Kurt Angle Was Supposed To Be The First Undisputed Champion

WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle tells Chris Van Vliet that he was supposed to be the first ever WWE Undisputed Champion. It was instead rebooked that Chris Jericho beat both The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin in the same night.
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• Kurt Angle on his reti...
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[@SasukeY2JItachi]

Thank you Kurt! With WWE putting the title on Jericho instead they created another big star for themselves and Jericho helped the company for the next 18 years I believe? That one particular title ring helped WWE and Jericho for the next 18 years before he left.

[@Ahmed-og2jm]

Agreed

[@nature-kv3xe]

No Y2K was a star WWE messing up again

[@dree35]

@@nature-kv3xe facts y2k was hard

[@papadingo6975]

Yeh and it was quick to never mention him again just because Jericho wanted to try some new stuff

[@skatefang1]

@@papadingo6975 i mean yeah.. you didn’t see them advertise hulk hogan during the Monday night wars kid

[@sameeknowsitall]

Nice. Kurt angle is one of the most respectable wrestlers ever.

[@ThreeUnderscores]

He's known to lie in shoots.

[@superbinks8109]

WELL LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING BROTHER!

[@sameeknowsitall]

@@superbinks8109 💀 hulk hogan would have said nope

[@superbinks8109]

@@sameeknowsitall "That doesn't work for me brother"

[@nateseven7172]

Hahaha

[@whocares8584]

If it was Hogan,Goldberg, HHH or HBK they wouldve said oh hell naw

[@nevelinmitev9391]

Shawn gladly would've agreed too.He also has a massive ego but his ego was never about the belt it was about stealing the spotlight and the show with the best matches. I can bet Vince offered him at least 5 reigns when he returned in 2002 and he refused all of them. But see HHH was obsessed with the world heavyweight championship in the reign of terror,there are even rumors that obsession was for real back then.He wanted the belt to be either on his chest or on one of the evolution members.

[@martinonuegbu1384]

@@nevelinmitev9391 was Shawn like that before 2002?

[@justinmartin1831]

@@nevelinmitev9391 in Shawn's second run yeah because he didn't want to be champ. But before this Shawn tried to bury a lot of guys. He would do everything to not drop a belt cleanly. Of all his title reigns including IC, he never dropped the belt cleanly.

[@nevelinmitev9391]

@@justinmartin1831 Maybe there's some truth in your words.I know he never want to put over Bret like he put Shawn over at WM 12.So I can agree about the first run with the company. But if there is a MR.Ego maniac the winner is Triple H.He buried Test(R.I.P),Jericho,Booker T,RVD,Kane,Kevin Nash,Benoit(R.I.P),Randy Orton,Sheamus,Cm Punk and the list goes on and on.

[@foosdontcry]

@@nevelinmitev9391 I only disagree bout Randy and Sheamus, he didn't bury em cuz here's why, Randy wasn't ready to be the top dog yet, he was too young and he still needed more experience and he also wasn't that great backstage and was cocky af to most of his coworkers, Triple H had to be a dad and humble him, then next thing you know by 2007-2009 they kept going at it cuz he was ready and Trips was cool with putting him over many times And as for Sheamus he only beat him at WrestleMania then next thing you know he fucked up Triple H the next month "injuring him" and ever since then Triple H jumped into the part time schedule, how was Sheamus buried when he made Triple H his bitch afterwards?

[@segagenesis7708]

Translation: “Rock, Austin and I didn’t need the title. Jericho did”

[@specialagentorange4329]

And boy did it help him

[@lucasledesma4684]

By that point they knew HHH was gonna be coming back and Y2J was the best choice to drop it to HHH that year

[@robertt9342]

What translation? angle literally said that what he was told

[@robertt9342]

@@lucasledesma4684. I think the company benefited better too, but angle was a good alternative

[@specialagentorange4329]

@Robert T angle didnt need it. He was already a grandslam champion

[@uduran9907]

Gotta respect this man's humbleness. 👏

[@iliilliliiliilliliiliillil9137]

Gotta respect his neck

[@AK-gs8mw]

@@iliilliliiliilliliiliillil9137 what neck???

[@PokerJunkie83]

Kurt always sticking by his three I’s Intensity, Integrity and Intelligence lol

[@gabrielaleactus9932]

Wow

[@MEDICUS729]

Don't forget the percs

[@MykaelOnyx]

​@@MEDICUS729 Never can forget Perc Angle

[@ncxeno]

Idk about the intelligence part in this context 😂

[@noctua1321]

The funny part is Vince didn't actually tell Jericho until a few hours before the show while he was in catering

[@RobwLPOC]

I just clicked on the video to say just that. Vince told taker that he knew their business was going to hell in a handbasket because they were going to put the world title on Chris Jericho BLAh! Chris turned around insulted and started to give Vince shit when it hit him what Vince just said. "Hey what the.. wait really?" He found out about it the night of the show and through Vince McMahon insulting him LOL

[@codyturner9741]

Vince-"your gonna win" Kurt-"cool 3 of the best guys and i win nice" Vince-"think i wanna give it to jericho" Kurt-" nice he needs a push that guy is awesome" lol not even upset was geniuly happy with the idea freaking remember when he first came into wwe just bc he won a gold medal doesnt mean he was gonna make it but dude brought the other part of personallity which is hard to teach and had fun with it love him

[@GeraldGruenigMedia1]

@@RobwLPOC And then he pulled down his trousers and he made Jericho kiss his ass

[@danielgonzalez2018]

Jericho said in one of his stand ups that he overheard Vince talking with the Undertaker in the catering tent about giving him the title

[@cheatcodecharlie]

That speaks to how humble Kurt is man...didn't like him as a wrestler but as a person sounds like a awesome guy

[@FreeHat]

It's crazy to think that this was 20 years ago and Jericho is still going

[@MorrisseyMuse]

The hilarious thing is Jericho hasn't had a good match since 2010 and has become the kind of unprofessional who would have kicked off big time if he was in Angle's shoes here lol

[@SirRavixofFourhorn]

​@@MorrisseyMuseThat is completely untrue Jericho has literally lost more matches to younger talent then he's won in the past year and half alone showing hes completely wiling to build others. So I don't know how that could be unprofessional also hes done this while being one of the few locker room leaders in a company dumb enough to hire Cm Punks overrated toxic ass. Glad that ended. In short you come of as a hater and it isn't even close. You wanna watch unprofessionalism go watch daddy Vince let Roman win for the millionth time.

[@jalaj9491]

​@@MorrisseyMuse what a clown u are . Watch kenny vs Jericho

[@inavinrishi]

Match against Kenny omega , Hangman Page , naito , was good.

[@Ayyem93]

You could take this as Kurt saying slyly "I know I'm over, he needs all the help he can get"

[@danielocean3699]

A bit cynical but not wrong lol

[@nature-kv3xe]

Vince screwed Kurt specially his retirement match

[@kingofsting19]

Maybe not *all* the help, but I agree that having that accolade helped Jericho more than it would Kurt. Kurt's got real life gold that he can show off, belt or no belt. Jericho is a great character, great worker, very entertaining, but winning that Undisputed Championship was what confirmed he wouldn't be just great, but legendary.

[@ili-samiam-ili3515]

Kurt was still very young in the business at that point tbh. He holds and has always held Jericho in high regard.

[@Kevin-wb5jl]

You could take it that way, but what I actually hear is,”Austin deserved it, Rock deserved it, I deserved it, Jericho deserves it. It’s time.”

[@johnrambo99999]

Kurt was a top talent from the very start. Started at the top, and stayed there. A true WWE legend.

[@tylerselleck9011]

This is why Kurt is among the top ten for me. He has to be. He’s selfless like Flair and in order to make great baby faces thete has to be a great heel and he managed to make everyone like him along the way. He was a staple in wrestling for too long normally as a bad guy. The wwe and fans owe him so much.

[@DadCity24]

Man at the time I thought angle was a dork but as I grow older I realize angle was an awesome character. Defiantly put him up there with the greats

[@mikemacdonald2032]

Shot gunning the milk like Austin did the beer !!! Hilarious!

[@jamaaldagreatest2748]

Bro did you watch his matches or any of his TNA run? Idk how you think Angle was a dork when bro was putting on banger match after banger match

[@MASTER3371]

@@jamaaldagreatest2748 he’s obviously talking about how his early Gimmick/Character was lmao duh

[@jamaaldagreatest2748]

@@MASTER3371 “lmao duh” hinted by nothing in his given statement. Go somewhere fucking random bum.

[@redshift912]

Mark

[@PaulPlaysMinecraft]

Whoever edits these clips please keep doing an amazing job i love the captions and gifs

[@whovianforever63]

I love hearing stories about top guys giving other guys the chance to shine so they too can be top guys.

[@danielocean3699]

If they were smart they would know it helps them in the long run too. The more top guys in the business -> the bigger the business is -> the more money everybody makes

[@wesleysteeleiv]

Like Taker working with Orton early on.

[@jimmyjumpa]

They also end up being the matches we remember the most/have the best rivalry

[@nature-kv3xe]

Y2j was big when he got there it was waste. Kurt needed the push more

[@Speedyreedy1218]

Go watch HHH's The Game, That Damn Good, King of Kings, and Thy Kingdom Come. He praises and talks about the elevation of a lot of guys.

[@darrylseamer2619]

Despite all his past demons Kurt comes off extremely humble and likeable

[@zickelous]

Great wrestler and great person, love Kurt

[@Kaminari_Akuma]

A title doesn't make the man, It's the man that makes the title. And Kurt Angle is the f*cking man, he's a G-O-A-T

[@anscomedy]

Kudos to Kurt for this thats incredibly hard respect

[@gazmilne2004]

How kurt is still able to walk is a miracle. One of the best ever.

[@codyhahn6748]

Dude. New mission I life. Be as humble as Kurt Angle. Thank you Champ.

[@lukepaku3008]

Kurt seems like he dosent know he's also.among the very best of all time

[@passyou]

Kurt always sticking out his neck for his peers. What an athlete!

[@cerealfreakonline]

I agree with Kurt, Jericho was the perfect choice for that role. I remember watching that event, and it was a phenomenal event, and Jericho really did elevate things for everyone.

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

Kurt is #1 all time all around in my book. No one had a better face/heel combo. Comedy work, technically sound, mic skills, & could work any style like Kurt. Tell me one weakness? You can't. He was a catch phrase machine & even had amazing entrance music that the fans got into which is common nowadays.

[@michaelmarable6113]

Wow! He is high as a cloud!

[@BuckyJoe00]

I’m more of an Angle fan than Jericho, but I gotta give them props for this. As much as I would’ve loved to see Kurt have both belts, I think it was the right decision to have Jericho be the undisputed champion. Kurt didn’t really lose any star power during this time, and I think from a company‘s perspective this really helped solidify Jericho as a big time star. Having extra star like Jericho on their roster, I think helped them out in the long run and helped build another star in their already stacked roster at the time.

[@incitingariot9925]

Much respect to Kurt for his factual information about the issue. 4 of the best of all time and Chris became goat

[@keyceandreas9254]

Kurt progressed faster than damn near anybody at that time, he was way more over than he should have been given his short time there. Jericho was a also new, young talent who needed it more than.

[@moffjerjerrod1579]

Angle is really gracious with this.

[@moeedaftab4776]

Kurt Angle, what a talent. I remember back in the day everyone thought smackdown was second best, but put out a far more entertaining show than raw. angle, eddie, CBW, JBL, Cena, taker, i think its unquestionable that smackdown held wwe together during ruthless agression

[@84webhead]

I hope he's okay. He's slurring his words so much. All the best to you Kurt, thank you for the memories 💗

[@Deadpool_64]

I wonder if Vince actually called it “the strap” considering it’s one of the banned words in WWE.

[@stephenwalker8789]

Thank god in hindsight Jericho would end up being fed to hunters return in the “main event “ after rock / hogan

[@ThatGuyIsToxic]

Vince :I'm gonna give you the strap again Kurt : Great!!! Who will be fighting Vince : Who said anything about fighting......... /🔫 Kurt : 😶

[@shangarbagio]

Damn bruh!🤣

[@lynchinjesus]

Fighting? You mean grab assing?

[@joezjymnazium77]

Kurt seems high AF lol

[@user-gz1wb9zp8k]

Kurt is humble. I enjoyed watching you entertain us.

[@Noah20340]

So selfless. What a legend.

[@Titan.Fox56]

This is why I respect Kurt the guy wanted to help put over new stars (had to do quick post didn't finish) even when sacrificing the chance at being the first ever undisputed champion, to be honest without this guy making these sacrifices John Cena and Chris Jericho wouldn't of been the stars they are today. Also Kurt was and is one of my top favorite wrestlers.

[@caramel7149]

Kurt Angle is a very giving man. It's very hard for a wrestler that's on top, to let go, and give somebody else a chance. Kurt Angle prevented a Montreal Screwjob by doing this, helped grow Chris Jericho's career, and ensured a long distinguished career for himself by being on good terms with almost everybody.

[@braydenfletcher8159]

Kurt seems like a real sweetheart! Awesome show of respect for Angle by agreeing and saying give it to Jericho.

[@BearInThaWoods]

I like how Kurt talks about Jericho, Rock, and Austin being some of the best of all time as if he doesnt belong in that conversation too. Kurt has always been humble

[@acmilangirl8202]

Kurt Angles run in Early TNA was amazing. He worked his ass off

[@calvin123456777]

Kurt is so under rated

[@johnnybarrett9017]

And that night Chris Jericho became Undisputed is forever HISTORY!!!!!!

[@Footy_Fan]

One of my all-time faves! My brother and I met him when he was here in Indy. He was so genuine and humble. God bless you, Mr. Angle.

[@UndadogMW76]

Class Act!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@cjcowley02]

Imagine someone with aj styles talent and enozs mic skills you'd never miss a match or promo

[@dexterwooten7839]

Kurt Angle is legitimately one of the toughest shoot guys in the history of the business and he is still all class. Love this guy~

[@ashconbeats8414]

Kurt was great as a heel but in my opinion when he was a baby face in 2001 he was my favourite wrestler.

[@poggerwhite]

"Those 3 are among the very best of all time" so are you, Kurt. So are you.

[@joshhayes777]

I just love that LEGENDS Give Chris his Flowers cuz he really is an all time Great!!! Y2J fo life

[@Hunter_rox101]

Absolutely love it when we can find common ground like this no fighting just respect 💯

[@5fingerdpunchfan]

Love the unselfishness

[@Shugthemovement]

I swear kurt is one of the best performers i ever seen

[@callumwalmsley501]

I like Kurt he seems genuine

[@craigwilson3532]

Kurt seems like a real decent guy

[@damedan9389]

Kurt still has those crazy dialed in competitor eyes 😅😅😅

[@liztrujillo8297]

Honestly Kurt Angle is an Olympic gold hero,,, he didn't need anything for his legend status cause he already came in a Legend

[@BruceConnors2029]

Both Kurt and Chris are legends 🧨🔥

[@juanky619]

Respect to the Olympic hero kurt angle

[@clay2842]

There’s low-key a lot of love and respect amongst the WWE superstars like That’s really cool.

[@fernandosmoove]

Kurt’s the man. God bless Pennsylvania steel!

[@DR.MF.DOOMSDAY]

Respect to Angle. Looking back, Jericho becoming undisputed made the most sense at the time and look what it done

[@alwaysgabriel]

Man this is so surreal seeing kurt praise rock stone cold snd jericho, he played his villian role so well

[@darkknight_8809]

One of the many reasons why kurt is one of my favorite wrestlers of all time

[@abdullahosmani13]

Kurt's impression about how Vince felt about giving Jericho the title and Jericho's impression about how Vince felt about giving Jericho the title is kinda different

[@K7O9W13]

That's why kurt angle is my favorite team player...

[@TitusRedwind]

Kurt gets it. He is willing to let someone else have the spotlight if it's the best move and I think that's admirable.

[@yabukiman4273]

God bless Kurt. Gotta appreciate his integrity. And intensity. And intelligence. ;)

[@bluecord85]

Thats how friends take care of eachother

[@OfficialStarstruck442]

Inever knew that kurt a real one man

[@gregor0ni927]

Kurt Angle is someone who completely got the business probably faster than anyone else with that short of a time in it

[@db-jk8dl]

Kirk Angel is very humble.

[@Aquatica87Heaven]

Kurt Angle the legend.

[@jinmori155]

Legendary moment

[@angelocrisostomo7477]

Very humble from Kurt 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@realtj2226]

We just gonna sit here and listen to this great video....buy not say any damn thing about the size of Kurt's Neck....that pure muscle...Angle was a Tank👀💯🇺🇲🦅

[@tokyohead]

Man I love how these guys have nothing but respect for the sport. It’s amazing! I love Kurt

[@vinayseth5899]

Very selfless of him; great man.

[@macewindu6853]

Kurt imo is the perfect wrestler. He’s an all American type wrestler, he’s strong, he’s super technical, he can cut promos and work with ANYBODY. He can be a comedy character or main event with HBK, Lesnar, Stone Cold and more.

[@LittleBenjaminNeocon183]

HHH would have pitched a hissy fit

[@tuckamojo7660]

Doing what's best for business. Total Class Act

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

I was so happy and proud as a wrestling fan that Vince McMahon chose Chris Jericho to be the first ever Unified World Heavyweight Champion. The fact that Vince would pick a former (recent) WCW guy grew my admiration for Vince even more.

[@Iamdatlegend]

With the reputation Vince has, I'm not quite sure that conversation went that softly and smoothly lol.

[@markmoi3470]

The iatola of rocknrollaaaa hahahaha

[@Shiturd45]

Kurt angle is a class act

[@hannibal8250]

Kurt is one of the most subdued guys i've ever seen

[@kurtangle9832]

There's one thing nobody will ever have tho and it's my Gold Medal I won with a broken frikin neck

[@zonesix3601]

I thought he didn't break his neck til later when he was in the wwf

[@ashishnair12]

He broke his neck 8 weeks before the Olympic trails. This injury should have kept him out for 6 months in all fairness. He used to have shot on his neck to get through the pain. Got through the trails & also won an Olympic gold with a broken frikin neck. What a legend!

[@justinbaez-hernandez7800]

Definitely the correct call at the time. He was turning back into a massive heel and it gave HHH a really good storyline for his return and swerve and a crazy main event at mania

[@johnnyredd360]

Anyone in that match I would've been rooting for, all three were in their prime and the best they could've been. Respectfully Jericho did deserve it

[@fussguss3011]

Kurt angle is such a standup performer, athlete, and person!

[@matzpimp]

I wasn't happy at the time that Jericho got it But Looking At it now hes Right he did need it the most

[@jmanda1646]

This speaks to who Kurt is as a person, other wrestlers would’ve maybe responded differently.

[@sadiasulemanfamilykitchenv9872]

#kurtAngle such a gentleman.

[@Sigma4_]

He deserved it more than chris tbh I think kurt is one the best wrestlers of all time , easily top 3

[@everybodywrestling]

The thing was that nobody gave a peanut for Jericho winning it beating Austin and Johnson he made himself a main eventer

[@BrianHallmond]

I love Kurt. He can always make my ankle hurt.

[@home1261]

It's a win win with both at the time to be undisputed champion.

[@PlotArmorHero]

Respect Kurt why he's one of the best and team player

[@Knockouts_Republik]

Hogan: that’s not going to work for me brother!