Kurt Angle Discuss His Wrestlemania Match With Shawn Michaels

On the ground, Angle tore Michaels in the ring step, applied an ankle lock, and delivered a vicious mule kick to Michaels' face.

On the ground, Angle tore Michaels in the ring step, applied an ankle lock, and delivered a vicious mule kick to Michaels' face. (Image credits: Twitter)
By Sri Praneeth Palli | Jan 27, 2023 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

After Michaels super kicked Angle from the 2005 Royal Rumble match, Jim Ross commented, “Kurt Angle’s quest to join the main event of WrestleMania has been ended by Shawn Michaels. Cameras caught Angle’s right hand twitching as he lay on the ground. “My throat was really broken at that point,” Angle said on the Kurt Angle Show podcast. It was a really bad time for Frustrated that he was eliminated at 37 seconds, Angle rejoined the match and knocked out Michaels. On the ground, Angle tore Michaels in the ring step, applied an ankle lock, and delivered a vicious mule kick to Michaels’ face.

It wasn’t until months later that the two legends really got going when Michaels took on Angle at WrestleMania 21. “I didn’t practice the week before,” Angle said. “We only talked about the match. The only thing we did was he put me in the armbar and I had to lift him over my head. We practiced it and that was it. we did it once.” From their first encounter, Angle knew it was going to be a good match and the two instantly performed his 27-minute classic, earning Staples a standing ovation from his center crowd. . “Only at WrestleMania can you see a match like this,” said Jerry “The King” Lawler in his comments. “It was a phenomenal performance by two great athletes,” Ross said.

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Rob Van Dam last appeared in a Royal Rumble match in 2009. He entered the fight in 25th place and lasted 14 minutes before Chris was defeated by Jericho. The former World Champion recently hinted at his return in the 2023 Royal Rumble match. When a fan tweeted that Van Damme wasn’t showing up at RAW XXX because the company might save him for the Royal Rumble, the 52-year-old commented, “It works for him.” explained. “RVD, yes, exactly. RVD is definitely going to be a crowd favorite at this school. I mean, it made an impact on everyone’s lives in some way, so yeah, RVD would definitely be a good choice,” he said.

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