Kurt Angle On Vince McMahon Fining Him $14,000!

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  • Опубліковано 25 лис 2022
  • During an ITR Live show earlier this year, Kurt Angle talked working with Steve Austin and the incident that wound up with him being fined $14,000 by Vince McMahon. Subscribe to the channel for more clips of our live shows and interviews, and don't forget to like and comment too!
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  • @InsideTheRopes
    @InsideTheRopes  Рік тому +22

    During an ITR Live show earlier this year, Kurt Angle talked working with Steve Austin and the incident that wound up with him being fined $14,000 by Vince McMahon. Subscribe to the channel for more clips of our live shows and interviews, and don't forget to like and comment too!

    • @jeremyc9593
      @jeremyc9593 Рік тому +1

      Why does every thumbnail need an arrow? Is it that hard to decipher who is talking about who from the video title?

  • @ryanmarshall3487
    @ryanmarshall3487 Рік тому +89

    Angle: “I’m having so much fun, I’d do this for free”. Vince: “Oh, really?”

    • @DaileyShorts
      @DaileyShorts Рік тому +3

      Vince: "for free? Angle, say less dammit!"

  • @MrFoxxx47
    @MrFoxxx47 Рік тому +86

    Steve said in his book that Christian gave him the idea for "what?" when they'd leave goofy voicemails for each other lol.

    • @wrightyy
      @wrightyy Рік тому +7

      The idea that Stone Cold Steve Austin and one half of the tag team that totally reek of awesomeness calling each other as mates is weird to me.

    • @SkeetabooTV
      @SkeetabooTV 10 місяців тому +10

      This is why all the wrestlers say Christian is underrated

    • @n8less
      @n8less 8 місяців тому

      I have that book, and he also said his hearing kind of led to him saying what all the time

    • @turkN9NE
      @turkN9NE 5 місяців тому

      this is true

  • @YoNickSoko
    @YoNickSoko Рік тому +34

    That rare time you’ll hear “I was fined $14,000” and “I had a great time” together

  • @TheKeithCarnes
    @TheKeithCarnes Рік тому +76

    Kurt Angles cowboy hat skit will always be my favorite comedy skit in wrestling.

    • @chrisswan907
      @chrisswan907 Рік тому +2

      I was in Tacoma for the smackdown

    • @bigran_outbound2262
      @bigran_outbound2262 Рік тому +2

      Dope

    • @lukeashleybell
      @lukeashleybell Рік тому +2

      I love the backstage skit with Vince, Stone Cold, Kane, Taker and Y2J ...

    • @guitartrav4299
      @guitartrav4299 Рік тому

      Ohhh hell yeah!! I remember watching that 😂…. I don’t know how they didn’t lose it right there 😂

    • @DaileyShorts
      @DaileyShorts Рік тому

      I only wish he had a pony horse on a stick

  • @jamesb1988
    @jamesb1988 Рік тому +87

    Kurt Angle = National treasure.. whoever attached Kurt to Stone Cold at the beginning of his career was a genius move.

    • @prasithoudomvilay8454
      @prasithoudomvilay8454 Рік тому +7

      It so cool that kurt angle is an Olympic gold medalist and knows how to wrestle but he is willing to make fun of himself hahaha

    • @jamesb1988
      @jamesb1988 Рік тому +7

      @@prasithoudomvilay8454 That's why he was able to get away with it 😁 cause everybody knew that he was a legit badass and could tie 99 percent of the roster into a pretzel if he wanted to.

    • @justinlast2lastharder749
      @justinlast2lastharder749 Рік тому +3

      Austin was the only person capable of giving Angle Credibility at first. He came off as unbelievably Corny at first and even with Austin took awhile to catch on.

  • @DrMurdercock
    @DrMurdercock Рік тому +86

    Kurt is a GOAT and should be regarded as such. He won a gold medal with a broken freakin' neck. It's true. It's damn true

    • @dr.loomis4221
      @dr.loomis4221 Рік тому +1

      medal*

    • @DrMurdercock
      @DrMurdercock Рік тому

      @@dr.loomis4221 Good catch. I know the difference as I am not a stupid fuck who chooses to be ignorant. IDK why the fuck I used a type of steel instead of a type of award lol

  • @kenterminateddq5311
    @kenterminateddq5311 Рік тому +58

    On his podcast, Mr. Angle mentioned that him and Steve Austin had a tough time to not laugh during the cowboy skit.

    • @matthewbenoit2066
      @matthewbenoit2066 Рік тому +4

      On Austin’s dvd What? they show some brief clips of them breaking down laughing. It’s freaking great !

  • @DrugzMunny
    @DrugzMunny Рік тому +11

    "Today, I spent $14,000 on laughing."
    "Was it worth it?"
    "Holy sh*t, what have I done?"

  • @cjs9477
    @cjs9477 Рік тому +17

    Atleast with the what chants Austin was around consistently, imagine talent today STILL having to deal with the what chants 20 years later lol

    • @Mechachu
      @Mechachu Рік тому +2

      What's really great is that they still do, though not nearly as often

  • @CJ-zz9ts
    @CJ-zz9ts Рік тому +17

    Kurt Angle is legendary

  • @_Wade_
    @_Wade_ Рік тому +7

    Kurt was one what away to start giving angle slams to everyone in that audience

    • @boondogglet132
      @boondogglet132 6 місяців тому +1

      "alright, dont start pissing me off now"
      entire audience really nervous about giving the what? when prompted to....lmao

  • @blaqfox
    @blaqfox Рік тому +1

    Wow shit on my childhood. Those backstage moments weren’t live???!!

  • @ScarFace5566
    @ScarFace5566 Рік тому +5

    Eh great promo guys like The Rock, Taker and Vince could flip those What chants easily. Learn to shoot on the fly and you’ll be fine!

  • @soulserrated
    @soulserrated Рік тому +1

    for having a 20 second into, you had better deliver some badass content.
    you delivered.

  • @James.Gatsby
    @James.Gatsby Рік тому +2

    We really did enjoy it.

  • @wchamp170
    @wchamp170 Рік тому +1

    The stuff between Austin angle and rock was the best WWE ever produced

  • @bobdobbs7828
    @bobdobbs7828 Рік тому +4

    You would think Kurt would know where to hold the mic in relation to his mouth by now.

  • @juegofuego6715
    @juegofuego6715 Рік тому +1

    Listen to his podcast if you want to hear this story over and over again

  • @nathanm8792
    @nathanm8792 Рік тому +3

    Kurt was just gold no matter who he worked with my personal favs were John Cena Eddie Guerrero the undertaker stone Cole hhh and edge

    • @jasondyrkacz8270
      @jasondyrkacz8270 Рік тому

      His feud with Lesnar was really good.

    • @redrick8900
      @redrick8900 9 місяців тому

      @@jasondyrkacz8270 It was only good in the ring.

    • @Altered-Beast
      @Altered-Beast 7 місяців тому

      He worked the best with Benoit imo

  • @klsounds
    @klsounds Рік тому +1

    Lmaooo this interview was funny

  • @UltimateViper
    @UltimateViper Рік тому +3

    Oh this should be fun

  • @showd300
    @showd300 11 місяців тому

    Kurt and Steve Austin really made pro wersteling different vibe and the comedy sketc😅😅😅 so yeah kudos to Kurt angal ans Steve Austin 👏 😂😂

  • @a-void6774
    @a-void6774 Рік тому +20

    If What made 15 mil, how much did Damn make 😂

  • @donovanbradford8231
    @donovanbradford8231 Рік тому

    Great story and Kurt has hit the upper tier of most amount fined by Vince in one night because that number is up there. I still think Jericho and Batista have it for their cage match. But man 14k in one night.

  • @mikebowman5819
    @mikebowman5819 Рік тому +1

    It's weird hearing Kurt drop so many casual f bombs

  • @city_by_the_bay7769
    @city_by_the_bay7769 Рік тому +1

    top 5 greatest of all time

  • @benjaminmee3751
    @benjaminmee3751 Рік тому +1

    Austin made Angle at Summerslam 2001

  • @moosejuicepie2467
    @moosejuicepie2467 Рік тому +13

    Unpopular opinion, I always loved the WHAT chant, loved when wrestlers got pissed, loved when they beat the chant and when they did their best to ignore it. I’m glad it outlived Austin’s career but eventually became boring after all haha.

    • @tafua_a
      @tafua_a Рік тому +12

      The problem with the "What" chant is, if you're not used to improvising with the crowd, or if you're supposed to be the good guy, the promo is ruined. However, if you're good at feeding off the crowd and adapting, the promo gets improved.

    • @omerta316
      @omerta316 Рік тому

      What?!

    • @cobaingrunge9443
      @cobaingrunge9443 Рік тому

      Lighten up Mary

    • @boondogglet132
      @boondogglet132 6 місяців тому

      @@tafua_a its always been funny to me that people with subpar mic skills would just get railroaded by the what? chant. its such an innocent thing to say compared to "asshole" or "this is boring" but damn for 20 something years has been a beast to contend with

  • @Benz5469
    @Benz5469 Рік тому +1

    All these years, I had no idea that Kurt was such a potty mouth.😂

    • @zlinedavid
      @zlinedavid Рік тому

      Oh it’s true…..it’s fuckin’ true

  • @juanlennonsfunhouse2633
    @juanlennonsfunhouse2633 Рік тому +1

    Can you interview Rene Dupree

  • @DrMurdercock
    @DrMurdercock Рік тому +1

    Hearing Kurt say fuck really weirds me out lol

  • @selfiekroos1777
    @selfiekroos1777 5 місяців тому

    Angle gets fined 14k for a raw and still got some money while Kamala got 19k at mania'91

  • @drew.reviews
    @drew.reviews Рік тому

    Yeah, todays crowds need to try "What!?" with the heels who can talk for the best effect

  • @ModernDayRenaissanceMan
    @ModernDayRenaissanceMan Рік тому +3

    I always remember EXACTLY where I was when Stone Cold threw the medals off the Detroit bridge into the river. It was Sept 2001. I want to say the 9th-13th or something.
    The You suck chants started shortly after if I remember. Those were good times. I was sleeping with my then gf in her parents bed lmao

    • @justinlast2lastharder749
      @justinlast2lastharder749 Рік тому

      I had a copy of his smoking skull belt as a kid. Wrestling got lame to me not long after though. The Divas kept my teenage self interested and soon they even fucked up what they had going there.

  • @markkelly9484
    @markkelly9484 Рік тому +3

    Why does Angle hold a mic like it's his first time ever?

    • @jamesb1988
      @jamesb1988 Рік тому +8

      It probably has to do with numbness in his hands after all the times his neck has been jacked up.

    • @unclelum3259
      @unclelum3259 Рік тому

      It's the percs

    • @jamesb1988
      @jamesb1988 Рік тому +1

      @@unclelum3259 no its not. I'm a percocet allstar and it doesn't make you hold objects in a strange fashion.

    • @bonechip01
      @bonechip01 Рік тому +2

      He rap battles on the weekend

  • @adarbarrush
    @adarbarrush Рік тому

    Perc angle is the 🐐

  • @ThunderJuice
    @ThunderJuice 7 місяців тому

    That's just $14,000 he didn't pay taxes on.

  • @atimetraveler4910
    @atimetraveler4910 Рік тому +3

    Unpopular opinion: unpopular opinions are overrated, and suck.

  • @paulcowlishaw
    @paulcowlishaw 4 місяці тому

    WHAT!!!

  • @westamusic6222
    @westamusic6222 Рік тому

    I remember how Rock maneged the whats wtih finnese

  • @ThePhysicalReaction
    @ThePhysicalReaction Рік тому +1

    he should have just challenged Vince to an underwear clad arm wrestle. There is no record of vince turning those down. :)

  • @Payseur
    @Payseur Рік тому +10

    I wonder how long the Stone Cold character would've remained hot though. He was already cooling off and failed miserably as a heel. I think the injuries did him a favour as he left shortly after his insane peak had died down.

    • @jonbourgoin182
      @jonbourgoin182 Рік тому +8

      Austin definitely knew when his time was up, sure, he did come back for that WrestleMania match with Owens last year but that was nowhere near as bad as what guys like Mick Foley, Shawn Michaels, and Ric Flair did to tarnish their legacies.

    • @Leogarcia623
      @Leogarcia623 Рік тому

      Yeah you’re completely right, I think in the long run, the injuries helped his legacy

    • @cattameme
      @cattameme Рік тому

      Buddy everybody says that. In fact I bet you took this comment from another wrestling video.

    • @danielsmith5032
      @danielsmith5032 Рік тому +1

      Steve did fantastic as a hell wydm

    • @bobsucks9647
      @bobsucks9647 Рік тому +2

      @@cattameme or it’s just a common sentiment?

  • @MisterSands
    @MisterSands Рік тому +2

    Best of all time.

  • @meanmattworld
    @meanmattworld Рік тому

    never heard Kurt cuss so much before

  • @showd300
    @showd300 10 місяців тому

    Steve Austin is really the gaot of wersteling and the wy he paved the wy for young superstars 😂😮😅

  • @liltd87
    @liltd87 Рік тому +2

    I'm glad I'm not the only one who hated and STILL hates the what chant!!!

  • @blizzavelli4621
    @blizzavelli4621 4 місяці тому

    the real thing that differentiates the Attitude Era, Ruthless Aggression vs. Now, they tried to entertain us in any other way besides good matches. even if the story line wasnt the best, these people made the best of what they had. thats what made these characters bigger than what their projections were; they knew how to work a crowd. nowadays, only a few know how to work a crowd or just have fun with the crowd

  • @MrHolden17
    @MrHolden17 Рік тому +2

    🤔🤨

  • @possiblyinsane6995
    @possiblyinsane6995 10 місяців тому

    i dont think tony khan is fining his wrestlers, vince is a real boss

  • @bosstradingpro1910
    @bosstradingpro1910 Рік тому

    What??

  • @kimemia_maina
    @kimemia_maina Рік тому

    What?

  • @shaunbryan3421
    @shaunbryan3421 Рік тому

    WHAT

  • @rppoker4768
    @rppoker4768 Рік тому

    Want some milk 🥛 😂 ?

  • @wwemasta
    @wwemasta Рік тому +4

    Unpopular opinion. Stop swearing so much kurt. Kids watch this too, you're supposed to be a role model

    • @XBeatmymeatX1990
      @XBeatmymeatX1990 Рік тому +9

      Wished there's a laugh emoji on here

    • @wwemasta
      @wwemasta Рік тому +1

      @@XBeatmymeatX1990 shut up man, it's okay to swear here and there but kurt is a Christian guy, and he swears in every sentence 🤣 quiet down boy

    • @bobsucks9647
      @bobsucks9647 Рік тому +6

      Lmaoooo what is it 1950? They’re just sounds you make with your mouth. We get it you’re woke and nobody is allowed to offend you 🙄

    • @wwemasta
      @wwemasta Рік тому +1

      @@bobsucks9647 yo but he's swearing in every sentence. Like holy crap man,

    • @dsadams17
      @dsadams17 Рік тому +12

      You're right. That IS an unpopular opinion.

  • @ivancook1247
    @ivancook1247 Рік тому +2

    Always wonder how they got by calling these guys subcontractors, when they have a contract no insurance and being told what to do? As a business owner I would love to do that , but if your using there tools and there telling you how to do everything that's an employee