Is Kurt angle a good wrestler?

Answer 1

Date of Birth

9 December 1968, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name

Kurt Steven Angle

Nickname

American Hero

King Kurt

Wrestling Machine

Height

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Mini Biography

Born December 9, 1968. 1996 Olympic Gold Medal winner in the 220lbs weight category. First ever wrestler to hold the WCW and WWF World Championships during the same calendar year, and has held WWF, Intercontinental, European and Hardcore championships all on separate occasions. Likes to listen to the Olympics theme. also went clarion with my dad.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Ryan Harrison (cornflake101@hotmail.com)

Spouse

Karen Angle (19 December 1998 - 2008) (divorced) 2 children

Trade Mark

Trademark move: Multiple German Suplexes (a chain of 3 or more German suplexes)

Professional Wrestling Finishing move: Angle Slam

Trademark move: European Uppercut

Trademark move: Body Scissors

Trademark move: Figure Four Leglock around the ringpost

Trademark move: German Suplex

Trademark move: Rolling German Suplexes

Trademark move: Moonsault

Trademark move: Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex

Trademark move: Top Rope Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex

Trademark move: Crossface Chickenwing (2000)

Trademark move: Bridging Belly-to-Back Suplex (1999)

Professional Wrestling Finishing move: Super Angle Slam/Super Olympic Slam (Top rope spinning belly-to-back suplex)

Professional Wrestling Finishing move: Standing/grapevined Ankle Lock

Finishing move: Angle Slam/Olympic Slam (Spinning belly-to-back suplex)

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 WWE 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.

Younger 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.

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 originally estimated at being out for 12-14 months.

His first WWF loss was to débutant Tazz at Pay-Per-View Royal Rumble on 23rd January 2000. He was beaten by _Tazz_ when Tazz used his submission called the Tazzmission on him

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 "Stone Cold" _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; PNW Tennessee Heavyweight title WWE Intercontinental title; WWF European title; WWF King of The Ring 2000; WWE title; WWE Hardcore title; WCW Heavyweight title; WCW United States title; WWE World Heavyweight title.

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 one of the five superstars to hold all 5 major WWE Champsionships (_Shawn Michaels_, _Triple H_, _Chris Jericho_ and Eddie Guerrero have also done this). Known to be Grand Slam Champions, the titles were the WWE World Championship, the World Tag Team Championships, The Intercontinental Championship and the European Championship (The European Champion is now defunct to make it limited to anyone to become a Grand Slam Champion.)

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.

Has stated in many interviews he will pursue an acting career after he retires from professional wrestling.

Previous Managers: Steve Blackman, Bob Backlund, Stephanie McMahon- Helmsley, Trish Stratus, Paul Heyman, Luther Reigns, Eric Bischoff, Daivari.

Has a daughter Kyra (b. December 2, 2002) and a son Kody (b. October 26, 2006).

Former WWE Hardcore Champion.

Personal Quotes

(To Kane): "You say you're the Big Red Machine? Well I'm the Big Red, White and Blue Machine!"

(while in Vancouver) "In Canada, you can't even have a barbecue in your backyard without being attacked by a moose or even a grizzly bar. Then again the Grizzlies don't beat anyone here in Vancouver, oh it's true, it's true."

Where Are They Now

(August 2003) (August 24) Defends the WWE Championship successfully against _Brock Lesnar_ at WWE SummerSlam.

(September 2003) Lost Iron Man Match for the WWE title to Brock Lesnar 5 falls to 4 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

(September 2003) Challenged Bret Hart to a match at a future date (possibly Wrestlemania XX at Madison Square Garden)

(February 2004) Turned heel on SmackDown! during Eddie Guerrero's title defense against his nephew, Chavo Jr. Will face Eddie for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XX.

(March 2004) Wrestled for the last time in WWE due to previous neck injuries. Kurt Angle vs Eddie Guerrero at Wrestlemania XX.

(March 2004) Announced as the new General Manager of SmackDown.

(August 2004) Fired by Vince McMahon as the GM of Smackdown for having fake injuries and throwing his weight around.

(April 2005) Will face _Shawn Michaels_ at Wrestlemania 21 in their first match against each other.

(April 2005) Defeated Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 21 when he made HBK tap out to the ankle lock.

(June 2005) Has been drafted to "Raw" from "Smackdown" during this year's Draft Lottery.

(August 2005) Defeated _Eugene_ at Summerslam and will be in a major feud with _John Cena_ for the WWE Title.

(September 2005) Is scheduled to face John Cena for the WWE Championship at Unforgiven.

(December 2005) Set to face John Cena alongside Shawn Michaels, Carlito, Chris Masters and Kane for the WWE Championship in an Elimination Chamber Match at New Year's Revolution 2005.

(January 2006) Made a surprise appearance on SmackDown! to compete in a 20-man Battle Royal for the newly-vacated World Heavyweight Championship. He won the match by last eliminating Mark Henry to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.

(January 2006) Succesfully defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Mark Henry at the Royal Rumble.

(February 2006) Will defend the World Heavyweight Championship against the _Undertaker_ at No Way Out.

(February 2006) Defeated the Undertaker at No Way Out and defended the World Heavyweight Championship.

(March 2006) Will defend the World Heavyweight Championship against _Rey Mysterio_ and _Randy Orton_ in a triple threat match at Wrestlemania 22 on April 2nd on Pay-Per-View.

(April 2006) Lost the title to Rey Mysterio.

(August 2006) Released from WWE

(August 2006) Released from WWE contract due to health reasons

(September 2006) Joined TNA Wrestling after the No Surrender PPV

(2007) Is now on TNA Wrestling Impact and is feuding with Somoea Joe and Christian Cage.

Date of Birth

9 December 1968, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name

Kurt Steven Angle

Nickname

American Hero

King Kurt

Wrestling Machine

Height

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Mini Biography

Born December 9, 1968. 1996 Olympic Gold Medal winner in the 220lbs weight category. First ever wrestler to hold the WCW and WWF World Championships during the same calendar year, and has held WWF, Intercontinental, European and Hardcore championships all on separate occasions. Likes to listen to the Olympics theme.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Ryan Harrison (cornflake101@hotmail.com)

Spouse

Karen Angle (19 December 1998 - 2008) (divorced) 2 children

Trade Mark

Trademark move: Multiple German Suplexes (a chain of 3 or more German suplexes)

Professional Wrestling Finishing move: Angle Slam

Trademark move: European Uppercut

Trademark move: Body Scissors

Trademark move: Figure Four Leglock around the ringpost

Trademark move: German Suplex

Trademark move: Rolling German Suplexes

Trademark move: Moonsault

Trademark move: Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex

Trademark move: Top Rope Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex

Trademark move: Crossface Chickenwing (2000)

Trademark move: Bridging Belly-to-Back Suplex (1999)

Professional Wrestling Finishing move: Super Angle Slam/Super Olympic Slam (Top rope spinning belly-to-back suplex)

Professional Wrestling Finishing move: Standing/grapevined Ankle Lock

Finishing move: Angle Slam/Olympic Slam (Spinning belly-to-back suplex)

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 WWE 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.

Younger 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.

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 originally estimated at being out for 12-14 months.

His first WWF loss was to débutant Tazz at Pay-Per-View Royal Rumble on 23rd January 2000. He was beaten by _Tazz_ when Tazz used his submission called the Tazzmission on him

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 "Stone Cold" _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; PNW Tennessee Heavyweight title WWE Intercontinental title; WWF European title; WWF King of The Ring 2000; WWE title; WWE Hardcore title; WCW Heavyweight title; WCW United States title; WWE World Heavyweight title.

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 one of the five superstars to hold all 5 major WWE Champsionships (_Shawn Michaels_, _Triple H_, _Chris Jericho_ and Eddie Guerrero have also done this). Known to be Grand Slam Champions, the titles were the WWE World Championship, the World Tag Team Championships, The Intercontinental Championship and the European Championship (The European Champion is now defunct to make it limited to anyone to become a Grand Slam Champion.)

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.

Has stated in many interviews he will pursue an acting career after he retires from professional wrestling.

Previous Managers: Steve Blackman, Bob Backlund, Stephanie McMahon- Helmsley, Trish Stratus, Paul Heyman, Luther Reigns, Eric Bischoff, Daivari.

Has a daughter Kyra (b. December 2, 2002) and a son Kody (b. October 26, 2006).

Former WWE Hardcore Champion.

Personal Quotes

(To Kane): "You say you're the Big Red Machine? Well I'm the Big Red, White and Blue Machine!"

(while in Vancouver) "In Canada, you can't even have a barbecue in your backyard without being attacked by a moose or even a grizzly bar. Then again the Grizzlies don't beat anyone here in Vancouver, oh it's true, it's true."

Where Are They Now

(August 2003) (August 24) Defends the WWE Championship successfully against _Brock Lesnar_ at WWE SummerSlam.

(September 2003) Lost Iron Man Match for the WWE title to Brock Lesnar 5 falls to 4 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

(September 2003) Challenged Bret Hart to a match at a future date (possibly Wrestlemania XX at Madison Square Garden)

(February 2004) Turned heel on SmackDown! during Eddie Guerrero's title defense against his nephew, Chavo Jr. Will face Eddie for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XX.

(March 2004) Wrestled for the last time in WWE due to previous neck injuries. Kurt Angle vs Eddie Guerrero at Wrestlemania XX.

(March 2004) Announced as the new General Manager of SmackDown.

(August 2004) Fired by Vince McMahon as the GM of Smackdown for having fake injuries and throwing his weight around.

(April 2005) Will face _Shawn Michaels_ at Wrestlemania 21 in their first match against each other.

(April 2005) Defeated Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 21 when he made HBK tap out to the ankle lock.

(June 2005) Has been drafted to "Raw" from "Smackdown" during this year's Draft Lottery.

(August 2005) Defeated _Eugene_ at Summerslam and will be in a major feud with _John Cena_ for the WWE Title.

(September 2005) Is scheduled to face John Cena for the WWE Championship at Unforgiven.

(December 2005) Set to face John Cena alongside Shawn Michaels, Carlito, Chris Masters and Kane for the WWE Championship in an Elimination Chamber Match at New Year's Revolution 2005.

(January 2006) Made a surprise appearance on SmackDown! to compete in a 20-man Battle Royal for the newly-vacated World Heavyweight Championship. He won the match by last eliminating Mark Henry to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.

(January 2006) Succesfully defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Mark Henry at the Royal Rumble.

(February 2006) Will defend the World Heavyweight Championship against the _Undertaker_ at No Way Out.

(February 2006) Defeated the Undertaker at No Way Out and defended the World Heavyweight Championship.

(March 2006) Will defend the World Heavyweight Championship against _Rey Mysterio_ and _Randy Orton_ in a triple threat match at Wrestlemania 22 on April 2nd on Pay-Per-View.

(April 2006) Lost the title to Rey Mysterio.

(August 2006) Released from WWE

(August 2006) Released from WWE contract due to health reasons

(September 2006) Joined TNA Wrestling after the No Surrender PPV

(2007) Is now on TNA Wrestling Impact and is feuding with Somoea Joe and Christian Cage.

Date of Birth

9 December 1968, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name

Kurt Steven Angle

Nickname

American Hero

King Kurt

Wrestling Machine

Height

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Mini Biography

Born December 9, 1968. 1996 Olympic Gold Medal winner in the 220lbs weight category. First ever wrestler to hold the WCW and WWF World Championships during the same calendar year, and has held WWF, Intercontinental, European and Hardcore championships all on separate occasions. Likes to listen to the Olympics theme.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Ryan Harrison (cornflake101@hotmail.com)

Spouse

Karen Angle (19 December 1998 - 2008) (divorced) 2 children

Trade Mark

Trademark move: Multiple German Suplexes (a chain of 3 or more German suplexes)

Professional Wrestling Finishing move: Angle Slam

Trademark move: European Uppercut

Trademark move: Body Scissors

Trademark move: Figure Four Leglock around the ringpost

Trademark move: German Suplex

Trademark move: Rolling German Suplexes

Trademark move: Moonsault

Trademark move: Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex

Trademark move: Top Rope Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex

Trademark move: Crossface Chickenwing (2000)

Trademark move: Bridging Belly-to-Back Suplex (1999)

Professional Wrestling Finishing move: Super Angle Slam/Super Olympic Slam (Top rope spinning belly-to-back suplex)

Professional Wrestling Finishing move: Standing/grapevined Ankle Lock

Finishing move: Angle Slam/Olympic Slam (Spinning belly-to-back suplex)

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 WWE 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.

Younger 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.

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 originally estimated at being out for 12-14 months.

His first WWF loss was to débutant Tazz at Pay-Per-View Royal Rumble on 23rd January 2000. He was beaten by _Tazz_ when Tazz used his submission called the Tazzmission on him

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 "Stone Cold" _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; PNW Tennessee Heavyweight title WWE Intercontinental title; WWF European title; WWF King of The Ring 2000; WWE title; WWE Hardcore title; WCW Heavyweight title; WCW United States title; WWE World Heavyweight title.

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 one of the five superstars to hold all 5 major WWE Champsionships (_Shawn Michaels_, _Triple H_, _Chris Jericho_ and Eddie Guerrero have also done this). Known to be Grand Slam Champions, the titles were the WWE World Championship, the World Tag Team Championships, The Intercontinental Championship and the European Championship (The European Champion is now defunct to make it limited to anyone to become a Grand Slam Champion.)

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.

Has stated in many interviews he will pursue an acting career after he retires from professional wrestling.

Previous Managers: Steve Blackman, Bob Backlund, Stephanie McMahon- Helmsley, Trish Stratus, Paul Heyman, Luther Reigns, Eric Bischoff, Daivari.

Has a daughter Kyra (b. December 2, 2002) and a son Kody (b. October 26, 2006).

Former WWE Hardcore Champion.

Personal Quotes

(To Kane): "You say you're the Big Red Machine? Well I'm the Big Red, White and Blue Machine!"

(while in Vancouver) "In Canada, you can't even have a barbecue in your backyard without being attacked by a moose or even a grizzly bar. Then again the Grizzlies don't beat anyone here in Vancouver, oh it's true, it's true."

Where Are They Now

(August 2003) (August 24) Defends the WWE Championship successfully against _Brock Lesnar_ at WWE SummerSlam.

(September 2003) Lost Iron Man Match for the WWE title to Brock Lesnar 5 falls to 4 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

(September 2003) Challenged Bret Hart to a match at a future date (possibly Wrestlemania XX at Madison Square Garden)

(February 2004) Turned heel on SmackDown! during Eddie Guerrero's title defense against his nephew, Chavo Jr. Will face Eddie for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XX.

(March 2004) Wrestled for the last time in WWE due to previous neck injuries. Kurt Angle vs Eddie Guerrero at Wrestlemania XX.

(March 2004) Announced as the new General Manager of SmackDown.

(August 2004) Fired by Vince McMahon as the GM of Smackdown for having fake injuries and throwing his weight around.

(April 2005) Will face _Shawn Michaels_ at Wrestlemania 21 in their first match against each other.

(April 2005) Defeated Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 21 when he made HBK tap out to the ankle lock.

(June 2005) Has been drafted to "Raw" from "Smackdown" during this year's Draft Lottery.

(August 2005) Defeated _Eugene_ at Summerslam and will be in a major feud with _John Cena_ for the WWE Title.

(September 2005) Is scheduled to face John Cena for the WWE Championship at Unforgiven.

(December 2005) Set to face John Cena alongside Shawn Michaels, Carlito, Chris Masters and Kane for the WWE Championship in an Elimination Chamber Match at New Year's Revolution 2005.

(January 2006) Made a surprise appearance on SmackDown! to compete in a 20-man Battle Royal for the newly-vacated World Heavyweight Championship. He won the match by last eliminating Mark Henry to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.

(January 2006) Succesfully defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Mark Henry at the Royal Rumble.

(February 2006) Will defend the World Heavyweight Championship against the _Undertaker_ at No Way Out.

(February 2006) Defeated the Undertaker at No Way Out and defended the World Heavyweight Championship.

(March 2006) Will defend the World Heavyweight Championship against _Rey Mysterio_ and _Randy Orton_ in a triple threat match at Wrestlemania 22 on April 2nd on Pay-Per-View.

(April 2006) Lost the title to Rey Mysterio.

(August 2006) Released from WWE

(August 2006) Released from WWE contract due to health reasons

(September 2006) Joined TNA Wrestling after the No Surrender PPV

(2007) Is now on TNA Wrestling Impact and is feuding with Somoea Joe and Christian Cage.

Answer 2

Well, That's your opinion on weather or not he is a good wrestler or not.

Answer 3

yep