Born December 9, 1968. 1996 Olympic Gold Medal winner in the 220lbs weight category. First ever wrestler to hold the WCW and WWF World Championships during the same calendar year, and has held WWF, Intercontinental, European and Hardcore championships all on separate occasions. Likes to listen to the Olympics theme.


1996 Olympic Gold Medalist in freestyle wrestling. Won the WWF Intercontinental Belt at No Way Out 2000 from _Chris Jericho_ while still holding the WWF European Belt. He therefore became a "Euro- continental" Champion. Plays the drums. Had a tryout with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1995, although he did not play college football. Got his first Pay-Per-View WWE Championship shot at SummerSlam 2000 on August 27, 2000. He was in a Triple Threat Match against champ The Rock and Triple H, ended up getting concussion before the bell rang after a pre-match fight with Triple H. He lost to The Rock. After the match had finished Kurt Angle returned to the ring to carry 'The Game' _Triple H_'s wife _Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley_ to the back. Younger brother of Eric Angle. Won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympic with a not fully healed broken vertebrae in his neck. Will be facing "Edge" in a Hair vs. Hair match at Judgement Day 2002. Originally from Dormont, a suburb of Pittsburgh First on-screen kiss was with Stephanie McMahon, the Boss' daughter. With _Chris Benoit_, won the very first WWE (Smackdown Brand) tag team championship at No Mercy, by eliminating Edge and Rey Mysterio Since debuting in the WWF/WWE (Survivor Series 1999), he has wrestled every American Pay-Per-View. Became the first person to kick out of the 'F5' during his match with Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania XIX Underwent spinal surgery on his neck in April 2003 performed by Dr Jhu. His neck problems dated back to his amateur wrestling days when he broke his neck during Olympic Tryouts. Kurt's attitude to professional wrestling and his desire to perform his best each night also did not help his injury. However Kurt shocked the WWE by wanting to get back in the ring just two weeks after his neck surgery. Fortunately the WWE Officials refused to allow him until he had medical clearance. However, this did not stop him from returning to the gym to begin working out for his comeback and actually sneaking into the ring before Smackdown tapings to take bumps (moves) to see how his neck had improved. On June 5th 2003 Kurt Angle made his return to WWE Television on Smackdown just two months after having surgery. He was orginally estimated at being out for 12-14 months. In August 2003 he beat The _Big Show_ in a street fight on WWE TV Smackdown and then beat Brock Lesnar in a WWE championship match at the WWE PPV Summerslam. He is the first professional wrestler to make _Brock Lesnar_ submit to lose a match. His first WWF loss was to the late _Owen Hart_ in a dark match. Became the first man to lose two titles in one night without ever losing a fall at WrestleMania 2000 in a Triple Threat match with _Chris Benoit_ and _Chris Jericho_. Former WWF Euro-Continental Champion, holding both the WWF Intercontinental Title and the WWF European Title at the same time. When he first started wrestling in the WWF (now WWE), he wore all medals he'd won in Olympic competition (there were about 7 in all). After some while, he decided to wear only 2 of them. Notable Wrestling Title Wins Include: PPW Heavyweight title; PNW Tennessee Heavyweight title WWE Intercontinental title; WWF European title; WWF King of The Ring 2000; WWE title; WWE Hardcore title; WCW Heavyweight title; WCW United States title; WWE World Heavyweight title. Returned to the ring and defeated _Eddie Guerrero_ at Summer Slam 2004 (15. 08. 2004) making his opponent tap to the Ankle Lock. He was defeated by Guerrero when they wrestled for the WWE Championship at Wrestle Mania XX which took place in March 2004. In October of 2002, became one of the five superstars to hold all 5 major WWE Champsionships (_Shawn Michaels_, _Triple H_, _Chris Jericho_ and Eddie Guerrero have also done this). Known to be Grand Slam Champions, the titles were the WWE World Championship, the World Tag Team Championships, The Intercontinental Championship and the European Championship (The European Champion is now defunct to make it limited to anyone to become a Grand Slam Champion.) Every time he cuts a promo in the ring, the fans follow up each sentence with a "WHAT?" chant, even though it's supposed to be Stone Cold Steve Austin's gimmick. Angle has stated in a number of interviews that he actually burned the first offer McMahon's WWE (then the WWF) presented him with after his success in the 1996 Olympics, due to the lack of respect he had at the time for professional wrestling which he viewed as a joke that tarnished the image of amateur wrestling. After a few failed jobs, including an unsuccessful sports commentating gig at a local television station, Angle decided to pursue professional wrestling and said he not only found it incredibly challenging but also gained a new respect for the industry and its participants. However, despite numerous attempts, he has still yet to gain back the respect he lost from the freestyle amateur wrestling community. Attended Clarion University in Clarion, Pennsylvania where he met his mentor and coach Bob Bubb. He won a pair of NCAA Heavyweight titles in 1990. Previous Managers: Steve Blackman, Bob Backlund, Stephanie McMahon- Helmsley, Trish Stratus, Paul Heyman, Luther Reigns, Eric Bischoff, Daivari. Former WWE Hardcore Champion.