John
04-09-2009, 04:35 PM
The Philadelphia Inquirer featured a big article on TNA's Kurt Angle today discussing his career and next weekend's TNA Lockdown PPV at this link: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20090409_Kurt_Angle_wrestles_on_.html
Highlights of the interview:
The TNA Schedule: "It's very grueling. There's no time off. We don't have an off-season. That's why it's so difficult on wrestlers. That's why they break down physically. They try to rotate them in and out so nobody gets burned out. Except for me."
Being Suspended by WWE: ""Have I used steroids before? Yes, I have, after I broke my neck and lost three inches in this arm and 21/2 in the other from loss of circulation. But I paid the price, both financially - I got fined $125,000 - and reputation-wise. I was a pure athlete, an Olympic champion. And all of a sudden, I'm like Kurt Angle the cheater? It really sucked. You can test me right now. I'll come up clean. But there was a time when I did it."
Talents Angle Liked As A Fan: "Roddy Piperintrigued me. He was always funny," Angle says. "The other wrestler I liked was Paul Orndorff. If those two weren't on, I really wouldn't watch."
Angle also discusses discovering the WWF Attitude era and contacting WWF for a job (ignoring that he turned down a huge money offer from the company after his Olympic Gold Medal win),
Highlights of the interview:
The TNA Schedule: "It's very grueling. There's no time off. We don't have an off-season. That's why it's so difficult on wrestlers. That's why they break down physically. They try to rotate them in and out so nobody gets burned out. Except for me."
Being Suspended by WWE: ""Have I used steroids before? Yes, I have, after I broke my neck and lost three inches in this arm and 21/2 in the other from loss of circulation. But I paid the price, both financially - I got fined $125,000 - and reputation-wise. I was a pure athlete, an Olympic champion. And all of a sudden, I'm like Kurt Angle the cheater? It really sucked. You can test me right now. I'll come up clean. But there was a time when I did it."
Talents Angle Liked As A Fan: "Roddy Piperintrigued me. He was always funny," Angle says. "The other wrestler I liked was Paul Orndorff. If those two weren't on, I really wouldn't watch."
Angle also discusses discovering the WWF Attitude era and contacting WWF for a job (ignoring that he turned down a huge money offer from the company after his Olympic Gold Medal win),