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Kurt Angle is the top star of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). [2]
- On August 25, 2006, WWE’s web site announced “Due to personal issues, Kurt Angle has been granted an early release from his contract.” [3]
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He is also a former WCW United States Champion, WCW World Heavyweight Champion, WWE Tag Team Champion, four-time WWF/E Champion, WWF European Champion, WWF Hardcore Champion, WWF Intercontinental Champion, and World Heavyweight Champion. [2]
He is perhaps best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment, where he became a six time world champion winning the WWE Championship four times, the World Heavyweight Championship once, and the WCW Championship once, and for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he has won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship twice. [4]
- At the September 24, 2006 PPV No Surrender, TNA revealed Angle coming in as the company’s promised major announcement. [...] A short time later, he contacted WWF Chairman Vince McMahon to see if the company still had interest in his services. [3]
Angle won a gold medal in heavyweight freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. [2]
Lauderdale, FL to capture the WWE title. [3]
Following this victory, Angle began preparing for the 1996 Summer Olympics under Dave Schultz at the Pennsylvanian Foxcatcher Club, training between eight and ten hours a day. [4]
- Days after dropping the TNA title to Sting at Bound for Glory, Angle regained the champion during the October 16, 2007 Impact tapings in Orlando, FL. [...] - On the June 12, 2000 episode of “Raw,” Angle interfered in the Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley vs. Lita WWF Women’s title match, allowing Stephanie to retain the title. [3]
Initially turning down an offer to join the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Angle signed a multi-year contract with the company in 1999. [4]
- Despite not playing college football, Angle received a try out for the Pittsburgh Steelers. [3]
Sources:
[1] Kurt Angle: Champion - Kurt Angle’s First Ever DVD On Sale NOW!
[2] Kurt Angle News - WrestlingInc.com
[3] Profile
[4] Kurt Angle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia