Kurt Angle
I May’ve Handed On WWE Profession
… If Hogan’s New Wrestling League Existed!!!
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Are you able to think about a world the place Kurt Angle by no means joined WWE?? Nicely, the Corridor of Famer tells TMZ Sports activities if a league like Hulk Hogan‘s Actual American Freestyle existed again in his day … his life might need appeared drastically completely different!!
We caught up with the American Hero forward of the group’s debut subsequent month in Cleveland … and he could not be extra excited to affix in on the enjoyable as an analyst.
“There have been other people who have tried professional wrestling leagues before with Olympic-style wrestling, freestyle wrestling, it didn’t work out,” Angle stated.
“But with Real American Freestyle, they signed the top wrestlers in the world, and they have the backing, the funding, to do this. So this is going to be incredible.”
Angle — who gained a gold medal in wrestling through the 1996 Olympics — stated he is even a little bit jealous that this wasn’t an possibility when he was an lively competitor.
“This would have been my thing. You know, I don’t even know if I would have crossed over into pro wrestling,” Angle stated. “I probably would have stuck with amateur wrestling.”
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“I’m a little jealous, but I’m also excited to be a part of it. And whether I have to commentate, whether I can compete, doesn’t matter. I just wanted to be a part of it.”
Angle will get to name matches that includes among the greatest names in wrestling … together with Bo Nickal and 2025 NCAA Heavyweight Nationwide Champion Wyatt Hendrickson.
He is additionally trying ahead to working with Hogan and Eric Bischoff, two co-founders of the RAF.
“I worked with these guys for years,” he stated. “I understand their philosophies and what they bring to the table, and they bring nothing but good. They’re going to be able to make this a little more entertaining than a regular amateur wrestling duel would be.”
