealt that final blow to the head of the alliance, giving the WWF the victory in the process and putting an end to the WCW and ECW.
Today, Kurt Angle can be seen in Total Non-stop Action Wrestling where he is the current, reigning and defending World Heavyweight Champion. He has recently re-ignited his feud with Samoa Joe, a feud which produced three epic battles back when Kurt Angle first entered the company in 2006. The next match in the series is to take place at TNA Lockdown for the World Heavyweight Championship in which Samoa Joe has stated, if he loses, he will leave TNA. With everything at stake, does Kurt Angle have what it takes to put away Samoa Joe? Will Joe’s allies of Christian Cage and Kevin Nash play apart or will Angle’s Alliance of Tomko and AJ Styles prevent them? Time will tell!
No matter which organisation he wrestles in, one thing stays a constant. Kurt Angle is a TRUE wrestling machine. He is without a doubt one of the most gifted professional wrestlers to ever take part in our sport as well as one of the most entertaining. There is only ONE Kurt Angle; and that man is simply irreplaceable. Oh, it’s real. It’s DAMN real!
written by Wayne K. Wilkins
Posted by admin on November 16th, 2010 :: Filed under