Kurt Angle

Kurt Steven Angle (født 9. desember 1968 i Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania) er en amerikansk fribryter i Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Han er best kjent for sin periode i World Wrestling Entertainment.

Karriere 
Kurt Angle er olympisk mester i amatørbryting fra Atlanta i 1996.

Han begynte senere med fribryting (wrestling) og gjorde stor suksess i det amerikanske forbundet World Wrestling Entertainment hvor han har vært WWE Champion fire ganger og WCW World Heavyweight Champion og World Heavyweight Champion en gang, og er den eneste som har holdt disse tre titlene.

Det vakte en del oppmerksomhet og irritasjon i amatørbrytermiljøet da Kurt Angle begynte med fribryting, en underholdningsform som tradisjonelt blir sett på som juks og mindreverdig av amatørbrytere.

Angle gikk over til å bryte for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling etter en kort periode i WWEs ECW.

Wrestling Fakta 
 Spesiale Angrep
 Angel Slam/Olympic Slam
 Ankle lock
 Belly to Belly suplex
 Moonsault
 Manager`s
 Khosrow Daivari
 Paul Heyman
 Shane McMahon
 Stephanie McMahon
 Trish Stratus
 Bob Backlund
 Kallenavn
 The Olympic Hero (WWE)
 The Wrestling Machine (WWE)
 The Extreme Machine (ECW)
 The Olympic Gold Medalist (WWE/TNA)

Titler

Amatør Bryting 
 Canadian Cup Championship (CCC)
 1990 vinner
 Collegiate
 1987 Pennsylvania State Wrestling Champion
 1988 Clarion University Freshman of the Year
 Espoir World Cup (EWC)
 1989 runner-up
 International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (IFAWS)
 FILA Junior World Freestyle Champion (1988)
 FILA World Freestyle Champion (1995)
 National Amateur Wrestling (NAW)
 National Amateur Wrestling Hall of Famer (class of 2001)
 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
 1990 NCAA Division I Champion
 1991 NCAA Division I runner-up
 1992 NCAA Division I Champion
 Olympiske Leker (OL)
 1996 Summer Olympics gold medal in freestyle wrestling (heavyweight)
 USA Wrestling (USAW)
 USA Junior Freestyle Champion (1987)
 USA Senior Freestyle Champion (1995, 1996)
 USA Wrestling Hall of Famer (class of 2001)
 World Championships (CW)
 1996 gold medal in freestyle wrestling (heavyweight)
 Yasar Dogu Tournament (YDT)
 1989 runner-up

Professional wrestling 
 Power Pro Wrestling (PPW)
 PPW Heavyweight Championship (1 gang)
 Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI)
 PWI 500 – ranked #1 in 2001 and #2 in 2006
 PWI Comeback of the Year (2003
 PWI Feud of the Year (2000, vs Triple H; 2003, vs Brock Lesnar)
 PWI Match of the Year (2003, vs Brock Lesnar; 2005, vs Shawn Michaels)
 PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2000)
 PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2001)
 PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2003)
 PWI Rookie of the Year (2000)
 PWI Wrestler of the Year (2003)
 World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
 WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 gang)
 WCW United States Championship (1 gang)
 Wrestling Observer Newsletter
 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)
 Most Improved Wrestler (2000)
 Best Gimmick (2000)
 Most Outstanding Wrestler (2001)
 Most Outstanding Wrestler (2002)
 Most Outstanding Wrestler (2003)
 Performer of the Year (2002)
 Best Interviews (2002)
 Best Technical Wrestler (2002)
 Match of the Year (2002, with Chris Benoit, versus Edge and Rey Mysterio)
 Feud of the Year (2003, versus Brock Lesnar)
 World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (WWF/E)
 WWE Championship (4 ganger)
 World Heavyweight Championship (1 gang)
 WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 gang)
 WWF European Championship (1 gang)
 WWF Hardcore Championship (1 gang)
 WWE Tag Team Championship (1 gang) – med Chris Benoit (Han og Chris Beniot var de aller første WWE Tag Team Champions)
 King of the Ring (2000)
 Grand Slam Championship (Vunnet 4 ganger)
 Triple Crown Championship (Vunnet 10 ganger)
 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)
 TNA World Heavyweight Championship (4 ganger)
 TNA World Tag Team Championship (1 gang) – Med Sting
 TNA X Division Champsionship (1 gang)
 King of the Mountain (Har vunnet i 2007 og 2009)
 Han er den andre personen i TNA som har blitt Triple Crown Champion

Se også 

 Sommer-OL 1996

Referanser

Eksterne lenker 
 
 
 
 
 

Fribrytere fra USA
Brytere fra USA
Medaljevinnere under Sommer-OL 1996
Deltakere for USA under Sommer-OL 1996
Brytere under Sommer-OL 1996