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All About Kurt Angle: Biography, age, wife, son & others
Kurt Angle wrestling career
Kurt Angle had an excellent career in amateur wrestling before joining the professional wrestling world, as he had been an Olympic gold medalist in 1996. He always talked about winning an Olympic gold medal with a broken neck, and he even carried his Olympic gold medal during his in ring appearances.
His first professional wrestling appearance dates back to October 1996, when he appeared in ECW, but he did not wrestle. He started training under WWE in 1998, and he made his in ring debut in the same year. His first televised in ring debut dates back to 1999 when he appeared in a segment with Tiger Ali Singh. His first match was against Shawn Stasiak at the Survivor Series 1999 event, where he was victorious. He was quite impressive in his first match in WWE.
After his first appearance at Survivor Series 1999, he started appearing in the WWE ring regularly, and soon after making his in ring debut, he was promoted as a main event star. The year 2000 was a historic year for Kurt Angle as he accomplished multiple milestones in that year, including the King of the Ring tournament, and he even won the WWE World Championship at No Mercy 2000 by defeating The Rock.
He became one of the key figures of WWE during the late Attitude Era of the promotion, and he was also one of the biggest names of the Ruthless Aggression Era. One of his early rivalries during the Ruthless Aggression Era was against Chris Benoit, and it is considered one of his best rivalries ever.
He also had an amazing rivalry with Brock Lesnar in 2003, and they even featured in the main event of WrestleMania XIX. Angle and Lesnar's rivalry from 2003 will always be remembered as one of the best rivalries of the Ruthless Aggression Era. Their rivalry even continued beyond WWE as they had a huge match in Japan in 2007.
In 2006, Angle decided to leave WWE after Vince McMahon wanted him to be the face of ECW, which he did not like. So he decided to leave the promotion and join TNA Wrestling, which was the biggest competition of WWE back then. He is still considered the biggest signing ever made by TNA Wrestling.
Angle nearly spent a decade in TNA wrestling before leaving the promotion in 2015. He is often considered the biggest name ever in TNA Wrestling as he has been 6 times TNA World Champion and he has also one other major championships in the promotion. He never returned to the promotion after leaving it in 2015.
He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in the class of 2017, and in the same year, he started working in the promotion again. He was portrayed as the on screen General Manager of Monday Night RAW, and he even had some in ring matches. One of the longest running rivalries he had was against Baron Corbin.
His rivalry with Baron Corbin is often considered his worst rivalry ever, as he had been presented in a terrible way by Vince McMahon, who was massively criticized for making such a rivalry. Kurt Angle wrestled his last ever wrestling match at WrestleMania 35 against Baron Corbin in a losing effort. His health issues kept him out of action since then, and unfortunately, he will never be able to return to action again.
Kurt Angle son
Real life Kurt Angle son is Kody Angle, who is presently 18 years old. He was from Angle’s first marriage with Karen Smedley. Kurt Angle also had a storyline son. Storyline Kurt Angle son was Jason Jordan, who was introduced in front of the WWE fans as Kurt Angle son.
Vince McMahon had big plans regarding Jason Jordan, and that was the reason he was present as the son of Kurt Angle. But unfortunately, Jordan picked up a neck injury that ended his career forever. Presently, he works as a producer in WWE, and whenever he appears on the screen, he is addressed as the son of Kurt Angle.
WWE Kurt Angle net worth
Kurt Angle net worth - $5 million
Kurt Angle wife
Present Kurt Angle wife is Giovanna Angle, and they got married in 2012. She is an actress. She featured in multiple movies, but she did not get to work in a major movie in any major role. She has mostly worked on side characters. Presently, they are living happily in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania.
Kurt Angle was previously married to Karen Smedley, and they lived together for a decade. She first appeared on WWE television back in 2001 after Angle defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin at the Unforgiven event. He started appearing regularly on television after Angle became a part of TNA Wrestling. Karen Smedley is presently married to WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett.
Kurt Angle height in feet
Kurt Angle height in feet – 6’0”
Kurt Angle age
Kurt Angle age – 56
Kurt Angle height
Kurt Angle height – 183 cm
