Kurt Angle SHOOTS On Intimidating Hulk Hogan Backstage!

[@InsideTheRopes]

Where is Kurt Angle on your all time list? Let us know in the comments below!

[@KokomoJuggalo]

Definitely in my top five, maybe top three. Prime Kurt was a privilege to see live.

[@Phoenix7786]

@@KokomoJuggalo I hold Kurt in the same boat as far as Bret Hart, Ricky Steamboat, and Ric Flair as far as technical prowess goes.

[@IBEWSparky]

Kurt Angle in the ring is absolute top tier.

[@ggaa111100]

As an in ring technician he's up there with Thesz, Bret, Perfect, and Lord Regal. As an all around performer top10. He was next level. Imho.

[@tobiasfrost86]

He's definitely up there for me

[@stephenmiller2337]

I'm so glad that Kurt is sober and alive to tell these stories. He's such a great storyteller.

[@AngeloAcampora]

Idk bro, he seems high or drunk here for sure dude.....

[@StealthMarmot_]

@@AngeloAcampora Nah, that's just Kurt.

[@IntelligenceOfPlants]

He's one of my favourite people of all time.

[@elyea5928]

This comment wins👏👏 Oh it’s true.

[@Krwler]

Kurt Angle is the antidote for “that doesn’t work for me, brother.”

[@whitead25]

well apparently that night it did work for him, "brother"😂😂😂.

[@williamafton348]

Probably because Hogan looked into his eyes and saw Perc Angle looking back at him.

[@maximillion311]

@@williamafton348kurt angle is the wolverine of WWE/WWF

[@vagabondjay7281]

This thread. 🤣🤣🤣 Perc Angle. 💀

[@TequilaToothpick]

This is the most normal and healthy I've seen Kurt look in years.

[@wideopenwounds]

It makes me genuinely happy to see.

[@chuckweber542]

Agreed I'm glad he Is doing well.

[@FarkJoeB]

He just looks older to me.

[@EliteWalkThroughs]

Hogan knew better than to mess with Perc Angle, Tap or Die 🤣🤣🤣

[@nbasizzlereels5315]

😂😂😂😂

[@kurtwpg]

That's not the real story, though. Actually Angle's neck was in perfect condition until that night. He hit The Hulkster a half dozen times with an aluminum baseball bat, but Hulk made him tap to a guillotine choke and broke his neck in the process. Angle shook his hand and said "Thank you Mr Hogan for teaching me some humility". Then before The Hulkster could leave the building he got a congratulatory phone call from Ronald Reagan.

[@MScotty90]

@@kurtwpgthis comment should be a constitutional amendment

[@keithmorgan3932]

@@kurtwpg That isn't even funny......smh

[@johnnytelemundo]

@@keithmorgan3932 nobody said it was supposed to be funny. its true its damn true

[@Rubyredacted]

Whoever popped Kurt with the Maven comment I applaud you sir 😂

[@middleeastmusics6570]

Timestamp please?

[@Gtagurself]

@@middleeastmusics6570 4:50

[@ItsLogan04]

@@middleeastmusics65704:45

[@jamesb1988]

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[@middleeastmusics6570]

​@@jamesb1988 Thank you very much

[@barringtonfisher87]

Kurt spent most of his amateur career wrestling bigger guys because he didn't want to cut weight. Brock is awesome, but Kurt's level was so much above Lesnar's. Not that he couldn't give Kurt a fight because of the weight, but Kurt was world level

[@DonaldMeyers-v8c]

I think people don't understand the difference between an NCAA champ and an Olympic Medalist

[@jamestombs5567]

Olympic Gold Medalist with a broken freakin neck!!!​@@DonaldMeyers-v8c

[@landfillbear]

Angle is being modest. Listen! If you take down Brock Lesnar twice in 15 minutes, and he doesn’t take you down at all, you didn’t barely beat him Kurt Angle, you beat him definitively. Anyone that knows anything about amateur wrestling knows that’s a good lead point wise.

[@brianbradley8631]

He beat Brock after Brock had just thrown around a 530 pound Big Show for a few minutes... Kurt is a fucking stud no doubt, but would he have really won if Brock was fresh? I have my doubts.

[@poopsyko]

Fighting and wrestling are different obviously but credit is given where it’s due However Brock deserves credit too Kurt here saying Big Show wasn’t even jumping for Brock 😮 That’s insane

[@LesDilemma]

Hulk: "thats not gonna work for m-" Kurt: 👁️👃👁️ Hulk: 💀👍

[@Jay_Digital]

This made me realize that I miss the Kurt Angle show it was one of my favorite podcasts by a wrestler. He surprisingly has a good memory of a bunch of the stuff he’s done and he never sugar coats his stories.

[@Larry-dq4ig]

What was the reasoning behind it being discontinued? I tried I quick Google Search and could not find a reason offhand. I wasn't aware of it until I saw your comment.

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

Wth I love Kurt's podcast, I didn't know it was cancelled either. 😕

[@Jay_Digital]

@@Larry-dq4ig From what I remember he stopped his show because he wanted to write a book and he felt like he was already telling too many things he wanted to put in his book on his podcast.

[@GoodOldCinema]

​@@Jay_DigitalWhen did Kurt say this?

[@Jay_Digital]

@@GoodOldCinema He didn’t publicly say it, he told that to the guy from the Busted Open podcast. They kinda covered it on a surprise Ask Kurt video in like April or so. Kurt mentioned he did kind of regret canceling the podcast and that he was planning on at least doing a show once a month or so they done one episode last month. These are only on youtube they aren’t on Spotify anymore.

[@rogerrubio9540]

just met Kurt at a meet n greet yesterday, what a great man, made everyone feel welcomed and genuinely listened to all the stories being told to him, a day ill never forget getting to meet one of my true childhood hero.

[@Bigtmac2200]

Missing out on Bret Hart vs Kurt Angle is up there with missing out on Eddie Guerrero & Shawn Michaels.

[@Tourist-Q]

I feel like Kurt Angle vs. Mr Perfect and Bret Hart vs. Brock Lesnar would be better matchups.

[@DieFrauAmHerd]

@@Tourist-Q Very underrated comment. If you really think about it you are absolutley correct

[@tyquanrainey6039]

​@@Tourist-Q We could've got Angle Vs Mr. Perfect, but Curt Henning was let go from WWE due to the infamous fight against Brock Lesnar in the plane ride from hell.

[@Tourist-Q]

@@tyquanrainey6039 I don't know how good this version of Curt Hennig still was... was he as perfect as he was in 1991?

[@tyquanrainey6039]

@@Tourist-Q That's something we'll never know friend.

[@jimmy2thymes916]

Kurt Angle is a god damn American treasure.

[@BigPackMaC]

I have never seen anyone come in & take to WWE like kurt angle. Absolute legend

[@tonyb.recently5455]

Kurt is an interviewer's dream. No words, thoughts barred, totally open book. Very entertaining too.

[@Steven-mk4gg]

LOVE Kurt. As honest as he can remember, and way more humble than a real deal like him has to be.

[@jamesb1988]

"What's up with the Olympic kid?? He's a little stiffski." -Hulk Hogan

[@SNOWDUDE13]

Prime Bret vs Prime Angle? My god that rivalry would be incredible

[@Ipo_Ooped_Maself]

Kurt is awesome. What a great guy and a legend to the industry

[@Jeff_Pryce]

Hogan: That doesn’t work for me, brother. Kurt: It does TONIGHT, “brother”. 😡 Hogan: 😳 It does tonight, brother. 😂

[@sparky573]

He edged him a little.

[@barringtonfisher87]

Forgive him for he knew not what he said

[@landfillbear]

Angle is being modest. Listen! If you take down Brock Lesnar twice in 15 minutes, and he doesn’t take you down at all, you didn’t barely beat him Kurt Angle, you beat him definitively. Anyone that knows anything about amateur wrestling knows that’s a good lead point wise.

[@nickvazquez8244]

Nothing sexual

[@JustRifff]

Was you there?

[@acethealien4863]

Lol i feel so bad for kurt, he gets memed all the time and has no idea why lol

[@WherenextPK]

It’s really enjoyable to see a guy like her angle on stage telling stories swearing away with his guard completely down just being honest and genuine! I have thoroughly enjoyed these stories. 🙌🏼

[@FreddieBlaze730]

My olympic hero it's true, it's damn true!🎖️

[@ReducedFatEric]

Kurt is the first to make babyface Hogan tap out, is more his accomplishment.

[@robertborgeson1821]

Yeah starcade 98 was the first thing that came to mind when he made that claim. I'm sure it's happened elsewhere and probably before that but it's just what I recall from being a kid

[@ReducedFatEric]

​@@robertborgeson1821 He did lose and gave up to Sting in Starcade 97 but he was a heel. Thats why I purposely and intentionally said "babyface" Hogan. Babyface Hogan is the biggest politician of all time backstage, so its gotta take a special athlete to get him to agree to tapping out as a babyface.

[@rabronin]

Beginning of clip: Kurt after hearing what Brock said, gave his meme stare.

[@Varg235]

When Kurt wrestled down Vince on a plane I wonder if Vinnie got ... stiff..

[@kingjaven13]

Oh yeah Vince did 😂😂😂

[@noelramirez1551]

Meanwhile Michael Hayes...."Looking good boys looking real good" 😂

[@dustinmichel7608]

Hard like rock maple.

[@RichHomieQuarkk]

You know he had to have named a dildo after Kurt. He had one named after Lashley afterall.

[@spaceycaveco.698]

Vince “Sure would be better if Johnny Ace got in this too!”

[@markell60]

Sorry Kurt but Hogan also tapped to the torture rack and the scorpion death lock.

[@mrknox8036]

But that was heel Hollywood Hogan, Not the babyface Real American Immortal Hulkster running wild Brother!!! Just Kurt and Brock far as I know

[@Luminator_maior]

Well, techincally he didn't tap, he verbally submitted on both occasions. Tapping hadn't become a thing in wrestling at that point, but it was about to.

[@CraigWeir-q5v]

Whyyyy oh whyyyy are you hashtaging Wcw Names? as if they are going to respond like ''Thanks for this , Markell60'' it is quite possible Angle has forgot stuff due to his addiction issues years ago and also Vince probably marketed it as only WWF/ WWE guy to make Hogan tap . It's really not that big of a deal . Cannot believe you thought you were being clever using hashtags......on KZbin.. mind boggling.

[@Rschr101]

Difference is, nobody gives a shit about wcw.

[@fuzzluvver69]

​@@Luminator_maiorThat's a totally semantic point though, the manner of defeat is literally identical and Angle was neither the first or even the second to do it.n

[@cappy2282]

Lol Kurt loved the "Mavin"comment

[@paulnettles9109]

Brock was one of the best amateur wrestlers in the world. Kurt was one of the best amateur wrestlers who ever lived. There are levels.

[@CCEkeke]

Also, Angle is an Olympic level wrestler whereas Brock is collegiate level.

[@deebo1103]

there is about 5 miles of difference between an NCAA Div 1 Chanp and even an Olympic competitor, let alone a gold medalist.

[@iori1303]

Sure, if you only watch american sports and consume american (sports)news you may come to this conclusion. But Lesnar never competed against the worlds best, so the first statement is just an opinion without proof to back it up...

[@mattmorgan2534]

Easily, the biggest class act I’ve ever worked against in my lifetime! Only real wrestling die hards will remember this lol: but when I wrestled Kurt angle at Bound for glory. It was a story in which I was supposed to go through every single main event mafia member one by one to build to get to me versus Kurt at Bound for glory. Which was Tna‘s version of wrestlemania at the time And on the day of the match after going through all of those other Hall of Famer’s one by one keep in mind and them doing the honors to help me keep in mind. Kurt, three separate times, went to Vince Russo and said to him “why would you not put Morgan over after building him this much throughout the year?“. And Russo‘s answer? “Because Bro, you’re wrestling AJ styles next month for the world championship and you need to come into that PPV , strong“. Tried another two different times in person to corner vince and tell him this is a terrible decision to have him go over on me. I’ll never forget that! As long as I live, I’ll never forget that. Sometimes the top guys in our business are selfish motherfuckers. And they only give a shit about themselves. Kurt? Completely opposite of that! If you left it up the Kurt, he would lose every single match to whoever the hell he was in the ring with him at the time. Because he understood, his overall staying power. He was in the business of trying to make other stars. Look no further than Desmond Wolf at the time when he was with us at Tna for my example. Just one of 100 others. It was a terribly bad call by Russo at the time. But I’ll never forget Kurt going to bat for me three separate times right in front of my own face watching it happen. And those were the terrible calls that led to Tna’s demise ultimately back when we had the best chance we had with the roster we had, to really take it to WWE at the time. I would argue our roster back from 2007 right before Hogan and Bishop got there, was much better than Wwe’s. I know y’all think I’m crazy for saying that. But if you can pull up the roster from those years, I just explained raw and SmackDown roster where Jack swagger and shamus with champions on their various shows, come the fuck on. Not even debatable. for my money, Kurtz, one of the greatest of all time no question about it! Not just because what he did for me personally. But because what he was always willing to do for everybody that he saw the future in at the time and take the rocket that was always given to him every company he worked for, and try to help attach that same rocket to a town he thought should get it, though we had dumbass writers that would get in the way of it because their marks * I’m using talk to text so if there’s any grammatical errors, hopefully have your Matt Morgan Decoder ring on you at the moment lol * Any of you guys that watch Kurtz podcast, and if they allow you to ask questions live to Kurt? Ask him that specific question. He’ll tell it to you himself. He went to bat for me three separate times that day when we were in Anaheim, California for our bound for glory trying to do the right thing for a full year storyline in which booker T, Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner , Sting, all eventually did the favors for me to build me to get to bountiful glory, a.k.a., our wrestlemania, versus Kangal, in which storyline wise, not being a mark for myself, should have had me beat him. But we have raiders that were marks for these legends, and never wanted to see them lose, continue to be in their good graces. Problem was, Kurtz not a mark for himself! And was completely against this from the minute he heard it when we got to the facility that day.

[@rogueprince1341]

I have that Jim Cornette shirt. I get compliments on it all the time.

[@ultimatemagic2125]

I'm sure you do. There are a lot of twats around.

[@TheOriginalRizk]

Wait... Didn't Lex Luger also make Hogan tap in WCW?

[@Luminator_maior]

You do have a point, but technically speaking Luger won by verbal submission. Tapping out didn't become a thing until after - you guessed it - the Montreal Screwjob.

[@scarlettmichanco8023]

@@Luminator_maior no, it became a thing after Ken Shamrock got into the WWF because tapping out was an MMA thing at the time

[@Luminator_maior]

@@scarlettmichanco8023 you do realize that is not a contradiction, right?

[@fuzzluvver69]

Yes he made him submit. Unless Angle literally means to tap the mat, which wasn't a mode of submitting at the time. It's semantic though, Luger made Hogan submit several years before Angle did.

[@keithmorgan3932]

@@fuzzluvver69 Kurt is the only wwe star to make hogan tap

[@abudujana13]

Thanks for the video, INSIDE THE ROPES

[@damiantosd8720]

I don’t think anyone else could pull off those gimmicks and still be a bad arse in the ring. Always one of my favourite wrestlers

[@MajesticHarmony]

Kurt has such genuine humor

[@jamesb1988]

When Kurt uses absolutes like "never tapped out before me" or "never hit the moonsault again" he is referring solely to WWE standards. Hogan tapped in WCW and Kurt hit the moonsault on Ken Anderson (off the top of cage no less!) in TNA.

[@Rschr101]

No one cares about wcw or tna. When it comes to wwe wrestlers and their fans, they are the only show in existence. It's kind of true.

[@LiberatingReality]

Has Vince Mcmahon ribbed any other top star as much as he has Kurt Angle? If you think about it, as amazing as Kurt's career was, his character/storylines feel like Vince was just screwing with him like 90% of the time lol.

[@djangofett4879]

that 99 to 2002 period was also just really really wacky. he didn't seem out of place.

[@jamesb1988]

@LiberatingReality The reason Vince did that is because he knew that no matter how wacky Kurt was made to look, the fans always respected him because they knew he was a legitimate threat in the ring. Make a guy like Mick Foley or Shawn Michaels look like complete goofs and it would be a different story..

[@Averageamer]

I will never forget meeting Kurt angle at Kmart when we were kids. He still had hair. There was no autograph line he wasn’t famous yet. But he was a great person to us

[@Zebojr2kool]

I don’t think Hogan ever tried to come off as the bad ass shoot fighter. I don’t think anyone has ever said Hogan hurt them. I think what happened is that Terry Bollea came up during the age of Kayfabe and now people who think wrestling is a story have listened to Hogan interviews and not understand that Hogan is a character and Bollea has played that same character everytime he leaves the house.

[@deebo1103]

He has never said he was a shooter. He was trained by a legit shooter in Matsuda and he was trained to recognize working holds that were turning into hooks and how to get out of them. He was trained to protect himself from shooters and fans. But he has said on numerous occasions that he wasn't a fighter and that this isn't a "tough guy" business. In his prime, a man that large with the experience he had would still be 100% formidable. Nobody ever really tried him and the guys that messed around with him, he took care of himself and they didn't get a chance to make money.

[@jamesmccartney5324]

What a fantastic wrestler & character. Kurt Angle has been through a lot in his life such a brave strong guy as well

[@retromadness9597]

Kurt wasn't the first or only one to make Hogan tap out, Luger did it in 1997

[@glynnmarshall4217]

Sting did aswell. But that was Hollywood Hogan. It was the first time that babyface WWF/E Hulk Hogan ever tapped.

[@Rschr101]

Wcw was the bush leagues bub

[@ARandomGuy24]

He meant in the WWF/WWE storyline.

[@uzi978]

Hulk Hogan vs. Antonio Inoki - September 1983: Hogan lost by submission to Antonio Inoki during a match in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Inoki applied a submission hold (often reported as an armbar or a variation of it), which led to Hogan being declared unable to continue.

[@troyestepp4827]

Kurt seems really sharp here. And it makes me happy

[@cappy2282]

Asking "Bret Hart or Brian Danielson" is an insult to Bret Hart

[@Usernamesweresrsbsns]

lmao and not about the sex we had in the hotel either

[@johnjomennelson8631ForEveryone]

That was an excellent interview.

[@rustyshackleford4958]

Kurt looks like a Payday mask in the thumbnail

[@angelodorsett1]

When Kurt was about to debut, I wasn’t looking forward to it. I was thinking he was going to be self righteous and preachy type individual. It was refreshing to see his character of a villain.

[@GodLovesYou828]

You gotta love angle and Vince McMahon

[@AlexAnteroLammikko]

.............maybe not McMahon.

[@dante040]

Hulk tapped to Sting and Lex luger in WCW. Was put to sleep by piper twice

[@StephOMacRules]

He probably meant in WWF history.

[@Rschr101]

Wcw was the bush leagues.

[@chadarcher13]

@@Rschr101 not during that particular time period, WCW was the A grade

[@DBofficial125]

"I spent the night with Bob", ah another classic "I'm a man who loves to play with boys" moment haha

[@neosupreme7971]

Hogan caught a glimpse of the perc in his eyes and said "That works fir me brother l"

[@tonybayarea]

Maven, where in the world did that guy go?😂

[@keithdyeresq]

dude he has a very popular podcast

[@wellesradio]

15:47 That’s something people don’t understand about Hogan. Vince didn’t say, “Hogan’s going to refuse.” He said, “He’s going to talk me out of it.” Hogan wasn’t like the Warrior who was equally egotistical but completely lacked tact and charm. If Warrior or Randy Savage refused to do something, it was sure to be a tantrum that turned everybody off. Hulk was a great politician. “He could refuse, piss off his boss, but leave you with enough faith in him that maybe your idea wasn’t all that great to begin with. Even Vince believed that “He’s Hulk Hogan fer cryin’ out loud. He’s not an idiot.” If you think about it, “That doesn’t work for me, brother”, is a brilliant line. What would another wrestler say? They’d scream, curse up a storm, stomp away.

[@thepunditspundit1776]

There’s a reason Hogan gets these crazy crowds at 71. He knows when to turn it on and off, when to say yes and no, and when to play the game. Warrior didn’t. He’d go to autograph sessions and grumble. People don’t have good memories of dealing with him. Hulk was the first wrestler to understand that no one gives a shit if you can fight in a board room. That’s why he and WWF got enormous

[@djangofett4879]

yeah sure let's just throw away everything we know about Hulk Hogan's reputation and only focus on those few times when he was tactful. you're a mark

[@thepunditspundit1776]

@@djangofett4879 Tell me the last time Hogan kicked in Vince’s door and cussed him out like Michaels? Tell me the last time Hogan refused to do business? Hogan may not have been pinned, but he lost a lot by countout to keep the house show programs up. Hogan didn’t hold the belt up like Honky Tonk Man, or refuse to lose AT ALL like Piper. And if you actually paid attention, Hogan doesn’t raise his voice. He’s always tactful. The mark here is you

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

Screw Hulk.

[@phillypetey2314]

Never heard any stories of Savage refusing to do business

[@lovecraftianleviathan8918]

Kurt Angle: That’s a gift from God! Vince MacMahon: Ah, shucks! You’re welcome.

[@alexharper7699]

Even when Kurt has real heat it's goddam hilarious.

[@auntedistarious]

This was great. I could listen to this all night

[@bryguytyguy]

I love that Kurt refers to Seth as Seth f-cking Rollins

[@ericdorsey7481]

Hogan as a heel tapped to the Torture Rack and Luger in WCW

[@TheHannibalTV]

Who was the investigator I wonder

[@C6ZR1]

This is awesome!

[@JD_ULTRA_19]

I enjoy this. Thank you 😊

[@BobJP77]

I would love to meet Kurt. He seems like a really nice person.

[@AndrewCARNBORN]

Kurt Angle EDGED Brock Lesnar you heard it here first

[@djangofett4879]

rookie kurt angle reminds me of mix of a less psychotic Mr. Backlund mixed with Owen Hart. it was such a great character.

[@Asdasty]

100% agree with Kurt on the selling.

[@wingedhussar1453]

vicne making angle play character ina wheelchair for 5 months ids crazy hilarious

[@TheJack2459]

15 minutes in, he has not mentioned Hogan once.

[@RobertHolck-dw6pr]

Imagine if bret Hart had to wrestle Kurt Angle 😂😂😂

[@hardcoredts]

Hogan tapped quite a few times. Lex Luger, Sting, and Angle

[@djangofett4879]

the first two were Hollywood Hogan. angle made Hulk Hogan tap. different character 😂. so angle is still basically correct. I bet if you dug around though, you could find an old match where Bob Backlund made heel Hulk Hogan tap out in the early eighties. I don't know for sure if something like that exists but I bet it does.

[@aaronmock6157]

Piper put him to sleep

[@radioVHS149]

There are some people who believe Bret Hart would had been the first to do it in 1993.. way before Kurt even won his medals..

[@NoneofYabiz-rx3zi]

Yeah, there's one guy who believes that and his name is Bret Hart

[@dylanmulroe9978]

That Bob Holly story was hilarious

[@cappy2282]

You will rarely come across a world class athlete with humility/ personality like Kurts. He is such a legend 🙏 😂

[@chadarcher13]

wrong. Sting made Hulk tap at Starrcade 97 and Luger made him tap on Nitro in august 97 as well

[@Scorch1028]

Kurt Angle could beat the piss out of Hulk Hogan.

[@KadeRiley-hq8gc]

Well if tapouts ad submissions are the same thing Hulk Hogan also submitted to Lex Lugers Torture Rack in WCW and to Stings Scorpion Deathlock.

[@glynnmarshall4217]

Nope. Hollywood Hogan did. That's what he's getting at.

[@goobie_goobs9398]

Kurt Angle is so damn underrated, and that's saying so much.

[@jamescourt5201]

I respect Kurt's take on AJ. I stopped watching wrestling after WCW's demise and the best wrestler I've seen in passing since is Styles. WWE was extremely smart to lock him up under contract, because if AEW got Styles it would've closed the gap.

[@luisrizo8813]

17:08; Bobby Fisher chess move.

[@beau2395]

Kurt is definitely WWE royalty. He was one of the key guys in the attitude era 👑 🙌🏼

[@danmer8995]

Angle is always a great interview

[@derekfuiten204]

Kurt Angle edged Brock Lesner. Didn't expect to hear that today.

[@Steven-mk4gg]

Yea, Olympic wrestlers are another level, and to get a medal wrestling is super legit. I think I'd still have to take Lesnar in a fist fight, but that aint wrestling.

[@patrickr9670]

@@Steven-mk4gg do you think you could edge a man like Brock

[@Steven-mk4gg]

@@patrickr9670 Brock Lesnar would use me as a back scratcher.

[@MentLeee]

Great questions!!

[@j.ebburts8393]

Kurt Angle is such a good storyteller. Always been a fan

[@Expensive_read96]

All we needed to stop this hulkamania pandemic was to add a little Kurt Angle to the mix I can't believe it he's who we needed at the RNC 😌

[@hollowhammer3526]

Hulk Hogan was better than Oprah.

[@GeordieJamie84]

A gift from god 😂 more like a gift from vince and the script writters 😂 but tbf kurt transitioned really well

[@JoniPhilips-e2o]

Love these stories. KA all day!

[@GleeChan]

Bob Holly and Kurt Angle? Yeah. I could ship them.

[@HashBandicoot356]

When was this shot?

[@Steven-mk4gg]

This is definitely my favorite story involving the Huckster (as Dirty D would call him.)

[@mewgiah8057]

I don’t know why so many people clown on Kurt by calling him “Perc angle”. Drug addiction is an awful thing. And unlike most addicts, Kurt was in excruciating pain. Like he didn’t just start taking pain pills for the fun of it. Dude was wrestling with a fractured neck and other health issues. I actually feel bad for wrestlers since their job literally puts them in pain. To the point that most of them end up needing pain killers just to get through the day. However those same meds are absolutely poisonous and can form an addiction instantly. And unlike other drugs many people hooked on opioids aren’t taking them to get high. They are trapped in a vicious cycle where the only way to stop horrible withdrawals is to just pop another pill. In fact most opioid users can’t even get high since the tolerance build up becomes so strong that they are basically taking pills just to feel normal and keep the withdrawals away. Not everyone has 2 weeks to be deadly sick. Withdrawals interrupts your job or family life. So that’s why many just keep Pushing them off by taking more. That and withdrawing off them is an awful experience. Imagine having the worst flu that won’t go away for 10 to 14 days. It’s miserable. Point being I just feel a lot of empathy for Kurt. Him putting his body on the line for our entertainment is what caused him to need pills. But then those same meds take a horrible hold on you even if you take them responsibly. So I just feel bad when people constantly remind him of one of the darkest times in his life with memes.

[@BrianWeiford]

U r 100% right on addiction. Many people don't understand that addiction is a disease and unless u been there uts very hard to understand.

[@FlameOnJonny]

Brock never made it to the Olympics. Kurt won a gold medal in the Olympics in the heavyweight division with a broken neck. There’s levels to the game.😂

[@vultureguy33]

a broken *freakin* neck

[@truthseeker6532]

It was REALLY nice of Brock to let Kurt win = Giving kudos to an Olympian for USA.

[@YeahThatsKyle]

Kurt Angle edged Brock

[@tommywartime]

Just another example of why im in the 1% of thinking Brock is sooooo underrated

[@glynnmarshall4217]

I was gonna point out that Sting and Lex Luger made Hulk Hogan submit. But that was Hollywood Hogan. So I guess that's what he's getting at.

[@thethinkingcatakaneonormie3527]

Actually the Angle Milk drinking character i think was first done with Bob Backlund in 1995 its just shame they never kept the belt on him longer as he certainly was more entertaining then Kevin Nash

[@JackyJames1]

I’m a hockey fan, baseball and football I understand most people say wrestling is not a sport. That being said not one sport have major injuries like wrestling it’s not debatable even if matches are fixed ( boxing, ufc ) it’s entertainment at their own risks so I respect what they do. To end I certainly appreciate the honesty from them after retirement because I stopped watching when the Hitman got screwed by Vince the “alleged” predator.

[@radbradmusicartist]

Brock is a beast, but an Olympic gold medalist is an Olympic gold medalist 😏

[@carlosnieves5093]

Did Kurt Angle have that neck artificial disk replacement yet? I know he was leaning on getting a fusion done until Joe Rogan talked him into the artificial disk route.

[@mikeymessier]

"Bret Hart or who?" Shots fired.

[@travisrhoades8074]

Off the top of my head, he's in my top 20.