Baumgartner, a two-time Olympic super heavyweight champion who trained with Angle before the 1996 Olympics, even considered not inviting him to his summertime camp after learning of his defection. But every individual has to be at peace with what he wants to do with his life. I don't begrudge him for it. Just because it's not for Bruce Baumgartner doesn't mean it's a bad thing. With the WWF and rival World Championship Wrestling locked in weekly duels for cable TV ratings and ad dollars, no stunt or gimmick is too shameless.
Matches begin in the ring but finish in parking lots.
Competitors are more apt to reach for a stun gun than the infamous foreign object. Body slams from the top ropes with multiple flips and gyrations would do Mary Lou Retton proud. Rivals drop each other 15 feet onto easily breakable tables or fake electrical circuit boards. He might have another ex-amateur wrestler as a partner, and there is talk that his new wife might be written into the story line. It is this change in persona that worries many high school coaches, some of whom had asked Angle to speak to their teams.