All through his WWE profession, Kurt Angle was capable of share the ring with among the hottest and gifted performers within the trade’s fashionable historical past. Whereas showing on the YouTube channel of Dr. Beau Hightower, Angle revealed which of these many wrestlers he counted amongst his favourite opponents.

“I actually liked working with ‘Stone Chilly’ [Steve Austin] and The Rock,” Angle stated. “They had been thrilling they usually had been simply so good on the microphone. They had been my greatest accomplishments. … These guys had been the most important names. Do not get me flawed — additionally, after I had the chance to wrestle Hulk Hogan, that was unimaginable.”

Angle recalled being a fan of Hogan rising up and his eventual amazement on the reality he made Hogan faucet out on tv. Whereas these three had been the primary to return to thoughts for Angle, the WWE Corridor of Famer did keep in mind just a few extra names that caught out in his profession.

“Brock Lesnar was an awesome one. We had plenty of chemistry,” Angle continued. “Chris Benoit was one other nice one. Eddie Guerrero [and] Shawn Michaels — these guys had been one of the best. Rey Mysterio was one other nice one. I actually loved being with him.”

After successful an Olympic Gold Medal as an novice wrestler, Angle transitioned into a professional wrestler and made his WWE principal roster debut in November 1999. Throughout that point, Angle had memorable storylines with all of the performers he talked about. That features WWE WrestleMania matches towards Benoit, Lesnar, Guerrero, Michaels, and Mysterio. After ending his preliminary run with the corporate in 2006, Angle hung out in TNA and the impartial wrestling scene earlier than returning to WWE for his Corridor of Fame induction and one last run beginning in 2017.

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