Kurt Angle
Thursday, April 12th, 2007
Kurt Angle began his wrestling career as an amature wrestler in the late 1980’s. His amature wrestling career landed him a chance to compete in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia where he won the gold medal in heavyweight freestyle wrestling. In 1998, Kurt became the first Olympic Gold Medalist to compete in the WWE. He held several titles including 4 WWE Heavyweight Championship Belts. After 2005, Kurt Angle asked the WWE for an early release due to personal issues. The WWE granted Kurt Angle’s release. After Angle’s release, a few weeks later he signed a contract with TNA. Since his TNA debut in October 2006, Angle has been competing for a spot for the Heavyweight Championship Title.










