WWE Hall of Famer and Olympic Fold Medallist Kurt Angle recently appeared on the Chris Van Vliet YouTube channel for a long form interview. The former WWE Superstar discussed a variety of topics on the show, one notable being that UFC actually offered him deals on two separate occasions.
\”I probably would\’ve won the World Title!\” – Kurt Angle
\”I don\’t think I could\’ve done it, I think if I went before the broken neck I would\’ve said \’hell yeah\’ Angle began. \”I would\’ve had a great run, I probably would\’ve won the World Title (laughs) you never know! It was more appetising to me than pro wrestling.\”
\”I knew in the back of my mind that I couldn\’t do it\”
Kurt Angle then revealed that he never truly felt as though he could compete in Mixed Martial Arts, at least at the level of a UFC. \”I knew in the back of my mind that I couldn\’t do it. Dana White gave me a great offer, he\’s been really good to me. I\’ve reached out to him a couple of different times and he was willing to talk to me. He gave me two separate deals two separate times and I backed out. I just knew that I couldn\’t do it, I knew that if I did do it I probably would\’ve embarrassed myself. I decided just to wrestle. Dana wanted me to quit pro wrestling. I said that \’I\’ve just signed with TNA (in 2006) and he said \’well you\’ll have to quit that too.\’ I said that I can\’t quit because I\’ve just signed with them.\”
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\”I always paired well against bigger guys…\”
Kurt Angle also revealed which weight class he would\’ve competed in. \”I would\’ve been a light-heavyweight (205 pounds), but I would\’ve fought in the heavyweight division too. I\’ve always paired well against bigger guys. I knew that if I had done it after the Olympics then I probably wouldn\’t have been in pro wrestling.\”
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