Kurt Angle Height, Name, Weight, Age, Wife, Children, Films, Profile

Kurt Steven Angle a.k.a. Kurt Angle was born in the United States, in the city of Pittsburgh on December 9th 1968. Angle is a gold medalist in the Olympics, a professional wrestler, and an actor. He is known for being the most successful amateur professional wrestler to date.

He began training at the age of seven and went on to win the NCAA Division I Heavyweight Wrestling Championship twice, as well as a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1995 World Wrestling Championships and a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Before signing an eight-year deal with the World Wrestling Federation, he had his first in-ring appearance in professional wrestling in 1998.

Angle made his formal WWF ring debut in November 1999. During his first year with the promotion, he became one of their most recognizable stars. Angle left WWE in 2006 and spent most of his career with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, the company’s biggest adversary (TNA, now Impact Wrestling).

After an 11-year layoff, he returned to WWE in 2017 as the general manager of Raw. After that, he returned to professional wrestling and appeared in several pay-per-view events. For his perseverance, charm, and skill, he is considered one of the all-time greats. He has cracked his neck five times during his wrestling career. He never ever left a match unfinished.

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Kurt Angle in WWE

Angle signed an eight-year deal with the World Wrestling Federation in October 1998. (WWF). In Memphis, Tennessee, he was sent to the Power Pro Wrestling developing region, where he began training. Angle made his debut appearance on WWF television in an angle with Tiger Ali Singh on the March 7, 1999 broadcast of Sunday Night Heat. Singh paid him money to blow his nose on the American flag. Instead, Angle fought Singh by blowing his snot on his flag. On April 11, 1999, he won his first official WWF bout in a dark match against Brian Christopher.

Angle became a fan favourite when World Championship Wrestling and ECW formed The Alliance and attacked the WWF in mid-2001 (called “The Invasion”), and he launched a storyline in which he teamed up with WWF Champion Steve Austin to resist them.

Angle and Austin led a team of five WWF superstars against five hand-picked Alliance members at Invasion. Team WWF was defeated by Team Alliance as part of the angle, and Austin switched on his team to join The Alliance.

Austin nailed Angle with a Stone Cold Stunner at the end of the match, leading him to be pinned by the other team. Then, at Unforgiven, Angle was scheduled to battle Austin in a SummerSlam rematch for his second WWF Championship.

Angle was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on January 16, 2017.  Angle made his first WWE debut in over 11 years on the April 3 episode of Raw following WrestleMania 33, when Mr McMahon hired Angle as the new general manager of Raw. Angle was released by WWE on April 15th, 2020.

Kurt Angle’s WWE Achievements

1 Time World Heavyweight Champion

4 Time WWE/WWF Champion

1 Time Intercontinental Champion

1 Time Tag Team Champion

2000 King Of The Ring Tournament

5th Grand Slam Champion

Kurt Angle Movies

Kurt Angle’s Wife

Giovanna Yannotti is his present and second wife. Giovanna Yannotti was born in the city of Pittsburgh in the state of Pennsylvania.

Why did Kurt Angle retire?

He claimed that he decided to quit since he couldn’t perform as well as he used to. Kurt in an interview said, “When I came back to WWE in 2017, I wasn’t the same wrestler. I lost a step, and couldn’t stay with the boys the way I used to. That’s what made me retire because I wasn’t able to do that.”

How did Kurt Angle win the gold medal?

He won the gold medal in the heavyweight (90–100 kg; 198–220 lb) weight class, defeating Iranian Abbas Jadidi by officials’ judgment following an eight-minute one-on-one match.

How many kids does Kurt Angle have?

Kurt Angle is blessed with 5 lovely kids. He is the father of 4 daughters and a son.