Kurt Angle , born on December 9th, 1968 in Pennsylvania, is a former Olympic champion of Lutte amateur become professional all-in wrestler.

Employed by WWE, it appeared in division ECW. That its character with the screen is face (nice) or heel (malicious), it was one of the most popular all-in wrestlers of the federation.

Before launching out in the Wrestling, Angle gained for the United States the gold medal in all-in wrestling in the heavy trucks category with the Olympic Games of Atlanta in 1996, by beating at the points the Iranian Abbis Jadidi. Its quality of Olympic medal forms integral part of the character that it incarnates from now on in the world of wrestling.

Angle is regarded as one of best the " technicians of the ring" history of wrestling. From where its current nickname of Wrestling Machine .
Cependant, serious wounds could force it to put an end to its career soon.

After having left WWE at the end of August, it signed with TNA. The schedule reduces of TNA would explain this change of fédération.il is currently champion of the tna which it has to gain against Sting on Saturday, November 3, but it may be that it loses it in Genesis against Sting and another all-in wrestler in a tag TEAM match. The rumors speak about Booker T.

Biography

Kurt Angle was born with Pittsburgh in the state from Pennsylvania to the the United States the December 9th 1968. Like Owen Binder, Kurt did not want to launch out in the professional fight but this is due to its difficult and sad adolescence which will launch it in the fight. Indeed at the 16 years age his/her father dies, his mentor whom he appreciated is done assassinated and to conclude he breaks the neck (as I often say it “God has the direction of humor for the great men”)…

Its life will change literally into 1996 at the time of J.O of Atlanta. Kurt Angle is then the youngest beginner (in term professional) of the team of the United States of category Lutte gréco-Roman. The 3 members of the team arrive in semi-final, as of the Kurt beginning was not at all favorite. Kurt Angle beats his American fellow-members and Iranian Jadidi finally to become Olympic champion in spite of a broken neck.

“Simply to have been with the Olympic Games will have allowed me to be to trust, I think. But I would not have been content with me if I had not gained the gold medal. It was a fixed objective” stated after having received its medal under the applause of the American people and the Olympique music of the time (which without the knowledge will be its music for its career with the WWE) which dissolves it in tear. 2 years after it receives a contract of Vince McMahon which it accepts quickly.

It first of all receives in 1998 a contract of development and it is sent to the PPW (where he will be Young Guns Champion then PPW Champion) and with the PNW Tennessee (where he will be PNW Tennessee Champion).

Only 1 year after it signs a franchise agreement with the WWE and starts officially at the time of the Survivor Series 1999 where it beats Shawn Stasiak which returns it “Heel”. There remains unbeatable until the Royal Rumble 2000 where he is made beat by Tazz. Irritated, it is caught some then with Val Venis to recover the title Européen and Chris Jericho for the title Intercontinental which it gains each one.

It loses these 2 titles at the time of the WrestleMania 2000 vis-a-vis Chris Benoit (which becomes Intercontinental Champion) then vis-a-vis Chris Jericho (who becomes Champion European) in Triple Threatens where the 2 titles were simultaneously concerned.

To digest this heavy defeat, it launches out in annual the King off the Ring Tournament (noted: this King Off The hardest Boxing ring stays longest thus) that it gains and is done automatically called “King” Angle for 1 year.

This victory makes it noticed by Stéphanie McMahon which becomes its mistress what returns naturally furious Triple H (its husband). The 2 men will on several occasions to regulate counts to them in particular at the time of the SummerSlam 2000 whereas Triple H and were to him challenger number 1 against (WWE Champion of the time) The Rock. At the time of this match hatred between Angle and Triple H was so large that The Rock was not in great danger considering which they typed all along the match. Finally will be Triple H which will have had the last word

Kurt Angle quickly makes forget his defeat vis-a-vis Triple H while becoming WWE Champion 1 month afterwards with No Mercy 2000 thanks to Rikishi which had betrayed his/her cousin. The Monday Night RAW according to, The Rock which felt humiliated wondered has all the fans of the WWE to pronounce “You Suck” with each time Kurt Angle makes his entry.

The first reign of Kurt Angle will be marked by series of difficult victory. - At the time of the Survivor Series 2000 it beats The Undertaker (thanks to his/her brother Eric Angle which replaced it to box in its place the Tombstone Piledriver). - At the time of Armagedon 2000 it gains very first Armagedon Hell in has Cell history under the impotent eyes of Stone Cold Steve Austin which had just carried its Stunner on Triple H and which was going to do one fallen. - At the time of the Royal Rumble 2001, it beats accuracy Triple H, but it loses its title with No Way Out 2001 vis-a-vis The Rock.

After the loss of its title, it competes with Chris Benoit where they will have very technical and keen combat. It competes little of time before King Of The Ring Tournament (where it decided to give concerned its title of “King”) with Shane McMahon which prevented it from beating Edge finally. Irritated super Kurt will beat it later a few minutes in a Street Fight match.

Shane McMahon started can of time after famous WWE Invasion, Kurt Angle becomes its suffers pain what engaged its first Face Turn. It then sent the WWE Champion of the time, Steve Austin towards a match with SummerSlam 2001 then Unforgiven 2001 where Kurt gained and became for the 2° time WWE Champion, but it lost 1 month afterwards with No Mercy 2001 in the match revenge because of William Regal. But at the time of the Rebelion 2002 with Manchester, it beats Chris Jericho and becomes for single time WCW Champion what engaged new “Heel Turn” because it betrayed Vince McMahon to help his Shane son.

It loses its title with Vengeance 2001 in WWE Undiputed Champion Tournament.

After the Invasion, it launches out to the Royal Rumble 2002 which it finally loses vis-a-vis Triple H. With No Way Out 2002 it beats Triple H to take again to him its right of a match of championship to WrestleMania X8 to lose it later 1 week at the time of the match revenge. Finally it beats Kane at the time of WM X8.

It competes then vis-a-vis Edge which it beats at the time of Backlash 2002. It accepts a Hair vs Hair Match which it loses with Judgment Day 2002 (as from this day there it has shaven cranium).

Hulk Hogan in the cloakrooms not stopping making fun of him, it faced it in King Of The Ring and did it abandoned on its Ankle lock. This victory qualified it in a match of championship vis-a-vis Undertaker (champion of the time) and The Rock that it perda.

With the SummerSlam 2002, Brock Lesnar beats The Rock and becomes at 23 years the youngest WWE Champion. With Paul Heyman it signs a franchise agreement to SmackDown!. Kurt Angle is drafté in SmackDown!

He enters then in competition with Rey Mysterio and Chris Benoit which he beats each one.

End September 2002, Stephanie McMahon organizes a tournament of team to define the first WWE Tag TEAM Champion. Kurt Angle must be combined with Chris Benoit and arrives finally vis-a-vis late the Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio which they beat with No Mercy 2002 and become the first WWE Tag TEAM Champion, which will make it become again face. They lose afterwards the titles by team 1 month at the time of the Survivor Series 2002 face aus Los Guerreros (Chavo and Eddie)

Only 1 month afterwards thanks to Brock Lesnar, Kurt angle beats The Big Show and becomes for 3 times WWE Champion at the time of Armageddon 2002.

Thanks to his position of WWE Champion, Kurt Angle makes engage some Shelton Benjamin and some Charlie Haas in SmackDown! , they become its pupils and form the TEAM Angle.

It preserved its title vis-a-vis Chris Benoit at the time of the Royal Rumble 2003 and the perda vis-a-vis Brock Lesnar with WrestleMania XIX.

Kurt takes again his competition with Los Guerreros and beat them with Backlash 2003 with the TEAM Angle.

After an absence for 2-3 month, Kurt makes his great return by beating Brock Lesnar and Big Show to Vengeance 2003 to become for the 4° time WWE Champion. He loses his title with SmackDown! the September 18th 2003 vis-a-vis Lesnar but the competition is still not finished. At the time of the Survivor Series 2003, Kurt Angle, John Cena, Bradshaw, Chris Benoit and Hardcore Holly beat Brock Lesnar, Have-Train, Big Show, Nathan Jones and Matt Morgan.

Kurt Angle becomes again heel when it obtains a match of championship vis-a-vis against Eddie Guerrero (which was WWE Champion) for WrestleMania XX that it perda.

Vince McMahon announces with RAW little time after the first large edition of a draft between RAW and SmackDown. Paul Heyman (GM of SmackDown at the time) announces his resignation on line with RAW after being drafté and that Eric Bischoff (GM of RAW at the time) had promised to him the station of manager of under clothing of all the personnel of RAW. Vince McMahon designates then Kurt Angle for the station.

The first decision of Kurt was to have exchanged the Dudley Boys and Booker T of RAW against Triple H of SmackDown! following the draft. Kurt will have been a General Manager of transition because little of time after it is done replaced by Long Teddy, but everyone will remember day when John Cena then WWE United States Champion had carried its FLEE on Angle and which 2 minutes later it declared vacant the title.

At the time of its return on the boxing rings, it took again its competition against Eddie Guerrero (which had just lost its title vis-a-vis JBL) that it beats with the SummerSlam 2004, but it lost its competition with Big Show with No Mercy 2004, again lost vis-a-vis Eddie Guerrero in 5 compared with 5 with the Survivor Series 2004, and again vis-a-vis Big Show in spite of the assistance of Mark Jindrak and Luther Reigns. It lost an occasion to be WWE Champion with the Royal Rumble 2005, being done eliminated by Shawn Michaels. At the time of No Way Out 2005, it lost face has John Cena in a tournament to determine the challenger of the champion (JBL or Big Show at this time there) with WrestleMania 21. He faced Shawn Michaels with WM 21, and made it abandoned on Ankle lock in the first interpromotionelle competition. Then it perda vis-a-vis Booker T at the time of Judgment Day 2005 in its last competition with SmackDown because at the time of the second edition of the draft between RAW and SmackDown, Kurt Angle is the second choice of RAW.

Quickly it takes again its competition with Shawn Michaels and challenge the World Heavyweight Champion of the time Batista with which it will have a rapid confrontation which ended in a tie because of the interventions of Triple H and Shawn Michaels. It perda vis-a-vis Shawn Michaels at the time of Revenge 2005 in WrestleMania 21 Rematch.

Kurt Angle invented the “Invitational Angle” in 2003 where it gives his Olympic medal against the local “hero” of each city. He stupidly loses his medal vis-a-vis Eugene and enters automatically in competition against him. Eugene to make fun of him invents in his turn the “Eugene Invitational”. Kurt stupidly loses again an occasion of rependre his medal in his city because at the time of the match, he was irritated and struck Eugene with a chair all while challengeant it for SummerSlam 2005 where he recovered his medal.

After having beaten and preservehaving preserved his title vis-a-vis Chris Jericho in a “You Are Fired Match”, John Cena thinking of reconciling itself with Eric Bishoff, is done attacked by Kurt Angle who is named new challenger by the GM.

Kurt Angle gained by disqualification against John Cena with Unforgiven 2005. Monday Night RAW following, Eric Bishoff wanting to give the title has Kurt Angle due to “violence unjustified on General Manager” (John Cena had carried its FLEE on Bishoff), is made stop by Vince McMahon which positions back Bishoff and Angle.

He faces again Shawn Michaels in a Ironman 30 minutes which finished in tie with 3 everywhere.

With Taboo Tuesday 2005, Cena preserved accuracy its title vis-a-vis Kurt Angle and Shawn Michaels (indicated by the fans) Kurt Angle estimated that the referees of the WWE are only imbeciles, it engaged Daivari like managing and especially like referee personal. At the time of the Survivor Series 2005, in spite of the invaluable help of Daivari, Angle loses vis-a-vis John Cena. To prevent being transfered, Eric Bishoff organized a match Triple revenge Threatens Tender that Angle loses because of Chris Masters which gave up on the new finish of Cena, the STF-U. At the time of the “lawsuit” of Eric Bishoff, Kurt Angle will not be called as pilot however Daivari was called but Vince McMahon listened to Britney Spears and foutait itself some.

Kurt Angle qualified himself against Kane, Shawn Michaels, Chris Masters and Carlito for the Elimination Chamber of New Year' S Revolution. At the time of Happy The Clock Tournament to indicate that which will enter the last this match, it lost its opposition against naturally wanting Daivari that it gains without fighting, the referee refused to accept fallen and involved Angle outside to make it lose by calculation outside. During Elimination Chamber, Kurt Angle was done eliminated in first.

In SmackDown! Batista must return its World Heavyweight Title to be made operate with the shoulder. Kurt Angle is recalled for the royal battle organized where the title was concerned. Angle carries it with surprised of all.

The RAW following the match, it tries of challenger the recent WWE Champion Edge in a match of unification of the titles which it does not obtain and misses of little beating and transfering Shawn Michaels because of Daivari with which it separated with a Slam Angle!

With the Royal Rumble 2006, it successfully defends its title vis-a-vis Mark Henry then vis-a-vis The Undertaker with No Way Out. It loses its title with WrestleMania 22 vis-a-vis Rey Mysterio in a Triple Threat match which included/understood also Randy Orton.

It particpe with the King off the Boxing ring 2006 when it is obliged to declare fixed price in semi-final because of a wound caused per Mark Henry (where it took his revenge with Judgment Day 2006).

Mid-June 2006, Paul Heyman selected Kurt Angle so that it is drafté with the news ECW. As of the first moments, Kurt Angle felt well with the ECW, too well perhaps. Kurt then asserts a mode of fight which its body does not manage any more to follow and vis-a-vis Rob Van Damm for the championship of the ECW, it is wounded with the muscle of the abdomen and must leave the boxing rings during 1 good month.

The troubles start for him, his wife are in divorce pending, want the guard of his/her 2 children and it is controlled positive for use of anti-pain what is worth 1 to him month of suspension. He faces a jobber for his return match and must face Sabu to designate the challenger for Big Show (ECW Champion). As envisaged the match ends in a tie and Angle and Sabu are all 2 qualified for SummerSlam 2006. Only flat, its wounds awake, Vince McMahon then decides to lay off it so that it decides to take rest.

TNA then decides to put it in its show, but secretly whereas the most insane rumors circulated for the important news of Pay Per View No Surrender 2006, Jeff Jarrett and other high-placed of the TNA succeeded in making the most improbable return of the year for the TNA with a simple video to hold in breath the fans of the TNA.

The fans must await the day before Bound For Glory 2006 with an attack of Kurt Angle on Samoa Joe for his first appearance. The latter will have a rather good competition that Kurt gains at the time of Pay Per View Final Resolution in Iron Man 30 minutes.

Facts catchesques

Catch of completion and favorite

Angle uses two catches of different completions, the Angle Slam , and the Angle Lock , a torsion of ankle carried out when the adversary is with the carpet, lying on the belly.

Favorite catches:

  • Moonsault

  • Belly to belly suplex
  • German suplex
  • Body scissors
  • European uppercut
  • Angle lock

Prize list

World Championship Wrestling

  • 1 time WCW United States Champion

  • 1 time WCW World Heavyweight Champion

WWE

  • 4 times WWE Champion

  • 1 time World Heavyweight Champion
  • 1 time WWE Tag TEAM Champion (with Chris Benoit)
  • 1 time WWE European Champion
  • 1 time WWE Hardcore Champion
  • 1 time Intercontinental WWE Champion
  • 4th Large Slam Champion
  • Gaining King off the Boxing ring 2000
  • 12th Triple Crown Champion
  • TBO Cruiserweight Champion

TNA/Total Nonstop Action

  • victorious of the king off the mountain match has slammiversary 2007
  • 1 time TNA World Heavyweight Champion
  • 1 time TNA X division Champion
  • 1 time TNA World Heavyweight tag TEAM Champion
  • 1 time triples crown champion (TNA World Heavyweight tag TEAM Champion, TNA X Champion division and TNA World Heavyweight Champion)

IGF (inoki genome federation) /japan

  • 1 time IWGP third belt World Heavyweight Champion, It had beaten Brock Lesnar champion of the time which had refused returns the belt to the all japan pro wrestling, the IGF engaged thus Lesnar and recognized its title like legitimate. Angle is thus not champion All Japan Pro Wrestling Champion, but IGF champion

Bonds

  • KurtAngleTNA.net (official site)

  • Profiles TNA

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