Kurt Angle's Backstage Reputation

[Guest FeArHaVoC]

Kurt Angle is one of the most well liked and down to Earth wrestlers in the WWE lockerroom.

 

He is said to be always in a friendly mood, and loves to help younger wrestlers with anything they ask of him.

 

Angle is often seen hanging out with younger wrestlers like John Cena rather than with main event guys like HHH.

 

credit: Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter

[Guest Jobber of the Week]

Comedy AngleSault "career suicide" post here

[Guest razazteca]

politic with the Young Bloods early in order to keep them in line in the future. That shows the 1st I Intelligence.

 

really is there anything to hate on Kurt? I think not......yet.

[Guest Downhome]

really is there anything to hate on Kurt? I think not......yet.

Ummm, nope, not really. My only thing with him is that I wish he would be come more of a serious type wrestler. Once he does that, I could see him as the greatest champion in the history of the sport, much like Bret Hart.

[Guest Downhome]

I wish reports would come out that Kurt Angle has SO MUCH PULL, and that he refuses to job to anyone anymore. Wouldn't that be funny as hell?

[Guest Jobber of the Week]

I wish reports would come out that Kurt Angle has SO MUCH PULL, and that he refuses to job to anyone anymore. Wouldn't that be funny as hell?

"When was the last time you saw Kurt job? Huh? Huh? Exactly."

 

"You know this whole tag team bit was booked by him so he could go over both Guererros then turn on Benoit and go over him, too."

 

"I couldn't bear to watch the show. It was a Kurt-astrophe of bad booking and the wrong people going over."

 

"They won't listen to anything you say. They'll just continue to keep sticking Kurt Angle in main events. Damn them!"

[Guest Vern Gagne]

What if Angle or Jericho were acting like HHH. Would people be has critical or would they let it slide.

 

Personally I wouldn't like it...but if they could continue to perform at high levels than it wouldn't be has bad.

[Guest Brian]

Most people let HHH slide in 2000, so they'd probably let it slide as long as they bring the goods.

[Guest Vern Gagne]

Another difference is Angle or Jericho aren't nearly has prone to serious injury has HHH is.

[Guest Hogan Made Wrestling]

I wish reports would come out that Kurt Angle has SO MUCH PULL, and that he refuses to job to anyone anymore. Wouldn't that be funny as hell?

"I couldn't bear to watch the show. It was a Kurt-astrophe of bad booking and the wrong people going over."

LOL that's perfect.

[Guest BoboBrazil]

Most people let HHH slide in 2000, so they'd probably let it slide as long as they bring the goods.

Yeah, he has been doing this politic shit since 2000. Remember when Stephanie was supposed to go with Angle, but HHH nixed the idea because he didn't want to look bad in the relationship. Of course Rock, Undertaker, and Austin were also there at this time, so HHH couldn't control things as much as he is now.

[Guest SP-1]

Good for Kurt. It's nice to know that he's apparently learned the right things in his relatively short time in the business.

 

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[Guest Brian]

He nixed the idea because he was afraid his relationship would go sour and he'd lose his pull. Reason alot of couples won't.

[Guest Quik]

It still boggles my mind that he isn't doing anything he'd regret by sleeping with a booker.

[Guest DeputyHawk]

i can see angle getting pretty arrogant by this time next year, once he's had his monster push that we all know is coming. he comes across as a real cocky guy in interviews, etc. the difference between a kurt and a hogan or an hhh though is that 1)he can back up his claims in the ring, and 2)he seems to have no problem doing the job when asked of him, much like rocky. i really hope angle gets his extended top line run in 2003, he deserves it.

[Guest TheZsaszHorsemen]

i can see angle getting pretty arrogant by this time next year, once he's had his monster push that we all know is coming. he comes across as a real cocky guy in interviews, etc. the difference between a kurt and a hogan or an hhh though is that 1)he can back up his claims in the ring, and 2)he seems to have no problem doing the job when asked of him, much like rocky. i really hope angle gets his extended top line run in 2003, he deserves it.

2003 will be the year Kurt gets his first huge injury in the WWE.

 

 

Not dissing anyone, but you know it's gonna happen sometime.

[Guest The Metal Maniac]

What if Angle or Jericho were acting like HHH. Would people be has critical or would they let it slide.

 

They'd let it slide.

 

Remember when Ric Flair WAS the booker for WCW? He didn't have "pull", he wasn't sleeping with anyone's daughter, he just WAS the booker. He was also the World Champion at the time.

 

But people don't complain about that kind of stuff because at least Flair could deliver in the ring. So if Flair was booking himself over everyone (Which I don't think he actually was, though I could be wrong) then it wouldn't be a huge problem, because Flair would actually be able to put on good MATCHES in the process.

 

HHH goes over everyone, but stinks up in the joint in the process. There's a difference.

[Guest DeputyHawk]

and one of the differences is that hhh is practically part of the mcmahon family, which makes it somewhat more difficult to accept defeat on a monster push gone sour and relegate that person back to the midcard or worse, a la yokozuna or diesel. it's gotta be a pretty shit position for vince to be in, cause sooner or later he has to wake up and accept the fact that hhh and hhh alone (not the 'lack of support for him') ain't drawing flies and it's time to take him out of the main event mix. i'd love to be a fly on the wall down the road at that meeting. they simply can't keep pushing hhh down our throats and remain blind to the stink. can they?

[Guest Goodear]

They'd let it slide.

 

Remember when Ric Flair WAS the booker for WCW? He didn't have "pull", he wasn't sleeping with anyone's daughter, he just WAS the booker. He was also the World Champion at the time.

 

But people don't complain about that kind of stuff because at least Flair could deliver in the ring. So if Flair was booking himself over everyone (Which I don't think he actually was, though I could be wrong) then it wouldn't be a huge problem, because Flair would actually be able to put on good MATCHES in the process.

 

HHH goes over everyone, but stinks up in the joint in the process. There's a difference.

Yeah, Flair was a big fan of putting down the younger guys like Sting, Luger and Windham to the US Title area so he could trade title runs with guys that could never hold the title for extended periods like Ronnie Garvin, Steamboat (great wrestler, didn't have the personality to carry the ball), and Terry Funk. So while the matches were pretty good to the greatest ever, you knew that Flair was going to come out in the end with the title.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

They'd let it slide.

 

Remember when Ric Flair WAS the booker for WCW? He didn't have "pull", he wasn't sleeping with anyone's daughter, he just WAS the booker. He was also the World Champion at the time.

 

But people don't complain about that kind of stuff because at least Flair could deliver in the ring. So if Flair was booking himself over everyone (Which I don't think he actually was, though I could be wrong) then it wouldn't be a huge problem, because Flair would actually be able to put on good MATCHES in the process.

 

HHH goes over everyone, but stinks up in the joint in the process. There's a difference.

Yeah, Flair was a big fan of putting down the younger guys like Sting, Luger and Windham to the US Title area so he could trade title runs with guys that could never hold the title for extended periods like Ronnie Garvin, Steamboat (great wrestler, didn't have the personality to carry the ball), and Terry Funk. So while the matches were pretty good to the greatest ever, you knew that Flair was going to come out in the end with the title.

One thing I wonder about Ronnie Garvin...in NWA/WCW...did he have the Garvin Stomp that I saw him use on Frenchy Martin in WWF at WrestleMania 5?

[Guest godthedog]

He nixed the idea because he was afraid his relationship would go sour and he'd lose his pull. Reason alot of couples won't.

they just started dating in mid-2000, long after the mcmahon-helmsley era had started. and didn't stephanie just start acting as head writer in fall 2000? i don't think he'd be afraid of LOSING that "sleeping with the writer" pull if the pieces of that were just barely coming together by that point.

[Guest Anglesault]

::Sigh::

 

 

I'm really going to have to find a wrestler to cheer for who has his own interests in mind at least some of the time. I've been getting frustrated over this, and it's his own damn fault.

 

Oh Well. I'll become a raven fan or something.

[Guest Goodear]

One thing I wonder about Ronnie Garvin...in NWA/WCW...did he have the Garvin Stomp that I saw him use on Frenchy Martin in WWF at WrestleMania 5?

I think so, but it was a move he would pull out in squashes. He didn't really pull out during the Flair matches I've seen. Instead he would use as a finisher the old running punch to the noggin. Personally, I don't have the problem with the stomp that other people do. I would could see where it could be a feasible thing to do in a match, but it would be a horrible finisher.

[Guest BobbyWhioux]

and one of the differences is that hhh is practically part of the mcmahon family, which makes it somewhat more difficult to accept defeat on a monster push gone sour and relegate that person back to the midcard or worse, a la yokozuna or diesel. it's gotta be a pretty shit position for vince to be in, cause sooner or later he has to wake up and accept the fact that hhh and hhh alone (not the 'lack of support for him') ain't drawing flies and it's time to take him out of the main event mix. i'd love to be a fly on the wall down the road at that meeting. they simply can't keep pushing hhh down our throats and remain blind to the stink. can they?

Sure they can.

 

[Remember Greg Gagne?]

 

And, unless Triple H's leg falls off or he falls out of favor with Steph somehow, they likely will.

 

But then, if there's one person capable of sacrficing a "family" member [or at the very least a "favorite employee"] for the sake of good business, one would think that Vincent Kennedy McMahon Jr. would be that person.

 

So maybe there's hope...

 

As for Angle getting a monster push in 2003, I hope so. I mean, that's the sort of thing that'd get me watching regularly again. Angle being the guy who never loses? Angle being the guy who whips the shit out of the other main eventers? Heck yeah I'd dig that.

[Guest Ravenbomb]

woohoo! Anglesault converts to Raven fan!

Ravensault?

[Guest Anglesault]

woohoo! Anglesault converts to Raven fan!

Ravensault?

At least raven tried to speak out.

[Guest Brian]

He nixed the idea because he was afraid his relationship would go sour and he'd lose his pull. Reason alot of couples won't.

they just started dating in mid-2000, long after the mcmahon-helmsley era had started. and didn't stephanie just start acting as head writer in fall 2000? i don't think he'd be afraid of LOSING that "sleeping with the writer" pull if the pieces of that were just barely coming together by that point.

But she was still the figurehead and owner's daughter. She had been sitting in on booking meetings for at least a year to that point and I wouldn't be surprised if she had gotten vocal by that point.

 

They've been formally dating for two and a half years. Who knows how long he had been cheating on Chyna.