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"You do not boo an Olympic Gold Medalist. I'm the best in the world. I came here for you. You dont' boo me."
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Will AJ Styles join Sting and Kurt Angle (May 9 IMPACT)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:41
- Updated: 25 May 2013
Will AJ Styles join Sting and Kurt Angle (May 9 IMPACT) - watch TNA IMPACT WRESTLING every Thursday on SpikeTV.
http://wn.com/Will_AJ_Styles_join_Sting_and_Kurt_Angle_May_9_IMPACT
Will AJ Styles join Sting and Kurt Angle (May 9 IMPACT) - watch TNA IMPACT WRESTLING every Thursday on SpikeTV.
kurt angle vs shane mcmahon king of the ring 2001 street fight hd
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 33:13
- Updated: 16 May 2013
http://wn.com/kurt_angle_vs_shane_mcmahon_king_of_the_ring_2001_street_fight_hd
Kurt Angle on the war vs. Aces and Eights
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:09
- Updated: 14 May 2013
After IMPACT, Kurt Angle talks about the war vs. the Aces and Eights and the upcoming six-man main event.
http://wn.com/Kurt_Angle_on_the_war_vs_Aces_and_Eights
After IMPACT, Kurt Angle talks about the war vs. the Aces and Eights and the upcoming six-man main event.
- published: 08 May 2013
- author: TNAwrestling
JBL's Championship Celebration; Kurt Angle and JBL Confrontation 12/16/2004
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 13:30
- Updated: 24 May 2013
http://wn.com/JBL's_Championship_Celebration;_Kurt_Angle_and_JBL_Confrontation_12_16_2004
Will AJ Styles team with Kurt Angle and Sting?
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:00
- Updated: 16 May 2013
Will AJ Styles team with Kurt Angle and Sting on Thursday's IMPACT on SpikeTV?
http://wn.com/Will_AJ_Styles_team_with_Kurt_Angle_and_Sting?
Will AJ Styles team with Kurt Angle and Sting on Thursday's IMPACT on SpikeTV?
- published: 08 May 2013
- author: TNAwrestling
Kurt Angle Wants to Know What Side AJ Styles is On - May 2, 2013
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:59
- Updated: 25 May 2013
Kurt Angle Calls out AJ Styles to let him know what will happen if he chooses the wrong side. Watch IMPACT WRESTLING every Thursday night at 8/7c on Spike TV...
http://wn.com/Kurt_Angle_Wants_to_Know_What_Side_AJ_Styles_is_On_May_2,_2013
Kurt Angle Calls out AJ Styles to let him know what will happen if he chooses the wrong side. Watch IMPACT WRESTLING every Thursday night at 8/7c on Spike TV...
- published: 03 May 2013
- views: 30104
- author: TNA IMPACT WRESTLING
Brock Lesnar vs Kurt Angle HD Highlights Iron Man Match- SD! 18/09/03
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:18
- Updated: 12 May 2013
Smackdown - September 18th 2003 For the WWE Championship Lesnar V Angle 60 Minutes Iron Man Match.
http://wn.com/Brock_Lesnar_vs_Kurt_Angle_HD_Highlights_Iron_Man_Match_SD!_18_09_03
Smackdown - September 18th 2003 For the WWE Championship Lesnar V Angle 60 Minutes Iron Man Match.
- published: 06 May 2013
- views: 1005
- author: 3L3CTRF13RisHDV2
VENGEANCE 2002 The Rock Vs Kurt Angle Vs Undertaker
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 28:35
- Updated: 24 May 2013
VENGEANCE 2002 The Rock Vs Kurt Angle Vs Undertaker for the WWE Undisputed champion All WWE programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling...
http://wn.com/VENGEANCE_2002_The_Rock_Vs_Kurt_Angle_Vs_Undertaker
VENGEANCE 2002 The Rock Vs Kurt Angle Vs Undertaker for the WWE Undisputed champion All WWE programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling...
- published: 27 Jul 2012
- views: 889268
- author: William Freire
Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar - WrestleMania 19 Full Match
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 27:08
- Updated: 25 May 2013
Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar WrestleMania 19 Full Match.
http://wn.com/Kurt_Angle_vs_Brock_Lesnar_WrestleMania_19_Full_Match
Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar WrestleMania 19 Full Match.
- published: 08 Aug 2012
- views: 367668
- author: MartyWWEHD
Kurt Angle vs Samoa Joe vs Daniels vs AJ Styles - TNA Hardcore Justice 2012
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 22:56
- Updated: 25 May 2013
Kurt Angle vs Samoa Joe vs Daniels vs AJ Styles - TNA Hardcore Justice 2012 Kurt Angle vs Samoa Joe vs Daniels vs AJ Styles - TNA Hardcore Justice 2012 Kurt ...
http://wn.com/Kurt_Angle_vs_Samoa_Joe_vs_Daniels_vs_AJ_Styles_TNA_Hardcore_Justice_2012
Kurt Angle vs Samoa Joe vs Daniels vs AJ Styles - TNA Hardcore Justice 2012 Kurt Angle vs Samoa Joe vs Daniels vs AJ Styles - TNA Hardcore Justice 2012 Kurt ...
- published: 01 May 2013
- views: 5228
- author: TNA IMPACT Weekly Episodes in HQ!
Aces and 8s Vice President D-Lo Brown faces Kurt Angle in "I Quit" Match- May 2, 2013
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:23
- Updated: 13 May 2013
D-Lo Brown puts his colors on the line to face Kurt Angle in a match and finally take out the thorn that has been irritating the club. Watch IMPACT WRESTLING...
http://wn.com/Aces_and_8s_Vice_President_D-Lo_Brown_faces_Kurt_Angle_in_I_Quit_Match_May_2,_2013
D-Lo Brown puts his colors on the line to face Kurt Angle in a match and finally take out the thorn that has been irritating the club. Watch IMPACT WRESTLING...
- published: 03 May 2013
- author: TNAwrestling
2006 No Way Out Kurt Angle vs Undertaker
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 39:26
- Updated: 21 May 2013
http://wn.com/2006_No_Way_Out_Kurt_Angle_vs_Undertaker
Funny or Die: Olympic Trials with Kurt Angle
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:10
- Updated: 19 May 2013
Wrestling superstar and Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle tries out for the 2012 Olympic team sixteen years after winning the gold.
http://wn.com/Funny_or_Die_Olympic_Trials_with_Kurt_Angle
Wrestling superstar and Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle tries out for the 2012 Olympic team sixteen years after winning the gold.
- published: 27 Jul 2012
- views: 491018
- author: SwitchbladeWrestling
Kurt Angle vs Shelton Benjamin 8/22/05
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 13:27
- Updated: 19 May 2013
Gold Medalist Kurt Angle brings all his intensity when he battles Shelton Benjamin. From Monday Night Raw 8/22/05. #wweclassics.
http://wn.com/Kurt_Angle_vs_Shelton_Benjamin_8_22_05
Gold Medalist Kurt Angle brings all his intensity when he battles Shelton Benjamin. From Monday Night Raw 8/22/05. #wweclassics.
- published: 12 Jul 2012
- views: 59760
- author: WWEFanNation
Sting after the AJ/Angle brawl and Aces and Eights attack
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:26
- Updated: 18 May 2013
During IMPACT, TNA cameras talk to Sting backstage after the brawl between AJ Styles and Kurt Angle and the attack by the Aces and Eights.
http://wn.com/Sting_after_the_AJ_Angle_brawl_and_Aces_and_Eights_attack
During IMPACT, TNA cameras talk to Sting backstage after the brawl between AJ Styles and Kurt Angle and the attack by the Aces and Eights.
- published: 11 May 2013
- views: 17304
- author: TNAwrestling
WWE Armageddon 2002 Kurt Angle Vs The Big Show wwe championship full match
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 16:05
- Updated: 22 May 2013
the rock vs booker t wcw championship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_y4gnmfo-Y.
http://wn.com/WWE_Armageddon_2002_Kurt_Angle_Vs_The_Big_Show_wwe_championship_full_match
the rock vs booker t wcw championship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_y4gnmfo-Y.
- published: 03 Feb 2013
- views: 22589
- author: johan chavez
Kurt Angle and John Cena Segment (WWE RAW 8/29/2005)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 12:46
- Updated: 20 May 2013
The Birth of the Feud..Copyright to WWE.inc All Rights Reserved.
http://wn.com/Kurt_Angle_and_John_Cena_Segment_WWE_RAW_8_29_2005
The Birth of the Feud..Copyright to WWE.inc All Rights Reserved.
- published: 10 Sep 2012
- views: 68578
- author: MrAttodiFede
Interview: Kurt Angle on his Olympic career and the future of Olympic Wrestling
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:21
- Updated: 17 May 2013
In an interview conducted this past week during a TNA Wrestling Live Event in Detroit, 1996 Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle talks about his career and the f...
http://wn.com/Interview_Kurt_Angle_on_his_Olympic_career_and_the_future_of_Olympic_Wrestling
In an interview conducted this past week during a TNA Wrestling Live Event in Detroit, 1996 Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle talks about his career and the f...
- published: 28 Feb 2013
- views: 9814
- author: TNAwrestling
WRESTLING TIME: Bret hart vs Kurt angle! Submission match!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:32
- Updated: 10 May 2013
Who would win?!
Gives us some suggestions for next week!
http://wn.com/WRESTLING_TIME_Bret_hart_vs_Kurt_angle!_Submission_match!
Who would win?!
Gives us some suggestions for next week!
- published: 10 May 2013
- views: 25
Arnold Classic '13 - Kurt Angle Says MMA Dream is Dead; Talks Wrestling, Lesnar, WWE HOF
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:57
- Updated: 10 May 2013
Cyrus Fees catches up with Kurt Angle outside of his annual Ultimate Teen Challenge at the Arnold Classic in Columbus, OH.
http://wn.com/Arnold_Classic_'13_Kurt_Angle_Says_MMA_Dream_is_Dead;_Talks_Wrestling,_Lesnar,_WWE_HOF
Cyrus Fees catches up with Kurt Angle outside of his annual Ultimate Teen Challenge at the Arnold Classic in Columbus, OH.
- published: 12 Apr 2013
- author: MMAInsideTheCageTV
Kurt Angle Talks Retirement, MMA, Acting & Career
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 12:20
- Updated: 17 May 2013
Enjoy All!!!!
http://wn.com/Kurt_Angle_Talks_Retirement,_MMA,_Acting_Career
Lockdown 2008: Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 28:47
- Updated: 24 May 2013
It was one of the biggest showdowns between the two kings of submission - Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle. The year was 2008 and the prize - the World Heavyweight C...
http://wn.com/Lockdown_2008_Samoa_Joe_vs_Kurt_Angle
It was one of the biggest showdowns between the two kings of submission - Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle. The year was 2008 and the prize - the World Heavyweight C...
- published: 27 Feb 2012
- views: 122260
- author: TNA IMPACT WRESTLING
Kurt Angle's Olympic Gold Medal Win
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 13:59
- Updated: 24 May 2013
1996 Olympic Summer Games from Atlanta, GA. Finals. USA's Kurt Angle vs. Iran's Abbas Jadidi.
http://wn.com/Kurt_Angle's_Olympic_Gold_Medal_Win
1996 Olympic Summer Games from Atlanta, GA. Finals. USA's Kurt Angle vs. Iran's Abbas Jadidi.
- published: 04 Jan 2006
- views: 1409847
- author: Britthebest04
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An Interview with Kurt Angle and D'Lo Brown - 101ESPN
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 11:11
- Updated: 19 May 2013
Two legendary wrestlers talk about the business behind the scenes.
http://wn.com/An_Interview_with_Kurt_Angle_and_D'Lo_Brown_101ESPN
Two legendary wrestlers talk about the business behind the scenes.
- published: 26 Oct 2012
- views: 699
- author: 101espn
kurt angle vs shane mcmahon king of the ring 2001 street fight hd
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 33:13
- Updated: 16 May 2013
http://wn.com/kurt_angle_vs_shane_mcmahon_king_of_the_ring_2001_street_fight_hd
Kurt Angle Off The Record 2004 1/2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:26
- Updated: 29 Apr 2013
Angle talks about wrestling with severe injuries and Wrestlemania 19 with Brock Lesnar. I recorded this interview myself for the Youtube audience it is no ri...
http://wn.com/Kurt_Angle_Off_The_Record_2004_1_2
Angle talks about wrestling with severe injuries and Wrestlemania 19 with Brock Lesnar. I recorded this interview myself for the Youtube audience it is no ri...
- published: 06 Mar 2009
- views: 113088
- author: mothercanuckers
Kurt Angle RAW About WWE
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:17
- Updated: 05 May 2013
Raw interview with former WWE star Kurt Angle on going to TNA and problems with WWE.
http://wn.com/Kurt_Angle_RAW_About_WWE
Raw interview with former WWE star Kurt Angle on going to TNA and problems with WWE.
- published: 27 Sep 2007
- views: 1757673
- author: kccitv
TNA's Kurt Angle Interview
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 25:28
- Updated: 07 May 2013
Exclusive Kurt Angle Interview with Wrestle Zone UK, the TNA world wrestling Champion speaks frankly to Paul Fahey about the wwe, tna, drugs and the UK tour.
http://wn.com/TNA's_Kurt_Angle_Interview
Exclusive Kurt Angle Interview with Wrestle Zone UK, the TNA world wrestling Champion speaks frankly to Paul Fahey about the wwe, tna, drugs and the UK tour.
- published: 09 Feb 2008
- views: 84033
- author: wrestlezoneuk
JBL's Championship Celebration; Kurt Angle and JBL Confrontation 12/16/2004
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 13:30
- Updated: 24 May 2013
http://wn.com/JBL's_Championship_Celebration;_Kurt_Angle_and_JBL_Confrontation_12_16_2004
Interview: Kurt Angle on his Olympic career and the future of Olympic Wrestling
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:21
- Updated: 17 May 2013
In an interview conducted this past week during a TNA Wrestling Live Event in Detroit, 1996 Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle talks about his career and the f...
http://wn.com/Interview_Kurt_Angle_on_his_Olympic_career_and_the_future_of_Olympic_Wrestling
In an interview conducted this past week during a TNA Wrestling Live Event in Detroit, 1996 Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle talks about his career and the f...
- published: 28 Feb 2013
- views: 9814
- author: TNAwrestling
Kurt Angle Interview after Impact | LIVE 9-27-12
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:07
- Updated: 10 Apr 2013
TNA wrestler Kurt Angle is interviewed after Impact. EXTRA TAGS: Watch All 2012 WWE PPVs WWE RAW 9/17/12 - Part 11/17 (HQ) - Monday Night Raw 09/17/12 - 9/17...
http://wn.com/Kurt_Angle_Interview_after_Impact_|_LIVE_9-27-12
TNA wrestler Kurt Angle is interviewed after Impact. EXTRA TAGS: Watch All 2012 WWE PPVs WWE RAW 9/17/12 - Part 11/17 (HQ) - Monday Night Raw 09/17/12 - 9/17...
- published: 28 Sep 2012
- views: 2493
- author: BlueFights
Chuck Liddell vs Kurt Angle Radio Interview
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:37
- Updated: 20 May 2013
Radio Interview - WWE SuperStar Kurt Angle says he can beat Chuck Liddell (Light Heavyweight Champion of the UFC)
http://wn.com/Chuck_Liddell_vs_Kurt_Angle_Radio_Interview
Radio Interview - WWE SuperStar Kurt Angle says he can beat Chuck Liddell (Light Heavyweight Champion of the UFC)
- published: 04 Apr 2011
- views: 3672
- author: OfficalChuckLiddell
VENGEANCE 2002 The Rock Vs Kurt Angle Vs Undertaker
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 28:35
- Updated: 24 May 2013
VENGEANCE 2002 The Rock Vs Kurt Angle Vs Undertaker for the WWE Undisputed champion All WWE programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling...
http://wn.com/VENGEANCE_2002_The_Rock_Vs_Kurt_Angle_Vs_Undertaker
VENGEANCE 2002 The Rock Vs Kurt Angle Vs Undertaker for the WWE Undisputed champion All WWE programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling...
- published: 27 Jul 2012
- views: 889268
- author: William Freire
The Pro Wrestling Report Kurt Angle Interview - Full Version
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 26:35
- Updated: 18 Feb 2013
Kurt Angle joins us on the Pro Wrestling Report!
http://wn.com/The_Pro_Wrestling_Report_Kurt_Angle_Interview_Full_Version
Kurt Angle joins us on the Pro Wrestling Report!
- published: 28 Oct 2010
- views: 5012
- author: maxsports
Kurt Angle vs Shelton Benjamin 8/22/05
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 13:27
- Updated: 19 May 2013
Gold Medalist Kurt Angle brings all his intensity when he battles Shelton Benjamin. From Monday Night Raw 8/22/05. #wweclassics.
http://wn.com/Kurt_Angle_vs_Shelton_Benjamin_8_22_05
Gold Medalist Kurt Angle brings all his intensity when he battles Shelton Benjamin. From Monday Night Raw 8/22/05. #wweclassics.
- published: 12 Jul 2012
- views: 59760
- author: WWEFanNation
Kurt Angle Interview For Wrestlecast In The Uk Pt 5/5
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:37
- Updated: 20 Apr 2011
A great look in to the life and career of Kurt Angle, from 2008.
http://wn.com/Kurt_Angle_Interview_For_Wrestlecast_In_The_Uk_Pt_5_5
A great look in to the life and career of Kurt Angle, from 2008.
- published: 22 Aug 2009
- views: 1585
- author: RawIsJames4
2006 No Way Out Kurt Angle vs Undertaker
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 39:26
- Updated: 21 May 2013
http://wn.com/2006_No_Way_Out_Kurt_Angle_vs_Undertaker
Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar - WrestleMania 19 Full Match
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 27:08
- Updated: 25 May 2013
Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar WrestleMania 19 Full Match.
http://wn.com/Kurt_Angle_vs_Brock_Lesnar_WrestleMania_19_Full_Match
Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar WrestleMania 19 Full Match.
- published: 08 Aug 2012
- views: 367668
- author: MartyWWEHD
Kurt Angle and John Cena Segment (WWE RAW 8/29/2005)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 12:46
- Updated: 20 May 2013
The Birth of the Feud..Copyright to WWE.inc All Rights Reserved.
http://wn.com/Kurt_Angle_and_John_Cena_Segment_WWE_RAW_8_29_2005
The Birth of the Feud..Copyright to WWE.inc All Rights Reserved.
- published: 10 Sep 2012
- views: 68578
- author: MrAttodiFede
Kurt Angle's Olympic Gold Medal Win
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 13:59
- Updated: 24 May 2013
1996 Olympic Summer Games from Atlanta, GA. Finals. USA's Kurt Angle vs. Iran's Abbas Jadidi.
http://wn.com/Kurt_Angle's_Olympic_Gold_Medal_Win
1996 Olympic Summer Games from Atlanta, GA. Finals. USA's Kurt Angle vs. Iran's Abbas Jadidi.
- published: 04 Jan 2006
- views: 1409847
- author: Britthebest04
WWE Smackdown!: John Cena and Kurt Angle in a Battle Rap
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:16
- Updated: 25 May 2013
Battle Rap.
http://wn.com/WWE_Smackdown!_John_Cena_and_Kurt_Angle_in_a_Battle_Rap
WWE Armageddon 2002 Kurt Angle Vs The Big Show wwe championship full match
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 16:05
- Updated: 22 May 2013
the rock vs booker t wcw championship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_y4gnmfo-Y.
http://wn.com/WWE_Armageddon_2002_Kurt_Angle_Vs_The_Big_Show_wwe_championship_full_match
the rock vs booker t wcw championship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_y4gnmfo-Y.
- published: 03 Feb 2013
- views: 22589
- author: johan chavez
Kurt Angle & The Rock Interview
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:50
- Updated: 19 May 2013
An Interview between Kurt Angle And The Rock. FUNNY. This is my first video.
http://wn.com/Kurt_Angle_The_Rock_Interview
An Interview between Kurt Angle And The Rock. FUNNY. This is my first video.
- published: 18 Apr 2008
- views: 26939
- author: Steven Flora
Olympic Trials with Kurt Angle
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:10
- Updated: 04 Aug 2012
Olympic Trials with Kurt Angle
London 2012 Olympic Games
http://wn.com/Olympic_Trials_with_Kurt_Angle
Olympic Trials with Kurt Angle
London 2012 Olympic Games
- published: 04 Aug 2012
- views: 1290
Edge shoots on Kurt Angle and his health in TNA
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:37
- Updated: 24 May 2013
In this episode of Wrestle Talk TV Extra WWE Hall Of Fame inductee, Edge (Adam Copeland) shares his views on Kurt Angle and his various health issues coming ...
http://wn.com/Edge_shoots_on_Kurt_Angle_and_his_health_in_TNA
In this episode of Wrestle Talk TV Extra WWE Hall Of Fame inductee, Edge (Adam Copeland) shares his views on Kurt Angle and his various health issues coming ...
- published: 07 Apr 2013
- views: 132075
- author: Wrestle Talk TV
Exclusive warrior interview - kurt angle
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:06
- Updated: 02 May 2013
kurt angle talks warrior.
http://wn.com/Exclusive_warrior_interview_kurt_angle
11:11
An Interview with Kurt Angle and D'Lo Brown - 101ESPN
Two legendary wrestlers talk about the business behind the scenes....
published: 26 Oct 2012
author: 101espn
An Interview with Kurt Angle and D'Lo Brown - 101ESPN
Two legendary wrestlers talk about the business behind the scenes.
- published: 26 Oct 2012
- views: 699
- author: 101espn
33:13
kurt angle vs shane mcmahon king of the ring 2001 street fight hd
...
published: 22 Apr 2013
author: johan chavez
kurt angle vs shane mcmahon king of the ring 2001 street fight hd
- published: 22 Apr 2013
- author: johan chavez
10:26
Kurt Angle Off The Record 2004 1/2
Angle talks about wrestling with severe injuries and Wrestlemania 19 with Brock Lesnar. I ...
published: 06 Mar 2009
author: mothercanuckers
Kurt Angle Off The Record 2004 1/2
Angle talks about wrestling with severe injuries and Wrestlemania 19 with Brock Lesnar. I recorded this interview myself for the Youtube audience it is no ri...
- published: 06 Mar 2009
- views: 113088
- author: mothercanuckers
6:17
Kurt Angle RAW About WWE
Raw interview with former WWE star Kurt Angle on going to TNA and problems with WWE....
published: 27 Sep 2007
author: kccitv
Kurt Angle RAW About WWE
Raw interview with former WWE star Kurt Angle on going to TNA and problems with WWE.
- published: 27 Sep 2007
- views: 1757673
- author: kccitv
25:28
TNA's Kurt Angle Interview
Exclusive Kurt Angle Interview with Wrestle Zone UK, the TNA world wrestling Champion spea...
published: 09 Feb 2008
author: wrestlezoneuk
TNA's Kurt Angle Interview
Exclusive Kurt Angle Interview with Wrestle Zone UK, the TNA world wrestling Champion speaks frankly to Paul Fahey about the wwe, tna, drugs and the UK tour.
- published: 09 Feb 2008
- views: 84033
- author: wrestlezoneuk
13:30
JBL's Championship Celebration; Kurt Angle and JBL Confrontation 12/16/2004
...
published: 10 Apr 2013
author: AC316Gaming
JBL's Championship Celebration; Kurt Angle and JBL Confrontation 12/16/2004
- published: 10 Apr 2013
- views: 3498
- author: AC316Gaming
5:21
Interview: Kurt Angle on his Olympic career and the future of Olympic Wrestling
In an interview conducted this past week during a TNA Wrestling Live Event in Detroit, 199...
published: 28 Feb 2013
author: TNAwrestling
Interview: Kurt Angle on his Olympic career and the future of Olympic Wrestling
In an interview conducted this past week during a TNA Wrestling Live Event in Detroit, 1996 Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle talks about his career and the f...
- published: 28 Feb 2013
- views: 9814
- author: TNAwrestling
5:07
Kurt Angle Interview after Impact | LIVE 9-27-12
TNA wrestler Kurt Angle is interviewed after Impact. EXTRA TAGS: Watch All 2012 WWE PPVs W...
published: 28 Sep 2012
author: BlueFights
Kurt Angle Interview after Impact | LIVE 9-27-12
TNA wrestler Kurt Angle is interviewed after Impact. EXTRA TAGS: Watch All 2012 WWE PPVs WWE RAW 9/17/12 - Part 11/17 (HQ) - Monday Night Raw 09/17/12 - 9/17...
- published: 28 Sep 2012
- views: 2493
- author: BlueFights
3:37
Chuck Liddell vs Kurt Angle Radio Interview
Radio Interview - WWE SuperStar Kurt Angle says he can beat Chuck Liddell (Light Heavyweig...
published: 04 Apr 2011
author: OfficalChuckLiddell
Chuck Liddell vs Kurt Angle Radio Interview
Radio Interview - WWE SuperStar Kurt Angle says he can beat Chuck Liddell (Light Heavyweight Champion of the UFC)
- published: 04 Apr 2011
- views: 3672
- author: OfficalChuckLiddell
28:35
VENGEANCE 2002 The Rock Vs Kurt Angle Vs Undertaker
VENGEANCE 2002 The Rock Vs Kurt Angle Vs Undertaker for the WWE Undisputed champion All WW...
published: 27 Jul 2012
author: William Freire
VENGEANCE 2002 The Rock Vs Kurt Angle Vs Undertaker
VENGEANCE 2002 The Rock Vs Kurt Angle Vs Undertaker for the WWE Undisputed champion All WWE programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling...
- published: 27 Jul 2012
- views: 889268
- author: William Freire
26:35
The Pro Wrestling Report Kurt Angle Interview - Full Version
Kurt Angle joins us on the Pro Wrestling Report!...
published: 28 Oct 2010
author: maxsports
The Pro Wrestling Report Kurt Angle Interview - Full Version
Kurt Angle joins us on the Pro Wrestling Report!
- published: 28 Oct 2010
- views: 5012
- author: maxsports
13:27
Kurt Angle vs Shelton Benjamin 8/22/05
Gold Medalist Kurt Angle brings all his intensity when he battles Shelton Benjamin. From M...
published: 12 Jul 2012
author: WWEFanNation
Kurt Angle vs Shelton Benjamin 8/22/05
Gold Medalist Kurt Angle brings all his intensity when he battles Shelton Benjamin. From Monday Night Raw 8/22/05. #wweclassics.
- published: 12 Jul 2012
- views: 59760
- author: WWEFanNation
10:37
Kurt Angle Interview For Wrestlecast In The Uk Pt 5/5
A great look in to the life and career of Kurt Angle, from 2008....
published: 22 Aug 2009
author: RawIsJames4
Kurt Angle Interview For Wrestlecast In The Uk Pt 5/5
A great look in to the life and career of Kurt Angle, from 2008.
- published: 22 Aug 2009
- views: 1585
- author: RawIsJames4
39:26
2006 No Way Out Kurt Angle vs Undertaker
...
published: 06 Aug 2012
author: melad asam
2006 No Way Out Kurt Angle vs Undertaker
- published: 06 Aug 2012
- views: 247197
- author: melad asam
Vimeo results:
4:11
UltraRunning
http://CoachingEndurance.com
For a Presentation I'm giving - http://coachingendurance.com/...
published: 11 May 2009
author: Matt Hart
UltraRunning
http://CoachingEndurance.com
For a Presentation I'm giving - http://coachingendurance.com/blog/2009/04/montrail-presentation.shtml
http://twitter.com/THEMattHart
sean meissner, karl meltzer, justin angle, ty draney, john stamstad, roch horton, ellen parker, krissy moehl, hal koerner, jay batchen, mike evans, chris lundberg, tom ederer, ashley nordell, chandler gehlhausen, aaron heidt, kurt parker, gary robbins, trevor garner, eric taft, melissa miller, coyote 4 players: Blake Wood, Dave Horton, Howard Cohen, Sue Johnston, Joe Clapper, Bruce Grant, Andy Kumeda
3:16
Giovanna and Kurt - Highlight
Oh it's true, Giovanna and Kurt said "I do!" We were privileged to have been a part of th...
published: 14 Nov 2012
author: ShoFilms
Giovanna and Kurt - Highlight
Oh it's true, Giovanna and Kurt said "I do!" We were privileged to have been a part of this couple's big day. Best of luck and continued success to the new Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Angle!
www.shofilms.com
www.facebook.com/shofilms
Photographer: Chris Gooden
http://www.chrisgoodenweddings.com/
1:54
Beyond The Mat Trailer (Kurt Angle)
published: 07 Oct 2010
author: Catch 22 Entertainment
Beyond The Mat Trailer (Kurt Angle)
0:29
Kurt Angle - TNA
Shot the interview with Kurt Angle at Wembley Arena. Edited the video and added footage f...
published: 21 Jul 2009
author: Billy Rice
Kurt Angle - TNA
Shot the interview with Kurt Angle at Wembley Arena. Edited the video and added footage from TNA.
Youtube results:
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Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar - WrestleMania 19 Full Match
Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar WrestleMania 19 Full Match....
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Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar - WrestleMania 19 Full Match
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Kurt Angle and John Cena Segment (WWE RAW 8/29/2005)
The Birth of the Feud..Copyright to WWE.inc All Rights Reserved....
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Kurt Angle and John Cena Segment (WWE RAW 8/29/2005)
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Kurt Angle's Olympic Gold Medal Win
1996 Olympic Summer Games from Atlanta, GA. Finals. USA's Kurt Angle vs. Iran's Abbas Jadi...
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Kurt Angle's Olympic Gold Medal Win
1996 Olympic Summer Games from Atlanta, GA. Finals. USA's Kurt Angle vs. Iran's Abbas Jadidi.
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WWE Smackdown!: John Cena and Kurt Angle in a Battle Rap
Battle Rap....
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WWE Smackdown!: John Cena and Kurt Angle in a Battle Rap
Battle Rap.
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25 May 2013
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26 May 2013
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24 May 2013
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24 May 2013
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23 May 2013
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23 May 2013
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22 May 2013
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22 May 2013
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| Kurt Angle | |
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 Angle at a WWE Q&A in August 2005. |
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| Ring name(s) | Kurt Angle |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 240 lb (110 kg)[2] |
| Born | (1968-12-09) December 9, 1968 (age 43)[3] Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Resides | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Billed from | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States[2] |
| Trained by | Dave Schultz Dory Funk, Jr.[4] Tom Prichard[4] |
| Debut | October 15, 1998 |
Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968 in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler and actor. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a former five-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion. He is also known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (WWF/E), and for being the only Olympic gold medalist in the history of professional wrestling.
Angle was involved in amateur wrestling during both high school and college. In college at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, he won numerous accolades, including being a two-time National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I champion. After graduating, he won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1995 World Wrestling Championships. Angle then competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he won a gold medal in heavyweight freestyle wrestling. Kurt Angle is also one of only four people to complete a Grand Slam in amateur wrestling which is the junior nationals, the NCAAs, the World Championships and the Olympics. He was named the greatest shoot wrestler and one of the top 15 college wrestlers of all time by USA Wrestling.
Initially turning down an offer to join the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Angle signed a multi-year contract with the company in 1998. His first big push in the company was in February 2000, when he held both the European Championship and the Intercontinental Championship at the same time. A few months later he won the King of the Ring tournament. Not long after, Angle began pursuing the WWF Championship, which he went on to win later in the year, capping off a rookie year which the company has referred to as the greatest in WWE history.[5] He continued to be a part of main event matches until August 2006, when Angle was granted a release from his contract. Throughout his tenure in the company, he was a six-time world champion (four-time WWF/E Champion, World Heavyweight Champion and WCW Champion), he also held the United States Championship, Intercontinental Championship, European Championship, Hardcore Championship and WWE Tag Team Champion once each. In addition, he was the winner of the King of the Ring tournament in 2000, the tenth Triple Crown Champion, and the fifth Grand Slam Champion. In addition, he is one of three wrestlers (Edge and Big Show being the others) to have held every currently active male championship in the WWE.
After leaving WWE, Angle joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he became the second wrestler in TNA to win TNA's Triple Crown and the first man to hold all three TNA championships simultaneously. While in TNA, his real-life wife Karen began accompanying him to the ring and playing a part in his on-screen storylines. Angle has also made appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling as well as Inoki Genome Federation, where he held their version of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. In addition, he is a five-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, the second Triple Crown winner in TNA history—being the only one to hold all the required titles at once (while also holding the IWGP Title, making him a quadruple champion for a brief time).
Angle is the only wrestler in history to be a Triple Crown winner in both WWE and TNA. He is the first man to have held the WWE, WCW, TNA, IWGP, and World Heavyweight Championships in his career. Angle is also a two time King of the Mountain winner, winning at the 2007 and 2009 Slammiversary PPV event, making him the only wrestler to have been both King of the Ring (WWE) and King of the Mountain (TNA). Between WWE, TNA, and Japan, Angle has won 12 World Championships and 19 total championships. In 2010 the Wrestling Observer Newsletter named Angle the Wrestler of the Decade of the 2000s.[6]
Amateur wrestling career[link]
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | 100 kg |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1995 Atlanta | 100 kg |
| World Cup | ||
| Bronze | 1992 Moscow, Russia | 100 kg |
| Silver | 1995 Chattanooga, US | 100 kg |
Angle started amateur wrestling at the age of six.[7] He attended Mt. Lebanon High School,[8] where he won varsity letters in football and wrestling and was an All-State linebacker.[8][9][10] He went undefeated on the freshman wrestling team at Mt. Lebanon High and qualified for the state wrestling tournament his sophomore year.[8] Angle also placed third in the state wrestling tournament as a junior and was the 1987 Pennsylvania State Wrestling Champion as a senior.
Upon graduating from high school, Angle attended the Clarion University of Pennsylvania, where he continued to wrestle at an amateur level.[11] He was a two-time National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I champion,[12] national runner-up in 1991, and a three-time NCAA Division I All-American. In addition, Angle was the 1987 USA Junior Freestyle champion, a two-time USA Senior Freestyle champion, and the 1988 USA International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles Junior World Freestyle champion.[13]
After graduating from college, Angle continued to wrestle. In 1995, he won a gold medal at the World Championships in Atlanta, Georgia.[12] Following this victory, Angle began preparing for the 1996 Summer Olympics under Dave Schultz at the Pennsylvanian Foxcatcher Club,[14] training between eight and ten hours a day.[15] In January 1996, not long after Angle began training at the club, Schultz was murdered by John Eleuthère du Pont, the sponsor of Schultz's team of Olympic prospectives.[16][17][18] As a result, Angle quit Eleuthère du Pont's team, searched for new sponsors, and joined the Dave Schultz Wrestling Club in Schultz's memory.[19]
Angle faced further hardships while taking part in the 1996 Olympic Trials, when he suffered a severe neck injury, fracturing two of his cervical vertebrae,[20] herniating two discs, and pulling four muscles. Nonetheless, Angle won the trials and then spent the subsequent five months resting and rehabilitating. By the Olympics, Angle was able to compete, albeit with several pain-reducing injections in his neck.[12] In the fall of 2006, Angle stated that he temporarily became addicted to the analgesic Vicodin after injuring his neck.[21] He won his gold medal in the heavyweight (90–100 kg; 198–220 lb) weight class despite his injury,[13] defeating the Iranian Abbas Jadidi by officials' decision after the competitors wrestled to an eight minute, one-one draw. The bout saw Jadidi earn a point after two minutes and 46 seconds by turning Angle, and Angle earning a point of his own with a takedown after three minutes and eleven seconds. The officials' decision was protested by Jadidi.[22]
Shortly after his victory, Angle turned down a contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).[13][23] In the same year, he became a marketing representative for Protos Foods, the manufacturers of OSTRIM, an ostrich meat based foodstuff.[16][23]
In April 2011, Angle revealed that he was planning a comeback to amateur wrestling for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[24][25][26] It was announced in April 2012 that he would be unable to make the trials for the US team due to a knee injury.[27]
Professional wrestling career[link]
Extreme Championship Wrestling (1996)[link]
On October 26, 1996, Angle was convinced by fellow Pittsburgh native Shane Douglas to attend the taping of an Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) event named High Incident.[13] He provided guest commentary during a match between Taz and Little Guido, but left the building after Raven "crucified" The Sandman by attaching him to a cross using barbed wire.[28] Angle, shocked by the controversial imagery and afraid that his career prospects would be damaged if he was associated with the incident, threatened to sue ECW owner Paul Heyman if he was shown on television in the same broadcast as the stunt.[13]
In 1997, following the incident, Angle worked for a year as a sportscaster on Pittsburgh's local Fox affiliate WPGH-TV.[29][30] He also did a commercial for Pittsburgh-based pizza chain Pizza Outlet.
World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment[link]
Debut and various rivalries (1998–2000)[link]
In October 1998, Angle began a career in professional wrestling and signed an eight-year contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He was assigned to the Power Pro Wrestling developmental territory in Memphis, Tennessee, where he began training. Angle's first appearance on WWF television was on the March 7, 1999 episode of Sunday Night Heat, where he took part in an angle with Tiger Ali Singh. This angle involved Singh paying him money to blow his nose on the American flag. Angle instead blew his nose on Singh's flag and fought him off. His first official WWF match was a dark match victory over Brian Christopher on April 11, 1999. In the following months, he wrestled in house shows and other dark matches in preparation for his televised debut.
After several weeks of vignettes, Angle made his in-ring debut on November 14, 1999 at the Survivor Series, defeating Shawn Stasiak.[31] In his initial push, he remained undefeated for several weeks, eventually losing to the debuting Tazz at the Royal Rumble.[32] Angle's television character was an "American hero" gimmick based on his gold medal win at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In his promos, Angle presented himself as a role model and stressed the need to work hard to realize one's dreams, stressing the 3 Is, "Intensity, Integrity, and Intelligence". In his promos and ring entrances, Angle would always wear replicas of his gold medals around his neck. Despite standing for many principles that are associated with "good guy" wrestlers, Angle's character was arrogant, talked down to the audience, and behaved as if he thought he was better than the fans, leading to him quickly becoming a villain. Angle won both the European Championship and the Intercontinental Championship in February 2000,[32] billing himself as the "Eurocontinental Champion". He dropped both of his titles without ever conceding a fall in a two falls Triple Threat match with Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho at WrestleMania 2000. The match had been agreed to on Angle's behalf by his mentor, Bob Backlund.
Pursuit of the WWF Championship (2000–2001)[link]
Throughout mid-2000, Angle and Edge and Christian ("Team ECK") feuded with Too Cool and Rikishi, with Angle defeating Rikishi in the finals of the King of the Ring tournament.[33] He went on to feud with Triple H after a love triangle between Angle, Triple H, and Triple H's wife Stephanie McMahon developed.[34] As a change to the intended storyline of Stephanie turning on her husband and going with Angle, he lost to Triple H at Unforgiven.[33] Following his feud with Triple H, Angle received another push and began pursuing the WWF Championship, defeating The Rock at No Mercy, after interference from Rikishi.[33] With his victory over the Rock, Angle became the first wrestler to have won both an Olympic Gold medal and the World title. Angle retained the WWF Championship for the rest of the year in matches with The Undertaker at Survivor Series and in a six way Hell in a Cell match at Armageddon.[35]
After beating Triple H at the Royal Rumble, Angle eventually lost the title to The Rock at No Way Out, after holding the WWF Championship for four months. He then feuded with Chris Benoit, whom he defeated at WrestleMania X-Seven but lost to him at Backlash in an Ultimate Submission match; Benoit defeated Angle four falls to three in sudden-death overtime. Continuing the feud, Angle again defeated Benoit in a two out of three falls match at Judgment Day. Benoit pinned Angle after an Angle Slam in a "Pinfalls Only" fall, and then Angle made Benoit submit with the ankle lock in the "Submissions Only" fall. Angle won the third fall, a Ladder match, with the help of Edge and Christian.
The Invasion; Team Angle (2001–2002)[link]
When World Championship Wrestling and ECW formed The Alliance and invaded the WWF in mid-2001 (dubbed as "The Invasion"), Angle became a face character and began a storyline where he joined forces with WWF Champion Steve Austin to repel them. At Invasion, Angle and Austin captained a team of five WWF superstars against five handpicked members of the Alliance. As part of the angle, Team WWF lost to Team Alliance when Austin turned on his team to join The Alliance. At the close of the match, Austin nailed Angle with a Stone Cold Stunner, causing him to get pinned by the other team.[36] After winning and losing the WCW Championship,[37][38] WCW United States Championship,[39][40] and the WWF Hardcore Championship in matches with Alliance members,[41] Angle was booked to defeat Austin in a SummerSlam rematch for his second WWF Championship at Unforgiven.[42] He dropped the title back to Austin on the October 8, 2001 episode of Raw when WWF Commissioner William Regal joined The Alliance and cost Angle the match.[43] As part of the storyline, Angle subsequently turned into a villain again and joined the Alliance himself; during a WrestleMania X-Seven rematch between Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon, he interfered seemingly to aid Vince but instead struck the members of team WWF with a steel chair.[44] Angle, however, ultimately returned to the WWF side by enabling The Rock to defeat Austin in a "Winner Takes All" match between the WWF and The Alliance at Survivor Series. He remained a villain by claiming sole responsibility for the destruction of The Alliance.[42]
After dropping the WCW United States Championship to Edge, the duo were booked into a lengthy feud. During this feud, Edge helped the fans with the already started "you suck" chants every time Angle entered a WWE ring, usually in tune with Angle's entrance music.[45] The chants followed Angle throughout the rest of his WWE career. In the course of the feud, the naturally balding Angle lost a "hair versus hair" match to Edge at Judgment Day, and his head was shaved bald.[46] Angle has retained the shaved head since. Following the loss of his hair, Angle's storyline called for him to wear a wig and insult bald people,[47] leading to a feud with Hollywood Hogan, who stripped Angle of his wig.[48] Angle later scored a submission victory over Hogan at King of the Ring.[49]
In October 2002, Angle became the fifth WWE Grand Slam Championship winner when he won the WWE Tag Team Championship with Chris Benoit at No Mercy 2002. Their team was successful but problematic, as the two bickered constantly, with Benoit often fed up with Angle's over-the-top antics.[50] After dropping the title to Edge and Rey Mysterio on an episode of SmackDown!,[51] Angle won his third WWE Championship at Armageddon, defeating The Big Show, with the help of Brock Lesnar.[52] While still in his third reign, Angle began a new storyline when he gained the services of manager Paul Heyman and "Team Angle".[53]
Feuding with Lesnar and Guerrero (2003–2004)[link]
He then began feuding with Brock Lesnar, who had won the 2003 Royal Rumble match,[54] after Lesnar claimed to be the new top superstar on SmackDown!. Angle dropped the WWE Championship in the main event of WrestleMania XIX to Lesnar.[55]
On April 11, 2003, Angle underwent neck surgery performed by Dr. Hae-Dong Jho to repair nerve and spinal damage, calcium buildup, bone spurs, and intervertebral disc problems. Rather than have Dr. Jho remove the afflicted discs and fuse his vertebrae together, Angle opted for a less conventional surgery where Jho removed only the spurs and selected portions of the discs. The alternative surgery reduced Angle's rehabilitation time from one year to three months.[56] He returned as a face character in June. Shortly after returning, Angle defeated Lesnar and Big Show in a Triple Threat match at Vengeance to regain the WWE Championship. During this time, Lesnar seemed to become an ally to Angle. Lesnar, however, secretly worked with Vince McMahon on a plot against Angle, turning on him during a steel cage match between himself and McMahon in which Angle was the special guest referee, and stated that he never tolerated losing the belt to him at Vengeance.[57] After retaining the title in a singles bout at SummerSlam by making Brock Lesnar tap out to the ankle lock, he dropped the title to Lesnar in an Iron Man match on an episode of SmackDown!.[58][59] Angle then formed a five-man team to rival Lesnar's team at the Survivor Series, with Angle's team coming out victorious.[60]
Angle then got involved in a feud with Eddie Guerrero. Initially being a firm friend and ally to Eddie during the latter's feud with his nephew Chavo, Angle turned on him when it was announced that Guerrero, not Angle, was the number one contender for the WWE Championship, thus becoming a villain once again. At No Way Out, Guerrero defeated Lesnar to win the WWE Championship, and Angle won a match to become new number one contender. After losing to Guerrero at WrestleMania XX, Angle began to once again suffer from legitimate neck problems.[61] As a response, he was made the on-screen General Manager of SmackDown!,[62] with his absence from the ring attributed to injuries suffered after Big Show chokeslammed him off a ledge.[63] Angle continued his feud with Guerrero throughout 2004. He cost Guerrero the WWE championship against John "Bradshaw" Layfield in a Texas Bull Rope match at The Great American Bash by participating in the worked finish; Angle came down to the ring and showed a replay where JBL's shoulder hit the corner pad before Guerrero's hand.[64] Angle was later fired by Vince McMahon as General Manager in July 2004, after discovering that he was faking his handicapped status.[65]
In November 2004, Angle initiated the Kurt Angle Invitational, a worked weekly segment where "hometown heroes" (plants), challenged him to a match, with Angle promising to give his Olympic gold medal to the first person to last more than three minutes in the ring with him.[66] The Invitational was won by Eugene in July 2005 starting a new angle for both men.[67] As a result, Angle faced Eugene at SummerSlam, defeating him by making him tap out to the ankle lock.
On November 4, 2004, episode of SmackDown!, taped in St. Louis, Missouri, during an unscripted segment of Tough Enough, Angle challenged the finalists through a squat thrust competition.[68][69] Chris Nawrocki won the competition, and the prize Nawrocki won was a match against Angle.[70] Angle quickly took Nawrocki down, breaking his ribs, then made him tap out with a neck crank.[70] After Angle defeated Nawrocki, Angle challenged the other finalists.[70] Daniel Puder, an American professional mixed martial artist, accepted Angle's challenge.[70] Angle and Puder wrestled for position, with Angle taking Puder down, however, in the process, Puder locked Angle in a kimura lock.[69][70][71] With Puder on his back and Angle's arm locked in the kimura, Angle attempted a pin, one of two referees in the ring, Jim Korderas, quickly counted three to end the bout, despite the fact that Puder's shoulders weren't fully down on the mat, bridging up at two.[69][70][71] Puder later claimed he would have snapped Angle's arm, thus making Angle tap out on national television, if Korderas had not ended the match.[70] Dave Meltzer and Dave Scherer gave these following comments:
"It was real. If you don't follow fighting, Puder had Angle locked in the Kimura, or keylock as Tazz called it, although Tazz didn't let on the move was fully executed. Not only was Angle not getting out of the move, but most MMA fighters would have tapped already. Angle couldn't tap for obvious reasons. The ref counted a three even though Puder's shoulders weren't fully down, trying to end the thing, because the reality was Angle would have been in surgery had it gone a few seconds longer or had Puder not given up the hold." ― Dave Meltzer[69][71]
"As you would expect, Kurt Angle was less than happy backstage at Smackdown after almost being forced to tap out to Tough Enough contestant Daniel Puder. Downright ticked off would probably be the best way to describe his mood. The unscripted nature of the contest was the main reason that Angle was made to look so bad since Puder just reacted to the situation and could have forced Angle to submit had the referees not thought quickly and counted a pin that wasn’t there on Puder." ― Dave Scherer[69]
The Wrestling Machine (2005–2006)[link]
In January 2005, Angle took part in the Royal Rumble, but was eliminated by Shawn Michaels, who had returned to the ring to eliminate in retaliation.[72] After mocking Michaels by defeating his former tag team partner, Marty Jannetty,[73] and attacking former manager, Sherri Martel,[74] Angle defeated Michaels in an interpromotional match at WrestleMania 21, which won Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) Match of the Year Award.[72] He continued to feud with Michaels upon being drafted from SmackDown! to Raw in the 2005 WWE Draft Lottery,[75] losing to Michaels at Vengeance.[76] Angle later challenged John Cena for the WWE Championship at Unforgiven, where Angle won the match by disqualification, thus not winning the title. Angle also challenged Cena again in a Triple Threat match along with Michaels at Taboo Tuesday, in a losing effort.
Angle returned to the SmackDown! brand in January 2006, where he was pushed to gain the vacant World Heavyweight Championship in a twenty man battle royal, turning face in the process for the first time since 2004.[77][78] He retained the title against Mark Henry at the Royal Rumble. Shortly after the match, The Undertaker made his return and challenged Angle for the title. Angle retained the title in a match with Undertaker at No Way Out[79] before dropping it to Rey Mysterio in a Triple Threat match, which also included Randy Orton, at WrestleMania 22.[80]
At Judgment Day, Angle was defeated by Mark Henry via countout. On May 29, 2006, Angle was drafted to the newly created ECW brand. It was during this time that he acquired the nickname "The Wrestling Machine,"[81] wearing a mouth guard and quickly squashing opponents. Upon coming to ECW, he issued an open challenge for One Night Stand, which was accepted by Orton.[82] Angle defeated Orton at One Night Stand,[83] later losing to him in a rematch at Vengeance. Angle appeared sporadically on WWE television throughout mid 2006. On August 25, 2006, Angle was granted an early release from his WWE contract because of health reasons.[84][85] Angle stated in the Kurt Angle: Champion documentary DVD that he asked for his release from WWE because Angle couldn't take time off and he was working hurt, severely on some occasions. He also states that when he quit, WWE lost their very top talent, as he was at the very top of the payroll.[86]
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling[link]
Debut and World Championships (2006–2007)[link]
A few weeks after his WWE contract expired, Angle signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). The new signing was viewed by some as a promotion not having concern for the health of a wrestler.[87] On September 24, 2006, during the closing segment of No Surrender, TNA President Dixie Carter announced that TNA Wrestling had signed Angle to a contract, with Jim Cornette introducing video footage of Angle training in a six-sided TNA ring.[88] On the December 28, 2006 episode of TNA Impact!, this was announced as the "Moment of the Year" for TNA.[89]
Angle made his TNA debut on October 19, confronting Samoa Joe after Joe refused to relinquish the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt that, according to the storyline, he had stolen from Jeff Jarrett.[90] The two men ended up fighting while Jarrett took the title back.[90] Angle was then the special enforcer for the Title vs. Career match between Jarrett and Sting at Bound for Glory, but, as part of the worked finish, he took out referee Rudy Charles and assumed the referee's role for the rest of the match-up.[91] Angle's first match in TNA took place on the November 16 airing of Impact!, where he was booked to defeat Abyss with the ankle lock and be attacked after the match by Samoa Joe.[92] At Genesis, Angle defeated Samoa Joe, ending Joe's undefeated push.[91]
At Final Resolution, Angle was booked to defeat Samoa Joe in a thirty minute Iron Man match 3–2 to earn a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Against All Odds,[93] which he lost to Christian Cage after interference from Tomko and Scott Steiner.[94] This led to a feud between Angle and Steiner, with Angle pinning Steiner at Destination X.[95] After Angle defeated Steiner, he was picked to lead a team of four other wrestlers against a team of Christian Cage's choice in a Lethal Lockdown match at April's Lockdown. Angle chose Samoa Joe, Rhino, Sting, and Jeff Jarrett for Team Angle, while Cage chose A.J. Styles, Scott Steiner, Tomko, and Abyss. The man who gained the winning pinfall would become the number one contender to Christian Cage's NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Team Angle was victorious after Jeff Jarrett hit Abyss with a gimmicked guitar full of thumbtacks and allowed Sting to score the pin.[96] Cage was set to defend the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Sting and Angle in a triple threat match at Sacrifice.[97] The day of the PPV, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the owners of the NWA World Heavyweight and the NWA World Tag Team Championships, stripped Cage of the title and Team 3D of the tag team title.[98] NWA Executive Director Robert K. Trobich stated the reason was that Cage refused to defend the NWA Title at NWA live events.[98] At the PPV event, Cage, still holding the physical NWA Championship belt, defended what was billed as the "World Heavyweight Championship" against Angle and Sting. Angle was the victor of said contest by making Sting submit, who had technically just pinned Cage, and was announced as the new "World Heavyweight Champion".[99] The Impact! following the event, Angle came to the ring with a new championship belt, and announced he was the new "TNA World Heavyweight Champion".[100] Afterward, Cage and Sting came to the ring and the three began to argue over who was the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion. Due to the controversial finish to their match at Sacrifice, the title was declared vacant by Cornette. A tournament was held for the title which culminated in a King of the Mountain match at Slammiversary on June 17, 2007.[100] At the event, Angle became the TNA World Heavyweight Champion by defeating Cage, Samoa Joe, A.J. Styles, and Chris Harris.[101] He then attacked Joe after denying a request for a handshake, reigniting their feud.
At Victory Road, newly-crowned X Division Champion Samoa Joe teamed with Kurt Angle to face TNA Tag Team Champions Team 3D, with the stipulation that if a wrestler pinned the other opponent, he won his championship.[102] As part of the planned outcome of the match, Joe pinned Brother Ray of Team 3D to win both tag team belts, which he held by himself.[102] On the following episode of Impact!, Joe (now holding the X Division and Tag Team Championships, with Angle holding the TNA and (IGF recognized) IWGP Heavyweight Championships) challenged Angle to a match at Hard Justice where it was winner take all.[103] While illustrating how he would take away everything important in Angle's life, Joe brought Angle's wife Karen into the fray, as she demanded a divorce.[104] During the match, however, Karen turned on Joe and aided her husband.[105] As part of his next push, Angle won, gaining all the championships and becoming the second Triple Crown champion in TNA and the first to hold all three titles at the same time. Including the IWGP Title, this made Angle a quadruple champion.[105] Angle, however, dropped both the X Division and Tag Team Titles to Jay Lethal and Team Pacman, respectively, at No Surrender. At Bound for Glory, Angle lost the TNA World Title to Sting, but won it back on the October 25 episode of Impact!.
The Angle Alliance (2007–2008)[link]
Main article: The Angle Alliance
Angle then joined forces with A.J. Styles and Tomko as The Angle Alliance at Turning Point against Samoa Joe, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall. Styles had planned for Christian's Coalition and The Angle Alliance to team up together, but Christian Cage demanded to be the leader of The Angle Alliance after Cage denied Angle's request of being his "lackey". At Final Resolution, Angle successfully defended the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Cage due to interference from Styles and again at Against All Odds with help from Tomko. At Lockdown, Angle lost the TNA World Heavyweight Championship to Samoa Joe after being pinned.
The Main Event Mafia (2008–2009)[link]
Main article: The Main Event Mafia
After suffering a neck injury, Angle was out of action. In the storyline, he returned to Impact! to ask his estranged wife Karen to reunite with him, but she declined his offer. Later that night, after Styles suffered a beating at the hands of Team 3D, Booker T, and Tomko, Angle added to the mugging by hitting Styles with a steel chair. At Slammiversery, Angle lost to Styles, being pinned after interference from Karen. At Victory Road, Angle and Team 3D won a six-man tag team Full Metal Mayhem match defeating the team of Christian Cage, Rhino, and Styles. At Hard Justice, Angle once again lost to Styles – this time in a Last Man Standing match. The feud continued on the next episode of Impact!, with Styles winning Angle's gold medal in a mock amateur wrestling match. The next week Angle challenged Styles to a ladder match for the Olympic Gold Medal. As they both stood on the top of the ladder, the arena went dark and Jeff Jarrett's music played. When the lights turned on, Styles had a guitar and performed an Acoustic Equalizer on Angle to win the match.
Angle began a feud with Jarrett after No Surrender when Jarrett hit Angle with his guitar, a match that involved him, Christian Cage and Samoa Joe for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. On the October 2 episode of Impact, Mick Foley announced that he would be the special enforcer for Angle's match with Jarrett at Bound for Glory IV. Angle lost to Jarrett in this match, being pinned after taking the mandible claw from Foley and a guitar shot and Stroke from Jarrett. He started attacking other superstars backstage in order to get a rematch against Jarrett. On the first HD Impact!, Angle, Booker T, Kevin Nash, and Sting started a new stable of legends called The Main Event Mafia. Scott Steiner joined the group the following week. Angle then defeated Abyss at Turning Point in a Falls Count Anywhere match. After weeks of torturing Jeff Jarrett to give him a rematch, Jarrett said that if Angle could defeat Rhino at the second Final Resolution of 2008, with Mick Foley as the Special Enforcer, he would grant it. Angle defeated Rhino to earn a rematch with Jarrett at Genesis after Al Snow made a surprise appearance and distracted Foley for Angle to cheat. At Sacrifice, Angle lost his leadership of the Mafia to Sting because of their match's stipulation. On June 21 at Slammiversary, Angle won (so he wouldn't leave TNA) the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the third time in a King of the Mountain match with help from Samoa Joe. On the following episode of Impact!, Angle regained leadership of the Main Event Mafia after he and the rest of the Mafia, attacked Sting while introducing Joe as their newest member. At No Surrender Angle lost his championship to A.J. Styles in a five-way match which also included Matt Morgan, Sting, and Hernandez.[106]
Various feuds (2009–2010)[link]
After defeating Morgan at Bound for Glory,[107] Angle came out on the following episode of Impact! and put over the younger talent of the company. Afterward, he was assaulted by the debuting Desmond Wolfe,[108] who defeated him via knockout in a street fight the following week.[109] At Turning Point Angle defeated Wolfe in a rematch.[110] The following month at Final Resolution Angle faced Wolfe in a "Three Degrees of Pain" two out of three falls match. Wolfe managed to gain the first fall by pinning Angle following the Tower of London, but Angle forced him to tap out with the ankle lock to win the second fall. In the final fall, which could only be won by escaping the Six Sides of Steel, Angle managed to escape first and won the match.[111] On the January 4, 2010, live, three hour, Monday night edition of Impact! Angle received a shot at A.J. Styles' World Heavyweight Championship, but was defeated in the main event of the show.[112] Two weeks later at Genesis Angle received one last shot at the World Heavyweight Title, but was once again defeated by Styles, who turned heel with the help of Ric Flair and nailed him with the title belt. As a result, Angle was barred from challenging for the belt as long as Styles is the title holder.[113] Due to the circumstances surrounding the loss, Hulk Hogan gave Angle another shot at Styles and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship on the January 21 episode of Impact!, but this time he lost the match after referee Earl Hebner, who was later revealed to have been paid off by Flair, called for the bell in an incident similar to the Montreal Screwjob. Angle responded to the incident by spitting in Hogan's face, threatening to quit TNA and go back to WWE.[114] Angle apologized to Hogan, after being saved by him from Scott Hall and Syxx-Pac.[115] At Against All Odds Angle took part in the 8 Card Stud Tournament to crown a new number one contender, but was defeated in the first round by Mr. Anderson, after Anderson used Angle's dog tags to bust him open.[115] On the following episode of Impact! Angle promised to make Anderson suffer for disrespecting the U.S. soldiers, but was in the end once again laid out by him, effectively starting a feud between the two.[116] At Destination X Angle defeated Anderson in a rematch.[117] Angle and Anderson were booked in a rubber match inside a steel cage at Lockdown.[118] On the April 5 episode of Impact! Anderson defeated Angle in a ladder match to win possession of the key to the cage door.[119] At Lockdown, Angle defeated Anderson in a steel cage match and afterwards announced that he would now be taking some time off from wrestling.[120]
Rankings climb (2010)[link]
Angle returned on the May 20 episode of Impact! and was ranked number two by the Championship Committee in the inaugural top 10 rankings for a World Heavyweight title shot. Angle, however, decided to take his name out of the running for a title shot and vowed to fight his way through the top 10 and earn his spot at the top of the company.[121] At Slammiversary VIII Angle started his climb back to the top by defeating Kazarian, who was ranked number ten.[122] Angle continued his climb, defeating Desmond Wolfe, who was ranked number nine prior to the match, on the June 24 episode of Impact!, and D'Angelo Dinero, ranked number eight, at Victory Road.[123][124] Prior to his match with Dinero, Angle announced that should he lose on his way to the top of the rankings, he would retire from professional wrestling[125] On the July 22 episode of Impact! Angle defeated number seven ranked Hernandez and followed that up three weeks later by defeating number six ranked A.J. Styles.[126][127] On the August 19 episode of Impact! the TNA World Heavyweight Championship was vacated and instead of continuing his climb, Angle was entered into an eight man tournament for the title, defeating X Division Champion Douglas Williams in his first round match.[128] At No Surrender Angle first wrestled Jeff Hardy to a twenty minute time limit draw, after which Eric Bischoff ordered a five minute extra time. After that and a second five minute extra time also ended in draws, it was ruled that, due to a cut, Angle wouldn't be allowed to continue the match, ending the match in a no contest.[129] After wrestling a draw on the September 16 episode of Impact!, it was announced that both Angle and Hardy would advance to the finals at Bound for Glory, where they would compete with Mr. Anderson in a three–way match.[130]
Feud with Jeff Jarrett (2010–2011)[link]
At Bound for Glory Angle was defeated by Hardy, when he turned heel and pinned Anderson, after an interference from Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff, who then went on to form an alliance named Immortal, with Hardy, Abyss and Jeff Jarrett.[131] On the following episode of Impact! Angle came out to make his retirement speech, after his failed attempt to win the World Heavyweight Champion, but was interrupted by Jarrett, who announced that he had made a deal with Hogan and Bischoff in order to end Angle's career at Bound for Glory, before attacking him, when he was restrained by TNA's security officers Gunner and Murphy.[132] The following week Angle returned, trying to get his hands on Bischoff and Ric Flair, before being stopped by TNA's security officers.[133] Angle returned three weeks later on the November 11 episode of Impact!, saving Samoa Joe from Jeff Jarrett, Gunner and Murphy.[134] After not appearing again for two weeks, Angle made another return on the December 2 episode of Impact!, saving Samoa Joe from Jeff Jarrett and Abyss.[135] On the January 6, 2011, episode of Impact! Angle interrupted Jarrett's $100,000 Mixed Martial Arts Challenge and signed a contract to face him at Genesis in an MMA exhibition match, since he had promised not to wrestle again.[136] The match was thrown out in the third round after Jarrett blinded Angle. After the match Jarrett bloodied Angle, before announcing that he was ending his mixed martial arts career and promised that his wife, Karen Jarrett (formerly Karen Angle), would be joining the retirement party.[137] On the January 13 episode of Impact! Karen made her return and stopped Angle just as he was about to attack Jeff, telling him that she would not allow him to ruin their personal lives and promised to tell all about their divorce the following week.[138] The following week Karen slapped Kurt, providing a distraction which allowed Jeff to beat him down. At the end of the show Crimson saved Angle from a beating at the hands of Immortal and Fortune.[139] The following week Ric Flair reinstated Angle in order to place him and Crimson in a seven–on–two handicap match against Jarrett, James Storm, Robert Roode, Kazarian, Rob Terry, Gunner and Murphy. The match ended with Jarrett pinning Angle for the win. Afterwards, Angle was saved from another beatdown by the returning Scott Steiner.[140] The following week Fortune turned on Immortal and aligned themselves with Angle, Crimson and Steiner.[141] On February 13 at Against All Odds Jarrett defeated Angle in a singles match and as a result Angle was forced to walk Karen down the aisle, when she and Jarrett renewed their wedding vows on the March 3 episode of Impact!. After the match Angle hinted at a possible retirement by leaving his wrestling boots in the ring.[142] On March 3 Angle proceeded to destroy the wedding set with an axe and forced wedding guest, New York Jet Bart Scott to tap out with the ankle lock.[143] On April 17 at Lockdown, Jarrett defeated Angle in an "Ultra Male Rules" Two out of Three Falls steel cage match, with help from Karen.[144] On the May 12 episode of Impact!, Angle revealed Chyna as his backup in taking care of the Jarretts.[145] At Sacrifice, Angle and Chyna defeated the Jarretts in a mixed tag team match.[146] Later that same month, Angle signed a new three-year contract with TNA.[147] With Karen out of the picture, Angle defeated Jarrett on June 12 at Slammiversary IX in what was billed as the "final battle" between the two to retain his Olympic gold medal and become the number one contender for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.[148] However, on the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Jarrett challenged Angle to a Parking Lot Brawl and agreed to sign a contract that would force him to move to Mexico without Angle's children, should he lose the match. Angle ended up winning the fight after choking Jarrett with a shirt, forcing him to say "adiós".[149]
Regaining the World Heavyweight Championship (2011–present)[link]
With his feud with Jarrett behind him, Angle aligned himself with Sting to feud with the rest of Immortal, including the group's newest member, TNA World Heavyweight Champion Mr. Anderson.[150] On the July 14 episode of Impact Wrestling, Angle helped Sting regain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Anderson.[151] On August 7 at Hardcore Justice, Angle defeated Sting, after hitting him with a chair he snatched away from Hulk Hogan, to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the record-breaking fifth time.[152] On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Angle explained that he did not agree with Sting, who, using the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, wanted to hand the promotion back to Dixie Carter, as he had found out that she had lied to him about not knowing of the relationship between Karen and Jeff Jarrett. When Sting confronted Angle, he was attacked by Hogan, which led to Angle revealing that Hogan had been the one who had exposed Carter's lie to him. Angle also revealed that his goal was now to ruin Carter's youth movement in TNA by eliminating the younger wrestlers one-by-one and started by attacking Bound for Glory Series leader Crimson after the main event.[153] Angle made his first televised title defense on the September 1 episode of Impact Wrestling, defeating Sting in a rematch, following interference from special enforcer Hulk Hogan and the rest of Immortal.[154] The following week, Angle's title match with Mr. Anderson ended in a disqualification, following interference from Immortal, which led to a three-way match between Angle, Anderson and Sting on September 11 at No Surrender, where Angle managed to retain the title, following interference from Hogan.[155][156] On October 16 at Bound for Glory, Angle successfully defended the title against Bobby Roode.[157]
On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Angle lost the TNA World Heavyweight Championship to Roode's tag team partner, James Storm.[158][159] Angle returned on the November 17 episode of Impact Wrestling, attacking James Storm and revealing himself as the man who had attacked and bloodied him also the previous week, costing him his match with Bobby Roode for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.[160] On December 11 at Final Resolution, Angle was defeated by Storm in a singles match.[161] On January 8, 2012, at Genesis, Angle defeated Storm in a rematch.[162] On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Storm defeated Angle in a number one contender's match.[163] Angle returned on the February 16 episode of Impact Wrestling, costing Jeff Hardy his shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.[164] On March 18 at Victory Road, Angle defeated Hardy in a singles match, pinning him while grabbing a hold of the ring ropes.[165] On April 15 at Lockdown, Hardy defeated Angle in a rematch, contested inside a steel cage.[166] On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Angle defeated A.J. Styles, following interference from Styles' rivals Christopher Daniels and Kazarian.[167] The following week, Angle warned the two Immortal associates never to interfere in one of his matches again.[168] On May 13 at Sacrifice, Angle defeated Styles in a rematch, following another interference from Daniels and Kazarian. After the match, Angle made the save for Styles, chasing Daniels and Kazarian out of the ring.[169]
Japanese promotions (2007–2009)[link]
On February 18, 2007, Angle made his debut in New Japan Pro Wrestling, teaming with former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yuji Nagata to defeat fellow TNA wrestler Travis Tomko and fellow WWE alumnus Giant Bernard.[4]
Angle was booked to face Brock Lesnar in a champion versus champion match for the Inoki Genome Federation on June 29, 2007, and defeated him by submission for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship,[170] and he challenged him to an MMA fight.[171] On December 19, 2007, Angle defended the IWGP World Title successfully against Kendo Kashin.[172]
On January 4, 2008, Angle made his third successful IWGP World Championship defense when he defeated Yuji Nagata at the New Japan Pro Wrestling supershow Wrestle Kingdom II in Tokyo Dome by forcing Nagata to tap out to the ankle lock.[173] On February 17, 2008, Angle lost the IWGP title to Shinsuke Nakamura in a unification match, thus ending the IWGP championship controversy.[174] Kurt Angle is not recognized as an IWGP Heavyweight Champion by New Japan. He returned in August during the G1 Climax in two special tag matches A.J. Styles as his opponent with Shinsuke Nakamura and Masahiro Chono as Angle's partners and Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shinjiro Otani as Styles' partners. Angle's team won both matches.[175]
He returned on January 4, 2009, at Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome in a special eight man tag match, where he, Kevin Nash, Chono, and Riki Chōshū faced G.B.H. (Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson, Takashi Iizuka and Tomohiro Ishii), with Angle getting the win for his team.[176] Angle then went on to defeat Bernard in a singles match at New Japan's ISM tour on February 15.[177] After Hiroshi Tanahashi retained the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Nakamura in the main event, Angle challenged him for the title, which Tanahashi accepted.[177] Tanahashi defeated Angle on April 5 at New Japan's Resolution '09 to retain the title.[178]
Acting career[link]
In regards to his future, Angle has expressed interest on several occasions in pursuing an acting career after retirement from professional wrestling.[22] In the spring of 2008, Angle made his film debut in the short film Chains. He played a racist prison deputy, credited as The Deputy.[179]
In the fall of 2008, Angle played the role of maniacal serial killer Brad Mayfield in the movie End Game. In addition, on an episode of Pros vs. Joes season three, he was teamed up with Jimmy Smith and Kendall Gill against the Joes.
Angle made an appearance on Criss Angel Mindfreak, during the segment "Car Wreck Vanish." He also made an appearance in the 2011 film Warrior as the Russian mixed-martial arts champion, Koba. Kurt stars alongside Kevin Nash, Sam Nicotero, Bill Laing, Mary Rutledge, and Bill Hinzman in the movie River of Darkness, directed by Bruce Koehler.[180] In the movie, he portrayed the town sheriff, Will Logan.[181] On the Right After Wrestling program on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 98, Angle told hosts Arda Ocal and Jimmy Korderas that he would become a part time wrestler after his contract expires in 2011 to focus on Angle Foods and his acting career.[182]
Filmography[link]
- 2009: End Game – as Brad Mayfield
- 2009: Chain's – as The Deputy (Short Film)
- 2010: Death from Above – as Thule [183]
- 2010: Devil Dogs – as Steve Stagger (pre-Production)
- 2010: Dylan Dog: Dead of Night – as Wolfgang (2010)
- 2010: River of Darkness – as Sheriff Will Logan (2010)
- 2010: Beyond the Mat – as Coach Kamen[184]
- 2011: Warrior – as Koba (2011)
Television[link]
- 2011:Extreme Makeover: Home Edition – Himself (1 episode)
- 2009:Howard Stern On Demand – Himself (2 episodes, Eric the Midget Visits the Studio, Kurt Angle Wants Robin)
- 2009:Criss Angel Mindfreak – Himself (1 episode, Car Wreck Vanish)
- 2008:Pros vs. Joes – Himself (1 episode)
- 2007:Inside MMA – Himself (2 episodes)
- 2006:2006 Scream Awards – Himself
- 2005:MTV's Made – Himself (1 episode)
- 2002:Late Night with Conan O'Brien – Himself (1 episode)
- 2001:The Weakest Link – Himself (1 episode)
- 2001:The Tonight Show with Jay Leno – Himself (1 episode)
- 2000:The Big Breakfast – Himself (1 episode)
Personal life[link]
Angle attended Clarion University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a degree in education in 1993.[185] In his later life, Angle got a Clarion University Golden Eagle, wearing a singlet, tattooed on his upper back.[citation needed]
Angle has four older brothers (one of whom, Eric, is also a wrestler) and a sister, Le'Anne, who died in 2003. His father, Dave, a crane operator,[186] was killed in a construction accident when Angle was sixteen, and Angle dedicated both his career and his autobiography It's True, It's True to him as a result. Angle claimed in an interview that, following the death of his father, he regarded his wrestling coach, David Schultz, as a paternal figure. While training Angle, Schultz was murdered in January 1996 by John Eleuthère du Pont, the sponsor of Schultz's team of Olympic prospectives.[16][17][18]
He married Karen Smedley[187] on December 19, 1998,[188] and the couple have a daughter, Kyra, who was born on December 2, 2002.[citation needed] They also have a son, Kody, who was born on October 26, 2006.[citation needed]In August 2007, Karen debuted in TNA as Angle's regular valet.[citation needed]In September 2008, it was reported that Karen had filed for divorce from Kurt.[189]
In 2008, Angle was selected to be featured on the cover for metal band Emmure's second album The Respect Issue where he is depicted on the front and back covers for the record as well as in the inlay. Angle also further promoted the album by wearing an Emmure shirt during fights broadcasted on TNA Impact!.[190]
In 2009, It was reported that TNA co-founder Jeff Jarrett was romantically linked to Karen Angle, beginning while Karen and Angle were separated.[191] This resulted in TNA president Dixie Carter, placing Jeff Jarrett on leave of absence.[192][193][194][195] The situation was revealed in July 2009 when a caller claiming to be a former TNA employee called in on The Bubba the Love Sponge Show.[196][197] Dixie Carter commented on the situation on Impact, stating "a personal situation that affected the company and it put all of us in a very difficult position." She said Jeff was placed "on leave as both a talent and in his capacity with the company and I'd like to leave it at that." In December 2009, Jarrett returned to TNA and he would marry Karen on August 21, 2010.[198]
In 2010, It was reported that Angle was engaged to actress Giovanna Yannotti.[199] On September 30, 2010, Yannotti announced that the couple was expecting their first child.[200] On January 22, 2011, Yannotti gave birth to a daughter named Giuliana Marie Angle.[201]
Angle is a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers.[202]
Substance abuse allegations[link]
Wellness Policy violation[link]
On March 6, 2007, Sports Illustrated reported that Angle's name was found in the client database of a Florida wellness center suspected of being a front for distributing performance-enhancing drugs.[203] The magazine alleged Angle had received prescriptions for trenbolone (which is not approved for human use by the FDA) and nandrolone, both anabolic steroids. Angle responded on his official website: "I did not improperly receive prescriptions. It is well documented that in my career I have broken vertebrae in my neck on five occasions and each time the course of treatment was under the care and supervision of my doctors. Any attempt to link me to the athletes in the current news accounts who may have improperly sought performance-enhancing drugs is without foundation."[204]
Approximately two weeks later on March 19, 2007, Sports Illustrated posted on its website another article in its continuing series investigating a steroid and HGH ring used by a number of professional athletes in several sports. That article mentioned that 10 other professional wrestlers were implicated to have received performance-enhancing drugs from the same drug ring including four WWE wrestlers and Eddie Guerrero.[205] Kurt never failed a drug test for pain pills. He did, however, fail a steroid test under WWE's Wellness Policy because his prescription for Deca-Durabolin had expired.[206]
Legal troubles[link]
Angle was arrested at his home by Moon Township, Pennsylvania police on September 28, 2007, on a charge of driving under the influence after being reported by a woman who claimed that he almost hit her while leaving a local restaurant. Officials said Angle failed a field sobriety test but refused a blood test. Angle was charged with driving under the influence and careless driving,[207] but he denies the charges.[208] On September 9, 2008, Angle was cleared of all charges pertaining to his DUI arrest.[209]
On August 15, 2009, Pittsburgh-based NBC affiliate WPXI reported that Angle had been arrested. His girlfriend stated that she had filed a protection from abuse (PFA) order and that he was stalking her in the Robinson Township area. Angle was charged with "driving while operating privilege is suspended, prohibited acts-possession, harassment and prohibited acts". Hygetropin, a human growth hormone, was found in his car; Angle maintained that he had a prescription for the drug.[210] On September 15, a District Court Judge dropped the harassment, suspended license, and drug charges against Angle. On November 9, 2009, the PFA charges were dropped after he and former girlfriend Trenesha Biggers reached an agreement to avoid contact with each other.[211]
On March 25, 2011, Angle was arrested in Grand Forks, North Dakota and charged with "being in control of a motor vehicle while intoxicated" after failing a field sobriety test.[212][213][214] Angle later pled guilty to the charges and was sentenced on April 20 to one year of unsupervised probation, a chemical dependency evaluation, a $250 fine, $225 in court fees, and a ten day suspended jail sentence.[215][216]
Angle was arrested on September 4, 2011, by Virginia State Troopers for allegedly driving under the influence. Angle was placed in Warren County Jail, before posting $2,000 bail and being released in the early morning.[217][218] State police revealed that Angle's initial breath test at the scene, where he was stopped by police showed a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.091 percent, which was above the legal limit of 0.08 percent.[219] The test was later ruled not admissible and when a second test, taken at the police station, showed a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.06, the DUI charge was dropped. Angle was still charged with reckless driving.[220] On November 8, 2011, Angle entered a plea of no contest and was fined $1,500.[221]
In wrestling[link]
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- Finishing moves
- Angle Slam / Olympic Slam, sometimes from the top rope or an elevated position[4]
- Ankle lock, sometimes followed by grapevining the opponent's leg[4]
- Crossface chickenwing[222] – 2000; adopted from Bob Backlund
- Signature moves
- Bodyscissors[223]
- Double leg takedown, often transitioned into a pin or a suplex[224]
- European uppercut[4]
- Frog splash[110] – TNA
- Headbutt[225]
- Moonsault, sometimes from the top of a cage[4]
- Multiple suplex variations[4]
- Rear naked choke[226]
- Triangle choke[110]
- Nicknames
- "The American Hero" (WWF / NJPW)
- "The Most Celebrated Real Athlete in WWF History" (WWF)
- "The Olympic Gold Medalist" (WWF/E / TNA)
- "The Olympic Hero" (WWF)
- "Your Olympic Hero" (WWF)[3]
- "The Wrestling Machine" (WWE)
- "The Godfather of The Main Event Mafia" (TNA)
- Entrance themes
- World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment
- "Medal" by Jim Johnston (November 14, 1999–January 2, 2006)
- "I Don't Suck" by Jim Johnston
- "Medal (Remix)" by Jim Johnston (January 29, 2006–July 11, 2006)
- "Medal (Revisited)" by Jim Johnston (July 11, 2006-August 8, 2006)
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- "My Quest" by Dale Oliver (September 24, 2006–November 8, 2007)
- "Gold Medal" by Tha Trademarc (November 11, 2007–present)
- "Main Event Mafia" by Dale Oliver[229] (used while a member of The Main Event Mafia; October 2, 2008–June 21, 2009)
- "Immortal Theme" by Dale Oliver[230] (used while a member of Immortal; 2011–2012)
- World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment
Championships and accomplishments[link]
Lucha de Apuesta record[link]
See also: Luchas de Apuestas
| Wager | Winner | Loser | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hair | Edge | Kurt Angle | Nashville, Tennessee | 02002-05-19May 19, 2002 | Hair vs. Hair match at Judgment Day[46] |
Notes[link]
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- "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts". Wrestling's Historical Cards (Kappa Publishing). 2007.
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- Loverro, Thom (2006). The Rise & Fall of ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling. WWE Books. ISBN 1-4165-1058-3.
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| Alternative names | Angle, Kurt Steven |
| Short description | An American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist |
| Date of birth | December 9, 1968 |
| Place of birth | Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Shane McMahon | |
|---|---|
 On the November 3, 2008 edition of WWE Raw |
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| Ring name(s) | Shane O-Mac[1] Shane McMahon[1] Shane Stevens Simba |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 236 lb (107 kg)[3] |
| Born | (1970-01-15) January 15, 1970 (age 42)[1] Gaithersburg, Maryland[4] |
| Resides | New York City, New York[citation needed] |
| Billed from | Greenwich, Connecticut[2] |
| Trained by | Vince McMahon[1] Pat Patterson[1] Jerry Brisco[1] |
| Debut |
1989(As Referee) October 26, 1998 |
Shane Brandon McMahon[4][5] (born January 15, 1970)[2] is an American executive, currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of YOU On Demand. A former executive and professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), he is the son of WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon and U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon. He is also the older brother of Stephanie McMahon and brother-in-law of professional wrestler Paul "Triple H" Levesque. He spent over 20 years in WWE, leaving in January 2010.[6][7]
In WWE, he is a one-time European Champion and a one-time Hardcore Champion.[8][9] McMahon is considered a fourth generation McMahon as he follows his great-grandfather, Jess McMahon, his grandfather Vincent J. McMahon, and his father Vincent K. McMahon.
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World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment[link]
McMahon began his on-screen career as a referee named Shane Stevens[10][11] in 1990 and was the first performer to walk out to greet the audience at WrestleMania VI. Shane McMahon also refereed during the 1991 Royal Rumble match. He soon left behind the blue shirt and bow-tie and took on the role of a backstage official at WrestleMania VIII in an attempt to break up a brawl between Randy Savage and Ric Flair.
The Corporation (1998–2000)[link]
Main article: The Corporation
McMahon became a regular while being an on-air character in 1998, during his father's on-air feud with Steve Austin. In the early days of that angle, McMahon offered support for his father in cameo roles, but he did not become an enforcer like Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson. Later, in the summer, McMahon was a color commentator on Sunday Night Heat for a short amount of time with Jim Ross, and announced with Jerry Lawler on the 1999 videogame WWF Attitude. After the announcing stint was over, McMahon took a role as a regular character, turning on his father by signing Austin to a contract after Vince demoted him to the position of referee. Yet at Survivor Series, McMahon turned heel by turning on Austin and became an official member of The Corporation.[12]
McMahon became a key component in the Corporation angle, winning the European Championship from X-Pac.[13] The two met in a rematch at WrestleMania XV; McMahon got help from his childhood friends the Mean Street Posse and Triple H, who turned on X-Pac during the match, to retain the championship.[14] McMahon then retired the title, wanting to retire as an "undefeated champion". McMahon later gave the title to Mideon, who found it in McMahon's duffel bag, thus reactivating it.
After WrestleMania, Vince briefly made his second face run and McMahon took control of the Corporation. With wrestlers such as Triple H in this new faction, McMahon feuded with his father and a new faction made up of former Corporation members, The Union. On the UPN pilot for SmackDown!, McMahon joined forces with The Undertaker and the Ministry of Darkness to form the Corporate Ministry. Eventually, Vince was revealed to be the mastermind behind this faction, and his face turn was explained to be a plot to get the WWF Title off Austin. Austin then met Shane and Vince in a ladder match at the King of the Ring for ownership of the WWF, as in the storyline, Austin had 50%, which was assigned to him by Linda and Stephanie McMahon, upset by Vince and McMahon's complicity in the storyline kidnapping of Stephanie by the Corporate Ministry, while McMahon and Shane each had 25%. Shane and Vince won the match when a mystery associate raised the briefcase out of Austin's reach when he climbed the ladder, allowing Vince and Shane to grab the case and regain 100% ownership of the WWF.[15]
With his ownership reinstated, McMahon shifted his sights to, then babyface, Test, who was kayfabe dating Shane's sister, Stephanie. Shane disapproved of the relationship, feeling Stephanie was dating "beneath the family's standards", and wound up feuding with Test. With help from the Mean Street Posse, McMahon made Test's life a living hell. At SummerSlam, McMahon met Test in a "Love Her or Leave Her" match, with the stipulation being that if McMahon won the match, Test and Stephanie could no longer see each other, and if he lost, McMahon would give his blessings to the pair. Test was able to get the win, and McMahon eventually settled his differences with Test, thus making his second face run by becoming his ally.[16] Later in the year, Stephanie turned heel, siding with her new kayfabe husband then-heel, Triple H (the two began their off-screen relationship around this time, but did not marry in real life until 2003). With that, the McMahon-Helmsley Faction began, and all of the other McMahons disappeared from television.
At No Way Out, McMahon made his return as a heel again by helping The Big Show defeat The Rock.[17] This started the road to WrestleMania 2000, where in the four-way main event each wrestler had a McMahon in his corner. The Rock had Vince, the Big Show had McMahon, Triple H had Stephanie, and Mick Foley had Shane's mother, Linda McMahon. The Big Show was the first man eliminated,[18] and soon after he and McMahon went their separate ways. This led to a match between the two at Judgment Day, which McMahon won after receiving help from Test and Albert, amongst others.[19] Over the course of the next several months, McMahon allied himself with other heel wrestlers, including Edge and Christian, who helped him win the Hardcore Championship from Steve Blackman.[20] McMahon met Blackman in a rematch at SummerSlam, losing the title after falling 40 feet (12 m) through the stage (McMahon climbed up the set running away from Blackman, who gave chase and hit Shane with a Singapore cane, knocking him off).[21] McMahon then disappeared from television, making occasional cameo appearances.
The Alliance (2001)[link]
Main article: The Alliance
In 2001, McMahon made his third face run by once again feuding with his father, Vince. The feud with Vince was due to the elder McMahon's (kayfabe) affair with Trish Stratus. As fate would have it, rival World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was sold to the World Wrestling Federation one week before the Father versus Son match at WrestleMania X-Seven. In terms of the storyline, Vince demanded that Ted Turner sign the contract at WrestleMania X-Seven. With Vince's ego getting the best of him, McMahon was able to seize the opportunity and purchase WCW himself, to the shock of Vince. McMahon defeated his father at WrestleMania X-Seven, in a Street Fight.[22] At Backlash, McMahon was in a Last Man Standing match against the Big Show. McMahon performed the Leap of Faith (from the top of the scaffolding), causing McMahon to get the victory when Show could not answer the 10 count. He won because Test lifted him up and put him on the crane to hold Shane up on his feet.[23]
McMahon then began a feud with Kurt Angle. By the King of the Ring, on June 24, McMahon's feud with Angle had culminated. After already participating in two tournament matches that night, Angle wrestled McMahon in a Street Fight. After a suplex on the hard floor, Angle was thought to have cracked his tailbone. Angle also delivered an overhead belly to belly suplex through the plated glass stage set, but McMahon did not break through on the first attempt, causing him to fall head-first onto the concrete floor. After a successful second attempt, Angle was to put him through a second plate back out to the stage and again failed two more times. The match also had Shane missing a shooting star press and ended with Angle performing the Angle Slam off the top rope before scoring the victory over a bloodied McMahon.[24]
McMahon then began to lead his WCW wrestlers against his father and the WWE wrestlers, eventually joining forces with Paul Heyman and his band of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) wrestlers, along with their new owner, McMahon's sister Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley. Calling themselves The Alliance, they pledged to finally run the World Wrestling Federation (and specifically their father) out of business. Ultimately, The Invasion came to a head at Survivor Series. The team of McMahon, Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam, and Booker T lost to the team of The Rock, Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, Kane, and the Big Show. The WWF defeated Alliance, caused it to (kayfabe) go out of business.[25] The following night on Raw, Vince publicly fired both Shane and Stephanie, which Shane took in stride, admitting that he lost to the better man, while Stephanie pleaded with her father before being forcefully removed from the arena.[26] Following the destruction of the WCW/ECW Alliance, McMahon remained off-screen, eventually briefly reappearing three times during 2002 to 2003.
Sporadic appearances (2003–2005)[link]
At WrestleMania XIX, McMahon made his first on-screen appearance in two years as he went to check on his father's welfare following a street fight with Hulk Hogan.[27] He turned face once more in the summer of 2003 by getting involved in a feud with Eric Bischoff (who had made improper remarks and gestures to Shane's mother Linda). He defeated Bischoff in a street fight at SummerSlam.[28] McMahon also got involved in a rivalry with Kane after Kane gave Linda a Tombstone Piledriver because she did not name him the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship. Their feud culminated in McMahon losing a Last Man Standing match at Unforgiven and to a first ever Ambulance match which he lost after a brutal match at Survivor Series.[29][30]
After Survivor Series, McMahon left Raw to focus his attention on the executive creative staff and on his new family. At WrestleMania XX, McMahon appeared briefly on camera during the opening of the event with Vince and his newborn son, Declan.[31] In a special 3-hour edition of Raw in October 2005, billed as WWE Homecoming, all four members of the McMahon family were given a Stone Cold Stunner by Stone Cold Steve Austin.[32] The following week, Vince demanded an apology from ringside commentators for not coming to his family's aid, which developed into a new feud. McMahon also appeared at Survivor Series, though he did not appear on television. He can be seen on the DVD extra backstage talking to Theodore Long, when The Boogeyman tried to scare off McMahon, who made no deal about it.[33]
Feuding with DX (2006–2007)[link]
Main article: Team McMahon
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McMahon turned heel once more by again siding with his father to help in the feud with Shawn Michaels. At the 2006 Royal Rumble, McMahon eliminated Michaels by throwing him over the top rope.[34] After weeks of attacks from behind by McMahon, one of which saw McMahon force an unconscious Michaels to kiss Vince's rear end, McMahon and Michaels faced each other in a Street Fight on the March 18, 2006 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event. In a fashion similar to the real life Montreal Screwjob, McMahon put Michaels in the Sharpshooter as Vince called for the bell and gave McMahon the victory.[35] The McMahons' feud with Michaels took a religious turn after WrestleMania 22 (where Michaels defeated Vince McMahon). Vince claimed that Michaels's victory was a result of "divine intervention" and booked himself and his son in a match at Backlash against Michaels and his tag team partner "God". Around this time, Vince began to act strangely and at one point considered himself a god. McMahon, who at this time was referred by Vince as "the product of his semen", teamed with Vince to defeat Michaels and "God" at Backlash, due to help from the Spirit Squad.[36]
This feud later enveloped Triple H, who the McMahons had enlisted to take out Michaels. Triple H was getting frustrated with this, as it was distracting from his quest to regain the WWE Championship. Triple H wound up bashing McMahon with his signature weapon, the sledgehammer, in what was considered to be an accident that put McMahon out of the ring for a while. Vince (and later McMahon, who had recovered) sought to humble Triple H and get some retribution. Triple H then began a feud with the McMahons shortly after, leading to his siding with Shawn Michaels and the reformation of D-Generation X (DX). At SummerSlam, McMahon, along with his father Vince, were defeated by DX.[37] About a month later at Unforgiven, The McMahons and then ECW World Champion The Big Show faced DX in a Hell in a Cell match. McMahon was injured after Michaels elbow dropped a chair which was around McMahon's neck. DX emerged victorious at Unforgiven, and McMahon disappeared from television.[38]
On the March 5 edition of Raw, McMahon came back to inform his father, Vince, about the "guest referee" for the "Battle of the Billionaires". He told him that their opponents on the Board of Directors had won the vote, 5-4. The McMahons had intended for McMahon to be the referee. Instead, the guest referee turned out to be the McMahons' old rival, Steve Austin.[39] During the "Battle of the Billionaires" match at WrestleMania 23, McMahon's attempt to interfere on his father's behalf was stopped by Austin. During the match, McMahon was able to hit the Coast-to-Coast dive with a trash can into Bobby Lashley's face.[40] On April 9, McMahon officially joined the Vince/Umaga/Lashley feud when he faced Lashley for the ECW Championship in a Title vs Hair match which ended in McMahon getting disqualified on purpose by punching the referee. After the match, Umaga, Vince, and McMahon all attacked Lashley.[41] At Backlash in a Handicap match for the ECW title, McMahon along with his father and Umaga defeated Lashley for the ECW Championship.[42] Vince gained the pin making him the ECW World Champion. At Judgment Day, Lashley faced McMahon, Vince, and Umaga again, in a rematch for the ECW World Championship. This time, Lashley won the match, but since he pinned McMahon rather than Vince, Vince remained the champion.[43] At One Night Stand McMahon and Umaga tried to help Vince retain the ECW World title against Bobby Lashley, but failed when Lashley speared Vince and pinned him for the win.[44]
On the taped edition of Raw that aired on September 3, McMahon, along with his mother Linda and his sister Stephanie, made appearances to confront Vince about his illegitimate child.[45] McMahon then returned at Survivor Series to accompany Hornswoggle, alongside his father, in his match against The Great Khali.[46] After that, he was only seen on WWE's pay per view, No Way Out 2008 talking to The Big Show after the latter had his nose legitimately broken by accident by Floyd Mayweather, Jr. before again not being seen until June 2008.
Feuding with The Legacy (2008–2009)[link]
After the severe injury that Vince McMahon sustained on the June 23 episode of Raw, Shane requested for the Raw roster to stand together during what was a turbulent time. A sign fell on top of Mr. McMahon during his participation in the Million Dollar Mania sweepstakes.[47][48] Shane's plea, however, was ignored and subsequently, Shane and his sister Stephanie urged the roster to show solidarity.[49][50] On the July 28 episode of Raw, McMahon made an appearance to announce Mike Adamle as his and Stephanie's choice to be the new Raw General Manager.[51] After Mike Adamle stepped down as General Manager,[52] he and Stephanie became the interim on-screen authority figures for the Raw program. On the November 24 episode of Raw, Shane and Stephanie argued over who was in charge, leading to Stephanie telling him that Raw is her show.[53] After being slapped by Stephanie, Shane finished the segment by telling her that from that day onwards, he was going to watch Stephanie run Raw "right into the ground".[53]
At the start of 2009, Randy Orton began a feud with the McMahon family. On the January 19 episode of Raw, Orton punted Vince McMahon in the head, after he had tried to fire Orton from the company for previous comments made about his daughter Stephanie McMahon.[54] The following week, Shane returned to television, leading him to attack Orton for his actions. On the February 2 episode of Raw, it was revealed that Orton challenged Shane to a No Holds Barred match at No Way Out, to which he accepted.[55] At No Way Out, Orton defeated Shane in the match.[56] The following night, Shane challenged Orton to an unsactioned match for that episode's main event. The match ended with Orton punting Shane in the head, as well as performing an RKO on Stephanie McMahon.[57]
Shane returned on the March 30 episode of Raw, alongside Triple H and his father, to confront and attack The Legacy (Orton, Ted DiBiase, and Cody Rhodes). On the April 6 episode of Raw, it was announced that Shane would compete in a six-man tag team match against The Legacy at Backlash alongside Triple H and Batista, the latter of whom had returned from injury, where the stipulation was that if any member of Orton's team pinned any member of Triple H's team, Orton would win Triple H's WWE Championship; However, if any member of Orton's team was counted out or disqualified, Triple H would retain the title.[58] On the May 4th edition of Raw he was kayfabe injured at the hands of Orton and Legacy, suffering a broken leg/ankle, thus writing him off of TV again.
Backstage roles and resignation[link]
On October 21, 2006, Pride Fighting Championships held Pride 32 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Shane was in attendance at the event,[59] resulting in speculation that WWE could be considering promoting MMA events.[60] On November 17, WWE and Dream Stage Entertainment officials, the parent company of Pride Fighting Championships, had a meeting at WWE global headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. The meeting focused on the possibility of the two groups doing some form of business together in the future.[61] Yet on March 27, 2007, Nobuyuki Sakakibara, president of DSE, announced that Station Casinos, Inc. magnate Lorenzo Fertitta, also one of the co-owners of Zuffa, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, had made a deal to acquire all the assets of Pride FC from DSE after Pride 34 in a deal worth about USD 70 million. Therefore, the deal between DSE and WWE has reportedly been called off.[62]
Later in November, McMahon and WWE Canada President Carl DeMarco traveled to South America to finalize a major TV deal in Brazil, which allowed their television station to air Raw and SmackDown.[63]
On October 16, 2009, WWE published a statement from Shane McMahon announcing his resignation,[64] and also issued an official press release stating that the resignation was tendered effective January 1, 2010.[65] No specific reason was given for the resignation. McMahon stated in the WWE press release, "Having been associated with this organization for the majority of my life, I feel this is the opportune time in my career to pursue outside ventures." thus ending his 20 year stint with the company on January 1, 2010. McMahon's resignation leaves only two members of the McMahon family active within the WWE; his father, Vincent Kennedy McMahon, and his sister, the Executive Vice President of Creative Development and Operations, Stephanie McMahon.
On August 3, 2010, it was announced that McMahon had signed a deal to become the new CEO of China Broadband Inc., a provider of cable broadband services, as well as other digital and analog related services, in Shandong province of the People's Republic of China. The company is based in Boulder County, Colorado.[66]
McMahon also sits on the Board of Directions for International Sports Management representing talent such as Ernie Els and Rory McIlroy.[67]
He was seen at the final hole of the 2011 U.S. Open with Rory McIlroy's father just minutes before Rory, who McMahon represents officially, confirmed his first U.S Open win and his first golfing major win. McMahon was also seen shaking the hand of new Open champion Darren Clarke as he left the 18th green at Royal St. George on July 17, 2011. Clarke is also represented by International Sports Management.
Personal life[link]
McMahon married his high school sweetheart Marissa Mazzola on September 14, 1996. They used to live across the street from each other. McMahon has stated that Marissa was the only girlfriend he ever had.[68] Together they have three sons, Declan James and Kenyon Jesse. Declan was born on February 13, 2004 and weighed nine pounds. Kenyon "Kenny" was born March 26, 2006 and a son born in 2010[69]
McMahon is the uncle of Aurora Rose, Murphy Claire and Vaughn Evelyn Levesque, daughters of his sister Stephanie and her husband Triple H.[70]
McMahon usually wore baseball jerseys for his matches, with the front saying Shane O Mac and the back reserved for McMahon, the name of the pay-per-view in which he's participating, or some other phrase relating to the match and/or his opponent (for example, he was in a rivalry with his dad, Vince, and had a street fight with him at WrestleMania X-Seven; for this match, Shane's jersey stated, "Vince, we have a problem (both a reference to Vince and to the fact that they were in Houston.)." When Vince was interviewed in Playboy, he mentioned that although Shane is right-handed, he often throws left-handed punches. McMahon's football jersey number was 61,[71] the same as his dad Vince.[72]
McMahon had a brief role in the 2002 film Rollerball.[73] In September 2006, he was named one of Detail magazine's "50 Most Powerful Men Under 42" in the annual "power issue".[74]
In wrestling[link]
- Finishing moves
- Coast to Coast (Corner-to-corner front missile dropkick, usually driving a garbage can into the face of the opponent)[1][75]
- Leap of Faith (Diving elbow drop, sometimes to the outside of the ring to drive an opponent through the announce table)[1][75]
- Signature moves
- Boston crab
- Bronco buster – parodied from X-Pac
- Camel clutch
- Elbow drop
- Float–over DDT or a running tornado DDT
- Inverted facelock neckbreaker, often done repeatedly in quick succession
- Low blow
- Mac Factor (Sitout facebuster) – parodied from X-Pac
- Shane O' Shuffle (Three left-handed jabs followed by a right-handed knockout punch)[1] – parodied from Rocky Johnson
- Sharpshooter – used on special occasions in reference to the Montreal Screwjob
- Shooting Star Press
- Signature foreign objects
- Flying strike with any foreign object
- Sledge Hammer
- Kendo stick
- Garbage can
- Barbed Wire
- Managers
- Stephanie McMahon
- Vince McMahon
- Wrestlers managed
- Entrance themes
- "No Chance in Hell" by Jim Johnston (1998–2001; Used while a part of The Corporation)
- "Mean Streets Of Greenwich By Jim Johnston (1999-2000); Used while a part of Mean Street Posse
- "This Is a Test" by Jim Johnston (1999-2000)
- "Here Comes the Money" By Naughty by Nature (2001-2009)
Championships and accomplishments[link]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Rookie of the Year (1999)1[1][77]
- PWI Feud of the Year (2001) vs. Vince McMahon
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Worst Feud of the Year (2006) with Vince McMahon vs. D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels and Triple H)
1McMahon refused the award, stating "These are for the boys, not me."
Job titles[link]
- 1989–1990 – WWF referee[1]
- 1993 – WWF's television production, sales, marketing, and international business development divisions[5]
- 1998 – Helped form the company's digital media department and launched WWF.com (now known as WWE.com), a site that has more than fifteen million unique visitors a month[5]
- 2003-2010 – Executive Vice President of WWE Global Media, overseeing international TV distribution, live event bookings, digital media, consumer products and publishing[5]
- 2010–Present - Chairman and CEO of YOU on Demand Holdings, Inc. (Formerly China Broadband Inc.)
Notes[link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Shane McMahon's Profile". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/shane-mcmahon.html. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ^ a b c "WrestleMania X8 Shane McMahon FAQ - IGN FAQs". IGN.com. http://faqs.ign.com/articles/637/637017p1.html. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
- ^ "Shane McMahon's WWE alumni profile". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/superstars/shanemcmahon. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- ^ a b "Info for Shane Brandon McMahon". NNDB. http://www.nndb.com/people/157/000159677/. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ^ a b c d "WWE". Archived from the original on 2007-04-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20070430120945/http://corporate.wwe.com/governance/bios/sb_mcmahon.jsp. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
- ^ http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/shanemcmahonresigns Shane McMahon's resignation letter to the WWE Universe
- ^ http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/shanemcmahontodepartWWE WWE Press Release on resignation of Shane McMahon
- ^ "W.W.F. European Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwf/wwf-eu-h.html. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ "W.W.F. Hardcore Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwf/wwf-hc.html. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ Amazing But True.... November 2007. pp. 96.
- ^ WWE Magazine (November 2007). "Shane McMahon in pinstripes". Things you never knew : 96.
- ^ "Survivor Series 1998 Results". PWWEW.net. http://www.pwwew.net/ppv/wwf/november/1998.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ a b "Shane McMahon's European Title History". WWE.com. http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/euro/358602. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ^ "WrestleMania XV Results". PWWEW.net. http://www.pwwew.net/ppv/wwf/march/xv.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "King of the Rings 1999 Results". PWWEW.net. http://www.pwwew.net/ppv/wwf/june/1999.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts". Wrestling’s Historical Cards (Kappa Publishing): p. 104. 2007.
- ^ "No Way Out 2000 Results". PWWEW.net. http://www.pwwew.net/ppv/wwf/february/2000.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
- ^ "WrestleMania 2000 Results". PWWEW.net. http://www.pwwew.net/ppv/wwf/march/xvi.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
- ^ "Judgment Day 2000 Results". PWWEW.net. http://www.pwwew.net/ppv/wwf/may/2000.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
- ^ a b "Shane McMahon's Hardcore Title History". WWE.com. http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/hard/. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts". Wrestling’s Historical Cards (Kappa Publishing): p. 106. 2007.
- ^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts". Wrestling’s Historical Cards (Kappa Publishing): p. 107. 2007.
- ^ "Backlash 2001 Results". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/backlash.html#01. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
- ^ "King of the Ring 2001 Results". PWWEW.net. http://www.pwwew.net/ppv/wwf/june/2001.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Survivor Series 2001 Results". PWWEW.net. http://www.pwwew.net/ppv/wwf/november/2001.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "RAW results - November 19, 2001". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/011119.html. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "WrestleMania XIX Results". PWWEW.net. http://www.pwwew.net/ppv/wwf/march/xix.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts". Wrestling’s Historical Cards (Kappa Publishing): pp. 113–114. 2007.
- ^ Martin, Finn (2003-10-22). "Power Slam Magazine, issue 112". Goldberg grabs gold (Unforgiven 2003) (SW Publishing): pp. 22–23.
- ^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts". Wrestling’s Historical Cards (Kappa Publishing): p. 114. 2007.
- ^ WrestleMania XX (DVD). WWE Home Video. 2004.
- ^ "RAW results - October 3, 2005". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/051003.html. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
- ^ Survivor Series 2005 (DVD). WWE Home Video. 2005.
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| Brock Lesnar | |
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 Lesnar at a WWE Raw show in 2012. |
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| Ring name(s) | Brock Lesnar |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 266 lb (121 kg) |
| Born | (1977-07-12) July 12, 1977 (age 34)[1] Webster, South Dakota, United States[2] |
| Resides | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States |
| Billed from | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
| Trained by | Ohio Valley Wrestling |
| Debut | October 2000 |
Brock Edward Lesnar[1] (/ˈlɛznər/; born July 12, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, actor, former mixed martial artist and amateur wrestler,[3] signed with WWE and appearing on its Raw brand.[4] He is also a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and former #1 ranked mixed martial arts (MMA) Heavyweight by Sherdog; he was ranked #5 before he announced his retirement at the end of 2011.[5] Lesnar is an accomplished amateur wrestler, winning the 2000 NCAA heavyweight wrestling championship and placing second in 1999, losing in the finals to 1999 world freestyle wrestling champion and future New England Patriots offensive lineman Stephen Neal.[6]
He gained prominence in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2002 to 2004, where he is a former three-time WWE Champion, becoming the youngest WWE Champion at age 25 with his first reign. Lesnar was the 2002 King of the Ring and the winner of the 2003 Royal Rumble.[7][8] After leaving WWE, Lesnar pursued a career in the NFL.[9] He played during the preseason for the Minnesota Vikings, but ended up being a late cut.[10] Lesnar returned to professional wrestling at the end of 2005, and joined New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), where he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in his first match.[11] He was officially stripped of the title by NJPW in July 2006, and took the physical belt with him to Inoki Genome Federation (IGF), where he was still recognized as IWGP Champion until June 2007.[12]
Lesnar started a career in MMA and won his first fight in June 2007.[13] He then signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in October 2007. He lost his UFC debut against Frank Mir, but defeated Heath Herring in his sophomore fight. He subsequently captured the UFC Heavyweight Championship from Randy Couture on November 15, 2008, then avenged his loss to Mir at UFC 100 to become the Undisputed Champion. After being sidelined from fighting in late 2009 due to diverticulitis, Lesnar returned to defeat the Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Shane Carwin at UFC 116. Lesnar lost the Heavyweight belt against Cain Velasquez at UFC 121. He was once again stricken with a bout of diverticulitis in May 2011 and had surgery to try to cope with the ailment.[14] Lesnar returned at UFC 141 in December 2011, where he lost to Alistair Overeem and promptly retired from the UFC.[15] In April 2012, Lesnar returned to WWE.
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Early life[link]
Brock Lesnar was born in Webster, South Dakota. He attended Webster High School in Webster, where he had a wrestling record of 33–0–0 in his senior year.[16] Lesnar admits he graduated last of 54 students in his class.[17] Lesnar later attended the University of Minnesota on a full wrestling scholarship for his junior and senior years of college; his roommate was fellow professional wrestler Shelton Benjamin who served as Lesnar's assistant coach.[18] Lesnar won the 2000 NCAA wrestling championship as a heavyweight after placing second in 1999.
Prior to joining the Minnesota Golden Gophers, Lesnar wrestled at Bismarck State College in Bismarck, North Dakota.[2] Lesnar finished his amateur career as a two-time NJCAA All-American, 1998 NJCAA Heavyweight Champion, two-time NCAA All-American, two-time Big Ten Conference Champion, and the 2000 NCAA heavyweight champion with a record of 106–5 overall in four years of college.[19]
Professional wrestling career[link]
World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (2000–2004)[link]
Training and debut (2000–2002)[link]
In 2000, after leaving college, Lesnar signed up with the World Wrestling Federation. He was sent to its developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling. There, he formed a tag team known as "The Minnesota Stretching Crew" with his former college roommate, Shelton Benjamin. Lesnar and Benjamin won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship on three occasions.[20] He wrestled several dark matches in 2001 and 2002 before being called up to the main roster.[11]
Lesnar debuted on WWF television on the March 18, 2002 episode of Raw, the night after WrestleMania X8, coming through the crowd and attacking Al Snow, Maven, and Spike Dudley during the course of a match. He was accompanied by Paul Heyman, who was seen giving instructions to Lesnar.[21] When the brand extension was introduced in the WWF, Lesnar was drafted to the Raw brand.[22] Later, Heyman was confirmed to be Lesnar's agent and gave Lesnar the nickname "The Next Big Thing".[23] Brock's first feud was with the Hardy Boyz. Lesnar and Jeff Hardy squared off at Backlash in Lesnar's first official televised match.[11] He won the match by knockout.[24] The next night on Raw Lesnar faced off against Matt Hardy, defeating him in the same fashion.[25] At Judgment Day, Lesnar once again gained the upper hand on the Hardy Boyz before tagging his partner, Heyman, in to make the pin.[26]
Main event status (2002–2003)[link]
In June 2002, Lesnar won the King of the Ring tournament, defeating Rob Van Dam in the final round.[7] This victory earned him a shot at the WWE Undisputed Championship at SummerSlam.[26] On July 22, Lesnar joined the SmackDown! brand.[27] After a quick feud with Hollywood Hulk Hogan in August 2002, Lesnar began feuding with the Undisputed Champion The Rock.[28] At the main event of SummerSlam, Lesnar defeated The Rock to become the WWE Undisputed Champion.[26] With his victory at age 25, Lesnar became the youngest WWE Champion in history (a record that was previously held by The Rock and stands to date).[26] With the WWE Undisputed Championship being defended on both brands, Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff expected Lesnar to be able to return to Raw the following night. However, SmackDown General Manager Stephanie McMahon announced that Lesnar's contract only required him to defend the title on SmackDown!, forcing Bischoff to establish a new world championship for his brand. With the new World Heavyweight Championship on the Raw brand, the now disputed WWE Undisputed Championship simply became known as the WWE Championship.[29]
Lesnar's rapid rise to the top of WWE in 2002 led to a feud with The Undertaker, which involved a match at Unforgiven.[26] It ended in a double disqualification leading to Lesnar retaining the title. The next month, at No Mercy, he faced The Undertaker again, this time in a Hell in a Cell match. Leading up to the match, Lesnar broke the Undertaker's hand with a propane tank.[30] Despite Heyman begging McMahon not to let The Undertaker use his cast as a weapon, the request was denied and the match went on as planned.[31] In a match that saw both wrestlers and even Heyman covered in blood, it ended when Lesnar reversed an attempted Tombstone piledriver into his finishing F-5 maneuver for the win.[26] Six days after his Hell in a Cell match with The Undertaker, Lesnar successfully retained his WWE title in a Handicap match with Heyman at the Rebellion pay-per-view against Edge.[32]
Lesnar's next opponent was The Big Show. Heyman was convinced more than anyone that Lesnar could not win, trying to talk him out of defending the title.[33] Lesnar refused and lost the championship in Madison Square Garden at the Survivor Series pay-per-view to Big Show, Lesnar's first pinfall loss in WWE. When the champion tried to pin the 500-pounder following an F-5, he was betrayed by Heyman who pulled the referee out of the ring allowing Big Show to capitalize by chokeslamming Lesnar on a steel chair. Show went on to pin Lesnar and win the title. As a result, Lesnar became a fan favorite.[34] Following Survivor Series, Heyman made it clear that Lesnar would not get a rematch, even going so far as to sneak a special clause in his contract.[35] In order to gain his revenge on Big Show and Heyman, Lesnar interfered in his first title defense, which came against Kurt Angle the next month at Armageddon. Lesnar hit the F-5 on the champion, which enabled Angle to pin him and win the title. On the next edition of SmackDown, however, Angle introduced Heyman as his manager and, despite promising Lesnar a match for his title earlier in the evening, declared that Lesnar still would not get a title shot. Lesnar was then beaten down by Big Show and Angle following the main event, but the former champion got his revenge after the show went off the air. While getting attacked again and berated by Heyman, Lesnar recovered and began to fight off both men. He eventually clotheslined Big Show out of the ring and then knocked him out with a steel chair when he returned, leaving Angle alone with Lesnar. Lesnar then chased the champion, who had escaped to the outside, and resumed his assault that culminated when Lesnar used the F-5 to propel Angle's right knee into the steel ringpost. As paramedics tended to a screaming Angle, Lesnar finished off the assault with a kneebreaker on the ringside barricade, (kayfabe) breaking the champion's leg.
With Angle temporarily put out of action, Lesnar's rivalry with Heyman and the Big Show resumed, which culminated in a match at the Royal Rumble in January 2003. A spot in the Royal Rumble match was on the line, and winning the match would be Lesnar's only hope for a potential title shot. Lesnar defeated Big Show to gain entry into the match and entered at #29, the second to last competitor to enter the match. He eliminated Matt Hardy and Team Angle, which was composed of the debuting (at the time) Charlie Haas and his former OVW teammate, Shelton Benjamin who were mentored by the WWE champion. Lesnar made it to the final two, with the only remaining entry being a returning Undertaker who entered the match last. Lesnar went on to win the match by eliminating Undertaker, which now guaranteed him a title match which he would receive at WrestleMania XIX.[34]
After the Royal Rumble, Lesnar's feud with Angle, Heyman, and their allies continued as Angle retained the title at the Rumble by defeating Chris Benoit. Lesnar and Benoit faced off against Angle, Haas, and Benjamin at No Way Out the following month and Lesnar's team won the match. This helped to forward the feud leading into the main event at WrestleMania.[34] During the match, Lesnar attempted and botched a shooting star press, a move typically done by cruiserweights but a move Lesnar knew how to perform, having done so in developmental matches. However, Lesnar overestimated the distance he could jump to execute the move. As a result, he did not get enough rotation on his leap and instead of landing with his body on top of Angle's, Lesnar jammed his head and neck by hitting Angle's side and ribcage. This stunned Lesnar and forced Angle to improvise the finish of the match. Lesnar suffered a severe concussion from the botched move, but still managed to pin Angle after an F-5 to win his second WWE Championship.[34] The rivalry ended after this, as Angle was forced to undergo neck surgery and missed several months.
After WrestleMania Lesnar turned his attention to John Cena, who had returned from injury in February 2003 and who had been F-5'd into a ringpost in the same manner Angle had been. Cena claimed Lesnar nearly ended his career and even named his new finishing move the "FU" as a jab at the new champion.[36] The feud ended relatively quickly in a match at Backlash when Lesnar defeated Cena. On the following SmackDown, Lesnar returned to his rivalry with Big Show after he injured Rey Mysterio badly during their match at Backlash. Show's attack resulted in Mysterio being carried out on a stretcher and back board and Big Show took Mysterio off the stretcher and swung the back board into the ringpost, compounding the injury.[34] Lesnar called out the Big Show, who demanded that Lesnar put his title on the line against him. This led to a Stretcher match at Judgment Day for the title. Lesnar successfully retained his title with help from Rey Mysterio and a forklift.[37] During the scripted rivalry, on SmackDown!, Lesnar lifted Big Show over in a Superplex, which caused the ring to collapse on impact.[38]
As Lesnar and Big Show continued their rivalry, Kurt Angle returned from his neck surgery and he and Lesnar began to form a more friendly rivalry, as the two were allies yet contenders for the title. At the first ever SmackDown brand-exclusive pay-per-view in July, Vengeance, Lesnar took on Angle and Big Show in a No Disqualification Triple Threat match for his title, which ended after Angle hit his Angle Slam on both Big Show and Lesnar, pinning the champion to become WWE Champion for a fourth time.[34]
Lesnar continued to chase Angle's title, however, despite their friendship. Vince McMahon found his way into the angle, at first berating Lesnar, who had involved himself in McMahon's rivalry with Zach Gowen, for losing to Angle. This all turned out to be a huge swerve that came into focus on the August 7, 2003 SmackDown in Kelowna, British Columbia. That night, Lesnar and McMahon were to face each other in a steel cage match with Angle as the special guest referee as per McMahon's orders on the previous week's program. During the course of the match, Lesnar had passed out due to a staged backstage incident and McMahon was set to pin him but Angle refused to allow McMahon to win that way. As the two men began to argue, Lesnar rose to his feet, revealing the ruse to the crowd, and F-5'd Angle. He then brutally beat Angle in the cage while McMahon watched, and celebrated with the owner of the company afterward, turning heel in the process.
At SummerSlam, [39] Lesnar lost to Angle when Angle made Lesnar tap out to the ankle lock.[40] After that, Lesnar began brutalizing smaller wrestlers and attacking his rivals on a more consistent basis. He returned to using the F-5 to propel his opponents' legs into the ringpost, as he did to Spanky and Gowen, and interfered in Angle's matches on two separate occasion.
On September 18, 2003, Lesnar received his third shot at Angle in as many months when he faced the champion in a sixty-minute Iron Man match for the title in what went down as one of the greatest matches in the history of SmackDown.[41] Lesnar employed an early strategy where he assaulted the champion with a steel chair early in the match, getting himself disqualified to lose the first fall but allowing himself a chance to do a fair amount of damage. Lesnar won the next three falls by hitting Angle with the F-5 and pinning him, putting Angle's own ankle lock on him and forcing him to submit, and then getting Angle counted out after hitting a second F-5 on the floor. Angle recovered to pin the champion after an Angle Slam, but Lesnar won two additional falls by first leveling him with the championship belt while the referee's back was turned and then hitting a superplex from the top. That made it five falls to two in favor of the challenger with the match more than halfway over. In the final ten minutes of the match, Angle moved to within one fall after a pin and a submission with the ankle lock. For the final two minutes of the match, Lesnar tried to dodge Angle by leaving the ring on several occasions. Angle finally caught the champions with 1:12 left and hit a series of German suplexes, keeping Lesnar locked up for nearly 45 seconds. Lesnar, however, was able to hold on to the referee and kicked Angle below the belt with :35 left. However, since Lesnar was still holding the official he was not disqualified, and with nineteen seconds remaining Angle appeared to be out of it. However, Lesnar fell into a trap set by the champion and Angle locked in the ankle lock again. This time, Angle applied a grapevine hold to the lock, wrenching hard on Lesnar's ankle for the final fifteen seconds of the bout. However, Lesnar was able to withstand the hold for the remaining time and as a result, by a final count of five falls to four, won the match and his third WWE Championship.[42]
With Angle finally out of his hair for the first time in nearly a year, Lesnar returned to feuding with The Undertaker. Lesnar had previously cost Undertaker the title in a match against then-champion Kurt Angle, which granted him a shot at Lesnar's title.[43] At No Mercy, Lesnar defeated Undertaker in a Biker Chain match.[44] However, the rivalry came to an end when Undertaker instead chose to focus on McMahon.
After Paul Heyman returned to WWE as general manager of SmackDown, Lesnar aligned himself with his former manager. Since he had also since been aligning himself with his former rival The Big Show for several weeks after his betrayal of Angle, this brought Lesnar almost full circle from the year prior, where Heyman and Big Show had conspired with each other to rid Lesnar of his title. With Survivor Series coming up, Lesnar decided to challenge Angle to a traditional Survivor Series elimination tag team match, with Lesnar picking four additional wrestlers and Angle doing the same. Lesnar chose Big Show as his first pick, with Heyman adding a returning Nathan Jones and a debuting Matt Morgan to bring the team number to four. Angle, in the meantime, chose Chris Benoit and The APA to join his team. However, Faarooq was injured during a match with Lesnar and Big Show and Angle's team was forced to not only find a replacement for him, but to fill the fifth spot. Lesnar's team picked A-Train to fill that spot for them after he attacked John Cena, who refused to accept an invitation to join Lesnar's team. Cena instead joined Angle's team, and Angle added Hardcore Holly as the fifth member; Lesnar had injured Holly the year before and he hadn't wrestled since.[45] In the climax of the match, Chris Benoit became the second person to make Lesnar tap out.[44]
Lesnar faced Benoit in a singles bout two weeks later for the WWE Championship on SmackDown!, where Lesnar won after Benoit passed out to Lesnar's debuting Brock Lock submission hold.[46] He then began a brief feud with Hardcore Holly, defeating him at the Royal Rumble in January 2004 to retain his title.
Feuding with Goldberg and departure (2003–2004)[link]
The Survivor Series event marked the first time Lesnar met Goldberg from the Raw brand, a man to whom Lesnar had been compared due to their similar physiques and undefeated streaks in wrestling. Lesnar claimed in a backstage interview that he could beat anybody in the world, leading to Goldberg interrupting the interview and introducing himself to Lesnar, shaking hands with him before leaving with a staredown.[44] Lesnar followed this rivalry with a feud involving Hardcore Holly.[47] In the storyline, Holly wanted revenge on Lesnar for legitimately injuring his neck during a previous match between the two in 2002 which left Holly in need of neck surgery and out of action for a year. At the Royal Rumble in 2004, Lesnar defeated Holly to retain the WWE Championship.[48] Later in the Royal Rumble match, Lesnar attacked Goldberg and delivered an F-5, enabling Kurt Angle to eliminate him.[44]
In February, Lesnar faced Eddie Guerrero for the title at No Way Out. Goldberg interfered in the match and was able to help Guerrero turn the tide in the match. Lesnar still had his chance to win by nailing an F-5 onto his title belt that Lesnar brought into the ring, but Guerrero countered with a DDT to drive the champion into the belt. After a frog splash, Guerrero pinned Lesnar to win the WWE Championship. An angry Lesnar then began feuding with Goldberg, blaming him for losing his title, and a match was set up between the two at WrestleMania XX.[49] During the feud with Goldberg, Lesnar was at odds with Stone Cold Steve Austin, who was shown suggesting to Goldberg that he attack Lesnar at No Way Out.[50] When Lesnar attacked Austin on Raw and stole his four-wheeler, Austin was inserted as the special guest referee for the Wrestlemania match.[51] Behind the scenes, it was widely known that the match would be Goldberg's last in WWE.[citation needed] Only a week before Wrestlemania, however, rumors surfaced that Lesnar, too, was leaving in order to pursue a career in the National Football League.[citation needed] As a result, Lesnar's match with Goldberg became a fiasco as the fans at Madison Square Garden jeered and heckled both wrestlers vociferously.[52] Goldberg gained victory after delivering a Jackhammer to Lesnar and both men subsequently received Stone Cold Stunners from Austin.[52]
New Japan Pro Wrestling (2005–2007)[link]
On October 8, 2005, Lesnar won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in a three-way match at a New Japan Pro Wrestling show in the Tokyo Dome, which included the then-champion Kazuyuki Fujita and Masahiro Chono.[53] He won the match by pinning Masahiro Chono after an F-5, which he had renamed the Verdict, since WWE owns the trademark on the F-5 name.[11] After the match, he stated that this name was referring to his lawsuit against WWE. The match was his first pro wrestling match since leaving WWE.[11] Lesnar is one of the few American wrestlers to have held this title.[53]
On December 6, WWE filed a motion for a temporary restraining order to prevent Lesnar from continuing to work with NJPW, but the court did not grant it, and thus Lesnar had two non-title victories against Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata.[54][55] Lesnar successfully defended his championship on January 4, 2006, against former champion Shinsuke Nakamura.[54] On January 13, WWE once again filed an injunction against Lesnar to stop him from defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on March 19. Evidently this was not enforced (nor granted), as he went on to have a tag team match with Shinsuke Nakamura against Akebono and Riki Chōshū at the Sumo Hall on February 19, which was won after a Verdict to Chōshū.[54][56] On March 19, at the Sumo Hall, Lesnar retained his championship against former Sumo Wrestling Grand Champion Akebono when Lesnar hit him with the championship belt and a DDT.[57] Lesnar went on to successfully defend his title against the winner of the New Japan Cup, Giant Bernard, on May 3, 2006, in Fukuoka. This was the first American vs. American title match in NJPW since Vader vs. Stan Hansen in 1990.[58]
On July 15, 2006, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that Brock Lesnar had been stripped of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship as he would no longer be returning to defend the title due to "visa issues." A tournament was held on July 16 to determine the new champion, which was won by Hiroshi Tanahashi, the man Lesnar was originally scheduled to face. Lesnar continued to possess the physical IWGP Championship belt until late June 2007.[12]
Approximately one year later on June 29, 2007, Lesnar defended his IWGP Heavyweight Championship (IGF promoter Antonio Inoki had stated he still viewed Lesnar as the "proper" IWGP Champion, as he was not defeated for the title) against TNA World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle in a champion versus champion match. Angle defeated Lesnar with the Ankle lock to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship as recognized by IGF and TNA.[12] and challenged him to an MMA fight.[59] This was Lesnar's last match as a professional wrestler until 2012 when he re-signed with WWE.
Lawsuit[link]
Lesnar had previously signed a no-compete clause in order to be released from his contract with WWE, which prohibited him from working for any other sports entertainment or mixed martial arts companies before June 2010. Lesnar had anticipated leaving wrestling entirely, but his inability to secure a career in professional football led to him challenging this ruling in court.[60] WWE responded by demanding damages as a result of Lesnar allegedly breaching the agreement by appearing at a New Japan Pro Wrestling show in 2004.[61] In July 2005, the two sides dropped their claims and entered negotiations to renew their relationship.[62] WWE had offered Lesnar a contract, but on August 2, 2005, WWE's official website reported that Lesnar had withdrawn from any involvement with the company.[63] The lawsuit was then entered into settlement on September 21, but talks broke down.[64][65]
On January 14, 2006, Judge Christopher Droney stated that unless WWE gave him a good argument between then and January 25, he would rule in favor of Brock Lesnar, giving him a summary judgment. This would have enabled Lesnar to work anywhere he wanted immediately.[66] WWE was later granted a deadline postponement.[67] On April 24, World Wrestling Entertainment announced on their official website, WWE.com, that both parties had mutually come to a settlement and on June 12, a federal judge dismissed Lesnar's lawsuit against WWE after both parties requested for the case to be dismissed.[68]
Return to WWE (2012)[link]
On April 2, 2012, Lesnar returned to the WWE at the end of Monday Night Raw, attacking John Cena.[69] The following week, general manager John Laurinaitis introduced Lesnar as the new face of the WWE, he then announced Lesnar would face Cena at the Extreme Rules PPV. Cena then interrupted and slapped Lesnar in the face, the two then brawled which resulted in Cena getting a busted lip. On April 16, it was announced, via the official WWE website, that Lesnar would face Cena in an Extreme Rules match.[70] At the pay-per-view, Lesnar bloodied Cena with MMA-style strikes, but would ultimately lose the match.[71]
The following night on Raw, Chief Operating Officer Triple H returned to confront Lesnar over his new contract demands, saying wouldn't be authorizing any of them. Lesnar would then attack Triple H, apply a Kimura lock and break his arm.[72] On the May 7 episode of Raw, Paul Heyman, serving as legal representative for Lesnar, announced that Lesnar had quit the WWE.[73]
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After his final match at WrestleMania XX, Lesnar sidelined his career in WWE to pursue a career in the National Football League.[9] This move upset many in WWE, as the company felt they had invested heavily in Lesnar. World Wrestling Entertainment confirmed Lesnar's departure on their official website WWE.com by the statement
Brock Lesnar has made a personal decision to put his WWE career on hold to prepare to tryout for the National Football League this season. Brock has wrestled his entire professional career in the WWE and we are proud of his accomplishments and wish him the best in his new endeavor.[74]
Lesnar later told a Minnesota radio show that he had three wonderful years in WWE, but had grown unhappy and had always wanted to play pro football, adding that he did not want to be 40 years old and wondering if he could have made it in football. In an interview about starting with the NFL, Lesnar made the statement
This is no load of bull; it's no WWE stunt. I am dead serious about this... I ain't afraid of anything, and I ain't afraid of anybody. I've been an underdog in athletics since I was 5. I got zero college offers for wrestling. Now people say I can't play football, that it's a joke. I say I can. I'm as good an athlete as a lot of guys in the NFL, if not better... I've always had to fight for everything. I wasn't the best technician in amateur wrestling. But I was strong, had great conditioning, and a hard head. Nobody could break me. As long as I have that, I don't give a damn what anybody else thinks.[75]
Lesnar played for the Minnesota Vikings, where he created controversy in some games by starting minor fights and got heat from the Kansas City Chiefs for a sack on quarterback Damon Huard, which drew a big response from the crowd.[76] Huard was hit hard and had to go to the sidelines and sit out a few plays.[76] After playing in the preseason, Lesnar ended up being a late cut.[10] He declined an invitation to play as a representative of the Vikings in NFL Europa because he wanted to be closer to home with his family.[10]
Mixed martial arts[link]
| Brock Lesnar | |
|---|---|
| Born | Brock Edward Lesnar (1977-07-12) July 12, 1977 (age 34)[2] Webster, South Dakota, United States[2] |
| Residence | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States |
| Nationality | American[2] |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[77] |
| Weight | 265 lb (120 kg; 18 st 13 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 81 in (206 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States |
| Team | DeathClutch Gym |
| Trainer | Head Trainer: Marty Morgan[78] Coach: Erik Paulson[79] Boxing: Peter Welch[80] Jiu-Jitsu: Rodrigo Medeiros[81] |
| Wrestling | NCAA Division I Wrestling |
| Years active | 2007 – 2011 (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 8 |
| Wins | 5 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Other information | |
| University | University of Minnesota |
| Spouse | Rena Mero |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Hero's (2007)[link]
On April 28, 2006, Lesnar appeared inside the ring after the final match of K-1 Hero's Las Vegas and announced his intent to join the MMA promotion. He trained with Minnesota Martial Arts Academy under Greg Nelson, and University of Minnesota Assistant Head wrestling coach Marty Morgan.[82] Brock Lesnar announced on August 12 in Las Vegas that he had signed a deal with the K-1 promotion.[83] His first fight was scheduled for June 2, 2007, on the K-1 Dynamite!! USA show against Choi Hong-man of Korea.[84][85] However, prior to the match, Choi Hong-Man was replaced by Min Soo Kim. Lesnar submitted Min Soo Kim due to strikes in 1 minute 9 seconds of the first round to win his first official MMA match.[13]
Ultimate Fighting Championship (2008–2011)[link]
During UFC 77, it was announced that Brock Lesnar had reached a deal to fight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[3] On February 2, 2008, Lesnar made his debut with the promotion in an event titled UFC 81:Breaking Point against former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Frank Mir.[86] Lesnar secured an early takedown, but was deducted a point for hitting Mir on the back of the head. Following another takedown by Lesnar, Mir managed to secure a kneebar and force a submission at 1:30 of the first round.[86] Due to the large size of his hands,[87] Lesnar was wearing 4XL gloves for the fight, making him the second man in Nevada's combat sports history to wear such gloves after Choi Hong-man.[88] At UFC 82, it was announced that former UFC Heavyweight Champion and UFC Hall of Fame inductee Mark Coleman would fight Lesnar at UFC 87:Seek and Destroy.[89] Coleman was forced to withdraw from the fight due to a training injury, and Lesnar's opponent was changed to Heath Herring.[90] In the early seconds of the first round, Lesnar dropped Herring with a straight right. For the rest of the fight, Lesnar kept the fight on the ground and went on to win by unanimous decision.[91]
Lesnar's next opponent was Randy Couture for the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 91:Couture vs Lesnar on November 15.[92] Lesnar beat Couture via a technical knockout in Round 2, becoming the UFC Heavyweight Champion.[93]
On December 27, 2008, at UFC 92, Frank Mir defeated Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira for the Interim Heavyweight title and was to face Lesnar for the Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 98. Immediately after winning the Interim Heavyweight title, Mir found Lesnar in the crowd and shouted at him "You've got my belt."
However, due to a knee injury to Mir, the title unification match with Lesnar that was originally slated to be the UFC 98 main event was postponed. The news broke during the broadcast of UFC 96 that the bout had been cancelled and was replaced by Rashad Evans vs. Lyoto Machida for the UFC Light-Heavyweight Championship."[94] Lesnar won the postponed rematch with Mir at UFC 100 on July 11, 2009, via Knockout after dominating his opponent for the duration of the bout. The win earned Lesnar Beatdown of the Year honors from Sherdog for 2009. It's an award he shares with Anderson Silva after his win over Forrest Griffin.[95] During his post-match celebration, Lesnar flipped off the crowd who had been booing him. He made a disparaging comment about the PPV's primary sponsor Bud Light, claiming they "won't pay me nothin'", promoting Coors Light instead. He then stated he might even "get on top of [his] wife" after the show. He would later apologize for his actions in his post-fight press conference, where he held a bottle of Bud Light.[96]
In January 2009, Brock Lesnar signed a supplement endorsement deal with Dymatize Nutrition. A CD containing training footage of Lesnar was included with boxes of Dymatize Xpand and Energized Xpand.[97]
On July 1, 2009, it was reported that the winner of the Shane Carwin vs. Cain Velasquez fight at UFC 104 would face Brock Lesnar in his second title defense on a date yet to be determined; however, the UFC then reconsidered the contendership bout and Lesnar was scheduled to defend his belt against Shane Carwin at UFC 106 on November 21.[98]
On October 26, 2009, it was announced that Lesnar had pulled out of the UFC 106 card in which he was set to face Shane Carwin for the UFC Heavyweight Championship due to an illness. UFC President Dana White said that Brock had been ill for three weeks, claiming he had never been this sick in his life and that it would take him a while to recover; his fight with Carwin was rescheduled for UFC 108 in early 2010.[99] Lesnar initially sought treatment in Canada, but later told reporters that he had received "Third World treatment" from malfunctioning equipment at a hospital in Brandon, Manitoba, and that seeking better medical treatment in the United States saved his life. Lesnar, who describes himself as a conservative and a supporter of the US Republican Party, went on to criticize Canadian-style health care further and said that he shared his experience in an effort to speak "on the behalf of the doctors in the United States that don't want health care reform to happen and neither do I."[100]
On November 4, it was confirmed that Lesnar was suffering from mononucleosis and that his bout with Carwin would have to wait a bit longer, thus the fight for UFC 108 was cancelled.[101] On November 14 at the UFC 105 post-fight conference, Dana stated, "He's not well and he's not going to be getting well anytime soon." and that an interim title match might need to be set up.[102] In addition to mononucleosis, it was revealed that Lesnar was suffering from a serious case of diverticulitis, an intestinal disorder, which would require surgery.[103] After further diagnosis, on November 16 Lesnar underwent surgery to close a perforation in his intestine that had been leaking fecal matter into his abdomen, causing pain, abscesses, and overtaxing his immune system to the point that he contracted mononucleosis. From the level of damage to Lesnar's system, the surgeon estimated that the intestinal condition had been ongoing for around a year.[104]
In January 2010, Lesnar announced on ESPN SportsCenter that he was scheduled to make a return to the UFC in the summer of 2010.[105] A match between Frank Mir and Shane Carwin took place on March 27 at UFC 111 to determine the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion, and Brock's next opponent.[106] Shane Carwin defeated Frank Mir by KO in the first round, becoming the new Interim Champion. After the fight, Brock came into the ring and stated "It was a good fight, but he's wearing a belt that's a make believe belt, I've got the real championship belt."[107]
Lesnar faced Shane Carwin at UFC 116 to unify the heavyweight titles.[108] After Carwin knocked him down early in the first round, Lesnar survived a ground and pound attack. Early in the second round, Lesnar was able to take Carwin down, attain a full mount, then move into side-control and finish the fight with an arm triangle choke. With the victory, Lesnar again became the Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion, earning his first UFC Submission Of The Night and giving Carwin his first loss.
Lesnar's next defense was against undefeated top contender Cain Velasquez on October 23, 2010, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California at UFC 121.[109] Dana White announced via SportsNation that the UFC would be bringing back UFC Primetime to hype up Lesnar vs. Velasquez at UFC 121.[110] Lesnar was defeated by Velasquez for the UFC Heavyweight Championship via TKO in the first round at UFC 121 on October 23, 2010.[111]
On January 11, 2011, it was revealed that Lesnar would be one of the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter Season 13, opposite to Junior dos Santos,[112] with the two expected to face each other on June 11, 2011 at UFC 131.[113] Lesnar, however, was struck with another bout of diverticulitis and had to withdraw from the bout on May 12, 2011.[114] He was replaced by Shane Carwin who lost against dos Santos at UFC 131.[115]
Lesnar underwent surgery on May 27, 2011, to help battle his problems with diverticulitis. UFC president Dana White said that Lesnar had a 12-inch piece of his colon removed.[14]
ESPN The Magazine, in its May 2011 issue, did a story listing the highest paid athlete based on base salary and earnings for the most recent calendar year or most recent season in 30 sports. Brock Lesnar topped the list for mixed martial artists at $5.3 million, which included his reported bout salaries and estimated pay-per-view bonuses.[116]
In the summer of 2011 Lesnar announced that he was ready to get back into the Octagon, stating that "I feel like a new man, healthy, strong, I feel like I used to feel."[117]
His return match was scheduled to be at UFC 141 on December 30 in Las Vegas against former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem.[118] Lesnar had to cut weight for the fight in order to meet the 265lb weight limit and entered the Octagon with a potential title shot at the new champion Junior dos Santos for the match victor.[119] During the match, Overeem targeted his opponent's midsection and was able to land several strikes before delivering a powerful kick that dropped Lesnar to his knee and left him prey to a barrage of punches resulting in the referee stopping the fight and declaring Overeem the winner via TKO at 2:26 of the first round.[120][121] After the defeat, Lesnar announced his retirement from mixed martial arts, mentioning his struggles with diverticulitis and saying "tonight was the last time you'll see me in the octagon".[120][121] UFC President Dana White commented that while he wasn't aware of the decision, Lesnar's decision to retire was not a surprise to him.[121]
Other media[link]
Lesnar makes an appearance in the video game WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain, which is named after the quote that former WWE commentator Tazz attributed to Lesnar, "here comes the pain."[122] Other video games in which Lesnar has appeared include WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth, WWE WrestleMania XIX, WWE Crush Hour,, WWE Raw 2 Madden NFL 06, UFC 2009 Undisputed, UFC Undisputed 2010, PlayStation 2 version of Wrestle Kingdom and most recently, WWE '12. as a Legend.[123][124][125][126] With the release of UFC Undisputed 2010 Lesnar became the first man to appear on the cover of a WWE and UFC video game as he was the cover star on Here Comes the Pain.
Lesnar was on the cover of Flex Magazine.[127] Lesnar was featured in Minneapolis' City Pages in February 2008.[128] In February 2008 Lesnar was featured on the cover of Muscle & Fitness magazine.[129]
WWE Home Video released a DVD in 2003 titled Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain. The DVD covered Lesnar's career up to 2003 which featured some of his biggest matches. Lesnar owns an MMA clothing line called "DeathClutch".[130]
Personal life[link]
Lesnar grew up on a farm in South Dakota, and later joined the National Guard at the age of seventeen.[16] In January 2001, Lesnar was arrested for receiving large amounts of what was alleged to be steroids. The charges were later dropped when it was discovered the substances were in fact a legal growth hormone. His lawyer later described the growth hormone as a "vitamin type of thing."[131]
Lesnar has one daughter, Mya Lynn who was born on April 10, 2002, with his ex-fiancée, Nicole.[132] He left Nicole in 2003 in order to begin a relationship with Rena "Sable" Mero who had been recently divorced from Marc Mero. Lesnar and Mero were engaged in 2004, separated in 2005, then reconciled later that year and married on May 6, 2006.[133] Lesnar has one stepchild with Mero: Mariah, a stepdaughter born to Mero and her late husband, Wayne Richardson.[134] The couple had their first child together, a son named Turk in June 2009.[135] The couple had their second child, a son named Duke in July 2010.[136]
Lesnar has numerous tattoos, with the most prominent being a stylized skull in the center of his back and a large sword on his chest.[128]
He is known to be very conservative of his private life and avoids discussing it in interviews:
| “ | It's very basic for me. When I go home, I don't buy into any of the b.s. Like I said, it's pretty basic: Train, sleep, family, fight. It's my life. I like it. I've been in front of the cameras for 10, 12 years. I was a star at the University of Minnesota. I went on to World Wrestling Entertainment. Wannabe NFL player. And here I am, the UFC heavyweight champion. I just don't put myself out there to the fans and prostitute my private life to everybody. In today's day and age, with the Internet and cameras and cell phones, I just like being old school and living in the woods and living my life. I came from nothing and at any moment, you can go back to having nothing.[137] | ” |
On December 15, 2011, Lesnar was charged with hunting infractions of a trip to Alberta on November 19, 2010. On a court appearance in Medicine Hat in December 20, two charges were dropped but pleaded guilty to the charge of improper tagging of an animal. Lesnar was fined $1,725 and given a six-month hunting suspension.[138][139]
Mixed martial arts record[link]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 8 matches | 5 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 2 |
| By submission | 2 | 1 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Loss | 5–3 | Alistair Overeem | TKO (kick to the body & punches) | UFC 141 | 02011-12-30December 30, 2011 | 1 | 2:26 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Announced retirement after fight |
| Loss | 5–2 | Cain Velasquez | TKO (punches) | UFC 121 | 02010-10-23October 23, 2010 | 1 | 4:12 | Anaheim, California, United States | Lost UFC Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | 5–1 | Shane Carwin | Submission (arm triangle choke) | UFC 116 | 02010-07-03July 3, 2010 | 2 | 2:19 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Defended UFC Heavyweight Championship. Unified UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship; Submission of the Night |
| Win | 4–1 | Frank Mir | TKO (punches) | UFC 100 | 02009-07-11July 11, 2009 | 2 | 1:48 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Defended UFC Heavyweight Championship. Unified UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | 3–1 | Randy Couture | TKO (punches) | UFC 91 | 02008-11-15November 15, 2008 | 2 | 3:07 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Won UFC Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 2–1 | Heath Herring | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 87 | 02008-08-09August 9, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Frank Mir | Submission (kneebar) | UFC 81 | 02008-02-02February 2, 2008 | 1 | 1:30 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Min-Soo Kim | Submission (punches) | Dynamite!! USA | 02007-06-02June 2, 2007 | 1 | 1:09 | Los Angeles, United States |
In wrestling[link]
- Finishing moves
- Brock Lock (Over the shoulder single leg Boston crab – WWE or a side bearhug – OVW)[11]
- F-5 (WWE) / Verdict[11] (NJPW) (Spin-out fireman's carry facebuster)[11]
- Shooting star press UVW
- Signature moves
- Backbreaker[11]
- Double or a triple powerbomb[11]
- Kimura lock[140]
- Knee lift to the opponent's midsection[11]
- Multiple suplex variations
- Multiple turnbuckle thrusts[11]
- Managers
- Nicknames
- "The Next Big Thing"[11]
- "War Machine"
- "The Beast"
- "The Freak"
- "The Anomaly"
- Entrance themes
- World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
- "Unknown Title" by Jim Johnston (April 8, 2002 - June 3, 2002)
- "Next Big Thing" by Jim Johnston (June 10, 2002 – March 14, 2004; April 2, 2012 - May 7, 2012)
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- "Shout at the Devil" by Mötley Crüe
- "Enter Sandman" by Metallica
- World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
Championships and accomplishments[link]
Collegiate wrestling[link]
- Big Ten Conference
- Big Ten Conference Champion (1999, 2000)
- Ranked the #1 Heavyweight in the Big Ten Conference (2000)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- NCAA Division I Runner-up (1999)
- NCAA Division I Champion (2000)
- North Dakota State University's annual Bison tournament
- Heavyweight Champion (1997–1999)[141]
- National Junior College Athletic Association
- NJCAA All-American (1997, 1998)
- Junior College National Champion (1998)
Mixed martial arts[link]
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- UFC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Submission of the Night (1 time)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Best Box Office Draw (2008–2010)[142]
- MMA Most Valuable Fighter (2008–2010)[142]
- Sherdog Awards
- Beatdown of the Year (2009)[143]
- Fighter's Only World MMA Awards
- Breakthrough fighter of the year (2009)[144]
Professional wrestling[link]
- New Japan Pro Wrestling
- Inoki Genome Federation
- Ohio Valley Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Feud of the Year (2003) vs. Kurt Angle[145]
- PWI Match of the Year (2003) vs. Kurt Angle – a 60 minute Iron Man match on SmackDown!, September 16[146]
- PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2002)[147]
- PWI Wrestler of the Year (2002)[148]
- PWI ranked him #1 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2003[149]
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Best Brawler (2003)[151]
- Best Wrestling Maneuver (2002) F-5
- Feud of the Year (2003) vs. Kurt Angle[152]
- Most Improved Wrestler (2002, 2003)[153]
1Lesnar's first reign was as WWE Undisputed Champion.
See also[link]
References[link]
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| Ring name(s) | King Joe[1] Samoa Joe[2] Samoan Joe[3] Joe Seanoa[2] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[4] |
| Billed weight | 280 lb (130 kg)[4] |
| Born | (1979-03-17) March 17, 1979 (age 33)[2] Orange County, California[1] |
| Resides | Orange County, California[4] |
| Billed from | The Isle of Samoa |
| Trained by | Cincinnati Red[2] John Delayo[2] William Regal[5] Yoshiaki Fujiwara Johnny Hemp[2] |
| Debut | September 1999[2] |
Nuufolau Joel "Joe" Seanoa[6] (born March 17, 1979)[1] is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Samoa Joe. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
Before debuting in TNA in June 2005, Seanoa competed in the Ring of Honor (ROH) independent promotion, where he held the ROH World Championship for a record 21 months. Upon joining TNA, Seanoa embarked upon an 18 month-long undefeated streak, in which he never lost a match by pinfall or submission. That streak came to an end at the Genesis event in 2006, when he tapped out to Kurt Angle's ankle lock submission hold.
Throughout his career, Seanoa has won numerous championships, including the Ring of Honor World championship and the Pure championship. Within TNA, he is a former TNA World Heavyweight Champion, a four-time TNA X Division Champion, and a two-time TNA World Tag Team Champion. He has also won the 2005 Super X Cup Tournament, the 2008 King of the Mountain match (the only one to retain the world championship in the match), and the TNA Triple Crown.
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Early life[link]
Seanoa was born and raised in Southern California. He resided mainly in Huntington Beach and spent time during his childhood in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. Seanoa's family founded a Polynesian dance troupe in the United States called Tiare Productions. Seanoa made his on stage debut at the 1984 Summer Olympics opening at the age of five. He became a California State Junior Judo Champion and was an all league football player while attending Ocean View High School.[7] Before becoming a wrestler, Seanoa worked as a mortgage broker.[8]
Professional wrestling career[link]
Joe was the first graduate of the UIWA West Coast Dojo, training under Cincinnati Red, along with Johnny Hemp and, occasionally, John Delayo. He debuted in December 1999 in a match against "Uncle" Jess Hansen just three months after beginning training.
Ultimate Pro Wrestling (2000–2001)[link]
Joe quickly signed with former World Wrestling Federation developmental affiliate Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW), where he feuded with John Cena and made an appearance on WWF Jakked against Essa Rios,.[9] He tagged with Mike Knox at UPW Proving Ground on December 12, 2000 in the Galaxy Theatre of Santa Ana, California and defeated the debuting Al Katrazz with Basil. He eventually captured the UPW Heavyweight Championship.[10] He later became the longest reigning UPW Heavyweight Champion ever.
Pro Wrestling Zero1 and Pro Wrestling Noah (2001–2002)[link]
In June 2001, Joe made his way to Japan, wrestling for Shinya Hashimoto's Pro Wrestling Zero1 promotion, fighting in its Shingeki series of pay-per-views,[11] as well as the annual Burning Heart tournaments.[12] During this time, Joe also began wrestling for southern California promotion Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, where he had an on-screen rivalry with Super Dragon.
Joe continued to work for the promotion throughout 2002, participating in a number of their biggest shows and tournaments. After forming a team with Keiji Sakoda, they became the first-ever holders of the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship, though their reign is no longer officially recognized by the promotion.[13][14] He worked as both Samoa Joe and, later, King Joe, but ultimately chose to leave the promotion when he was asked to take on a more gimmicky character.
In October 2007, he made his debut for Pro Wrestling Noah at the Yokohoma Red Brickhouse, Joe teamed with Yoshihiro Takayama to take on the team of Mitsuharu Misawa and Takeshi Morishima. Joe captured the win for his team after pinning Misawa with an Island Driver, one of his finishing maneuvers. Two days later, on October 27, Joe again faced Misawa, this time for the GHC title in a one-on-one match at the Budokan Hall. Both competitors had exchanged and overcame their respective signature moves throughout the match but it was Misawa who won the pinfall after striking the back of Joe's head with his elbow thus marking his sixth successful title defense.
Ring of Honor (2002–2007)[link]
Back in the United States, Joe joined the ranks of the East Coast-based Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion in 2002. He made his debut at "Glory by Honor" as Christopher Daniels's "hired assassin", brought in to take out Daniels's chief enemy, Low Ki.[15] Originally booked for just the one match against Low Ki, Joe impressed fans with his extremely stiff and hard-hitting style that resembled a mixed martial arts fighter more than a wrestler, which led to ROH booking him full time.[16]
Joe quickly rose through the ranks and became ROH Champion, defeating Xavier for the belt, which soon became the ROH World Championship on May 17, 2003 after defeating The Zebra Kid at "Frontiers of Honor" in London, England.[17][18] He held that title for twenty one months before losing it to Austin Aries at "Final Battle 2004" on December 26, 2004.[18] During this time, he had a trilogy of title defenses against CM Punk (the second match earning a 5 star rating from Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the first American match in seven years to do so).[15] Soon after losing the ROH World Championship to Austin Aries, Joe became the promotion's fifth Pure Champion, defeating his on-screen protégé Jay Lethal for the belt on May 7, 2005 at "Manhattan Mayhem" in New York City.[19][20] He held the title for over three months before losing it to Nigel McGuinness on August 27 at "Dragon Gate Invasion".[19][20]
In October 2005, when Japanese heavyweight superstar Kenta Kobashi made a "once-in-a-lifetime" trip to the United States, he was signed to two Ring of Honor shows. ROH officials selected Joe to face him in a singles match on the first night and a tag match on the second.[15][21] Joe proved to be a formidable opponent for Kobashi, in a back and forth match, which Dave Meltzer again gave a five-star rating. The match went on to win the Wrestling Observer Newsletter award for "Match of the Year". In 2006, Joe was one of the principal wrestlers representing Ring of Honor in their war against rival Philadelphia promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW). The war culminated in a five-on-five Cage of Death match at "Death before Dishonor IV". Joe helped ROH dominate in the match, until, after picking up CZW wrestler Chris Hero for one of his finishers, the Muscle Buster, he was attacked by fellow ROH wrestler Bryan Danielson. Danielson repeatedly hit his injured knee with a steel chair, forcing him to quit the match. Joe was later replaced in the match by Homicide, who went on to win the match for ROH.[22] Joe later teamed with Homicide to fight against the Briscoes, and, like Homicide, found himself back in the ROH world title hunt. Joe, however, came up short against champion Bryan Danielson in several matches, including a match that went to a 60 Minute Draw and the final one being a cage match on December 8.[15] At the December 9 show, Joe called out the Pro Wrestling Noah promotion, claiming "Ring of Honor is right here!" This was not his first encounter with NOAH; at the September 16, 2006 ROH show, after a speech by wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino, Joe got into an argument and pull-apart brawl with Noah star Takeshi Morishima. Subsequently a match was signed for February pitting Joe against Morishima which Joe won.[15]
On January 31, Joe announced that he would no longer be a full time performer in ROH after March 4.[23] All shows that led up to that date would be billed as the "Samoa Joe Farewell Tour". On March 4, he beat longtime rival Homicide in his final ROH match with a Muscle Buster from the second rope.[15] On November 22, Joe made a one night only return for Rising Above, defeating Tyler Black in a non-pay-per-view main event.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2005–present)[link]
Undefeated streak (2005–2006)[link]
On June 14, 2005, it was announced that Joe had signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).[24] He made his official debut five days later at the Slammiversary pay-per-view, defeating Sonjay Dutt in a match that saw him dubbed "The Samoan Submission Machine" by announcer Mike Tenay.[25] Joe was a participant in the Christopher Daniels Invitational Super X Cup, defeating Sonjay Dutt and Alex Shelley to advance to the tournament finals at Sacrifice. Joe won the tournament by defeating A.J. Styles, but only with help from Daniels.[26] As a result of Daniels' interference, however, TNA Director of Authority Larry Zbyszko made Daniels defend his X Division Championship in a three-way match against both Joe and Styles at TNA Unbreakable. This match marked Joe's first title shot in the company, though Styles was booked to win the match. Joe's undefeated streak was still officially intact, as it was Daniels that had been pinned, not Joe.[27] This match is to date the only match in TNA's history to receive a rating of five stars from Dave Meltzer.[28]
At Genesis on November 13, he teamed with Daniels, Alex Shelley, and Roderick Strong (a team that Daniels called "The Ministry") against Sonjay Dutt, Chris Sabin, Matt Bentley, and Austin Aries in an eight man elimination match. Following the victory by Daniels and Joe (Shelley and Strong were eliminated earlier in the match), Joe attacked Daniels, beating him around the ringside area until he had busted him open. He then threw Daniels into the ring, and delivered a Muscle Buster. Joe then went out to grab a steel chair from ringside and brought it into the ring, after which he gave Daniels a second Muscle Buster, this time onto the chair, supposedly giving Daniels a level-3 concussion.[29] In response to these actions, Styles called Joe out on an episode of Impact!, saying his attack of Daniels violated an unwritten code of respect in the X Division. Prior to Turning Point, Joe attacked Styles, saying he did not respect the X Division code (a vast departure from his Ring of Honor persona, who is a stalwart defender of their written Code of Honor). Joe defeated Styles at Turning Point and won the X Division Championship.[30] Joe could not injure Styles, however, Daniels came out and stopped him.[31] Daniels was later slated to face Joe at Final Resolution in 2006 for the X Division Championship. During the build-up to the match, Joe stated that he intended to end Daniels' career. During the match, Styles came down to the ring to cheer for Daniels. Not long after making Daniels bleed from his head, Joe stopped going for the pin, instead dropping knee after knee on Daniels' head. Styles, concerned about Daniels' health, signaled for the match to be stopped by throwing in the towel, allowing Joe to retain the X Division title.[32] Joe proceeded to win rematch of the three-way at Unbreakable, thus retaining his title.[33] This three-way feud continued until Destination X, when he lost the title to Daniels in an Ultimate X match, a match in which there is no pinfall or submission, thus keeping his undefeated streak.[30][34]
Joe was then taken out of the X Division and matched with an initially unannounced opponent. On the March 25 edition of Impact!, it was announced that he would take on Sabu at Lockdown. Despite that, he still had a scheduled X Division title match, and, on April 13's Impact! (TNA's Thursday debut), Joe regained the X Division title after delivering an Island Driver from the middle turnbuckle to Christopher Daniels.[30] Joe then successfully defended his X Division title against Sabu at Lockdown.[35] At Sacrifice, Joe partnered with Sting in a tag team match against Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner. Joe and Sting were victorious, but after the match, Joe left the ring and allowed Sting to be attacked.[36] Joe explained this by stating that he agreed to only watch Sting's back "from bell to bell" (implying that once the second bell rang, his duties were over), but still had issues with Steiner. Joe added Scott Steiner to his undefeated streak, at Slammiversary.[37]
During the Impact! tapings on May 15, Joe was injured as he performed a kick, and it was reported that he tore every knee ligament except the anterior cruciate ligament. He suffered a first degree tear to the posterior cruciate ligament and a second degree tear to the medial collateral ligament. Joe would remain out of action for two weeks. After returning, Joe lost his X Division Championship in a triple threat match with Sonjay Dutt and Senshi. Senshi pinned Dutt to win the championship after Steiner laid out Joe with a steel chair.[30] Joe would have his chance at revenge when he participated in a four-way number one contender match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship along with Sting, Christian Cage, and Scott Steiner at Victory Road on July 16. Joe lost this match when Sting pinned Steiner.[38]
Title chase; World Heavyweight Champion (2006–2008)[link]
Joe beat Jeff Jarrett at No Surrender in a "Fan's Revenge Lumberjack match". After the match, he took Jarrett's NWA World Heavyweight Championship with him, telling Jim Cornette that if Jarrett or Sting (Jarrett's scheduled opponent at Bound For Glory) wanted the belt, they could take it from him.[39] On the October 12 episode, Joe agreed to return the belt to the Jarrett-Sting winner under one condition—the winner had to agree to give him a title shot. This offer was turned down, and finally Joe was given the choice of giving back the title or be fired. Kurt Angle made his debut and got into a brawl with Joe after he again refused to give back the belt, and during the brawl, Jarrett took the belt back. At Bound for Glory on October 22, Joe defeated Raven, Brother Runt and Abyss in a Monster's Ball match. The match ended when special referee Jake Roberts performed a DDT to Raven, allowing Joe to deliver the Muscle Buster to Raven for the pinfall. Later in the night, Joe was involved in a pull-apart brawl with Kurt Angle after Jim Cornette announced that he would be fired if he interfered in the main event match that involved Angle as special enforcer.[40] At Genesis, Joe lost to Angle after tapping out to Angle's ankle lock. This ended his eighteen month undefeated streak.[41] Throughout the rest of 2006 into 2007, Joe continued to feud with Angle picking up a victory by submission in their rematch at Turning Point,[42] before suffering a legitimate knee injury in a tag team match that pitted Rhino and Kurt Angle against Joe and A.J. Styles. On January 14, 2007 at Final Resolution, Joe faced Angle in a thirty minute Iron Man match. With seconds remaining, Joe had Angle in the ankle lock. Although Angle tapped out, he did so just after time had expired. As a result, Angle won the match three falls to two.[43]
On the February 14 edition of Impact!, Joe won a gauntlet match to become the number one contender to Christian Cage's NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Destination X. Joe lost to Cage after Cage reversed the Coquina Clutch into a pinning combination and used the ropes for leverage.[44] On the May 24 edition of Impact!, Joe qualified for the King of the Mountain match at Slammiversary by defeating Sting with a Samoan drop after Christopher Daniels hit Sting with a baseball bat; Joe lost the King of the Mountain match, when Kurt Angle hung the belt. He then qualified to compete in the Match of Champions at Victory Road by defeating Jay Lethal and Chris Sabin for the X Division title on the July 12 episode of Impact!.[30] At the Match of Champions, Joe scored the winning pinfall on Brother Ray after Kurt Angle hit the Angle Slam and won the TNA World Tag Team Championship from Team 3D, making him the first wrestler in TNA to hold multiple TNA championships.[30] He later opted to hold both the titles by himself. At Hard Justice, Joe put up the X Division title and both Tag Team titles against Kurt Angle's TNA World title as well as the IGF's version of the IWGP World Championship. Joe, however, lost all his titles thanks to interferences by Karen Angle, enabling Kurt to become the second TNA Triple Crown Champion. Joe became the first man to defeat Christian Cage by pinfall or submission in TNA, forcing him tap out to the Coquina Clutch at Bound for Glory, thus ending Cage's twenty-three month undefeated streak by pinfall or submission in TNA.
Joe was then announced as the teammate of Kevin Nash and Scott Hall in their match against the Angle Alliance at Turning Point. Hall, however, no-showed the event. Before the match, Joe was asked to cut a promo alleviating heat from the company and introducing Eric Young as Hall's replacement. Joe went five minutes overtime and ranted against Hall (whom he sarcastically referred to as "The Phantom of the Impact Zone"), Nash and some other superstars, which legitimately upset Nash and TNA President Dixie Carter at ringside. Before calling Young to come to the ring he told the TNA ringside staff, "Are you mad? Go ahead, fire me, I don't care". Joe, Nash and Young defeated the Angle Alliance when Joe pinned Tomko after a Muscle Buster. After the match, Joe and Nash briefly argued and shoved one another backstage, with Joe apologizing at a talent meeting the following day.[45] On-screen, though, Joe continued to direct his frustration towards TNA management, going as far as to trash a Christmas party organized by Matt Morgan. In storyline, after complaining to Jim Cornette that he did not have a match at Final Resolution, Cornette decided to team Joe with Kevin Nash, who was to receive a title shot with Scott Hall when he returned. At Final Resolution, Joe, along with his tag team partner Kevin Nash lost to the team of A.J. Styles and Tomko. This occurred after Nash refused to tag himself into the match leaving Joe to fend for himself. In addition, Nash "flipped off" Joe whilst leaving the ringside area. After Nash had screwed Joe at Final Resolution, a furious Joe stormed to the backstage area on the hunt for Nash, only to find him welding a baseball bat for protection and refusing to fight Joe unless they got paid. Nash explained to Joe that he was teaching him a lesson about the wrestling business and told Joe he could help him to the top if he followed his direction. In good faith, Nash gave Joe the bat and implored to hit him if he was not satisfied with his explanation. Joe was still fuming, but let Nash go without incident. On the January 24 edition of Impact!, Joe went on a rampage, attacking several TNA employees, culminating in his attacking of Jeremy Borash after being announced as the MVP of 2007.
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At Against All Odds, Joe served as the special enforcer for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship match where Kurt Angle defended his title against challenger Christian Cage. During the contest, A.J. Styles interfered and Joe fought Styles to the back, but Tomko came out and attacked Cage giving Angle the win. On the February 14 edition of Impact!, Joe formed an alliance with Cage and Kevin Nash, to compete with Kurt Angle's Angle Alliance. It was also announced that Joe would be given the next TNA World Heavyweight Championship opportunity against Angle. Over the next few weeks, Joe and his new found alliance would attack the Angle Alliance leading up to their match at Destination X. Joe vowed that he would eliminate the Angle Alliance so he would receive a fair title match with Angle at Lockdown. On the March 6 edition of Impact!, Joe, Christian, and Nash faced a member of the Angle Alliance to determine who would get a five minute advantage during their match at Destination X. Joe lost his First Blood match to Tomko, but Nash defeated Styles in a Street Fight while Cage defeated Angle in a Six Sides of Steel match. Joe's team won the match when he made Tomko tap out to the Coquina Clutch. Achieving his goal to eliminate the Angle Alliance, nothing now stood in the way of Joe getting a fair title shot at Lockdown.
At Lockdown, Joe defeated Angle to win his first TNA World Championship and become TNA's third Triple Crown Champion.[30] The stipulation of the match was if Joe had lost, he would have had to retire from professional wrestling. He defeated Angle in a rematch on Impact! and then retained against Scott Steiner and Kaz at Sacrifice. At Slammiversary, Joe became the first champion to ever retain his title in a King of the Mountain match.<[46] Joe was then challenged to a match by Booker T at Victory Road, which he accepted. At Victory Road the match went to a No Contest when Sting hit Joe with a baseball bat and Booker pinned him while Sharmell made the three count. At Hard Justice, Joe defeated Booker after a guitar shot, thus reclaiming physical possession of the title belt, which Booker had kept after Victory Road. At Bound for Glory IV, he fought Sting in a losing effort to defend the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, ending his reign at 182 days.
On the October 30 edition of Impact!, Joe and AJ Styles formed a faction of younger wrestlers also featuring Jay Lethal, Consequences Creed, Petey Williams, Eric Young, ODB and The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin), calling themselves "The Frontline", to oppose the The Main Event Mafia of Kurt Angle, Sting, Kevin Nash, Booker T and Scott Steiner. At Turning Point Nash defeated Joe by pinning him with his feet on the ropes following a steel chair shot, a low blow and after ramming Joe's head to an exposed turnbuckle. At Final Resolution, The Front Line lost to The Main Event Mafia in a 4-on-4 tag match and Styles failed to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.[47] On the December 18 edition of Impact!, Joe and Styles defeated Sting and Nash in a Six Sides of Steel match. Following the match, Joe was attacked by the members of the Main Event Mafia and suffered injuries which would sideline him for the rest of the year.[48]
Nation of Violence (2009)[link]
On the January 29 episode of Impact!, a short video was shown in which Joe, sporting a new buzzcut hairstyle, tribal facepaint, and much heavier frame stated he would like to introduce the Main Event Mafia to both the "real" Joe and his "nation of violence".[49] At Destination X, Joe got himself disqualified in his return match against his old rival and Main Event Mafia member Scott Steiner. That same week on Impact!, Joe once again got disqualified this time in a match with Sheik Abdul Bashir. He took him backstage, hung him upside down, and tortured him.
The following week, he competed in a 20-man Six Sides Of Steel match where the last two men standing would be determined the captains of the Lethal Lockdown Match at Lockdown. He entered last and won the match by pinning rival Kurt Angle via the Muscle Buster. He then later stated backstage that he did not wish to be captain, but would still be part of the team. His teammates were Jeff Jarrett, A.J. Styles and the returning Daniels. They faced off against The Main Event Mafia at Lockdown, and won the match.[50] At this time he also revealed that he was taking orders from a "secret advisor" who he was seen talking to many times backstage although the person's identity was not revealed. He then feuded with Kevin Nash as his next victim of the Mafia and finally beat his old mentor at Sacrifice.[51]
At Slammiversary, Joe betrayed A.J. Styles and turned on all the fans by helping Kurt Angle win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in the King of the Mountain match, and thus turned heel.[52] On the June 25 episode of Impact!, Joe officially joined The Main Event Mafia after having spent the last five months taking them out. This was revealed by Angle, to be a master plan to fool the TNA Frontline and the attacks were all planned by Joe and the Mafia in advance. Joe then went on to explain that he joined the Mafia for the money that was invested by Jenna Morasca and for the power and also debuted a new rap themed, entrance music. Throughout the night, he carried out attacks with the Mafia on Styles and Daniels and the leader of the Mafia, Sting, who was kicked out of the Mafia as leader and once again replaced with Kurt Angle.[53] At Victory Road, Joe faced Sting in a grudge match. Late in the match, Taz made his TNA debut and helped Joe beat Sting, thus revealing himself as his new adviser.[54] At Hard Justice Joe defeated Homicide to win the X Division title for the fourth time.[55] After winning this title, Joe feuded with his longtime rival Daniels and defeated him at No Surrender.[56] On the October 8 edition of Impact! Joe lost the X Division title to Amazing Red after Bobby Lashley interfered in the match.[57] At Bound for Glory Lashley defeated Joe in a submission match with a referee stoppage.[58] On the following edition of Impact! Kurt Angle turned into a fan favorite, thus signaling the end of the Main Event Mafia.[59] The following month at Turning Point Joe unsuccessfully challenged TNA World Heavyweight Champion A.J. Styles for the title in a three-way match, also involving Daniels.[60]
Various feuds (2009–present)[link]
At Final Resolution Joe took part in the "Feast or Fired" match and won the briefcase containing a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.[61] After being off TV for several weeks, Joe returned on the February 4 edition of Impact!, by attacking A.J. Styles, who had recently turned heel with Ric Flair, and announcing that he would be using his "Feast or Fired" briefcase to get a shot at Styles' World Heavyweight Championship at Against All Odds, turning face in the process.[62] At the pay-per-view Styles retained his title against Joe in a No Disqualification match refereed by Eric Bischoff.[63] After losing a match against new TNA acquisition Orlando Jordan on the following Impact!, Joe was abducted by masked men.[64] On March 29 he resurfaced in a video package on an episode of Impact!.[65] Joe made his return on the April 19 edition of Impact! appearing as a surprise member of Team Hogan (Abyss, Jeff Jarrett and Rob Terry) in an eight man tag team match against Team Flair (Sting, Desmond Wolfe, Robert Roode and James Storm), in which he scored the deciding pinfall by pinning Roode after a Muscle Buster. Joe then left the Impact Zone and did not celebrate with his fellow team members.[66] The following week Joe inexplicably assaulted the X Division Champion Kazarian, after his title match with Shannon Moore.[67] In the following weeks Joe went on to randomly attack wrestlers like Douglas Williams, Brian Kendrick and Matt Morgan, the last of whom lost the TNA World Tag Team Championship thanks to the attack.[68][69]
On the May 20 edition of Impact! Joe was ranked number ten in the first ever TNA Championship Committee rankings for a World Heavyweight Championship title shot.[70] He began his climb up the rankings by defeating Hernandez on June 17, number four ranked A.J. Styles on July 1 and by wrestling number two ranked Jeff Hardy to a ten minute time limit draw on the July 22 edition of Impact!.[71][72][73] After the match with Hardy, Joe was upset with the production crew for starting a countdown to the time limit draw, when Joe specifically requested not to start one because he thought it would reveal the ending of the match early. Because of his outburst, Joe was suspended from TNA indefinitely.[74][75] Joe returned from his suspension on August 23 at the tapings of the August 26 edition of Impact! to defeat Orlando Jordan.[76] The following week on Impact!, Joe aligned himself with Jeff Jarrett and Hulk Hogan in their war with Sting and Kevin Nash.[77] At No Surrender Joe and Jarrett defeated Sting and Nash in a tag team match, when Joe choked out Sting, after Jarrett had hit him with his baseball bat behind Joe's back.[78] At Bound for Glory Joe and Jarrett faced Sting, Nash and their newest ally D'Angelo Dinero in a handicap match, after Hulk Hogan, who was scheduled to team with Joe and Jarrett, was forced to pull out due to a back surgery. At the end of the match Jarrett abandoned Joe and left him to be pinned by Nash. Later in the night it was revealed that Hogan was in fact in the building as he helped Jeff Hardy win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and formed a new heel alliance with Hardy, Eric Bischoff, Jeff Jarrett and Abyss.[79]
Joe tried to attack Jarrett on the October 21 edition of Impact!, but was stopped by TNA's security officers Gunner and Murphy, before being beat down by Jarrett.[80] Joe returned two weeks later, attacking Jarrett, Gunner and Murphy.[81] At Turning Point Jarrett defeated Joe, after choking him out with a baton, following interference from Gunner and Murphy.[82] The following month at Final Resolution Joe faced Jarrett in a submission match. After a pre–match assault and later an interference by Gunner and Murphy, Jarrett managed to force Joe to submit with an ankle lock.[83] Earlier that same day it was reported that Joe's contract with TNA had expired.[84] On December 17, 2010, TNA president Dixie Carter announced on her Twitter page that Joe had re–signed with the promotion.[85][86] Joe returned on the January 6, 2011, edition of Impact!, confronting D'Angelo Dinero and claiming that he had not been using his donations to help the needy, like he was supposed to.[87] Two weeks later Okato was revealed as the camera man, whom Joe had hired to follow Dinero and from whom he had gotten the video footage to support his claim.[88] On February 13 at Against All Odds Joe defeated Dinero in a singles match, but was afterwards attacked and bloodied by him.[89] On the March 10 edition of Impact!, Dinero defeated Joe in a rematch between the two, after hitting him with a chain.[90] On April 17 at Lockdown, Joe defeated Dinero in a steel cage match to end the feud.[91]
Joe's next feud would be with the undefeated Crimson, whom he would abandon in the ring and the hands of Abyss on two occasions, claiming that he himself had not needed anyone's help during his own undefeated streak, becoming a tweener in the process.[92][93][94] On June 12 at Slammiversary IX, Joe was defeated by Crimson in a singles match, and afterwards shook Crimson's hand.[95] Afterwards, Joe began showing frustration as his losing streak continued with losses against Rob Van Dam, Devon, Kazarian and Bobby Roode.[96][97][98][99] After losing all nine of his matches in the Bound for Glory Series to determine the number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, Joe finally ended his long losing streak on the August 4 edition of Impact Wrestling by defeating D'Angelo Dinero via submission, but the decision was reversed after he refused to release his hold following the match. Joe then accused TNA management of being against him and proclaimed that from now on the blood would be on their hands.[100] After voicing his intention of ruining the Bound for Glory Series, Joe attacked its participants Devon, D'Angelo Dinero and rankings leader Crimson, who was forced to pull out of the tournament following the attack, after suffering a storyline ankle injury.[101][102] On the final week of the Bound for Glory Series, Joe went to interfere in a match between Gunner and Rob Van Dam, but was stopped by guest color commentator Matt Morgan, who was sidelined with a torn pectoral muscle. This led to a brawl later in the evening, which ended with Joe hitting Morgan in the arm with a steel chair.[103] On September 11 at No Surrender, Joe continued his losing streak as he was defeated by Morgan in a grudge match.[104] On the following edition of Impact Wrestling, Joe ended his losing streak by defeating Morgan in a submission match.[105] After returning from his injury, Crimson scored two more victories over Joe, first defeating him in a singles match on the October 6 edition of Impact Wrestling, and then in a three-way match, also involving Matt Morgan, at Bound for Glory on October 16.[106][107]
On the January 5, 2012, edition of Impact Wrestling, Joe and Magnus defeated A.J. Styles and Kazarian to win the four week long Wild Card Tournament and become the number one contenders to the TNA World Tag Team Championship.[108][109][110] Three days later at Genesis, Joe and Magnus failed to capture the TNA World Tag Team Championship from Crimson and Matt Morgan.[111] Despite the loss, Joe and Magnus remained together as a tag team, attacking Crimson and Morgan on the next two editions of Impact Wrestling.[112][113] On the February 2 episode of Impact Wrestling, Joe and Magnus defeated Crimson and Morgan in a non-title match to earn another shot at the TNA World Tag Team Championship.[114] On February 12 at Against All Odds, Joe and Magnus defeated Crimson and Morgan to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship.[115] Joe and Magnus then defeated Crimson and Morgan in two rematches, the first on the February 23 episode of Impact Wrestling and the second on March 18 at Victory Road, to retain the championship.[116][117] On the March 22 episode of Impact Wrestling, Joe and Magnus successfully defended their title against Mexican America (Anarquia and Hernandez).[118] On April 15 at Lockdown, Joe and Magnus defeated The Motor City Machine Guns in a steel cage match to retain the TNA World Tag Team Championship.[119] During the first "Open Fight Night" on April 26, Joe and Magnus successfully defended the TNA World Tag Team Championship against the team of Jeff Hardy and Mr. Anderson, after which they were attacked by Christopher Daniels and Kazarian, who had asked for a title shot earlier in the event.[120] On May 13 at Sacrifice, Joe and Magnus lost the TNA World Tag Team Championship to Daniels and Kazarian.[121]
International Wrestling Association (2009)[link]
Joe debuted in the International Wrestling Association at Noche de Campeones, a special event held on February 14, 2009.[122] There he was booked against El Chicano, the reigning IWA Undisputed World Unified Heavyweight Champion.[122] Chicano won the match by pinfall.[122] Prior to the show, Joe spent time with fans in a "Meet and Greet" event.[123]
Personal life[link]
Seanoa was married on July 27, 2007.[124] Seanoa is close friends with fellow wrestlers CM Punk, Homicide, Christopher Daniels, A.J. Styles, and Rob Van Dam.[16][125] Seanoa has also appeared on Van Dam's internet based reality show RVD TV numerous times.[125][126]
Seanoa avidly trains in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo and Muay Thai at LA Boxing in Costa Mesa, California. He is often noted as a sparring partner for Team Punishment member Justin McCully and is often in attendance in the locker room for Team Punishment fighters such as Tito Ortiz and Kendall Grove, with whom he maintains friendships.[125][127]
Seanoa made brief appearances on the American version of the television show Distraction, participating in the round where wrestlers perform moves on contestants while they answer questions.[125]
In wrestling[link]
- Finishing moves
- CCS Enzuigiri[2] (Jumping twisting enzuigiri while facing away from a cornered opponent) – Independent circuit; used as a regular move in TNA
- Chimera-Plex[2] (German suplex followed into a dragon suplex and finished with an X-Plex) – Independent circuit
- Coquina Clutch (TNA) / The Clutch (TNA) / The Choke (Independent circuit) (Rear naked choke, sometimes transitioned into a suplex)[4][128][129]
- Island Driver (Sitout side powerslam, sometimes from the second rope, or an over the shoulder reverse piledriver)[2][128]
- Muscle Buster, sometimes from the second rope[4][128]
- Signature moves
- Atomic drop
- Chop to the back of a seated opponent followed by a football kick to the chest and finished with a jumping knee drop or running senton
- Death Valley driver,[2] sometimes from the second rope[130]
- Elbow Suicida (Suicide dive transitioned into a flying forearm smash)[131]
- Facewash[2]
- Inverted atomic drop followed by a running single leg dropkick and finished with a running senton
- Forearm smash to a cornered opponent sometimes followed by a CCS Enzuigiri[2]
- Lariat[2][128]
- Multiple suplex variations
- Olé Kick (Running arched big boot to the face of an opponent seated on a chair next to a guardrail)[2]
- Powerbomb followed into prawn hold transitioned into either a thigh-held single leg Boston crab, an STF or a crossface[135]
- Samoan drop[136]
- Samoan Elbow (Feint leg drop transitioned into an elbow drop to the opponent's chest)[2]
- Sidewalk slam[2]
- Snap scoop powerslam followed into either a cover attempt or a crucifix armbar
- STF[2][128]
- STJoe (One-armed side slam, as a counter to an oncoming opponent)[131]
- With Magnus
- Snapmare (Joe) / Diving elbow drop (Magnus) combination[114][115]
- Entrance themes
- Samoa Joe's various entrance themes in the past were typically customized to start with the menacing "Godzilla March Theme" horn riff, signifying Joe's presence while allowing for different tracks over the years. TNA would end this tradition with their own custom theme, though it starts with a similar riff.
- "Another Body Murdered by Faith No More and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.[139] (ROH)
- "Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J[139] (ROH)
- "The Champ is Here" by Jadakiss[139] (ROH)[139]
- "Crush You Up" by Dale Oliver (TNA)[140]
- "On Fire" by Dale Oliver (TNA)[141]
- "Nation of Violence" by Dale Oliver (TNA)[142]
Championships and accomplishments[link]
- Ballpark Brawl
- Natural Heavyweight Championship (1 time)1[143]
- Extreme Wrestling Federation
- Xtreme 8 Tournament (2006)[144]
- Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
- Revolution Strong Style Tournament (2004)[2]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #4 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2006 and 2008[145][146]
- PWI Feud of the Year (2007)[147] vs. Kurt Angle
- PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2006)[148]
- Pure Wrestling Association
- PWA Pure Wrestling Championship (1 time)[2]
- SoCal Uncensored
- Rookie of the Year (2000)[149]
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[30]
- TNA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – by himself (1),3 with Magnus (1)[30][115]
- TNA X Division Championship (4 times)[30]
- King of the Mountain (2008)[46]
- Maximum Impact Tournament (2011)[150]
- Super X Cup (2005)[2]
- Turkey Bowl (2007)[2]
- Wild Card Tournament (2011) – with Magnus[110]
- Triple Crown Champion (1 time)
- Mr. TNA (2006)[151]
- Mr. X Division (2006)[151]
- Feud of the Year (2006–2007) with Kurt Angle[151][152]
- Finisher of the Year (2007) Muscle Buster[152]
- Twin Wrestling Entertainment
- TWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[2]
- Ultimate Pro Wrestling
- United Independent Wrestling Alliance
- UIWA Tag Team Championship (2 times)[2]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- 5 Star Match (2004) vs. CM Punk at ROH Joe vs. Punk II on October 16
- 5 Star Match (2005) vs. AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels at TNA Unbreakable on September 11[28]
- 5 Star Match (2005) vs. Kenta Kobashi at ROH Joe vs. Kobashi on October 1
- Best Brawler (2006)[154]
- Match of the Year (2005) vs. Kenta Kobashi, ROH Joe vs. Kobashi, October 1
- Most Outstanding Wrestler (2005)
1After being stripped of the title, Samoa Joe's reign was stricken from the promotion's records and the title returned to Eddie Osbourne, the man Samoa Joe defeated for the title.[155]
2After the title was vacated, Samoa Joe and partner Keiji Sakoda's reign was stricken from the promotion's records.
3After winning the championship for the first time, Samoa Joe held the title by himself.
Notes[link]
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- ^ Wrestling Observer Live radio, broadcast February 25, 2007
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- ^ Interview on Wrestlecast with The Sun newspaper, 2007-01-22
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- ^ Unstoppable: the Best of Samoa Joe. TNA Home Video. 2006. http://store.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/product_detail.asp?CS=dns&RowID=236.
- ^ Banks, Bill (2005-09-13). "An Exclusive Interview With Samoa Joe, once sushi joelini had stolen sushi of a sushi shop called sushirini.". TNAwrestilng.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927190755/http://www.tnawrestling.com/fullnews.php?home=203. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
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- ^ "Zero One 2001 show Results". http://www.purolove.com/zero1max/results/results01.php. "(translated from German) Zero-One "Shingeki":Samoa Joe & Keiji Sakoda defeated Yuki Ishikawa & Katsumi Usuda (16:48)"
- ^ "Zero One Fire Festival Results (2001)". http://www.purolove.com/zero1max/results/01firefestival.php. "(translated from German) Kohei Sato [2] defeated Samoa Joe [0] (8:25) with a Cross Armbreaker / Samoa Joe [2] defeated George Takano [1] (5:24) with a Lariat. / Samoa Joe [4] defeated Masato Tanaka [3] (8:00) with the Emerald Frosion"
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- ^ Keller, Wade "PPV Notes: More details on the Hall no-show, Joe's unscripted rant, and the fallout at TV taping today" PWITorch.com (December 3, 2007) Retrieved December 6, 2007.
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| Name | Samoa Joe |
| Alternative names | Seanoa, Nuufolau |
| Short description | Professional wrestler |
| Date of birth | March 17, 1979 |
| Place of birth | Orange County, California |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | |
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| Shelton Benjamin | |
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 Shelton Benjamin at a house show in November 2006 |
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| Ring name(s) | Shelton Benjamin |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 248 lb (112 kg)[1] |
| Born | (1975-07-09) July 9, 1975 (age 36)[2] Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| Resides | Spring, Texas |
| Billed from | Orangeburg, South Carolina[1] |
| Trained by | Ohio Valley Wrestling |
| Debut | November 14, 2000[2] |
Shelton James Benjamin[2][3] (born July 9, 1975) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment. Benjamin has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling in high school and at the University of Minnesota. In addition, Benjamin has acted as an assistant coach in amateur wrestling. He first spent time in Ohio Valley Wrestling, where he held the Southern Tag Team Championship four times. WWE then moved him to the main roster and put him into an alliance with Kurt Angle and Charlie Haas, known as Team Angle (and later the World's Greatest Tag Team). During his tenure with the company, he won the Intercontinental Championship three times, the United States Championship once, and the WWE Tag Team Championship twice with Haas. He currently wrestles for Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is one half of the World Tag Team Champions with Charlie Haas.[4]
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Amateur wrestling[link]
Benjamin grew up in Orangeburg, South Carolina.[1] He began wrestling while in the tenth grade at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School.[5] While in high school, Benjamin achieved a 122–10 win-loss record and was a two-time South Carolina state high school heavyweight wrestling champion, earning the title in both 1993 and 1994.[1][2][5][6] Benjamin also was a Junior College National Track Champion in the 100 meter and won the junior college national wrestling heavyweight title in 1996 while attending Lassen Community College in Susanville, California.[5][6] He was then accepted to attend the University of Minnesota, where he achieved a 36–6 win-loss record.[2] Moreover, while attending the university, Benjamin was a two-time All-American heavyweight wrestler.[5] After graduation, he served as an assistant coach at the University and trained with future OVW tag team partner Brock Lesnar.[5][6] In 1997, Benjamin went 36–6 with 12 pins and placed sixth in the Big Ten Championship.[6] Instead of trying to qualify for the 2000 Summer Olympics, Benjamin decided instead to try to pursue a professional wrestling career.[6]
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World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment[link]
Ohio Valley Wrestling (2000–2002)[link]
Benjamin was offered and accepted a contract from the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and was placed in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) as one half of a tag team with Brock Lesnar, who was a wrestling teammate at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.[7] Together they were known as the "Minnesota Stretching Crew,"[6] and they held the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship on three occasions.[8] The first two reigns occurred during February and July 2001.[6] They were scripted to win the title for a third time from Rico Constantino and The Prototype on October 29, 2001.[6] After Lesnar was called up to the main roster in November 2001, Benjamin formed a tag team with Redd Dogg Begnaud called "The Dogg Pound" and once again won the OVW Southern Tag Team Title on July 17, 2002.[2][6] Throughout the remainder of 2002, Benjamin wrestled at several house shows for the main WWE roster and eventually on Sunday Night Heat as a face character.[6]
The World's Greatest Tag Team and WWE Tag Team Champion (2002–2004)[link]
Main article: The World's Greatest Tag Team
Benjamin was offered a full-time World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) contract in September 2002.[6] He joined WWE's Smackdown brand as a villain on December 26, 2002, forming Team Angle along Charlie Haas, with Olympic gold-medalist wrestler Kurt Angle as their on-screen mentor.[9] Their first official match together in WWE was on the January 2, 2003 episode of Smackdown against Edge and Chris Benoit.[10]
They continued their storyline feud with Benoit until No Way Out, when Benoit teamed with Brock Lesnar to defeat Team Angle.[11] The duo were scripted to win their first WWE Tag Team Championship just a month after their debut by defeating the champions, Los Guerreros (Eddie and Chavo Guerrero) on February 6, 2003.[12] The two then went on to compete in their first WrestleMania match at WrestleMania XIX, retaining their tag title in a Triple Threat match against Los Guerreros, and Chris Benoit and Rhyno.[6] Team Angle later lost the title to Eddie Guerrero and his new partner Tajiri at Judgment Day in a ladder match.[6] The storyline concluded on the June 12, 2003 episode of SmackDown!, when Angle confronted Benjamin and Haas and fired them from Team Angle.[13] They began referring to themselves as The World's Greatest Tag Team and won the tag title back on the July 3 episode of Smackdown.[14] They lost the title on September 18, after Benjamin suffered a legitimate knee injury during a match against Los Guerreros.[15] Benjamin was sidelined for approximately one month,[6] but the pair competed together again, taking part in a Fatal Four-Way match at WrestleMania XX.[16]
Intercontinental Champion (2004–2007)[link]
On March 22, 2004, Benjamin was drafted to the WWE Raw brand as part of the 2004 WWE Draft.[17] After arriving, Benjamin quickly became a face when he scored an upset pinfall victory over Triple H with the help of then World Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit.[18] Benjamin then feuded with Triple H, beating him three times in total all: once by pinfall, once by count-out, and once by disqualification.[19] As part of the storyline, Benjamin then feuded with the other members of Triple H's stable Evolution. Benjamin defeated Ric Flair at Backlash and lost to Randy Orton in an Intercontinental Championship match at Bad Blood.[20][21]
During a match with Garrison Cade on WWE Heat, Benjamin punched Cade's knee brace, legitimately breaking his hand in the process and briefly taking him out of action.[6] Benjamin returned in the fall of 2004 and was chosen by the fans to compete for the Intercontinental Championship in a match against then-champion Chris Jericho at Taboo Tuesday. Benjamin was scripted to win the match,[22] giving him his first singles title in the company.[2] During his reign as Intercontinental Champion, Benjamin retained the title against challengers such as Christian at Survivor Series,[23] Maven at New Year's Revolution,[24] and Chris Jericho at Backlash.[25] Benjamin lost the title to Carlito when he debuted on Raw during the June 20, 2005 episode, ending the longest Intercontinental Championship reign of the decade.[26]
Benjamin's next storyline began on the December 5, 2005 episode of Raw, when Shawn Michaels was scripted to give Benjamin a speech to get him "psyched" for their tag match together later in the night.[27] As a part of the scripted ending to the match, Michaels was preparing to finish the match when Benjamin tagged himself in and missed a crossbody, allowing Carlito to pin Benjamin.[2] Benjamin was then depicted as having a "losing streak" over the next several weeks,[2] which led to Benjamin's noisy, scolding, and domineering "Momma" (played by comedian/actress Thea Vidale) coming to Raw to confront Benjamin. Momma slapped and yelled at Benjamin every time he lost a match.[28] Before long, she assisted Benjamin in his matches, often interfering on his behalf.[29] This led to Benjamin once again becoming a villain. In 2006, Benjamin had a staged on-screen rivalry with then-Intercontinental Champion Ric Flair. On the February 20 episode of Raw, Benjamin defeated Flair to regain the Intercontinental Championship after Momma faked a heart problem, causing enough of a distraction to allow Benjamin to cheat and win the title.[30] Benjamin continued to feud with Flair, but Momma no longer accompanied him to ringside. As part of the scripted events, Benjamin stated that she was undergoing heart surgery in the hospital and that he held Flair responsible.[31]
Benjamin competed in the second Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 22.[32] Benjamin then had an on-screen rivalry with the winner of that match, Rob Van Dam, in an attempt to take Van Dam's Money in the Bank contract. During this time, Benjamin emphasized his new heel persona with a new gimmick: wearing shades, jewelry, and occasional colored shirts while entering the ring.[33] At one point, Benjamin was defeated by his former tag team partner, the returning Charlie Haas, during an episode of Raw. A predetermined stipulation added to this loss meant that Benjamin had to defend the Intercontinental Title in the same match as his shot at Van Dam's contract,[34] meaning at Backlash it would be a "Winner Takes All" match. Rob Van Dam won at Backlash and became Intercontinental Champion.[35] Benjamin regained the title from Rob Van Dam in a Tornado Tag Team match, pitting Benjamin, Triple H and Chris Masters against Van Dam and WWE Champion John Cena;[6] both the WWE Championship and WWE Intercontinental Championship could be won by whoever pinned the appropriate champion. After Triple H Pedigreed Van Dam, he turned his attention to John Cena and went for the pin on the WWE Champion. Benjamin got to Van Dam first, picking up the pin and his third Intercontinental Championship.[36] Subsequently, Benjamin feuded with Carlito and others for his Intercontinental Championship before losing the title to Johnny Nitro in a Triple Threat match also involving Carlito at Vengeance.[37]
During December 2006, Benjamin's former tag team partner Charlie Haas came out to celebrate with Benjamin after he defeated Super Crazy.[38] The World's Greatest Tag Team was officially reunited when they defeated The Highlanders on the December 11, 2006 episode of Raw.[39] The duo feuded with Cryme Tyme and competed mainly on Heat.[40]
The Gold Standard and United States Champion (2007–2010)[link]
On the November 20, 2007 airing of ECW on Sci Fi, Elijah Burke introduced Benjamin as the newest ECW superstar. Benjamin, who had dyed his hair blond before leaving Raw, began wearing gold wrestling attire and referring to himself as "The Gold Standard". On ECW, Benjamin began once again receiving more airtime and higher profile matches, defeating Tommy Dreamer in his debut.[41] Benjamin then qualified for the Royal Rumble match and won an over the top rope preview. Benjamin appeared in the Rumble match, entering at number 17, but was eliminated by Shawn Michaels.[42] He suffered his first loss since coming to ECW to Kane by count-out, on the January 29, 2008 episode of ECW on Sci Fi. On the February 22 episode of SmackDown!, Benjamin defeated Jimmy Wang Yang in a qualifying match for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXIV,[43] which was won by CM Punk. After WrestleMania, Benjamin briefly feuded with Punk, before he began an on-screen rivalry with Kofi Kingston, who defeated Benjamin on the April 22 episode of ECW. On ECW's 100th episode, however, Benjamin defeated Kingston, thus ending the latter's undefeated streak. To end the feud, Kingston then defeated Benjamin in an ECW Extreme Rules match.
As part of the 2008 Supplemental Draft, Benjamin was drafted to the SmackDown! brand.[44] On the July 11, 2008 airing of SmackDown!, Benjamin defeated United States Champion Matt Hardy in a non-title match, earning himself a future title shot. At The Great American Bash, Benjamin once again defeated Hardy to win the United States Championship.[45][46] Throughout his reign as champion, he retained the title several times against competitors such as R-Truth and Hurricane Helms. On the 500th episode of SmackDown!, on March 20, 2009 Benjamin lost his United States Championship to Montel Vontavious Porter, ending Benjamin's reign at 243 days.[47] Benjamin then participated in the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXV, but failed to win as CM Punk won the match for the second year in a row.[48] On June 29, 2009, Benjamin was traded back to the ECW brand.[49] The following night, Benjamin returned to the brand in a losing effort to the debuting Yoshi Tatsu.[50] However, he would defeat Tatsu in a rematch the following week on ECW.[51] After a tag team match, Benjamin was attacked by his partner Sheamus after Benjamin was pinned. Over the following weeks, Benjamin and Sheamus began feuding with and traded wins against each other on ECW and Superstars, resulting in Benjamin becoming a face character. The feud lasted until Sheamus was moved to the Raw brand on October 26. The next night on ECW, Benjamin lost to Sheamus in Sheamus' final match on the brand.[52] Benjamin wrestled Christian at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs for the ECW Championship in a Ladder Match, but came up on the losing end. On the final episode of ECW on Syfy, Benjamin formed an alliance with Vladimir Kozlov. Together, they defeated three members of the ECW roster: Vance Archer, Caylen Croft and Trent Barreta. On the February 26th episode of Smackdown, Shelton Benjamin debuted, once again qualifying for the Money in The Bank Ladder Match at WrestleMania 26, beating CM Punk. However Benjamin failed to win the Ladder match.[53] He defeated the returning Joey Mercury in his last match at the SmackDown tapings on April 20 in a dark match.[54] On April 22, 2010, Benjamin was released from his WWE contract, along with Jimmy Wang Yang, Kung Fu Naki, Slam Master J, Mickie James and Katie Lea Burchill.[55]
Independent circuit (2010–present)[link]
Benjamin made his independent circuit return on July 24, 2010, in San Diego, California against Scorpio Sky. On July 31, 2010, during the World Wrestling Council's "La Revolución" show in Puerto Rico Benjamin defeated Ray González to win the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship.[56]
At Crossfire, 27 November, Benjamin lost the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship to Carlito.[57]
On March 8, 2011, Benjamin wrestled in a dark match prior to the SmackDown tapings in Houston, Texas, defeating Curt Hawkins.[58] On March 9, 2011 Shelton Benjamin won the MWF Heavyweight Championship.
Benjamin is booked to appear on the World Wrestling Fan Xperience (WWFX) Champions Showcase Tour in Manila, Philippines on February 4, 2012, where he will be wrestling under the name his real name.[59]
Ring of Honor (2010-present)[link]
On September 11, 2010, at Glory By Honor IX, Benjamin and Charlie Haas made their Ring of Honor debuts in a match, where they were defeated by The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli).[60]
Benjamin and Haas returned to ROH at the Ring of Honor Wrestling television tapings on December 9, where they defeated the Bravado Brothers.[61] The following day, at the second set of television tapings, they defeated the All-Night Express of Kenny King and Rhett Titus, and participated in an eight-man tag team match, teaming with the Briscoe Brothers against the Kings of Wrestling and the All-Night Xpress, which ended in a no contest.[62] On December 18 at the Final Battle 2010 pay-per-view Benjamin and Haas announced that in 2011 they would be wrestling regularly for Ring of Honor.[63] At the following pay-per-view, 9th Anniversary Show, on February 26, 2011, Benjamin and Haas defeated the Briscoe Brothers in the main event of the evening to earn another shot at the Kings of Wrestling and the ROH World Tag Team Championship.[64][65] On April 1 at Honor Takes Center Stage, Benjamin and Haas defeated the Kings of Wrestling for the ROH World Tag Team Championship.[4] On June 26 at Best in the World 2011, Benjamin and Haas successfully defended the ROH World Tag Team Championship in a four-way match against the Briscoe Brothers, the Kings of Wrestling and the All-Night Express.[66] The following day ROH announced that both Benjamin and Haas had signed contracts with the promotion.[67] On December 23, at Final Battle 2011, Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team lost the ROH World Tag Team Championship to the Briscoe Brothers.[68] On May 12, 2012, at Border Wars, Benjamin and Haas regained the ROH World Tag Team Championship from the Briscoe Brothers.[69]
New Japan Pro Wrestling (2012)[link]
On December 9, 2011, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that Benjamin would be joining MVP for a tag match against Masato Tanaka and Yujiro Takahashi at Wrestle Kingdom VI in Tokyo Dome on January 4, 2012.[70] Benjamin and MVP were victorious in the match, after MVP submitted Takahashi.[71]
Personal life[link]
Benjamin is an avid video gamer, winning WWE's THQ Superstar Challenge, a video game tournament that takes place every year during WrestleMania weekend, four years in a row before retiring in 2007.[72][73] He spends time every day playing.[73] Benjamin is also proficient in art, creating comic book level work. He considered a career in the field.[74]
Benjamin, along with Dave Batista and Josh Mathews, represented WWE at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in an effort to encourage fans to register to vote in the 2008 Presidential election.[75]
In wrestling[link]
- Finishing moves
- 450° splash[2] – 2000–2002
- Dragon whip[76] / Money Clip[2] / Shell Shocka[2] – 2003; used as a signature move from 2004–present
- Paydirt[77] (Jumping reverse STO) – 2007–2010
- Superkick[2] – 2003–2006; used as a signature move from 2007–present
- T-Bone Suplex[1] (Exploder suplex lifted and dropped into a modified powerslam pin)[2] – 2005–present
- Signature moves
- Entrance themes
- "Medal" by Jim Johnston (2003; Used while a part of Team Angle)
- "Desperate Times" by Jim Johnston
- "Shout Out" by Jim Johnston
- "Vapor Rock" by Jim Johnston
- "World's Greatest (2003-2004, 2007, 2008; Used while teaming with Charlie Haas)
- "Ain't No Stoppin' Me" by Lou$tar[87] (WWE; 2004–2008)
- "Ain't No Stoppin' Me (Remix)" by Axel[88] (2008–2010)
- "T.N.T." by AC/DC[89] (2011-present; Used while teaming with Charlie Haas)
Championships and accomplishments[link]
- Black Athlete Sports Network
- African–American Wrestler of the Year (2005)[90]
- Ohio Valley Wrestling
- OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Brock Lesnar (3) and Redd Dogg (1)[91]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Tag Team of the Year (2003) with Charlie Haas[93]
- PWI ranked him #9 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2005[94]
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (2 times, current) – with Charlie Haas[4][69]
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- Ring of Honor profile
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- Shelton Benjamin at the Internet Movie Database
- Benjamin's page at The National Wrestling Hall of Fame
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| Name | Benjamin, Shelton |
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| Short description | Professional wrestler |
| Date of birth | July 9, 1975 |
| Place of birth | Orangeburg, South Carolina |
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