Austin, Flair and quite a few others are better than Angle, but how long has Angle been wresting? Exactly. Austin and co. each have at least a decade of experience under their belt; Angle will only improve and I don't see his neck injury impeding his ability, it hasn't impeded Benoit. I say wait until Angle's career is over (however long that may be) before we say he sucks compared to the other greats.
I'm a huge Benoit mark, and think he is the greatest worker on today (I don't watch puro so I can't refute Ray's opinion), but Angle falls into that rare and elite category of the total package.