On the latest edition of his podcast, The Kurt Angle Show, the 54-year-old provided another update on his back surgery... after admitting he didn't follow his doctor's directions after having it done.
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Wrestlers may experience substantial wear and tear as well as long-term ailments after wrestling in the ring for decades. Kurt Angle, a WWE Hall of Famer, has had various health concerns since his final appearance in the ring, and he recently underwent back surgery to relieve discomfort in his legs. Angle shared how he’s doing following the surgery on the newest edition of The Kurt Angle Show podcast, but he also announced he’ll be undergoing neck fusion surgery in 2024.
Angle said, “I still have pain in my lower back but I don’t have pain running down my legs anymore. They kicked that but the pain in my back is still there and it’s unfortunate but I can deal with this, I couldn’t deal with the pain running down my legs. I’m happy with the surgery.”
“My neck is messed up. Next is my neck surgery. I’m probably going to have fusion next year and hopefully that will help my body and eventually I’ll be able to play with my kids. My knees, I’ve been able to come out of that pretty good so once my back heals, I’ll start being able to play with my kids, throw ’em around the pool, carrying them on my back, doing that kind of stuff.” – h/t Wrestling Observer figure four online
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The Hall of Famer spoke about his recent back surgery on the latest edition of his podcast, where admits that he worked out much sooner than doctors told him he should.
“I hope my doctor is not listening to this. The day I got out of the hospital after my surgery, I when and worked out. I was supposed to take six weeks off, but I never stopped working out. I worked out the day of my surgery, the day after that, and the day after that. What I did is, I did a lot of stuff sitting so I wouldn’t affect my back, because they told me I couldn’t carry more than five pounds. Now, I was lifting more than five pounds, and I think that I probably didn’t listen to them in that aspect, but I wasn’t literally carrying it while I was walking. I was sitting while I was lifting. So I did leg presses sitting down. I did my bench press sitting down. I did my military press sitting down. Everything I did was sitting down, so I took care of my back, but I didn’t want to miss my workouts.”
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