It’s crazy how as a kid/teenager you totally oversee the real problems these people go through. The fact that kurts marriage was shit and they used it for an ok storyline is fucking insane. Shout out to Kurt bruh.
@@floatingdisembodiedhead8975 He had real issues with his marriage (due to his drug abuse) but what they were doing on TV was clearly performative and not real..
Kurt angle was asked which company he preferred and he legit said that although he liked WWE he considered his TNA run the best in his entire career and will always be thankful to them for giving him the opportunity to get clean, and take an easier schedule after 2012
@@ShiningJudgment666 and that somehow makes him wrong for feeling the best half of his career was spent in TNA wrestling sting, aj styles, Samoa Joe, Bobbie roode. EC3, drew Galloway, booby lashley, Jay lethal, Jeff hardy, abyss and Jeff Jarrett?
@@thehorrorhound6575 that's not at all what he's saying. He's saying that even if you take away his entire career in TNA, with all of his impressive accolades, he still would've been worthy of the Hall of Fame. That's simply impressive.
The idea that Kurt had nothing to lose so he put his life into those matches is insane. He was at such a rock bottom that he didn’t care about getting “hurt”, the drugs could take the pain away, so he had no reason to fear pain. Fucking awesome, i completely underestimated his tna run
I remember Kurt Angle getting arrested years ago in a nearby town for being drunk in public. We laughed about it as kids but now I can’t help but feel pity for the man; A lifetime of pain, because he chose to give us so many legendary performances in the ring.
"Perc Angle" reminds you of Shawn Michaels in the late 90s. Their addictions are at their worst, yet they're at the top of their game and putting out great match after great match.
Yeah, its easy to behave and wrestle like Superman when you FEEL like Superman...which is exactly what taking those Percs does. The great thing about Percs is that they make u feel like a whole new man... the bad thing is, that new man wants some Percs too! 🤪😉😁
Its made even more impressive because he’s Kurt Angle. He can do anything he wants and CHOOSES to do crazy flips at times. Its like Shane who jumps off of cages while being the son of a billionaire
Kurt Angle's TNA career is so overlooked, it's his most badass and serious run in his career, it's a compelling run and kurt angle made his mark on TNA and it was awesome.
It sounds weird to describe a high-profile wrestler with severe drug issues a "stoic," but that's what this video makes Kurt sound like. It's both sad, but genuinely awe-inspiring how he channeled all his issues into the ring and did so splendidly. A real man, in other words. Lesser men would've been petty and succumbed to the vices, so kudos to Kurt.
The man is a machine. I watched the documentary of him last night, and it blew my mind at the things he pulled off, such as winning the gold in the Olympics on a broken neck. Like you said, a lesser man couldn't have done any of that.
I think Kurt deserves more props for his physical prowess, I get not celebrating his addiction, but the guy is clearly a worker, to the bone really. And he didn't bring his addiction to the ring, unlike Matt Hardy, putting other wrestlers at risk due to being high.
The fact that he carried this company despite battling his own demons and having his marriage fall apart made me respect the guy even more than I already did. The fact he agreed to work with a guy who started seeing and married his ex wife could teach a few things to some people in AEW.
Don't feel bad bro we as males in this Society expected to take risk you want Glory you have to barter something for it the caveat is Kurt Angle knew when it was time to wash the dirt down the sink before it overflows and spill on the foundation around him whereas guys like Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit either did it when it was too late or didn't make an effort to try to stay clean at all even though Kurt Angle could possibly go out to health issues do to him flying too close to the Sun I think that with proper diet detoxifying his body to heal I think he will have a full life and with that being said bald Kurt Angle with the straps down goes harder than 1995 death row records
Honestly the fact that Kurt was one of if not THE best wrestlers in the world between 2006-2012 despite his struggles with addiction and being in his 40's is a testament to his abilities. It was almost like Popeye with his spinach, Kurt pops a perc or 2 and then casually puts on a classic match with just about anyone
According to Angle, to be fair, he was never perked up *during matches* . He got perked up after them. He'd take all those risks knowing that his pills were waiting for him backstage when he was done.
@@Gcool243 bruh. The wrestling matches were in the evening. He didn't wake up, go all day without taking any.. and thanks for the info, I've been on methadone for 7 years now recovering from a heroin addiction. I know a thing or 2 about how opiates work
His best wrestling run coincided with the worst period in his real life. Hope you're doing good Perc Angle. Addiction is something I can't kick and I'm jealous/grateful of those who do.
9 months later, I know, but like the guy said above, don't be jealous; be motivated. May God bless you and help find the way out of whatever addiction you're dealing with. He can help, talk to Him in your room. Matthew 6:6 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
IMO pros and cons of Jarrett vs Angle Cons: Kurt’s Health Pros: the best rivalries are based of Rl drama Jarretts and Angles best matches of their TNA Career Jarrett making little kids tap out in vignettes
You can see the atrophy in Kurt's arms during this time as well. Kurt was much thicker in WWE but by the end, he was starting to lose mass. By the time his addiction won out in TNA, you can see the physical decline in his body. His knees were also shot and were now permanently semi bent when he stood and walked. Yet he still moved and worked as if nothing was wrong with him. It's insane that he lived through his TNA run. I seriously thought we were going to lose Kurt due to drug abuse during his TNA run.
I think you're underestimating how bad the nationally televised divorce and affair affected him. He just slowly stops caring about his physical appearance. He grows out his hair and lets his beard scruff up. He probably threw his diet in the trash and began working out less. He even stopped tanning which he had been doing since his WWF run. But the drugs are definitely what kept him going in the meantime.
I'm just glad he didn't end up losing control like Benoit. I'm so glad he's doing well now because he seems like a nice guy and he was an amazing wrestler.
Benoit's eventual fate was a combination of multiple brain injuries (due to his signature move off the top rope: Head Buster, or whatever it was called) and most likely, steroid usage. But more than anything, the head trauma. The mans was also in plenty of hardcore matches taking chairs to the face and literally hitting the mat out of the ring with his noggin. There's plenty of good videos on the subject on UA-cam. It seems that angle only relished in pain killers. While I'm sure he was on some supplements, and even some muscle juice, he's never been unnaturally bulky like Benoit or Eddie Guerrero at the end of their careers.
Okay here me out. In terms of circumstances, the “talent” he has had to work with over the years and still put on great matches, the personal issues,the injuries, and just overall journey into consideration and landing where he did in terms of being a legitimate hall of famer all while not completely falling apart or turning into a horrible person. This video convinced me that Kurt Angle is the best wrestler of all time in this regard.
I'm absolutely stoked that he got over his demons and is in a better place emotionally, but watching Perc Angle on Spike TV going ballistic was a pivotal part of me in my adolescence. I hope he just gets more recognition as time goes on.
it's disgusting how tna took advantage of his RL struggles for story and that anyone involved agreed to do it, including Kurt, is equally as disgusting. I'm just glad he's okay now.
Nothing new in wrestling, unfortunately. Look at Lita & Edge’s affair & what they did to Matt Hardy in WWE. Jeff Hardy, Jake Roberts & Scott Hall’s addictions being used as storylines in WWE & WCW. ECW used Tammy Sytch addiction & real life dysfunction for a storyline. List goes on & on. Pretty twisted business tbh
The fact that U can see the ref rushing to check on him multiple times in this vid. It makes U wonder if Kurt even cared about himself anymore. He gave it everything.
I'm glad Kurt got over his addiction because that opioid epidemic in the US is no joke. He seems a bit forgetful and slow at times on his podcast but he also seems so genuine and funny. I suppose the drug abuse catches up, hope he keeps improving. One of the best to ever do it. Also big shout out to Jon Moxley, hope he recovers too and comes back mean and violent. Shuv it Squad 2021.
Yeah I can imagine, I've been taking oxycodone for a while now, I was taking a few years ago then managed to stop after I had my third spinal surgery but had to start taking again as my issues have got worse.... I'm really not looking forward to having to clean up after my fourth surgery that's coming up, I don't feel as strong or resilient as a few years ago, once my pain levels subside I think I'm going to have to get into some kind of rehab, it's a fantastic painkiller and has allowed me to continue to work but it changes you and once you're dependent it completely had you.
@@samuelwoods164 I can see how it becomes a constant cycle. Drugs of that strength are just too readily available, not only prescribed but advertised. It strikes me as a good sign though that you identified something about yourself that you wanted to change. It may not be linear, it might take time but I trust you to be able to do it. I hope you recover in the way you want brother. Keep thinking forward, keep forgiving yourself and keep improving. Good luck man, you can do this I'm sure of it.
@@Trevor-08 thanks, yeah I've done it before and morphine twice before that which was a lot easier and quicker to get out of my system but still like you say a kind of hell most people couldn't begin to understand, glad you did it and hope you have no reason to start back up with them.
@@jamesoneill122 thanks man, yeah I really hope so but I don't think I'll have the strength to go "cold Turkey" like I could in my 20s, I'll need some kind of medical help or rehab this time I'm pretty sure, I guess I'll know for sure when the pain subsides after surgery etc.
I got to meet him after a TNA house show in 2007 and he was so fucking sweet and took a picture with us and it made my year. It’s sad knowing he was miserable and depending on drugs just to entertain us. I’m just proud of how far he’s come compared to some of his wrestling peers. 🙏🏾 this could’ve ended up another tragic wrestling death.
they’ll never think twice of underperforming even when they’re trapped ,living in their own hell, the lengths they’re willing to go just to entertain us and put on a show is indescribable at times 😭
Yep true, but Dixie Carter is a moron so there you go. Also as great as his matches were he should not have been allowed to wrestle let alone hold a title after one Dui let alone 3. I respect him as a great wrestler but he also could have not only killed himself but someone else in or out of the ring. Also While I agree throwing it in his face on TV was the wrong thing to do. He was known to cheat on Karen several times. Jarrett's biggest issue was he lied about it to Dixie Carter. Most wrestlers have said don;t bring your relationship into the business. Look at plenty of examples this. But back to my point not blaming Kurt for his marriage falling apart. Shit happens sometimes, But TNA literally sent Jarrett home for a secret relationship with Karen but let a perced up 3 DUIs wrestler wrestle in their main event and hold their world title. Of course same company sent Jeff Hardy to the ring so anyway, didn't mean to go off on a tangent. I am glad Kurt turned his life around and is in a better place. He was an will always be an amazing performer and wrestler
@@joebenson528 I think he was talking about Angle being high as a kite on percs that put both himself and whoever he's wrestling at serious risk rather than Angle's history of neck injuries.
I stopped following wrestling around 2002 and never watched TNA. 3:15 made me laugh so hard I almost injured myself. "His craziness lead to him visiting a psychiatrist who was Kevin Nash" is the funniest thing I've heard in years. ROFL 😂😂😂😂
When Eddie Guerrero and kurt were no longer on smackdown that show started going downhill. Edge and ortons rivalries with taker helped mask the stench of mediocrity but eddie and especially angle were true work horses of the brand and their absence left a huge hole. Glad angle was able to stop his addiction before it killed him like with Guerrero
I’m so happy that Kurt improved mentally, physically and hopefully spiritually. He was one of my favorites as a kid but now that I’m older and understand what he was going thru is extremely unfortunate
This makes me realize how lucky we are to have this dude all these years. I knew of many of his legendary matches in WWE, but goddamn.. This shit is INSANE, percs or otherwise…
During the Perc Era, a lot of talents were making TNA a household name to watch. And they also seemed to really be enjoying themselves more than being in WWE.
I glad kurt angle was able his life back together it's still shocks that he had drug problems I'm surprised he was able to put on great matches despite his the situation he was in
I don’t care what anyone says ‘perc’ Angle was a fucking in ring monster and I’d argue with anyone that his for year 2006-2010 run in TNA was as good if not better than his four year 2001-2005 run in WWE
@@metaslash he was only around for half of 2006 and he spent some of that in ECW so I was counting it, I was simply focusing on two separate four year runs
@@trendmassacre8423 he debuted in late 1999 but I was comparing his best WWF/WWE four year run with his best TNA four year run and stating that I believed they were equal in terms of match quality
I'll be honest, I fell out of wrestling around the time he was in TNA and TNA. Looking back at those days, I truly appreciate what Kurt has done in the ring. Outside dealing with his personal demons, he seemed to always want to elevate whoever he's having a big match with.
Angle vs Sting was my first wrestling feud. I was 12yo flipping through channels one night and found TNA, and was very intrigued. I remember doing all sorts of research about pro-wrestling the next day, and becoming a fan very quickly. Crazy how Kurt was able to put together those high quality matches in this state, I never could have guessed, really at the time.
Kurt was my favorite as a teenager. I bought my first wwf soundtrack just to come out to his music when we would do backyard wrestling. As a veteran who got divorced and suffered from pain killer addiction this story is wild! I never watched anything outside of the wwf. All new to me.
I have mixed feelings about Kurt's TNA run. On the one hand, he was putting on phenomenal matches despite Vince Russo's best efforts. On the other hand he was being held together by duct tape and prayer and I was always terrified that he was going to Hayabusa himself every time he moonsaulted off a cage.
TNA Kurt was my favorite version, he seemed completely realized as full-time wrestling machine. Guy was amazing on the mic, great in the ring and a top guy who's a jack of all trades worker.
I got Angle's autograph in 2009 during this run. He arrived late to the signing and hungover as fuck. I'm glad he's doing well with his recovery because he is one of the all time greats in wrestling.
I was a wrestler in high school and I like wrestling entertainment so when I was in Iraq serving I picked up a copy of his autobiography. It wasn’t long and was mostly on how he got to professional wrestling. Anyways he said of the Olympics he knew he wasn’t the best wrestler in the world but he could work harder than any wrestler in the world to which he went over his training regimen. That always stuck with me since I read that, the value of hard work
The thing I remember most about Kurt in TNA is the storyline with his wife and slap nuts. Very specifically because it was the first time I had eaten a burrito when I was watching a segment about them. My mom makes good burritos.
Angle was always one of the best if not THE best wherever he wrestled. Say what you want about his personal life, but the man gave his all in the ring. The amount of drugs he has done, the amount of mental stress he has had, the amount of physical pain he has suffered, we Kurt fans should just be happy that he's healthy and happy now. One of my favourite wrestlers ever.
I remember watching Kurt in WWE and laughing my ass off at every comedy bits he did and finding almost all his matches great to watch. I never got to watch any TNA in the UK so missed out on all this era of his career. This was a brilliant video for me!
Man, I can't help but feel sad. Here is a man whose whole life is in shambles and rather than give in and do something stupid he focuses on what he can do best, the only thing that felt was good at. He worked through all that stuff, including the Jarret and Karen angle...I wish I was half the man he was.
This video just proves how strong Angle is in that he's still alive and got himself clean. He had so many demons even before the perc addiction. He lost his father very young, had his wrestling coach shot and killed by another member of the coaching staff when he was going after the gold medal, having his sister die, multiple broken necks, having a garden tool for a wife shove everything into his face week in and week out, lost custody of his kids... I mean think about it. A lesser man might have offed themselves at this point.
He was completely insane in TNA , I feel.he took the biggest risks of his career while in TNA , I personally love when he debuted in TNA , that was some IMPACT THAT NIGHT ! I HAD TO WATCH KURT ANGLE WHEN HE LEFT FOR TNA
Yeah, that Marriage/Split Up storyline is not cool. They should have dumped that. I feel bad for Angle. But I guess everyone has their demons they need to fight. It's insane that he was able to do any of that without going insane. Most men would have lost it having to do something like that.
Fr bro from a shitty marriage to his ex wrestling coach being a crazy lunatic to a family member being a murder. Losing wreslting friends to due to drugs idk how he's been able to do it n cuz of that I have so much respect for him
I'm blessed to have seen his run. I was a little too young to appreciate how much of a savage some of these guys were in those TNA days, so thanks for the recaps Marky.
Kurt Angle is the GOAT!!! An absolute natural in the ring and on the mic. Cardio, toughness, and athleticism all at the highest levels. We will never have a talent like him again.
The Karen Jarrett thing is that amorphous thing I never know how I feel about. Jeff, by every account truly loved his first wife that he lost to cancer, but the Karen relationship seemed so out of nowhere. I can imagine that while they were two souls who were going through some personal shit, and connected, I can also see how a lot of guys might see Karen and Jeff were unintentionally unaware or not caring it was hurting Kurt more. It's a mess.
We live in a reddit "am I the AH" , where all opinions are absolutes, and forget that relationships are complicated. JJ was a widow, but can be manipulative and maybe did manipulate the storyline to be be closer to Karen. Karen is in a marriage with an alcoholic and drug addict and forced to live out marriage stuff on tv for husbands (and hers) career. Kurt is said drug addict/ alcoholic who is now living out his marriage break up and divorce/ child custody on tv. And you can't say "walk away" because they are all tied to the promotion. Wrestling business is incestuous. And if you come into it damaged, it will Continue to damage people. Hence why when people blame HHH for chynas death, they fail to see how ridiculously complicated the relationship was, even if HHH had broke up with her normally.
@@philwill0123 What you say is true. And taking into account that wrestling industry never stops, it also doesn't allow the people involved to sit back and reflect on making good choices under the pressure of putting on another great show 3 or more times a week, on and off camera, interviews, promotional materials, travelling--they end up making fast choices, even if they're the wrong ones a lot. They also end up sacrificing a lot for their time in the ring, including some of their personal integrity; I can't tell them it's wrong, since it's their life, but it does seem to come at a cost of some of their humanity. And the story of "infidelity", if we can even call it that in this case, is very common even among the population, sadly. The research on romantic cheating shows that it is indeed a more complicated topic than people wish it was; and to that conclusion, the fans will never truly know the full story of how Kurt and his wife, and JJ, got mixed up and all around. And outside of the show they put for us in the ring, it's honestly none of our business.
That's called a good actor taking any situation and making it good something current wresters don't know how to do because they lack personality and charisma.
If we pumped our soldiers with as much as Kurt was taking daily, the US would be in control of the whole world. As long as we don't use tanks... Kurt was running into everything! The craziest thing about this run? Kurt lost everything that normal people turn their lives around for; wife, kids, home, etc. Kurt kind of just went, "Meh, might as well go to rehab, I already wrestled everyone 3 times at least." It's like Forest Gump deciding to stop running...
I'll never hate on someone for having the kind of personal struggles Kurt did, i was in a similar place for a while, albeit to a lesser extent and obviously not having it play out on TV. That he put on a show every time he went out while this was happening is unbelievable. So glad he's in a better place.
The fact that they rubbed his failed marriage in his face constantly in multiple storylines is actually insane, I have no idea how Kurt is still alive after all of that. This TNA run is fucking crazy
Not gonna lie i think his tna run was one of his best you can tell he didnt phone it in like most of his fellow legends im glad tho he was able to fight his demons in the end tho and went down as one of the greats and a well deserved hall of famer
Kurt Angle easily had the best matches of his career in TNA. Apart from the benoit and Lesnar matches in WWE nothing even comes close to what he did in TNA. His run there was freaking awesome. Dude was a machine !
Actually the matches in his feud with Eddie Guerrero in 2004, his match with Shawn Michaels at WM 21(2005) and his legendary World Title Match against The Undertaker at No Way Out 2006 where some of his all time best matches in WWE. It was towards the end of his run in WWE(After April/May 2006) where his body was breaking down where he couldn’t stay in WWE because of the full time schedule bs that Vince forced his “Superstars” to go through back then. TNA was a better fit and he didn’t have any neck injuries in his 10 years in that company, WWE is regarded as the most Unsafe Company to Wrestle in. Ever. Just look at Hell In a Cell from KOTR 1998 in the Attitude Era as a huge example of that. For Angle it was that concussion he got from Triple H at SummerSlam 2000 that started his run of injuries up until No Way Out 2006. He suffered I believe 4 broken neck injuries(By 2003 it was so bad he had to have a Short Term Neck Surgery just to come back to WWE to Wrestle again in 2-3 months) plus other injuries from June 2001 until June 2006. Best Kurt Angle Matches In WWF/E ever: SummerSlam 2000-vs Triple H & The Rock(Triple Threat Match) No Way Out 2001-vs The Rock WM X-7-vs The Crippler KOTR 2001-vs Shane McMahon(In a Street Fight) SummerSlam 2001-vs Stone Cold(During the Invasion Angle) No Mercy 2001-vs RVD & Stone Cold(Another Triple Threat Classic Match) Vengeance 2002-vs The Rock & Undertaker (Regarded as the best ever Triple Threat Match In WWF/E History, I agree with that statement) SummerSlam 2002-vs Rey Mysterio(Angle’s Best Ever Opening Match On a PPV ever) Royal Rumble 2003-vs The Crippler WM 19-vs Brock Lesnar Vengeance 2003-vs Big Show & Brock Lesnar(Angle’s Comeback Match on PPV & His best Triple Threat Match Performance ever) 60 Minute Iron Man Match(on SD in 2003)-vs Brock Lesnar No Mercy 2003-vs John Cena SummerSlam 2004-vs Eddie Guerrero WM 21-vs Shawn Michaels(Angle’s best Individual Performance at a WM ever) No Way Out 2006-vs Undertaker(Angle’s Best match against The Undertaker ever One-On-One). Angle had the best performances when it came to PPV matches in WWF/E from 2000 to 2006 more than anybody(other than Shawn Michaels and Possibly Undertaker). His Downfall in WWE was politics and constant injuries imho. Just look at his feud with HHH in 2000 as an example it was all politics when it came to HHH always getting the win/looking strong against Angle especially at Unforgiven 2000.
I saw kurt wrestle aj styles in the u.k. during this time..the guy never let anything stop him being a ring general fair play to him and so glad he got the help he needed 🙌
"How does this man have a driver's license at this point? Are they really that lenient in the US or something?" You'd be surprised what you can get away with. Especially if you are famous.
I'm just glad he's alive. 🙏🏽 He's on my Mount Rushmore of all-tine greats, but I hate the pain he went through to entertain us. I'm glad he us in a better place in life now.
"If you didn't like Kurt Angle I'll grab you're arm and put it through a mangle" I absolutely howled at this! Love your sense of humour man. This is even better than Whatculture
Like so many musicians in the past, drugs enabled them to do things others could not. Lots of people have talent. Few unlock the dark powers provided by narcotics, and even fewer have the talent to find the balance necessary to not just stay alive, but continue their quest to greatness. He’s just lucky his addiction never did a dive off of the cage in a metaphorical sense like he did in his wrestling matches. Happy to hear he has turned it around, even if his life has been brutal.
it is like that sometimes, but i read on a book that the best artists are the ones that manage to overcome their addiction and came back with better work, like John Coltrane after kicking heroine
I started watching wrestling around about 2011, and via TNA (I wasn't aware WWE was a thing until the summer of 2014...even I'm not entirely sure how I wasn't aware of the company until then), so I was watching the last 2 years of Kurt's Perc Angle matches at the time, even if I was still a little too young to fully know what was going on at the time. Hell, I have a few of the TNA pay-per-view DVD's that had Kurt during his Perc Angle days, including that Abyss match with the stage Senton as well. He was one of my favourite wrestlers alongside AJ Styles, Sting, and James Storm at the time as well. I'm just glad that Kurt is doing better nowadays, even in retirement.
Honestly I always assumed a Pro Wrestlers diet was just straight cocaine for the show, opiates for recovery, and Steroids for dessert. I don’t think I’ve ever looked at someone who chooses to willingly backflip into metal objects and thought to myself “that’s someone whose obviously rawdogging reality!”
I got a disease called Trigeminal Neuralgia. My face feels like it’s on fire 24/7. So I turned to percs because it’s the only thing that made not feel the pain. Man oh man. It turned my life upside down. I literally remember having a handful of pills saying out loud. “Fuck it” and then just throwing them down. It was one of the hardest things to ever quit. Glad Kurt was able to kick them.
The suicide disease, the only thing that comes close to the pain is severe cluster headaches I hear. You have nothing but respect from me my friend, Im an ex opiate addict myself and it was SO HARD to stop, it broke me as a man at the time, with your disease I think I would still be using full time. If people actually understood the gravity of your disease then they would understand how insanely difficult it is to get off pain medication, a lot of people just choose addiction, anything to dull the pain. You are a very strong person my friend
I have TN but only intermittently it’s triggered by food mushrooms and onions, mushrooms worse takes a week or so to get normal, it’s hard to treat, look into cannabis, there is a gamma knife treatment.
This mans commentary is the funniest thing I’ve heard in a long time on youtube. Idk how but that monotone delivery leaves my stomach hurting, my favorite quotes so far were “Perc drop” “Perc Angle” “He almost died in this round too” (you say that so casually) “Kurt on a perc” And last but not least “He broke his neck 4 times in the WWE but never broke his neck here”
Even I always thought Kurt loved steel cage matches. His match with Edge in 2002 is one of my favorite match despite Kurt being heel I cheered for him in that match!
It's so ironic that all the crazy shit he did in TNA not even once he broke his neck. Whereas in WWE he broke it 4 times if I'm not mistaken. Perc Angle was Super Angle.
As an recovering addict myself, I can say you also feel... like not emotionally obviously but physically, kind of your best. Like, aside from nodding out when you take too many or that sort of thing, you just kinda put everything into whatever dumb thing you're doing. Like, I feel like I was the best I ever was when I was throwing my life away and taking oxycodone at stupid shit like world of warcraft arena and stuff. Like, if he could just pop some percocets or oxys and forget about all the dumb shit going on in his personal life and just put everything into his wrestling and he was high and it just makes you feel kind of invincible in a way. I'm sure dude had nerve pain and all kinds of pain in his back and neck but when you're high you can just ignore that and do risky shit like jumping off of 15 foot cages and shit, ya know?
Angle is a legend. He has managed to get things back on track and that's a great thing to see. It always feels good when hearing wrestlers are doing well for themselves, atleast with their families.
And TNA. They let an unsafe drug addict wrestle the man who stole his wife after he got publicly cuckholded while his kids watched. Like I'm amazed that didn't end in a murder.
Jarrett stole Kurt's ex-wife,while she had no business in the company,lured her in,Kurt become addicted,arrested,while Jeff & Karen made Angle's children calling him as father & dixie made the stipulation of releasing Jeff/Karen from the company by let Angle beating them.. Then gave Angle all the support which wwe couldn't like less schedule,rehab without forceful return & even Angle is proud of working with TNA😏
Steve Austin did say WWE rings had the hardest surfaces he had ever experienced. That could've been a factor with Angle breaking his neck there 4 times and nowhere else.
Perc Angle was a different beast, man. Homie really had 100 overall.
THE BEAN KICKED IN
I JUST POPPED A BEAN NOW I'M ON A HELICOPTER!
@@MrGared22 nothing really to be proud about bud you should seek help
Kurt was really a 100 Ovr wrestler from 02-10. Gah damn.
@@JKRINO12 it’s a song in one of the perc angle videos
@@lmaoitsmee1812
Angle was always the highest overall wrestler in most WWE games. He was in 2007.
It’s crazy how as a kid/teenager you totally oversee the real problems these people go through. The fact that kurts marriage was shit and they used it for an ok storyline is fucking insane. Shout out to Kurt bruh.
True, I was laughing the whole through that at the time. Didn't know it was his real marriage in shambles that's in full display. Kinda fucked up tbh.
@@floatingdisembodiedhead8975 He had real issues with his marriage (due to his drug abuse) but what they were doing on TV was clearly performative and not real..
@@theobell2002 you even edited your comment and still got 0 likes 😂
@@ordinarypete definitely got a couple likes ….
Yeah I've always been surprised angle didnt legit break Jeff's ankle and say oops lol
Kurt angle was asked which company he preferred and he legit said that although he liked WWE he considered his TNA run the best in his entire career and will always be thankful to them for giving him the opportunity to get clean, and take an easier schedule after 2012
He had already accumulated a Hall of Fame-worthy career in just his first WWE run.
@@ShiningJudgment666 and that somehow makes him wrong for feeling the best half of his career was spent in TNA wrestling sting, aj styles, Samoa Joe, Bobbie roode. EC3, drew Galloway, booby lashley, Jay lethal, Jeff hardy, abyss and Jeff Jarrett?
@@thehorrorhound6575 that's not at all what he's saying. He's saying that even if you take away his entire career in TNA, with all of his impressive accolades, he still would've been worthy of the Hall of Fame. That's simply impressive.
Facts!
@thehorrorhound6575 UA-camr tries not to put words in someone's mouth challenge. (Impossible)
The idea that Kurt had nothing to lose so he put his life into those matches is insane. He was at such a rock bottom that he didn’t care about getting “hurt”, the drugs could take the pain away, so he had no reason to fear pain. Fucking awesome, i completely underestimated his tna run
LOSE not LOOSE
I wouldn’t say awesome but impressive. Guy was hurting, but it’s impressive he was able to do all of that anyways.
I remember Kurt Angle getting arrested years ago in a nearby town for being drunk in public. We laughed about it as kids but now I can’t help but feel pity for the man; A lifetime of pain, because he chose to give us so many legendary performances in the ring.
I know this is an old comment but what does that mean? He got arrested for being drunk?
@Dyrtydan public intoxication is illegal and he probably already had multiple dui's so it is possible to get arrested for simply being drunk
❤mick Foley did the same
Idk why but this comment is funny af 🤣💀
Dont fool yourself, wrestlers dont do it for the fans. They do it for the money and the fame. The fans adoration comes later
"Perc Angle" reminds you of Shawn Michaels in the late 90s. Their addictions are at their worst, yet they're at the top of their game and putting out great match after great match.
Kurt was so many times better than Shawn
@@InvisibleHotdog he never said Shawn was better
I wish we got Sloshed Michaels vs. Perc Angle at WrestleMania 21 as opposed to Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle.
Drugs gives u extra boost
Yeah, its easy to behave and wrestle like Superman when you FEEL like Superman...which is exactly what taking those Percs does. The great thing about Percs is that they make u feel like a whole new man... the bad thing is, that new man wants some Percs too! 🤪😉😁
That somersault off the stage will never not be impressive. One of the most insane things i have ever seen in wrestling.
Dude was on so many percs he was flying
I think abbys big ass helped kurt not land on his face
percsault
I wish he did that with a bigger audience
Its made even more impressive because he’s Kurt Angle. He can do anything he wants and CHOOSES to do crazy flips at times. Its like Shane who jumps off of cages while being the son of a billionaire
Kurt Angle's TNA career is so overlooked, it's his most badass and serious run in his career, it's a compelling run and kurt angle made his mark on TNA and it was awesome.
Perc angle in tna 👌🏽🔥
Is really not overlooked people think his TNA career is better than his WWE career and it is ua-cam.com/video/b5NmPe5Fpq8/v-deo.html
@@mattbyrd123 debatable
Debatable but his tna run was legit. So many dream matches that happened. He was the guy everyone wanted in tna
In no way is Angle's run in TNA overlooked by wrestling-fans.
It sounds weird to describe a high-profile wrestler with severe drug issues a "stoic," but that's what this video makes Kurt sound like. It's both sad, but genuinely awe-inspiring how he channeled all his issues into the ring and did so splendidly.
A real man, in other words. Lesser men would've been petty and succumbed to the vices, so kudos to Kurt.
The man is a machine. I watched the documentary of him last night, and it blew my mind at the things he pulled off, such as winning the gold in the Olympics on a broken neck. Like you said, a lesser man couldn't have done any of that.
I think Kurt deserves more props for his physical prowess, I get not celebrating his addiction, but the guy is clearly a worker, to the bone really. And he didn't bring his addiction to the ring, unlike Matt Hardy, putting other wrestlers at risk due to being high.
@@InVinoVeratas*Jeff
dude was on a perc bender for a decade... id call that sucumbing. But Im glad he finally beat his problem.
@@EdgeO419 I think most people mean succumbing in the literal sense - you know, dying.
The fact that he carried this company despite battling his own demons and having his marriage fall apart made me respect the guy even more than I already did.
The fact he agreed to work with a guy who started seeing and married his ex wife could teach a few things to some people in AEW.
Its insane
We really should start calling that promotion "Total Nonstop Angle"
I feel guilty for enjoying the Perc Angle memes lol. I'm glad he's in a better place now and sober
Deff makes it easier to enjoy since he's healthy and happy.
If he didn't get clean or worse had died then yes the memes would be in poor taste but because he's in a much better place now I feel like it's fine
It’s like the modern age equivalent to the memes about Jake Roberts’ Heroes of Wrestling promo
Don't feel bad bro we as males in this Society expected to take risk you want Glory you have to barter something for it the caveat is Kurt Angle knew when it was time to wash the dirt down the sink before it overflows and spill on the foundation around him whereas guys like Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit either did it when it was too late or didn't make an effort to try to stay clean at all even though Kurt Angle could possibly go out to health issues do to him flying too close to the Sun I think that with proper diet detoxifying his body to heal I think he will have a full life and with that being said bald Kurt Angle with the straps down goes harder than 1995 death row records
As a former addict myself to pills...they're hilarious
Honestly the fact that Kurt was one of if not THE best wrestlers in the world between 2006-2012 despite his struggles with addiction and being in his 40's is a testament to his abilities. It was almost like Popeye with his spinach, Kurt pops a perc or 2 and then casually puts on a classic match with just about anyone
Thats a funny way to put it but yeah I couldn't agree more lol
More like 10-12 percs
He took drugs after his matches, not before.
More like 60
@@user-fe8gx3ie5v twas but a joke
According to Angle, to be fair, he was never perked up *during matches* . He got perked up after them. He'd take all those risks knowing that his pills were waiting for him backstage when he was done.
He wasnt in w/d during his matches so he had to be on some .
@@MegaPuggz withdrawl doesn’t set in that fast
@@Gcool243 bruh. The wrestling matches were in the evening. He didn't wake up, go all day without taking any.. and thanks for the info, I've been on methadone for 7 years now recovering from a heroin addiction. I know a thing or 2 about how opiates work
Pretty sure he’s just saying that to cover his ass
@@MegaPuggz
"Bruh", you have no idea what you're talking about. Get off the crack and then comment. Talking as if you know his schedule.
His best wrestling run coincided with the worst period in his real life. Hope you're doing good Perc Angle. Addiction is something I can't kick and I'm jealous/grateful of those who do.
Don’t be jealous be motivated
I think razor ramon addiction n fiasco is worst than kurt n shawn
This comment may be 8 months old but man I'm sure you can do anything you set your mind too and hope nothing but the best for ya.
I just got sober myself. Get in to a detox. Get in to a halfway house. Get clean.
9 months later, I know, but like the guy said above, don't be jealous; be motivated. May God bless you and help find the way out of whatever addiction you're dealing with. He can help, talk to Him in your room.
Matthew 6:6
6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
"He even hit the perc drop from the top of the steel cage" 😂 #gold
Kurt is and always has been my hero. Its damn true.
Perc drop lmaoooooo
This is the one time that seeing A WILD SLAPNUTS APPEAR is actually sad.
IMO pros and cons of Jarrett vs Angle
Cons: Kurt’s Health
Pros: the best rivalries are based of Rl drama
Jarretts and Angles best matches of their TNA Career
Jarrett making little kids tap out in vignettes
The one time when you walking through the bushes and you don't want to get a
"Double J, Jeff Jarrett" to appear.
@cole brock Kurt would've legit destroyed Jarret too.
Yeah this storyline should have never been approved..but hey, ratings right?
More like disgraceful and disrespectful. I don’t know how Kurt was able to be okay with that saga.
You can see the atrophy in Kurt's arms during this time as well. Kurt was much thicker in WWE but by the end, he was starting to lose mass. By the time his addiction won out in TNA, you can see the physical decline in his body. His knees were also shot and were now permanently semi bent when he stood and walked. Yet he still moved and worked as if nothing was wrong with him. It's insane that he lived through his TNA run. I seriously thought we were going to lose Kurt due to drug abuse during his TNA run.
He didn’t have as much mass but he looked leaner, abs more visible etc.,
I think you're underestimating how bad the nationally televised divorce and affair affected him. He just slowly stops caring about his physical appearance. He grows out his hair and lets his beard scruff up. He probably threw his diet in the trash and began working out less. He even stopped tanning which he had been doing since his WWF run. But the drugs are definitely what kept him going in the meantime.
It's age... the man was 50... plus the neck injuries, those nerves won't stimulate the muscles anymore
@@commiehunter733 he’s only 54 now. This was a long time ago
Did you see him in the beginning of his tenure at the WWF? He was pretty small then compared to later.
I'm just glad he didn't end up losing control like Benoit. I'm so glad he's doing well now because he seems like a nice guy and he was an amazing wrestler.
Kevin Sullivan
@@reeseangle9621 oh so you're one of THOSE people
Wonderful..
@@reeseangle9621 jesus christ how many times does this need to be explained Kevin Sullivan didn't kill Chris Benoit and his family
You hit the nail on the head with this one.
Benoit's eventual fate was a combination of multiple brain injuries (due to his signature move off the top rope: Head Buster, or whatever it was called) and most likely, steroid usage. But more than anything, the head trauma. The mans was also in plenty of hardcore matches taking chairs to the face and literally hitting the mat out of the ring with his noggin. There's plenty of good videos on the subject on UA-cam.
It seems that angle only relished in pain killers. While I'm sure he was on some supplements, and even some muscle juice, he's never been unnaturally bulky like Benoit or Eddie Guerrero at the end of their careers.
Okay here me out. In terms of circumstances, the “talent” he has had to work with over the years and still put on great matches, the personal issues,the injuries, and just overall journey into consideration and landing where he did in terms of being a legitimate hall of famer all while not completely falling apart or turning into a horrible person. This video convinced me that Kurt Angle is the best wrestler of all time in this regard.
3:49 "Don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out, like it could miss that caboose. Choo-choo!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I'm absolutely stoked that he got over his demons and is in a better place emotionally, but watching Perc Angle on Spike TV going ballistic was a pivotal part of me in my adolescence. I hope he just gets more recognition as time goes on.
THE BEAN KICKED IN. THE BEAN KICKED IN.
I JUST POPPED A BEAN NOW I’M ON A HELICOPTER! 😂🤣
Shark Shark
I'm a problem...
THE SUNSET'S SO PRETTY, THE BEAN KICKED IN!
FREE THE NIPPLE MAN JORDAN PEELE GET IT OUT
Kurt himself has gone on record to say that his TNA run was better than his WWE run.
He spent less time in the wwe too
He's 100 percent correct
@@Lilpresh42069
I never realized that. If he's not a 2x HOF then "Impact" management are 2x confirmed jabronies.
It really wasent
@@joebenson528 he honestly should be in both but impact is a joke now so idk lol
it's disgusting how tna took advantage of his RL struggles for story and that anyone involved agreed to do it, including Kurt, is equally as disgusting. I'm just glad he's okay now.
Given they had ex-WCW writers on staff it didn’t surprise me
@@konnorrockkonnoisseur4970 exactly! Great comment.
Nothing new in wrestling, unfortunately. Look at Lita & Edge’s affair & what they did to Matt Hardy in WWE. Jeff Hardy, Jake Roberts & Scott Hall’s addictions being used as storylines in WWE & WCW. ECW used Tammy Sytch addiction & real life dysfunction for a storyline. List goes on & on. Pretty twisted business tbh
What are your take on adult stars?
@@joprincess6021 What did someone from WWE, WCW, ECW, or TNA go into porn?
The fact that U can see the ref rushing to check on him multiple times in this vid. It makes U wonder if Kurt even cared about himself anymore. He gave it everything.
I'm glad Kurt got over his addiction because that opioid epidemic in the US is no joke. He seems a bit forgetful and slow at times on his podcast but he also seems so genuine and funny. I suppose the drug abuse catches up, hope he keeps improving. One of the best to ever do it. Also big shout out to Jon Moxley, hope he recovers too and comes back mean and violent. Shuv it Squad 2021.
Yeah I can imagine, I've been taking oxycodone for a while now, I was taking a few years ago then managed to stop after I had my third spinal surgery but had to start taking again as my issues have got worse.... I'm really not looking forward to having to clean up after my fourth surgery that's coming up, I don't feel as strong or resilient as a few years ago, once my pain levels subside I think I'm going to have to get into some kind of rehab, it's a fantastic painkiller and has allowed me to continue to work but it changes you and once you're dependent it completely had you.
@@samuelwoods164 I can see how it becomes a constant cycle. Drugs of that strength are just too readily available, not only prescribed but advertised. It strikes me as a good sign though that you identified something about yourself that you wanted to change. It may not be linear, it might take time but I trust you to be able to do it. I hope you recover in the way you want brother. Keep thinking forward, keep forgiving yourself and keep improving. Good luck man, you can do this I'm sure of it.
@@samuelwoods164 I'm sorry man. I just got off a few weeks ago and that process is a special kind of hell. Best of luck.
@@Trevor-08 thanks, yeah I've done it before and morphine twice before that which was a lot easier and quicker to get out of my system but still like you say a kind of hell most people couldn't begin to understand, glad you did it and hope you have no reason to start back up with them.
@@jamesoneill122 thanks man, yeah I really hope so but I don't think I'll have the strength to go "cold Turkey" like I could in my 20s, I'll need some kind of medical help or rehab this time I'm pretty sure, I guess I'll know for sure when the pain subsides after surgery etc.
I got to meet him after a TNA house show in 2007 and he was so fucking sweet and took a picture with us and it made my year. It’s sad knowing he was miserable and depending on drugs just to entertain us. I’m just proud of how far he’s come compared to some of his wrestling peers. 🙏🏾 this could’ve ended up another tragic wrestling death.
they’ll never think twice of underperforming even when they’re trapped ,living in their own hell, the lengths they’re willing to go just to entertain us and put on a show is indescribable at times 😭
Kurt's life falling apart during all this is heartbreaking. It was completely tone deaf of tna to milk it as much as they could
Yep true, but Dixie Carter is a moron so there you go. Also as great as his matches were he should not have been allowed to wrestle let alone hold a title after one Dui let alone 3. I respect him as a great wrestler but he also could have not only killed himself but someone else in or out of the ring. Also While I agree throwing it in his face on TV was the wrong thing to do. He was known to cheat on Karen several times. Jarrett's biggest issue was he lied about it to Dixie Carter. Most wrestlers have said don;t bring your relationship into the business. Look at plenty of examples this. But back to my point not blaming Kurt for his marriage falling apart. Shit happens sometimes, But TNA literally sent Jarrett home for a secret relationship with Karen but let a perced up 3 DUIs wrestler wrestle in their main event and hold their world title. Of course same company sent Jeff Hardy to the ring so anyway, didn't mean to go off on a tangent. I am glad Kurt turned his life around and is in a better place. He was an will always be an amazing performer and wrestler
@@adamandanna
You're more emotional than a wahmen... "Could have died": having a history of neck issues didn't wipe his knowledge of how to wrestle.
@@joebenson528 I think he was talking about Angle being high as a kite on percs that put both himself and whoever he's wrestling at serious risk rather than Angle's history of neck injuries.
@@joebenson528 the fuck is a "wahmen," is that like a mythical creature or something?
@@PLPfooly1346 waluigi maybe?
I stopped following wrestling around 2002 and never watched TNA. 3:15 made me laugh so hard I almost injured myself. "His craziness lead to him visiting a psychiatrist who was Kevin Nash" is the funniest thing I've heard in years. ROFL 😂😂😂😂
I stopped in 2002 too! Crazy all the stuff we missed.
Tradition dictates that i come back to this video every so often. This is surely Marky's greatest work on UA-cam. Thank you sir.
The “I’m gonna run through the whole Top 10” gimmick in 2010 was an awesome run. Had a banger with Kaz around that time as well
I remember that story and that match was a gem 🔥🔥
When Eddie Guerrero and kurt were no longer on smackdown that show started going downhill. Edge and ortons rivalries with taker helped mask the stench of mediocrity but eddie and especially angle were true work horses of the brand and their absence left a huge hole. Glad angle was able to stop his addiction before it killed him like with Guerrero
but guerreros was maybe unstoppable, likexit happened more natural
Shit, they still had mysterio, undertaker, benoit, batista. They had a few greats left
Vince killed Eddie! When your the top guy and you don't make your events like your contracted to bad shit will happen to you! Vince killer McMahon!
Man, to this day I will never not be sad about Eddie's spiral to ascension to one of the all-time greats. R.I.P. Eddie.
Smackdown was always the better show. They had so much talent in the main event and so many up and comers at the mid card too.
I’m so happy that Kurt improved mentally, physically and hopefully spiritually. He was one of my favorites as a kid but now that I’m older and understand what he was going thru is extremely unfortunate
This makes me realize how lucky we are to have this dude all these years. I knew of many of his legendary matches in WWE, but goddamn.. This shit is INSANE, percs or otherwise…
During the Perc Era, a lot of talents were making TNA a household name to watch. And they also seemed to really be enjoying themselves more than being in WWE.
Kevin Nash saying "you're not a bad looking guy, not that that matters but..." had me laughing my ass off Lol
Angle was great in TNA, he elevated people and put over guys like AJ.
I glad kurt angle was able his life back together it's still shocks that he had drug problems I'm surprised he was able to put on great matches despite his the situation he was in
What?
And then he went out like a champ puttin' over the great Baron Corbin.
dude was a whole mess at the end of his WWE run back then, says a lot about how good he was cause his matches at that time were great.
Not all drug addicts are a mess. Some of them are able to function normally.
its crazy that he could be drunk, on pills, every night and still perform the way he did. mind over matter, Perc Angle is a super human!
Kurt angle is a good man. Glad he has a happy family now and still somewhat has his health
I don’t care what anyone says ‘perc’ Angle was a fucking in ring monster and I’d argue with anyone that his for year 2006-2010 run in TNA was as good if not better than his four year 2001-2005 run in WWE
It actually ended in 2006 not 2005
@@metaslash he was only around for half of 2006 and he spent some of that in ECW so I was counting it, I was simply focusing on two separate four year runs
I could have sworn Angle came in around 2000, but...what do I know.
@@trendmassacre8423 he debuted on air in 99.
@@trendmassacre8423 he debuted in late 1999 but I was comparing his best WWF/WWE four year run with his best TNA four year run and stating that I believed they were equal in terms of match quality
I'll be honest, I fell out of wrestling around the time he was in TNA and TNA. Looking back at those days, I truly appreciate what Kurt has done in the ring. Outside dealing with his personal demons, he seemed to always want to elevate whoever he's having a big match with.
Kurt "Poppin' Pills and Breakin' Ankles" Angle.
"O ITS TRUE, ITS DAMN TRUE".
Angle vs Sting was my first wrestling feud. I was 12yo flipping through channels one night and found TNA, and was very intrigued. I remember doing all sorts of research about pro-wrestling the next day, and becoming a fan very quickly. Crazy how Kurt was able to put together those high quality matches in this state, I never could have guessed, really at the time.
Kurt was my favorite as a teenager. I bought my first wwf soundtrack just to come out to his music when we would do backyard wrestling. As a veteran who got divorced and suffered from pain killer addiction this story is wild! I never watched anything outside of the wwf. All new to me.
I have mixed feelings about Kurt's TNA run. On the one hand, he was putting on phenomenal matches despite Vince Russo's best efforts. On the other hand he was being held together by duct tape and prayer and I was always terrified that he was going to Hayabusa himself every time he moonsaulted off a cage.
TNA Kurt was my favorite version, he seemed completely realized as full-time wrestling machine. Guy was amazing on the mic, great in the ring and a top guy who's a jack of all trades worker.
I got Angle's autograph in 2009 during this run. He arrived late to the signing and hungover as fuck. I'm glad he's doing well with his recovery because he is one of the all time greats in wrestling.
I watched most of these feuds as a kid but listening to this now really shows me how much kurt suffered in those years.
I was a wrestler in high school and I like wrestling entertainment so when I was in Iraq serving I picked up a copy of his autobiography. It wasn’t long and was mostly on how he got to professional wrestling. Anyways he said of the Olympics he knew he wasn’t the best wrestler in the world but he could work harder than any wrestler in the world to which he went over his training regimen. That always stuck with me since I read that, the value of hard work
The thing I remember most about Kurt in TNA is the storyline with his wife and slap nuts. Very specifically because it was the first time I had eaten a burrito when I was watching a segment about them. My mom makes good burritos.
I made your mom burritos last night. She is a very wonderful and respectable woman I wouldnt make any unwanted advances with her.
Your Mom's burrito is ALL I think about 🤤🤤🤤
Angle was always one of the best if not THE best wherever he wrestled. Say what you want about his personal life, but the man gave his all in the ring. The amount of drugs he has done, the amount of mental stress he has had, the amount of physical pain he has suffered, we Kurt fans should just be happy that he's healthy and happy now. One of my favourite wrestlers ever.
21:45 That statement is so incredibly heartbreaking. I’m glad Kurt is in a much better place now in his life
I remember watching Kurt in WWE and laughing my ass off at every comedy bits he did and finding almost all his matches great to watch. I never got to watch any TNA in the UK so missed out on all this era of his career. This was a brilliant video for me!
Man, I can't help but feel sad. Here is a man whose whole life is in shambles and rather than give in and do something stupid he focuses on what he can do best, the only thing that felt was good at. He worked through all that stuff, including the Jarret and Karen angle...I wish I was half the man he was.
Perc Angle was PRIMAL. Just popping beans and riding helicopters. God damn, he was a problem.
Percules was one of the main reasons i stuck through and kept watching TNA
This video just proves how strong Angle is in that he's still alive and got himself clean. He had so many demons even before the perc addiction. He lost his father very young, had his wrestling coach shot and killed by another member of the coaching staff when he was going after the gold medal, having his sister die, multiple broken necks, having a garden tool for a wife shove everything into his face week in and week out, lost custody of his kids... I mean think about it. A lesser man might have offed themselves at this point.
The average man would’ve 💯 offed himself after all that. Angle is a f’n Warrior!
People seem to always forget his brother (who was also in wwe for a little) was also arrested for murder
He was completely insane in TNA , I feel.he took the biggest risks of his career while in TNA , I personally love when he debuted in TNA , that was some IMPACT THAT NIGHT ! I HAD TO WATCH KURT ANGLE WHEN HE LEFT FOR TNA
Notice the difference from WWE and TNA. Anywhere else you get more freedom to be you and do you in WWE they get water down
Yeah, that Marriage/Split Up storyline is not cool. They should have dumped that. I feel bad for Angle. But I guess everyone has their demons they need to fight. It's insane that he was able to do any of that without going insane. Most men would have lost it having to do something like that.
God! I feel like blowing my brains out from just HEARING about Kurt’s life!
Fr bro from a shitty marriage to his ex wrestling coach being a crazy lunatic to a family member being a murder. Losing wreslting friends to due to drugs idk how he's been able to do it n cuz of that I have so much respect for him
Kurt Angle is single handedly one of the most underrated wrestlers in history. His ability, performance in the ring and mic skills are unparalleled.
He’s Regarded As One Of The Best From What I’ve Seen.
He is universally regarded as an all-time-great.
Is no one even aware of what "underrated" means anymore?
Underrated? Most any wrestling fan has him top 10 and the most legit athlete in wrestling history. Stop overusing “underrated”.
RAD were you born yesterday?
Kurt is one of the goats...never heard anyone talk of him being underrated 🤷♂️
I'm blessed to have seen his run. I was a little too young to appreciate how much of a savage some of these guys were in those TNA days, so thanks for the recaps Marky.
Kurt Angle is the GOAT!!! An absolute natural in the ring and on the mic. Cardio, toughness, and athleticism all at the highest levels. We will never have a talent like him again.
Everything falling apart around him, dude went and became the greatest
He already WAS the greatest
This guy took it to another level in his later years
The Karen Jarrett thing is that amorphous thing I never know how I feel about. Jeff, by every account truly loved his first wife that he lost to cancer, but the Karen relationship seemed so out of nowhere.
I can imagine that while they were two souls who were going through some personal shit, and connected, I can also see how a lot of guys might see Karen and Jeff were unintentionally unaware or not caring it was hurting Kurt more. It's a mess.
We live in a reddit "am I the AH" , where all opinions are absolutes, and forget that relationships are complicated.
JJ was a widow, but can be manipulative and maybe did manipulate the storyline to be be closer to Karen.
Karen is in a marriage with an alcoholic and drug addict and forced to live out marriage stuff on tv for husbands (and hers) career.
Kurt is said drug addict/ alcoholic who is now living out his marriage break up and divorce/ child custody on tv. And you can't say "walk away" because they are all tied to the promotion. Wrestling business is incestuous. And if you come into it damaged, it will Continue to damage people.
Hence why when people blame HHH for chynas death, they fail to see how ridiculously complicated the relationship was, even if HHH had broke up with her normally.
@@philwill0123 What you say is true. And taking into account that wrestling industry never stops, it also doesn't allow the people involved to sit back and reflect on making good choices under the pressure of putting on another great show 3 or more times a week, on and off camera, interviews, promotional materials, travelling--they end up making fast choices, even if they're the wrong ones a lot.
They also end up sacrificing a lot for their time in the ring, including some of their personal integrity; I can't tell them it's wrong, since it's their life, but it does seem to come at a cost of some of their humanity. And the story of "infidelity", if we can even call it that in this case, is very common even among the population, sadly.
The research on romantic cheating shows that it is indeed a more complicated topic than people wish it was; and to that conclusion, the fans will never truly know the full story of how Kurt and his wife, and JJ, got mixed up and all around. And outside of the show they put for us in the ring, it's honestly none of our business.
I don’t know how he managed to walk into work every time seeing those two together
Kurt’s TNA run is what makes him an all timer in my book. Literally turned chicken shit into chicken salad time and time again.
That's called a good actor taking any situation and making it good something current wresters don't know how to do because they lack personality and charisma.
Not literally 😩
@@jansmitowiczauthor78 🤨
I'm not gonna lie I nearly cried three times listening to this this man went though so freaking much and was still putting on 5 star matches
The big irony of Kurt Angle's career in TNA, never broke his neck. How he didn't break his neck after performing dangerous stunts is crazy.
That’s the craziest part was he didn’t have any significant injury his whole time in TNA
It's the power of the bean
Poor Sting. Always taking care of the Alcoholics and Drug addicts.
If we pumped our soldiers with as much as Kurt was taking daily, the US would be in control of the whole world. As long as we don't use tanks... Kurt was running into everything!
The craziest thing about this run? Kurt lost everything that normal people turn their lives around for; wife, kids, home, etc. Kurt kind of just went, "Meh, might as well go to rehab, I already wrestled everyone 3 times at least." It's like Forest Gump deciding to stop running...
The funny thing about the Army angle is that Anderson was in the Army.
@@vampire361 exactly 😂😂😂
US already has a foothold in the whole world though, that's the funny thing lmao
@@floatingdisembodiedhead8975 not enough for them.
@@rizkyanandita8227 their government are evil and they either ignore it or are too busy demonizing other countries lmao
All jokes aside, Angle’s run in TNA was freaking amazing.
I'll never hate on someone for having the kind of personal struggles Kurt did, i was in a similar place for a while, albeit to a lesser extent and obviously not having it play out on TV. That he put on a show every time he went out while this was happening is unbelievable. So glad he's in a better place.
One of the greatest ever. Without Kurt, I never would've given TNA a side glance.
The fact that they rubbed his failed marriage in his face constantly in multiple storylines is actually insane, I have no idea how Kurt is still alive after all of that. This TNA run is fucking crazy
Russo underestimated Angle
Not gonna lie i think his tna run was one of his best you can tell he didnt phone it in like most of his fellow legends im glad tho he was able to fight his demons in the end tho and went down as one of the greats and a well deserved hall of famer
-not gonna lie-
Cut out the useless filler.
Angle looks like a Skinwalker impersonating Angle in the match with Roode.
Kurt Angle easily had the best matches of his career in TNA. Apart from the benoit and Lesnar matches in WWE nothing even comes close to what he did in TNA. His run there was freaking awesome. Dude was a machine !
Actually the matches in his feud with Eddie Guerrero in 2004, his match with Shawn Michaels at WM 21(2005) and his legendary World Title Match against The Undertaker at No Way Out 2006 where some of his all time best matches in WWE. It was towards the end of his run in WWE(After April/May 2006) where his body was breaking down where he couldn’t stay in WWE because of the full time schedule bs that Vince forced his “Superstars” to go through back then.
TNA was a better fit and he didn’t have any neck injuries in his 10 years in that company, WWE is regarded as the most Unsafe Company to Wrestle in. Ever. Just look at Hell In a Cell from KOTR 1998 in the Attitude Era as a huge example of that.
For Angle it was that concussion he got from Triple H at SummerSlam 2000 that started his run of injuries up until No Way Out 2006. He suffered I believe 4 broken neck injuries(By 2003 it was so bad he had to have a Short Term Neck Surgery just to come back to WWE to Wrestle again in 2-3 months) plus other injuries from June 2001 until June 2006.
Best Kurt Angle Matches In WWF/E ever:
SummerSlam 2000-vs Triple H & The Rock(Triple Threat Match)
No Way Out 2001-vs The Rock
WM X-7-vs The Crippler
KOTR 2001-vs Shane McMahon(In a Street Fight)
SummerSlam 2001-vs Stone Cold(During the Invasion Angle)
No Mercy 2001-vs RVD & Stone Cold(Another Triple Threat Classic Match)
Vengeance 2002-vs The Rock & Undertaker (Regarded as the best ever Triple Threat Match In WWF/E History, I agree with that statement)
SummerSlam 2002-vs Rey Mysterio(Angle’s Best Ever Opening Match On a PPV ever)
Royal Rumble 2003-vs The Crippler
WM 19-vs Brock Lesnar
Vengeance 2003-vs Big Show & Brock Lesnar(Angle’s Comeback Match on PPV & His best Triple Threat Match Performance ever)
60 Minute Iron Man Match(on SD in 2003)-vs Brock Lesnar
No Mercy 2003-vs John Cena
SummerSlam 2004-vs Eddie Guerrero
WM 21-vs Shawn Michaels(Angle’s best Individual Performance at a WM ever)
No Way Out 2006-vs Undertaker(Angle’s Best match against The Undertaker ever One-On-One).
Angle had the best performances when it came to PPV matches in WWF/E from 2000 to 2006 more than anybody(other than Shawn Michaels and Possibly Undertaker). His Downfall in WWE was politics and constant injuries imho. Just look at his feud with HHH in 2000 as an example it was all politics when it came to HHH always getting the win/looking strong against Angle especially at Unforgiven 2000.
TNA Kurt Angle was his peak. He was doing everything!
I saw kurt wrestle aj styles in the u.k. during this time..the guy never let anything stop him being a ring general fair play to him and so glad he got the help he needed 🙌
"How does this man have a driver's license at this point? Are they really that lenient in the US or something?"
You'd be surprised what you can get away with. Especially if you are famous.
I got a DUI. They pretty much told me I could get out of it if I had 10k. I did not lol.
All about $ in the U$A
the usos lol
Sunny
That moment you realize Kurt Angle's TNA run was waaaay longer than his WWE run.
That's what crazy
He is a tna guy for most of his career
I'm just glad he's alive. 🙏🏽
He's on my Mount Rushmore of all-tine greats, but I hate the pain he went through to entertain us. I'm glad he us in a better place in life now.
6:15
The Soma Swanton almost killed me too 😅
"If you didn't like Kurt Angle I'll grab you're arm and put it through a mangle"
I absolutely howled at this! Love your sense of humour man. This is even better than Whatculture
There's never been a more appropriate "A Wild Slapnuts Appears".
Like so many musicians in the past, drugs enabled them to do things others could not. Lots of people have talent. Few unlock the dark powers provided by narcotics, and even fewer have the talent to find the balance necessary to not just stay alive, but continue their quest to greatness. He’s just lucky his addiction never did a dive off of the cage in a metaphorical sense like he did in his wrestling matches. Happy to hear he has turned it around, even if his life has been brutal.
it is like that sometimes, but i read on a book that the best artists are the ones that manage to overcome their addiction and came back with better work, like John Coltrane after kicking heroine
That's so profound
Kurt, even while perc'd up, was such an immaculate athlete. He's got so much of my admiration.
I started watching wrestling around about 2011, and via TNA (I wasn't aware WWE was a thing until the summer of 2014...even I'm not entirely sure how I wasn't aware of the company until then), so I was watching the last 2 years of Kurt's Perc Angle matches at the time, even if I was still a little too young to fully know what was going on at the time. Hell, I have a few of the TNA pay-per-view DVD's that had Kurt during his Perc Angle days, including that Abyss match with the stage Senton as well. He was one of my favourite wrestlers alongside AJ Styles, Sting, and James Storm at the time as well. I'm just glad that Kurt is doing better nowadays, even in retirement.
Honestly I always assumed a Pro Wrestlers diet was just straight cocaine for the show, opiates for recovery, and Steroids for dessert. I don’t think I’ve ever looked at someone who chooses to willingly backflip into metal objects and thought to myself “that’s someone whose obviously rawdogging reality!”
I got a disease called Trigeminal Neuralgia. My face feels like it’s on fire 24/7. So I turned to percs because it’s the only thing that made not feel the pain. Man oh man. It turned my life upside down. I literally remember having a handful of pills saying out loud. “Fuck it” and then just throwing them down. It was one of the hardest things to ever quit. Glad Kurt was able to kick them.
The suicide disease, the only thing that comes close to the pain is severe cluster headaches I hear. You have nothing but respect from me my friend, Im an ex opiate addict myself and it was SO HARD to stop, it broke me as a man at the time, with your disease I think I would still be using full time. If people actually understood the gravity of your disease then they would understand how insanely difficult it is to get off pain medication, a lot of people just choose addiction, anything to dull the pain. You are a very strong person my friend
@@Section8dc thank you so much. I really appreciate that you take the time to try and understand.
Damn mN your disease sucks. Hope you found something to help with the pain.
Heart goes out to you big dog, I hope you've found something to help you with the pain. Stay strong, much respect 💪
I have TN but only intermittently it’s triggered by food mushrooms and onions, mushrooms worse takes a week or so to get normal, it’s hard to treat, look into cannabis, there is a gamma knife treatment.
A 450 Knee Drop sounds like a finishing move that always has to go over, 100%.
This mans commentary is the funniest thing I’ve heard in a long time on youtube. Idk how but that monotone delivery leaves my stomach hurting, my favorite quotes so far were
“Perc drop”
“Perc Angle”
“He almost died in this round too” (you say that so casually)
“Kurt on a perc”
And last but not least
“He broke his neck 4 times in the WWE but never broke his neck here”
Even I always thought Kurt loved steel cage matches.
His match with Edge in 2002 is one of my favorite match despite Kurt being heel I cheered for him in that match!
It's so ironic that all the crazy shit he did in TNA not even once he broke his neck. Whereas in WWE he broke it 4 times if I'm not mistaken. Perc Angle was Super Angle.
As an recovering addict myself, I can say you also feel... like not emotionally obviously but physically, kind of your best. Like, aside from nodding out when you take too many or that sort of thing, you just kinda put everything into whatever dumb thing you're doing. Like, I feel like I was the best I ever was when I was throwing my life away and taking oxycodone at stupid shit like world of warcraft arena and stuff. Like, if he could just pop some percocets or oxys and forget about all the dumb shit going on in his personal life and just put everything into his wrestling and he was high and it just makes you feel kind of invincible in a way. I'm sure dude had nerve pain and all kinds of pain in his back and neck but when you're high you can just ignore that and do risky shit like jumping off of 15 foot cages and shit, ya know?
Angle is a legend. He has managed to get things back on track and that's a great thing to see. It always feels good when hearing wrestlers are doing well for themselves, atleast with their families.
Jeff Jarrett, Dixie Carter are such a carnies for disregarding Kurt's pain (physical and emotional) through his run there
And TNA. They let an unsafe drug addict wrestle the man who stole his wife after he got publicly cuckholded while his kids watched. Like I'm amazed that didn't end in a murder.
Jarrett stole Kurt's ex-wife,while she had no business in the company,lured her in,Kurt become addicted,arrested,while Jeff & Karen made Angle's children calling him as father & dixie made the stipulation of releasing Jeff/Karen from the company by let Angle beating them..
Then gave Angle all the support which wwe couldn't like less schedule,rehab without forceful return & even Angle is proud of working with TNA😏
@@yinnacle9885 truth hurts you too huh 😏😂
Steve Austin did say WWE rings had the hardest surfaces he had ever experienced. That could've been a factor with Angle breaking his neck there 4 times and nowhere else.
the shoreline mafia perc popper beat playing in the background got me dead lmaoo good vid