Kurt Angle
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| Birth name | Kurt Steven Angle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 9, 1968 Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Clarion University of Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | kurtanglebrand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ring name(s) | The Conquistador Kurt Angle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billed from | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trained by | Dory Funk Jr. Tom Prichard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debut | August 20, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | April 7, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler, Olympic gold medalist and former collegiate wrestler. He is best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation/WWE and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
Angle won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, winning with a broken neck. He is the first Olympic gold medalist in professional wrestling history. He wrestled for the WWF/E from 1998 to 2006. During this time he became a six-time world champion (along with many other championships) and won the King of the Ring tournament in 2000.
In 2006 he signed a contract to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he was the first TNA World Champion, a title he would also hold six times. Angle is also a two-time winner of the King of the Mountain ladder match. He competed for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and the Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) because of their partnership with TNA. There he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. His TNA contract expired in September 2014.
Angle returned to WWE on April 3, 2017, as the general manager of Raw and wrestled on occasions. He retired on April 7, 2019 after WrestleMania 35. He is in many of wrestling Hall of Fames, most notably the WWE, TNA, and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fames. He is the only wrestler to have won the WWE, WWE's World Heavyweight, the WCW Championship, TNA World Heavyweight and the IWGP Heavyweight Championships, in addition to an NCAA wrestling championship.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | End Game | Brad Mayfield | |
| 2009 | Chains | Deputy | Short film |
| 2011 | Dylan Dog: Dead of Night | Wolfgang | |
| 2011 | River of Darkness | Sheriff Will Logan | |
| 2011 | Waking Up | "Crush" Carlisle | Short film |
| 2011 | Warrior | "The Great" Koba | |
| 2012 | Beyond the Mat | Coach Kamen | Still not released |
| 2012 | Death from Above | Thule | |
| 2012 | Drummer for the Mob | FBI Agent | |
| 2012 | Olympic Trials with Kurt Angle | Himself | Funny or Die short |
| 2013 | Pain & Gain | Benjamin Rowe | |
| 2013 | Horse Cops | Eli Paste | |
| 2013 | Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies | Himself | |
| 2014 | Sharknado 2: The Second One | Fire Chief | |
| 2014 | Not Cool | Security Guard | |
| 2015 | The Last Witch Hunter | Bodyguard | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Fox 53 Ten O'Clock News | Himself | Sportscaster: "The Angle on Sports" |
| 2000 | SMTV Live | Himself | |
| 2001 | The Weakest Link | Himself | |
| 2007 | Inside MMA | Himself | Season 1, episodes 10 and 11 |
| 2008 | Pros vs. Joes | Himself | Season 3, episode 1 |
| 2009 | Criss Angel Mindfreak | Himself | Episode: "Car Wreck Vanish" |
| 2011 | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Himself | Episode: "The Lampe Family" |
| 2013 | Baal Veer | Himself | |
| 2016 | Duck Dynasty | Himself | Episode: "Van He'llsing" |
| 2016 | Those Who Can't | Coach Joe Donnelly | Episode: "A New Dog in the Yard" |
| 2018–2019 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | Chip Damage | Voice; 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Ryan's Mystery Playdate | Himself | Episode: "Ryan's Super Tough Playdate" |
Championships and accomplishments
Folkstyle/freestyle wrestling
- Canadian Cup Championship
- Winner (1990)
- Collegiate/High School
- Clarion University Freshman of the Year (1988)
- Pennsylvania State Wrestling Champion (1987)
- International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles
- FILA Junior World Freestyle Champion (1988)
- FILA World Championships gold medal in freestyle wrestling (100 kg) (1995)
- International Sports Hall of Fame
- Class of 2016
- National Amateur Wrestling Hall of Fame
- National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished Member (Class of 2001)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- NCAA Division I All-American (1990–1992)
- NCAA Division I Heavyweight Champion (1990, 1992)
- Olympic Games
- Summer Olympics gold medal in freestyle wrestling (heavyweight) (1996)
- USA Wrestling
- USA Junior Freestyle Champion (1987)
- USA Senior Freestyle Champion (1995, 1996)
- USA Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2001)
Professional wrestling
- The Baltimore Sun
- Best Worker of the Decade (2010)
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Future Legend Award (2000)
- Inoki Genome Federation
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2012
- Special honoree (2015)
- Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2021
- Power Pro Wrestling
- PPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Comeback of the Year (2003)
- Feud of the Year (2000) vs. Triple H
- Feud of the Year (2003) vs. Brock Lesnar
- Feud of the Year (2007) vs. Samoa Joe
- Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2001)
- Match of the Year (2003) vs. Brock Lesnar in an Iron Man match on SmackDown! on September 16
- Match of the Year (2005) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 21
- Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2000)
- Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2003)
- Rookie of the Year (2000)
- Wrestler of the Year (2003)
- Ranked No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2001
- SoCal Uncensored
- Match of the Year (2000) vs. Christopher Daniels on September 13, 2000 (Ultimate Pro Wrestling)
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA World Heavyweight Championship (6 times, first)
- TNA X Division Championship (1 time)
- TNA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Sting (1) and A.J. Styles (1)
- King of the Mountain (2007, 2009)
- Second TNA Triple Crown Champion
- TNA Hall of Fame (2013)
- TNA Year End Awards (5 times)
- Feud of the year (2006, 2007) vs. Samoa Joe
- Match of the Year (2007) vs Sting at Bound for Glory
- Memorable Moment of the Year (2006) Debut at No Surrender
- Who to Watch in 2007 (2006)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Best Gimmick (2000)
- Best on Interviews (2002)
- Best Technical Wrestler (2002)
- Feud of the Year (2003) vs. Brock Lesnar
- Match of the Year (2002) with Chris Benoit vs. Edge and Rey Mysterio at No Mercy on October 20
- Most Improved (2000)
- Most Outstanding Wrestler (2001–2003)
- Readers' Favorite Wrestler (2002–2003)
- Wrestler of the Year (2002)
- Wrestler of the Decade (2000–2009)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)
- WWE / World Wrestling Entertainment / Federation
- WWF/WWE Championship (4 times)
- WCW Championship (1 time)
- World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
- WWF European Championship (1 time)
- WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)
- WCW United States Championship (1 time)
- WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time, first) – with Chris Benoit
- Fifth Grand Slam Champion
- King of the Ring (2000)
- 10th Triple Crown Champion
- WWE Tag Team Championship Tournament (2002) – with Chris Benoit
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2017)
World Championships/Olympic Games matches
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
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1996 Olympic Games  at −100kg | ||||||
| Win | 9–0 |  Abbas Jadidi |
1–1 | July 31, 1996 | 1996 Olympic Games |  Atlanta, Georgia |
| Win | 8–0 |  Konstantin Aleksandrov |
4–1 | |||
| Win | 7–0 |  Sagid Murtazaliev |
4–3 | |||
| Win | 6–0 |  Wilfredo Morales |
2–0 | July 30, 1996 | ||
| Win | 5–0 |  Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar |
4–0 | |||
| 1995 World Championship at −100kg | ||||||
| Win | 4–0 |  Arawat Sabejew |
Referee Decision | August 13, 1995 | 1995 World Championships | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Win | 3–0 |  Oleg Ladik |
Referee Decision | |||
| Win | 2–0 |  Josef Glazer |
3–0 | |||
| Win | 1–0 |  Kenan Şimşek |
2–0 | |||
Footnotes
References
- ↑ "Kurt Angle Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. April 17, 2020. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "Kurt Angle". WWE. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- 1 2 "Kurt Angle's Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Kurt Angle (p. 16)". Cagematch.net. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ↑ Powell, Jason (March 11, 2019). "3/11 Powell's WWE Raw TV Review: The Shield's farewell, Batista and Triple H, Finn Balor vs. Bobby Lashley for the Intercontinental Championship, all roads lead to WrestleMania coming out of WWE Fastlane". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ↑ "PHOTOS: Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle to fight 'Balveer'? Photo Gallery, Picture News Gallery". The Indian Express. December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Those Who Can't" A New Dog in the Yard (TV Episode 2016) – IMDb, November 17, 2016, retrieved August 31, 2021
- ↑ Eck, Kevin (January 11, 2010). "Best of the Decade awards". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Past Honorees". Archived from the original on April 11, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ↑ "Kurt Angle and Don Curtis to enter Hall of Fame". WCFCourier. October 12, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ↑ "Kurt Angle reception set for 2015 National Pro Wrestling HOF". Wrestleview. May 22, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Next Official Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony". memphis-wrestling.jimdosite.com. Official Memphis Wrestling. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Power Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved June 1, 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "PWI Awards". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Kappa Publishing Group. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2001". Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Southern California Match of the Year". SoCal Uncensored.
- ↑ "TNA World Heavyweight Title history". wrestling-titles.com.
- ↑ "Total Nonstop Action Wrestling official title history". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
- ↑ "TNA World Tag Team Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
- ↑ "TNA Slammiversary results". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved September 14, 2007.
- ↑ "Slammiversary 2009". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
- 1 2 3 "Kurt Angle-Wrestler". Kurt Angle Official Site. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Impact HOF - Impact Wrestling.com". Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Meltzer, Dave (January 26, 2011). "Biggest issue of the year: The 2011 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, CA: 1–40. ISSN 1083-9593.
- ↑ Beltrán, William (August 3, 2010). "Según el Wrestling Observer... ¿Quiénes son los mejores los mejores de la década?". Súper Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 6, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
- ↑ "Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame". Pwi-online.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ↑ "WWE World Heavyweight Championship History". WWE. Retrieved August 28, 2007.
- ↑ "WCW World Championship History". WWE. Retrieved August 28, 2007.
- ↑ "World Heavyweight Championship History". WWE. Retrieved August 28, 2007.
- ↑ "Intercontinental Championship History". WWE. Retrieved August 28, 2007.
- ↑ "European Championshipweb". WWE. Retrieved August 28, 2007.
- ↑ "History of the Hardcore Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ↑ "US Title History". WWE. Retrieved August 28, 2007.
- ↑ "WWE Tag Team Championship History". WWE. Retrieved August 28, 2007.
- ↑ "WWE Tag Team Title Tournaments". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ↑ "Kurt Angle returns to WWE for Hall of Fame induction". USA Today. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
Other websites
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- Kurt Angle on WWE.com
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