Kurt Angle
Acting
- Born:
- 1968-12-09
- Place of birth:
- Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Kurt Steven Angle is an American retired professional wrestler, Olympic gold medalist in American freestyle wrestling, and former collegiate wrestler. He is best known for his tenures in WWE and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). While at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Angle won numerous accolades, including being a two-time NCAA Division I Wrestling Champion in the heavyweight division. After graduating from college, Angle won the gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1995 World Wrestling Championships. He then won the freestyle wrestling gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics with a broken neck. He is one of four people to complete an amateur wrestling Grand Slam (Junior Nationals, NCAA, World Championships, and Olympics). In 2006, he was named by USA Wrestling as the greatest shoot wrestler ever and one of the top 15 college wrestlers of all time. He was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2016 for his amateur accomplishments. Angle made his first appearance at a pro-wrestling event in 1996, and signed with WWE in 1999. Noted for his rapid comprehension of the business, he had his debut match that August within the company's developmental system after mere days of training, and participated in his first televised WWE storyline in March 1999. After months of dark matches, Angle made his televised in-ring debut in November and received his first major push in the company in February 2000, when he held the European and Intercontinental Championships simultaneously. Four months later, he won the 2000 King of the Ring tournament and soon thereafter began pursuing the WWE Championship, which he won in October. This capped off a WWE rookie year which is considered by many to be the greatest in history. Among other accomplishments in the WWE, Angle has held the WWE Championship four times, the WCW Championship once, and the World Heavyweight Championship once. He is the tenth Triple Crown Champion and the fifth Grand Slam Champion in WWE history. On March 31, 2017, Angle was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. After leaving WWE in 2006, Angle joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) where he became the inaugural and record six-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, and the second Triple Crown winner in TNA history. Angle is also a two-time King of the Mountain. As part of TNA, he made appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and the Inoki Genome Federation (IGF), holding the IWGP Heavyweight Championship once. In 2013, Angle was inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame: he is the second wrestler, after Sting, to be inducted into both the WWE and TNA Halls of Fame.
Known For
Filmography
WrestleHer
Saturday Night's Main Event - John Cena's Final Match
Thy Will Be Done
WWE's Greatest Moments
WWE Legend Profiles
WWE Raw Classics
GCW Dream On
Angle
Raven Van Slender Saves Christmas!
Ask Me to Dance
Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow
Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair
WWE This Is Awesome
WWE Rivals
Never Forget: WWE Returns After 9/11
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
Biography: WWE Legends
Meeting Stone Cold
The Rock's Most Electrifying Matches
Undertaker: The Last Ride
The Firefly Funhouse Match
The Best of WWE
Ruthless Aggression
Steve Austin's Broken Skull Sessions
Chasing Molly
Ryan's Mystery Playdate
WWE WrestleMania 35
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
Chasing the Magic: The Nigel McGuinness Story
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2018
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018
WWE Crown Jewel
Shawn Michaels - The Showstopper Unreleased
WWE Untold
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
WWE WrestleMania 34
WWE Elimination Chamber 2018
WWE Survivor Series 2017
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2017
NXT.TakeOver.Brooklyn.III.Pre.Show
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
WWE Great Balls of Fire
WWE: Best of the 2000's
WWE Hall of Fame 2017
WCPW True Destiny
The True Story of the Royal Rumble
Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat
The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship
NEW Wrestling Under The Stars V
Kimbo Slice: One of A Kind
RevPro: Angle Vs. Sabre Jr.
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Straight Outta Dudleyville: The Legacy of the Dudley Boyz
The Essential AJ Styles Collection
TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016
The Last Witch Hunter
TNA Bound for Glory 2015
WWE Table For 3
TNA Destination X 2015
TNA May Mayhem 2015
TNA Hardcore Justice 2015
Beyond the Mat
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
TNA LockDown 2015
WWE 24
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
Not Cool
TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 2
Sharknado 2: The Second One
TNA Slammiversary XII
TNA Sacrifice 2014
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
TNA One Night Only: #OldSchool 2014
TNA Genesis 2014
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
TNA Final Resolution 2013
TNA One Night Only: Tournament of Champions 2013
TNA Bound for Glory 2013
WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
TNA One Night Only: 10 Reunion 2013
TNA Slammiversary XI
WWE: The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History
Pain & Gain
TNA Lockdown 2013
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
TNA British Bootcamp
TNA Final Resolution 2012
TNA Turning Point 2012
TNA Bound for Glory 2012
WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True
TNA No Surrender 2012
The Lighthouse
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
TNA Hardcore Justice 2012
Death from Above
TNA Destination X 2012
TNA Slammiversary 2012
TNA Sacrifice 2012
TNA Lockdown 2012
TNA Victory Road 2012
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
The Epic Journey of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
TNA Genesis 2012
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life
WWE: The Best of King of the Ring
TNA Final Resolution 2011
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
TNA Bound for Glory 2011
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
TNA No Surrender 2011
Warrior
TNA Hardcore Justice 2011
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
TNA Slammiversary IX
The John Cena Experience
TNA Sacrifice 2011
TNA Lockdown 2011
River of Darkness
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
TNA Against All Odds 2011
TNA Genesis 2011
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
TNA Wrestling Greatest Moments
TNA Bound For Glory 2010
Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho
TNA No Surrender 2010
TNA The Whole F'N Show
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
TNA Victory Road 2010
WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey
TNA Slammiversary VIII
TNA Lockdown 2010
TNA Destination X 2010
TNA The Best of 2009
TNA Against All Odds 2010
TNA Genesis 2010
TNA Final Resolution 2009
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
End Game
TNA Turning Point 2009
TNA Bound For Glory 2009
TNA No Surrender 2009
TNA Hard Justice 2009
TNA Victory Road 2009
TNA Slammiversary 2009
TNA Sacrifice 2009
TNA Lockdown 2009
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
NJPW Resolution 2009
TNA Destination X 2009
TNA Against All Odds 2009
TNA Genesis 2009
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence
TNA Final Resolution December 2008
TNA Wrestling: Kurt Angle - Champion
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
WWE: The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane
TNA Turning Point 2008
TNA Wrestling: Ultimate Matches
TNA Bound for Glory IV
TNA No Surrender 2008
The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect
TNA Hard Justice 2008
TNA Victory Road 2008
TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan
TNA Slammiversary 2008
WWE: The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment
TNA Sacrifice 2008
TNA Lockdown 2008
TNA Wrestling: Destination X
TNA Against All Odds 2008
TNA Final Resolution January 2008
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
TNA Turning Point 2007
WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph
TNA Genesis 2007
TNA Wrestling: Christian Cage - The Instant Classic
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man
TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory
TNA No Surrender 2007
TNA Hard Justice 2007
TNA Victory Road 2007
IGF Toukon Bom-Ba-Ye
TNA Slammiversary 2007
TNA Sacrifice 2007
TNA Lockdown 2007
TNA Destination X 2007
TNA Against All Odds 2007
TNA Final Resolution 2007
TNA Turning Point 2006
TNA Wrestling: 50 Greatest Matches
TNA Genesis 2006
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
WWE Vengeance 2006
WWE ECW
ECW One Night Stand 2006
WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head
WWE Judgment Day 2006
WWE WrestleMania 22
WWE No Way Out 2006
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
WWE Survivor Series 2005
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
WWE RAW Homecoming
WWE Unforgiven 2005
WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker
WWE SummerSlam 2005
WWE Vengeance 2005
WWE Judgment Day 2005
WWE WrestleMania 21
WWE No Way Out 2005
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
WWE Armageddon 2004
WWE Survivor Series 2004
WWE No Mercy 2004
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
WWE SummerSlam 2004
WWE The Great American Bash 2004
TNA iMPACT!
WWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
WWE WrestleMania XX
WWE No Way Out 2004
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
WWE Survivor Series 2003
WWE No Mercy 2003
WWE SummerSlam 2003
WWE: Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain
WWE Vengeance 2003
WWE: Rey Mysterio - 619
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary
WWE No Way Out 2003
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
WWE: The Best of WWE Confidential, Vol. 1
WWE Armageddon 2002
WWE Survivor Series 2002
WWE Super Tuesday
WWE Rebellion 2002
WWE No Mercy 2002
WWE: The Videos Ramped Up Vol. 1
WWE Unforgiven 2002
WWE SummerSlam 2002
WWE Global Warning
WWE Vengeance 2002
WWE: Triple H - That Damn Good
WWE King of the Ring 2002
WWE Velocity
WWE Judgment Day 2002
WWF: Stone Cold Steve Austin: What?
WWE Backlash 2002
WWF: Funniest Moments
WWE Wrestlemania X8
WWF: Before They Were Superstars
WWE No Way Out 2002
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
The Rock - Just Bring It!
WWE Vengeance 2001
WWE Survivor Series 2001
WWE Rebellion 2001
WWE No Mercy 2001
WWF Action!
WWF: Undertaker - This Is My Yard
WWE: Undertaker - This Is My Yard
WWE Unforgiven 2001
Lita - It Just Feels Right
WWE SummerSlam 2001
WWF: Best of Raw - Vol. 1&2
WWF: Hardcore
WWE InVasion
Lita: It Just Feels Right
WWE King of the Ring 2001
WWE Tough Enough
WWE Judgment Day 2001
WWE Insurrextion 2001
WWE Backlash 2001
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
WWE No Way Out 2001
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
WWE Armageddon 2000
WWE Rebellion 2000
Kurt Angle: It's True! It's True!
WWE Survivor Series 2000
WWE No Mercy 2000
WWE Unforgiven 2000
WWE SummerSlam 2000
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
WWE King of the Ring 2000
WWE Judgment Day 2000
WWE Insurrextion 2000
WWE Backlash 2000
WWE WrestleMania 2000
WWE No Way Out 2000
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
WWE Armageddon 1999
WWE Survivor Series 1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
ECW High Incident
ECW Hardcore TV
Raw
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
The Epidemic
Kurt Angle Shoot Interview - RF Video
Emergency: LA