Angle is such a legend and rarely gets the credit he deserves. Definitely top 5 of all time. He could do everything, promo, wrestle, good guy, bad guy, didnt matter, Kurt was the man. Still is.
You’re dead on about him not getting the credit he deserves. He always seems to left out of the convo when it comes to people talking about the best ever
@@JohnSmith-hj8pg Yea he did. I was impressed with how he was performing some of those matches during that time at that age and after the injuries he's had.. I was still a kid when he went to TNA but I remember watching TNA because of him and AJ styles and Samoa Joe. Of course they had some other guys like sting but those was the main ones I liked at TNA for a while
@Dream12Chaser SmackDown 06 fukn ruled! Great tv matches every week, good mix of characters, awesome feuds. Edge/Cena was great. The rest of RAW was 'meh' w/ DX's beavis & butthead schtick. Lame AF. And not funny at all.
SD was great the 1st half of 07 and was really good in 08 & up until the fall of 09 too IMO. Putting the title on Khali in 07 made no sense when u had Umaga & Mark Henry right there as dominant heels. And they were both much better workers (Umaga was incredible), much more entertaining, and in Henry's case could cut killer promos.
Same here brother.... and that Ironmatch was better the Wrestlemania match. Not taking anything away from the Wrestlemanina match, but so many people haven't seen their Ironman match and it's a shame. It's a great match I won't forget eh. :)
This hit home haha I didn’t have cable growing up so all I could watch was Smackdown and this highlights show called the “raw rebound” where I could catch up on the Raw storylines and results.
@@dixonbutts800 I almost agree but Jericho never made me laugh like Kurt Angle has. Lookup the skits between Angle and Austin when they're both vying for Vince's affection.
Loved the Kurt Angle/Lesnar feud from 2002-2003. One of the major reasons why Smackdown was so good during the Ruthless Aggression era. I'll never get tired of hearing the reason why Angle went through with his match at Mania. True class act.
Jesse Ventura tried to unionize wrestling in the 1980s but Vince McMahon nipped it in the bud because Hulk Hogan snitched on him. Jesse didn't know it was Hogan who did it until McMahon said it in court years later.
One of, if not the best match I'd ever seen. I loved the begining where they were so technical. I don't think I'd ever seen technical wrestling and technical wrestling that skillful and for a decent amount of time in the WWE before and I never saw it afterwards. If I recall, even the audience was breaking into applause after each sequence of moves. I honestly don't remember much of the match after that although I do remember that Shooting Star Press.
@Big Daddy Rikka Kurt couldn't even straighten his legs or walk properly when he returned to Raw, his neck was and is still messed up. The only obvious thing to do was to put him in an on-screen personality position or backstage. He hasn't wrestled a good match for a long time. This wasn't punishment.
@Big Daddy Rikka You're not letting me in on a secret by telling me that wrestlers hurt when they wrestle for long enough. Edge is younger than Angle and had surgery that literally fixed his ongoing problem. He's also only wrestled two matches since he's been back. I assume you've seen the Taker documentary, you know that he also had surgery, he's just old now and past it. Kurt refused surgery, continued wrestling with a broken neck and back. His body is completely fucked and if you can't see that by just looking at the way he stands, I'm sorry but you're tinted by nostalgia. Time to let go man, these guys can't go anymore, WWE needs to focus on building up newer talent instead of relying on guys that can't even physically move anymore.
Big Daddy Rikka have you ever considered that he just doesn’t want to do it himself? He’s said multiple times on social media he’s fine with not wrestling anymore or having a “final match”. Dude speaks highly of the McMahons all the time too and has said multiple times how they’ve taken care of him so I’m pretty sure they always asked what he felt/wanted to do before they went along with any plans when he had his return stint. Stop talking out your ass because of what you “think” is going on behind the scenes 🙄
Big Daddy Rikka lmaooo hey jackass when did I ever talk about anything pertaining to the future? I’m only talking about what happened when he came back. If u read what I said correctly you’d see I referred to everything in the past tense. Like I said with his return stint he SAID he was perfectly fine with the role he HAD coming back on his FB. I capitalized the words that are in past tense just so you wouldn’t miss them. you really are special I could tell😂😂
He won an Olympic gold metal with a broken fricken neck !! One of the greatest if not the greatest wrestler of all time. Best technical wrestlers- Bret hart, Kurt angle, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit.
I really don't understand why it would be a negative having the iron man match on Smackdown. It just shows how good wrestling used to be that you got decent matches and storyline progression at any time not just (or even) on pay per views like now. You had to watch everything.
Being wrestlemania it probably would of brought more excitement from the crowd, which adds to the whole match experience, I think. And it adds to the lore of the match, I guess, being able to say one of the great WM matches ever. Still one of the best matches for eithers guys during their careers.
I noticed how Kurt (and I'm a huge fan of both these guys) selectively didn't mention that it was HIS idea for Brock to hit his old finisher, the shooting star press.. I remember watching it and you could clearly see Brock was out of it
He's high as hell, you can't even see his pupils it just looks like a blue ocean in his face.. when your pupils are dilated like that you on some type of opioids
Pro wrestling the way Kurt Angle did it was REAL. It had -- dare I use one of the three I's? -- integrity. He did it with a true athlete's sensibility, and a true athlete's skill. The fans got their money's worth, and his opponents got a man committed to great matches.
There was something about the way guys with genuine amateur backgrounds make the matches look just like an extension of their competitions, just with a bit more flair. They just look more real and more painful, where guys like Cena or The Rock get big crowd pops, but don't look like they could hold an armbar on a child, if it was a proper fight.
I love Kurt turns his head when he mentions that Brock backflipped during a German suplex. He still can't believe Brock took that bump. - Kurt: "I was like, holy shit! I didn't do that, he did that"
@@NickJC1086 Steve had a horrible botch injury and retired early. Kurt had like 4 neck injuries and continued to wrestle. His body looks like its had enough.
@@richlor92 that's true, he was highly recommended to stop wrestling but since his dad died he said that's the only time it makes him feel comfortable is when he's in the ring so that's why he wrestled through the injuries... Angle is a true beast
I don’t know what it is about wrestling but these stories are so fascinating…I’m a fan of wearing but I don’t keep up with it…but hearing stories about what was going on back then is really cool
I liked that finish, Kurt coming over to him, I didn't feel it was a Kayfabe break, I thought it felt like something Kurt's character would do, he's the all American, what's more American then the under dog story.
Ivory said the complete opposite 😂😂😂 she said after that wrestlmainia match Kurt said that was the worst match he ever been in 😂 . These wrestlers and politics . He even said the Iron man match was better than their wrestlmainia match😂
Look not every great match has to be at wrestlemania. Smackdown in 2002 -2005 had nothing but great matches and people recognized how much effort they put into them which is why Smackdown was so popular. I always, always appreciated these matches cause as a kid I couldn't watch PPVs!? I never even saw one! The only thing I saw was wrestlemania 20 and that wasn't a good one at all. People booed the matches and believe they booed Brock and Goldberg and if you try to watch it again you'd find the whole dubbed with fake audience cheer. That wrestlemania kurt had with Shawn at 22? That was Smackdown every week! Smackdown title made sense cause it was just mayhem in your face action. I didnt think any of the PPVs or wrestlemanias were that great. I started watching wwe at a great time cause 1997-2001 was so cartoony and if I started watching then I would have switched it off. I mean I had a chance to watch the attitude era but it looked dumb....then after 2007 or 8 it just turned into something else. I am not a wwe fan but I am someone who really enjoyed whatever 2002-2005 was.
Vince gets richer while Andre the giant puts his body on the line and literally dies Angles penis turns blue and Vince still cha-ching ;to the bank!!!!! Smh
they were butt buddies. walked right past me and like 8 other people at Nassau Coliseum to run with Brock to get into their car and speed away so they could rush to the hotel and lotion each other up.
Angle is such a legend and rarely gets the credit he deserves. Definitely top 5 of all time. He could do everything, promo, wrestle, good guy, bad guy, didnt matter, Kurt was the man. Still is.
He is number one
You’re dead on about him not getting the credit he deserves. He always seems to left out of the convo when it comes to people talking about the best ever
He was definitely a stud. And he had the stamina wrestle for hours. Kurt was a tank
It’s because he left had he stayed he would have been the goat he had great matches in tna
@@JohnSmith-hj8pg Yea he did. I was impressed with how he was performing some of those matches during that time at that age and after the injuries he's had.. I was still a kid when he went to TNA but I remember watching TNA because of him and AJ styles and Samoa Joe. Of course they had some other guys like sting but those was the main ones I liked at TNA for a while
I remember watching the Ironman match live on SmackDown. I was in 7th grade and Smackdown was hands down the best show from 2002-2006.
@Dream12Chaser Nope. SD! was the king from 2003-2007.
@Dream12Chaser Honestly I give 2003 to Raw. SD then was too repetitve with Lesnar, Angle, Show, Cena and Taker.
@Dream12Chaser SmackDown 06 fukn ruled! Great tv matches every week, good mix of characters, awesome feuds. Edge/Cena was great. The rest of RAW was 'meh' w/ DX's beavis & butthead schtick. Lame AF. And not funny at all.
@@alissa6 Oh man. Outside of the Shane/Kane feud, 03 RAW was pretty rough.
SD was great the 1st half of 07 and was really good in 08 & up until the fall of 09 too IMO. Putting the title on Khali in 07 made no sense when u had Umaga & Mark Henry right there as dominant heels. And they were both much better workers (Umaga was incredible), much more entertaining, and in Henry's case could cut killer promos.
As a kid whose parents never bought him the pay-per-views I'll never forget that iron man match.
Same here brother.... and that Ironmatch was better the Wrestlemania match. Not taking anything away from the Wrestlemanina match, but so many people haven't seen their Ironman match and it's a shame. It's a great match I won't forget eh. :)
This hit home haha I didn’t have cable growing up so all I could watch was Smackdown and this highlights show called the “raw rebound” where I could catch up on the Raw storylines and results.
@@liteney If there were ever a pair of wrestlers who absolutely could've had another Ironman main event for WrestleMania it's Brock and Kurt.
The Ppv recaps were always fire
Kurt's right. He is the best ever. He can outwrestle anyone of any size. He's believable, can cut a promo and is really funny at the same time.
Absolutely NO disrespect to Kurt Angle, but I think Chris Jericho has a claim to that as well.
Hes the only one wrestler who ive seen legitimately outperform
Shawn Michaels.
Muneeb Ali who did?
It's true, it's true.
@@dixonbutts800 I almost agree but Jericho never made me laugh like Kurt Angle has. Lookup the skits between Angle and Austin when they're both vying for Vince's affection.
Loved the Kurt Angle/Lesnar feud from 2002-2003. One of the major reasons why Smackdown was so good during the Ruthless Aggression era.
I'll never get tired of hearing the reason why Angle went through with his match at Mania. True class act.
Crazy to think that they aren't employees given everything they put their bodies through. Wrestling really does need a union.
Not sure what it's going to take, Wrestlers even die in the ring and nothing changes
Jesse Ventura tried to unionize wrestling in the 1980s but Vince McMahon nipped it in the bud because Hulk Hogan snitched on him. Jesse didn't know it was Hogan who did it until McMahon said it in court years later.
Vince doesn’t give a shit, has never given a shit, and will never give a shit.
One of, if not the best match I'd ever seen.
I loved the begining where they were so technical. I don't think I'd ever seen technical wrestling and technical wrestling that skillful and for a decent amount of time in the WWE before and I never saw it afterwards.
If I recall, even the audience was breaking into applause after each sequence of moves.
I honestly don't remember much of the match after that although I do remember that Shooting Star Press.
Kurt Angle is the man. It's a shame how Stephanie neutered him and made him look like shit when he came back in 2017/2018 as the GM
Big Daddy Rikka “Punishment” you don’t know anything about wrestling or the wrestling business. Warped brainwashed internet mentality.
@Big Daddy Rikka Kurt couldn't even straighten his legs or walk properly when he returned to Raw, his neck was and is still messed up. The only obvious thing to do was to put him in an on-screen personality position or backstage. He hasn't wrestled a good match for a long time. This wasn't punishment.
@Big Daddy Rikka You're not letting me in on a secret by telling me that wrestlers hurt when they wrestle for long enough. Edge is younger than Angle and had surgery that literally fixed his ongoing problem. He's also only wrestled two matches since he's been back. I assume you've seen the Taker documentary, you know that he also had surgery, he's just old now and past it. Kurt refused surgery, continued wrestling with a broken neck and back. His body is completely fucked and if you can't see that by just looking at the way he stands, I'm sorry but you're tinted by nostalgia. Time to let go man, these guys can't go anymore, WWE needs to focus on building up newer talent instead of relying on guys that can't even physically move anymore.
Big Daddy Rikka have you ever considered that he just doesn’t want to do it himself? He’s said multiple times on social media he’s fine with not wrestling anymore or having a “final match”. Dude speaks highly of the McMahons all the time too and has said multiple times how they’ve taken care of him so I’m pretty sure they always asked what he felt/wanted to do before they went along with any plans when he had his return stint. Stop talking out your ass because of what you “think” is going on behind the scenes 🙄
Big Daddy Rikka lmaooo hey jackass when did I ever talk about anything pertaining to the future? I’m only talking about what happened when he came back. If u read what I said correctly you’d see I referred to everything in the past tense. Like I said with his return stint he SAID he was perfectly fine with the role he HAD coming back on his FB. I capitalized the words that are in past tense just so you wouldn’t miss them. you really are special I could tell😂😂
Angle was one of the best ever, so many great matches.
It’s crazy how Kurt and Brock did anything to make the WWE fans happy! God bless these guys.
He won an Olympic gold metal with a broken fricken neck !! One of the greatest if not the greatest wrestler of all time. Best technical wrestlers- Bret hart, Kurt angle, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit.
I totally agree with you
@@unlimitedayoproduction2452 bumbs and bruises are not fake
Spike Dudley is the best of all time 😝 😆
Brock Lesnar as well... athletic , powerhouse and also technical in his early run
*I really wanted Kurt to retired at WM against the Undertaker.. That would of been freaking amazing!*
*have
Not of
Angle is the toughest SOB alive.
I really don't understand why it would be a negative having the iron man match on Smackdown. It just shows how good wrestling used to be that you got decent matches and storyline progression at any time not just (or even) on pay per views like now. You had to watch everything.
Because Iron Matches work better on PPVs where the story and flow aren't interrupted by commercial breaks.
Being wrestlemania it probably would of brought more excitement from the crowd, which adds to the whole match experience, I think. And it adds to the lore of the match, I guess, being able to say one of the great WM matches ever. Still one of the best matches for eithers guys during their careers.
The toll these matches take on the competitors is too great to give away for free all the time
Kurt is as tough as they come
I noticed how Kurt (and I'm a huge fan of both these guys) selectively didn't mention that it was HIS idea for Brock to hit his old finisher, the shooting star press..
I remember watching it and you could clearly see Brock was out of it
Probably cause he felt bad and still do to this day.
And I think he did mentioned it in other interviews
damn, you can see the pain kurt is in just by the way he is sitting
How so
Mohamed Ali he looks stiff ass hell
@@titonothere6179 neck problems I guess
He's high as hell, you can't even see his pupils it just looks like a blue ocean in his face.. when your pupils are dilated like that you on some type of opioids
Sits with legs crossed*
“Oh my god he’s paralysed!”
Everything was depending on safety...
...and yet THAT shooting star press...
Lol
Pro wrestling the way Kurt Angle did it was REAL. It had -- dare I use one of the three I's? -- integrity. He did it with a true athlete's sensibility, and a true athlete's skill. The fans got their money's worth, and his opponents got a man committed to great matches.
There was something about the way guys with genuine amateur backgrounds make the matches look just like an extension of their competitions, just with a bit more flair. They just look more real and more painful, where guys like Cena or The Rock get big crowd pops, but don't look like they could hold an armbar on a child, if it was a proper fight.
2:06 damn what a cool story Kurt Angle is a true Olympic hero 🏅
So much more interesting watching/listening to the stories. Makes it feel real, which it is & has sparked my interest in wwe again ..
The summer slam match was one of my favorites.
Both amazing wrestlers and athletes and my opinion put on the best matches in wrestling history. 2 legends
I love Kurt turns his head when he mentions that Brock backflipped during a German suplex. He still can't believe Brock took that bump.
- Kurt: "I was like, holy shit! I didn't do that, he did that"
A great match Brock almost killed him self
Lol
And broke his neck
Jesus Kurt...........all kinds of gains!
He looks like he’s in great shape
I don't think any other wrestler knows or understands Lesner the way or as much as Angle does.
For what it's worth, that Ironman match was the first episode of Smackdown I ever saw, and made me an Angle fan!
I remember this era very well, people even in 2003 knew Kurt’s neck was in really really bad shape, it’s remarkable that he even wrestled that night
Nice interview. I've never seen this interview. This can't be current, Kurt looks in shape here.
@@NickJC1086 Steve had a horrible botch injury and retired early. Kurt had like 4 neck injuries and continued to wrestle. His body looks like its had enough.
@@richlor92 that's true, he was highly recommended to stop wrestling but since his dad died he said that's the only time it makes him feel comfortable is when he's in the ring so that's why he wrestled through the injuries... Angle is a true beast
Kurt is still in shape
Kurt bs lesnar was one of the best technical wrestling matches I’ve ever watched
R f video rules!!!!!!! The greatest shoot interviews 🤟⭐️🙌👏🤙👈👏
Angle vs Scott Steiner in nwa tna was awesome ! R f video is awesome 👏⭐️🙌🤟
I don’t know what it is about wrestling but these stories are so fascinating…I’m a fan of wearing but I don’t keep up with it…but hearing stories about what was going on back then is really cool
This is just the SECOND TIME he showed up to a main event with a broken neck and delivered. The first time was at the OLYMPICS.
He looks fuckin amazing
I liked that finish, Kurt coming over to him, I didn't feel it was a Kayfabe break, I thought it felt like something Kurt's character would do, he's the all American, what's more American then the under dog story.
I remember that DirecTV book. They mailed them out to customers
Probably my favorite match of all time
I love stories like this
Look at those massive legs
Fruity
Theres nothing gay about appreciating a mans hardwork and dedication in the gym u homophobes.
I would really like to see Brock do an interview with this guy.
Wait when DaFuq this come out?
Kurt is a beast
"He touched me"🤣
Nice upload 🙂
Who's the flamer doing the interview? One of Robs boy toys all grown up? Kenny Omegas brother?
I think he paid Kurt extra to wear that outfit.
Braun Strowman
Kurt Angle got kissed by Brock Lesnar
Lmaooo
Angle on drugs
A lot of ppl r, go look at the moonsualt from the cage in tna, that’s that perc 1000
Bruh two guys with neck issues put on a better match then half the guys today
Where is my Kurt Hasbro Figure
If Brock cares enough he instantly makes a match more enjoyable
Yeah biggest example (cm punk - lesnar, daniel bryan - lesnar, aj styles - lesnar)
When is this from?
Early 2017.
How old is this ?
That gay guy must've paid Kurt extra to wear that outfit for the interview.
Next week's video is a lapdance one coz he's a sexy curt
The legendary Kurt Angle.. crossing his legs.. what the hell is going on.
Ivory said the complete opposite 😂😂😂 she said after that wrestlmainia match Kurt said that was the worst match he ever been in 😂 . These wrestlers and politics . He even said the Iron man match was better than their wrestlmainia match😂
Never got that Bret Hart vs Kurt Angle match. I feel slighted.
Kurt : This Kid He Touched Me
Police Officer: Can you show me on this doll where he touched you
Very unfunny, cringey
Booooooooooo🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅
Look not every great match has to be at wrestlemania. Smackdown in 2002 -2005 had nothing but great matches and people recognized how much effort they put into them which is why Smackdown was so popular. I always, always appreciated these matches cause as a kid I couldn't watch PPVs!? I never even saw one! The only thing I saw was wrestlemania 20 and that wasn't a good one at all. People booed the matches and believe they booed Brock and Goldberg and if you try to watch it again you'd find the whole dubbed with fake audience cheer. That wrestlemania kurt had with Shawn at 22? That was Smackdown every week! Smackdown title made sense cause it was just mayhem in your face action. I didnt think any of the PPVs or wrestlemanias were that great. I started watching wwe at a great time cause 1997-2001 was so cartoony and if I started watching then I would have switched it off. I mean I had a chance to watch the attitude era but it looked dumb....then after 2007 or 8 it just turned into something else. I am not a wwe fan but I am someone who really enjoyed whatever 2002-2005 was.
Vince gets richer while Andre the giant puts his body on the line and literally dies
Angles penis turns blue and Vince still cha-ching ;to the bank!!!!! Smh
The Interviewer sucks, angles great
Kurt Angle is a legend. Brock Lesnar sucks
Perc Angle
they were butt buddies.
walked right past me and like 8 other people at Nassau Coliseum to run with Brock to get into their car and speed away so they could rush to the hotel and lotion each other up.
Weird looking dude
Bill Goldberg was better than Kurt angle
Maybe in power and popularity, but def not in terms of technicality.
No
Hater
At botching matches, yes.
@@crane7472 not even that.
Kurt's return in 2017 got a bigger pop than Bill's in 2016
Lesnar was a waste of wee money. Part time performer
Wwe*
chris65645 same with the undertaker, Batista, John cena, triple H god damn part timers
@@Bmx427 yea now
Yeah you so right I hate part timers the undertaker should have retired 10 years ago she streak mean nothing anyway you right man
Are you slow? He wrestled all the time in 2003-2004