Kurt Angle - Biography

Last Editor: saswati_c				Kurt Angle Biography -   Name : Kurt Angle Profession : Birth Details : born December 9, 1968 in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania Birth name : Kurt Steven Angle Height : 6' (1.83 m) Nickname : American Hero King Kurt Wrestling Machine Personal quotes : (to Godfather) Spouse : Karen Angle (December 1998 - present) (separated) 1 child Trade mark : Wrestling finisher move

Kurt Angle Trivia -

1996 Olympic Gold Medalist in freestyle wrestling. Defeated Val Venis for the WWF European Title on February 10, 2000. Won the WWF Intercontinental Belt at No Way Out 2000 from Chris Jericho while still holding the WWF European Belt. He therefore became a "Euro- continental" Champion. Has bench pressed 420 pounds and has squatted 630 pounds. Plays the drums. He was pinned in his first wrestling match. He was eight years old at the time, and got pinned by a chubby kid at the first wrestling camp he attended. Had a tryout with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1995, although he did not play college football. The year 2000 WWF King of the Ring. Got his first Pay-Per-View WWF Championship shot at SummerSlam 2000 on August 27, 2000. He was in a Triple Threat Match against champ The Rock and Triple H, ended up getting concussion before the bell rang after a pre-match fight with Triple H. He lost to The Rock. After the match had finished Kurt Angle returned to the ring to carry 'The Game' Triple H's wife Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley to the back. Was given a WWF World Title reign after WWF owner Vince McMahon was impressed with the way he carried on with his match with Triple H at Summerslam 2000 despite suffering an unplanned (and very real) concussion after a table collapsed during a move. Older brother of Eric Angle. Graduated from Mt Lebanon High School in 1987. Won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympic with a not fully healed broken vertebrae in his neck. His wife Karen is expecting their first child in December 2002. At one point, Angle considered trying out for the 2004 Olympics (freestyle wrestling) and was supposedly given a full blessing by Vince McMahon to pursue that avenue. Angle was further encouraged during an impromptu wrestling contest with Brock Lesnar before a WWE event in 2003, which he won despite the facts that Lesnar outweighed him by a considerable margin and was during his college years considered the most dominant wrestler in the NCAA. Due to a combination of factors, however, Angle ultimately decided against trying out. Will be facing "Edge" in a Hair vs. Hair match at Judgement Day 2002. Lost the "Hair Match" at WWE Judgement Day! Originally from Dormont, a suburb of Pittsburgh After winning Gold in Olympics, had brief stint as a Sports anchor on WPGH Fox-53 Pittsburgh. The title of his segment was "The Angle on Sports" First on-screen kiss was with Stephanie McMahon, the Boss' daughter Father was killed in a construction accident With Chris Benoit, won the very first WWE (Smackdown Brand) tag team championship at No Mercy, by eliminating Edge and Rey Mysterio Heads the "Smackdown Your Vote" campaign Since debuting in the WWF/WWE (Survivor Series 1999), he has wrestled every American Pay-Per-View. Lost the WWE title to Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania XIX [March 2003] Became the first person to kick out of the 'F5' during his match with Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania XIX The first move he executed in the WWF was a Fireman Carry Underwent spinal surgery on his neck in April 2003 performed by Dr Jhu. His neck problems dated back to his amateur wrestling days when he broke his neck during Olympic Tryouts. Kurt's attitude to professional wrestling and his desire to perform his best each night also did not help his injury. However Kurt shocked the WWE by wanting to get back in the ring just two weeks after his neck surgery. Fortunately the WWE Officials refused to allow him until he had medical clearance. However, this did not stop him from returning to the gym to begin working out for his comeback and actually sneaking into the ring before Smackdown tapings to take bumps (moves) to see how his neck had improved. On June 5th 2003 Kurt Angle made his return to WWE Television on Smackdown just two months after having surgery. He was orginally estimated at being out for 12-14 months. His first WWF loss was to debutant Tazz at Pay-Per-View Royal Rumble on 23rd January 2000. Was choked out but referee awarded Tazz the win as a Knockout. In August 2003 he beat The Big Show in a street fight on WWE TV Smackdown and then beat Brock Lesnar in a WWE championship match at the WWE PPV Summerslam. He is the first professional wrestler to make Brock Lesnar submit to lose a match. In July 2003 he beat then WWE champion Brock Lesnar and the 500 pound giant The Big Show in a triple threat match at the WWE pay-per-view(PPV) Vengeance to earn his fourth WWE World Championship. This is considered a great feat in that Angle recently came back from neck surgery to accomplish it. His first WWF loss was to the late Owen Hart in a dark match. No longer allowed to refer to his finishing move as the "Olympic Slam", due to the National Olympic Committee. Now calls it the "Angle Slam." Became the first man to lose two titles in one night without ever losing a fall at WrestleMania 2000 in a Triple Threat match with Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho WWF King of the Ring 2000. Won the tournament by defeating Rikishi in the finals. Former WWF Euro-Continental Champion, holding both the WWF Intercontinental Title and the WWF European Title at the same time. Former member of the wCw/ECW Alliance in 2001. He was the mole in Team wCw/ECW who caused them to lose to Team WWF at the Survivor Series 2001. He attacked fellow Alliance member "Stonecold" Steve Austin during the main- event which allowed The Rock to finish off Austin. Because of Angle's interference the WWF defeated and destroyed the wCw/ECW Alliance. When he first started wrestling in the WWF (now WWE), he wore all medals he'd won in Olympic competition (there were about 7 in all). After some while, he decided to wear only 2 of them. Was thrown off a 25 foot ledge on to concrete by Big Show at WWE Smackdown! on April 15, 2004. Due to the internal and external injuries, he announced two weeks later on Smackdown (in a wheelchair) that he can no longer wrestle. Notable Wrestling Title Wins Include: PPW Heavyweight title; WWF Intercontinental title; WWF European title; WWF King of The Ring 2000; WWF Federation title; WWF Hardcore title; WCW Heavyweight title; WCW United States title; WWE Heavyweight title (2) The only pro wrestler inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Returned to the ring and defeated Eddie Guerrero at Summer Slam 2004 (15. 08. 2004) making his opponent tap to the Ankle Lock. He was defeated by Guerrero when they wrestled for the WWE Championship at Wrestle Mania XX which took place in March 2004. Was the first American to win a gold medal in the 220 lb freestyle wrestling. In October of 2002, became the fourth person to hold all 5 of the WWE Champsionships (Shawn Michaels, Triple H and Chris Jericho have also done this). His entrance theme, "Medal," is a slightly modified version of "The Patriot" Del Wilkes' theme. In mid-2001, fans chanted the words "You Suck!" to the beat of the music. Since then, the chants have always been part of Angle's entrance. Every time he cuts a promo in the ring, the fans follow up each sentence with a "WHAT?" chant, even though it's supposed to be Stone Cold Steve Austin's gimmick. In 2004 served as the General Manager of Smackdown. Angle has stated in a number of interviews that he actually burned the first offer McMahon's WWE (then the WWF) presented him with after his success in the 1996 Olympics, due to the lack of respect he had at the time for professional wrestling which he viewed as a joke that tarnished the image of amateur wrestling. After a few failed jobs, including an unsuccessful sports commentating gig at a local television station, Angle decided to pursue professional wrestling and said he not only found it incredibly challenging but also gained a new respect for the industry and its participants. However, despite numerous attempts, he has still yet to gain back the respect he lost from the freestyle amateur wrestling community. He won a Battle Royal to become World Heavyweight Champion on the 13 January 2006 edition of WWE Smackdown. Attended Clarion University in Clarion, Pennsylvania where he met his mentor and coach Bob Bubb. He won a pair of NCAA Heavyweight titles in 1990.

Kurt Angle Detailed Biography -

Born December 9, 1968 Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA Died Resides Billed from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Trained by Dave Schultz Tom Prichard Dory Funk, Jr. Debut 1998 Retired Olympic Medal Record Men's Freestyle Wrestling Gold 1996 Freestyle Wrestling Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968 in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is an American 1996 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling and now a professional wrestler performing for World Wrestling Entertainment on the SmackDown! brand, where he is the current World Heavyweight Champion. He is also the only person to have ever won the WWE Championship, the World Heavyweight Championship, and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Among Angle's trademarks is the audience — whether he is face or heel — chanting "you suck!" in time with his entrance music. The same entrance music was originally used for The Patriot. Angle had a distinguished career in amateur wrestling. He was a 1-time NCAA Division I champion and a 3-time NCAA Division I All-American while attending Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Angle has a tattoo of the Clarion University Golden Eagle on his upper back. He was also 1987 USA Junior Freestyle champion, 2-time USA Senior Freestyle champion, and 1988 USA FILA Junior World Freestyle champion. Before Angle won his 1996 Olympic gold medal in freestyle wrestling, he sustained amateur wrestling losses to former PRIDE and UFC champion Mark "The Hammer" Coleman and MMA legend Mark Kerr. Angle reached the pinnacle of his amateur career at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning the 100 kg (220-pound) freestyle wrestling competition, becoming the only American to do this. While Kurt Angle won an Olympic gold medal with a badly injured neck, his neck was not broken. In WWE, Angle exaggerates the severity of his injury, claiming that he won his medal with "a broken freakin' neck!" However, according to the official rule book of the Olympic Games committee, no competitor will be authorized to participate in an event if seriously injured, indicating that Angle was not seriously enough injured to warrant exclusion from the event. Not long after his high-profile Olympic success, he decided to enter the world of broadcasting. He was hired to do sports commentary during the 10 PM nightly newscast on Pittsburgh TV WPGH channel 53. Promoted as "The Angle on Sports", Kurt was visibly nervous and had trouble speaking on camera. His news career lasted only a few short months before he turned to professional wrestling. The move brought sharp criticism from his peers in the freestyle wrestling community who regard pro wrestling as a mockery of their sport. On October 26, 1996, Angle was convinced to attend the taping of an ECW event named High Incident by Shane Douglas. Angle provided guest commentary during a match between Taz and Little Guido, but walked out of the building after the infamous "crucifixion storyline" (where Raven attached The Sandman to a cross using barbed wire). Angle was shocked by the controversial imagery and feared that his career prospects would be damaged if he was associated with the incident, so much that he threatened to sue ECW owner Paul Heyman if he was shown on TV in the same broadcast as the stunt.