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Kurt Angle On John Cena's Retirement, 'Perc Angle', Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Brock Lesnar

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https://cvvtix.com - Tickets are on sale now for INSIGHT LIVE in Toronto, Las Vegas & Indianapolis with VIP Meet & Greet! Kurt Angle is a retired professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Pittsburgh, PA to discuss his legendary WWE and TNA careers after winning a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics, the merchandise he wishes could have been made, the origin of his "It's True" catchphrase, why he wishes he could have ended his in-ring career 10 years sooner, his legendary matches with Chris Benoit, being the odds-on favorite to induct John Cena into the WWE Hall of Fame, the 'Perc Angle' nickname and his battle with addiction, getting into a backstage fight with Eddie Guerrero and more! ZOCDOC: Instantly book a top-rated doctor today at https://zocdoc.com/insight 00:00 Intro 01:22 Kurt is proud to be from Pittsburgh! 02:17 How close was he to playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers? 05:35 His journey to get invol …...more
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Intro

0:00

Kurt is proud to be from Pittsburgh!

1:22

How close was he to playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers?

2:17

His journey to get involved with WWE after winning his Gold Medal

5:35

Where do you make the most money as a wrestler?

8:24

Regrets about not merchandising his Gold Medals in WWE

11:15

When did he realize ‘It’s True’ was catching on as a catchphrase

12:16

His Moonsault off of a steel cage in TNA onto Ken Anderson’s face

13:00

When did he realize that he could do a Moonsault?

14:22

When he broke his neck against Brock Lesnar

15:50

His neck issues now

17:26

Does he have regrets about his pro wrestling career?

18:39

Wrestling Baron Corbin in his WrestleMania retirement match

20:24

Did he consider leaving TNA to go back to WWE in 2009?

21:05

Being excited for TNA when he made his debut in 2006

24:12

What does he think of the nickname ‘Perc Angle’?

25:05

Feeling like he had something to prove when he went to TNA

26:56

How does he feel when he talks about his matches with Chris Benoit?

28:58

Not being able to wrestle John Cena on his retirement tour

31:39

Being the favorite to induct John Cena into the Hall of Fame

33:16

Thinking that John Cena deserves a 17th World Championship

34:13

The comparisons Chad Gable gets to him

35:21

How he reacted when the fans first started chanting ‘you suck’ at him

36:49

Memories of a past conflict with Eddie Guerrero backstage in WWE

38:03

His Wrestlemania 20 match against Eddie Guerrero

39:58

Wrestling against Owen Hart early in his career

40:41

Regrets about never being able to wrestle against Bret Hart

41:42

What’s the worst rib he’s seen in wrestling?

42:26

Rikishi ribbing him in the middle of a match

43:25

Winning the WWE Title 10 months into being in the business

45:12

Endearing himself to fans by making a fool of himself

49:47

Conducting a fake interview with The Rock

51:11

How his 2012 DWI helped him to get his life together

53:28

Does the nickname ‘Perc Angle’ hurt his feelings?

55:23

What gets his competitive juices flowing these days?

57:00

3 things Kurt Angle is grateful for

59:24
Kurt Angle On John Cena's Retirement, 'Perc Angle', Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Brock Lesnar
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https://cvvtix.com - Tickets are on sale now for INSIGHT LIVE in Toronto, Las Vegas & Indianapolis with VIP Meet & Greet! Kurt Angle is a retired professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Pittsburgh, PA to discuss his legendary WWE and TNA careers after winning a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics, the merchandise he wishes could have been made, the origin of his "It's True" catchphrase, why he wishes he could have ended his in-ring career 10 years sooner, his legendary matches with Chris Benoit, being the odds-on favorite to induct John Cena into the WWE Hall of Fame, the 'Perc Angle' nickname and his battle with addiction, getting into a backstage fight with Eddie Guerrero and more! ZOCDOC: Instantly book a top-rated doctor today at https://zocdoc.com/insight 00:00 Intro 01:22 Kurt is proud to be from Pittsburgh! 02:17 How close was he to playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers? 05:35 His journey to get involved with WWE after winning his Gold Medal 08:24 Where do you make the most money as a wrestler? 11:15 Regrets about not merchandising his Gold Medals in WWE 12:16 When did he realize ‘It’s True’ was catching on as a catchphrase 13:00 His Moonsault off of a steel cage in TNA onto Ken Anderson’s face 14:22 When did he realize that he could do a Moonsault? 15:50 When he broke his neck against Brock Lesnar 17:26 His neck issues now 18:39 Does he have regrets about his pro wrestling career? 20:24 Wrestling Baron Corbin in his WrestleMania retirement match 21:05 Did he consider leaving TNA to go back to WWE in 2009? 24:12 Being excited for TNA when he made his debut in 2006 25:05 What does he think of the nickname ‘Perc Angle’? 26:56 Feeling like he had something to prove when he went to TNA 28:58 How does he feel when he talks about his matches with Chris Benoit? 31:39 Not being able to wrestle John Cena on his retirement tour 33:16 Being the favorite to induct John Cena into the Hall of Fame 34:13 Thinking that John Cena deserves a 17th World Championship 35:21 The comparisons Chad Gable gets to him 36:49 How he reacted when the fans first started chanting ‘you suck’ at him 38:03 Memories of a past conflict with Eddie Guerrero backstage in WWE 39:58 His Wrestlemania 20 match against Eddie Guerrero 40:41 Wrestling against Owen Hart early in his career 41:42 Regrets about never being able to wrestle against Bret Hart 42:26 What’s the worst rib he’s seen in wrestling? 43:25 Rikishi ribbing him in the middle of a match 45:12 Winning the WWE Title 10 months into being in the business 49:47 Endearing himself to fans by making a fool of himself 51:11 Conducting a fake interview with The Rock 53:28 How his 2012 DWI helped him to get his life together 55:23 Does the nickname ‘Perc Angle’ hurt his feelings? 57:00 What gets his competitive juices flowing these days? 59:24 3 things Kurt Angle is grateful for Subscribe to    / chrisvanvliet   Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-va... Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram:   / chrisvanvliet   Like me on Facebook:   / chrisvanvliet   Follow me on Twitter:   / chrisvanvliet   #wwe #kurtangle #tnawrestling #chrisvanvliet #wrestling #BlueWireVideo
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