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Post by TheChamp617 on Mar 29, 2012 18:50:10 GMT -5
Kurt Angle appeared on TMZ Live today and said his Olympics goal may be in jeopardy due to a hamstring injury. The following is from TMZ.com: Former Team USA wrestling bad ass Kurt Angle has hit a major hurdle in his quest to return to the Olympics … telling TMZ he sustained a major injury that could put an end to his journey.
Angle — who won a gold medal for heavyweight freestyle wrestling at the ’96 games — just called in to “TMZ Live” and explained, “I injured my hamstring this morning … it is a tear.”
The 43-year-old says the injury occurred during a training session this morning … and he has an MRI scheduled for tomorrow.
Angle tells us, “I still plan on going [to the Olympics] … I’ve been training for a whole year now … so it all depends on how it heals … but if this tear is really bad, there’s a chance I may not go.”The audio can be found here: www.tmz.com/2012/03/29/kurt-angle-injured-olympics/ |
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Post by harley21110 on Mar 30, 2012 14:04:57 GMT -5
Sucks a major one.
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Post by nexusagainstus on Mar 30, 2012 14:24:56 GMT -5
Kurt will never accept that his body can't handle it anymore. He needs to just come do a few matches in WWE and call it a career.
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Post by marino13 on Mar 31, 2012 7:58:16 GMT -5
I think maybe taking some time off will be good for Kurt's pro wrestling career. He's grown stale to me lately. And since absence does make the heart grow fonder time away can only help.
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Post by tg11 on Mar 31, 2012 17:02:07 GMT -5
Yes Kurt does need time away from wrestling, take a 6 month sabbatical and come back in 6 months
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Post by cordless2016 on Mar 31, 2012 17:06:18 GMT -5
Even though Kurt is still one of the best in the world today, he seriously needs to take time off for his own sake. Besides for a few months off between WWE and TNA in 2006, the guy has literally never taken a long time off to heal up. The guy has a laundry list of injuries, and his matches haven't exactly been up to "Angle standards" lately. He should definatly accept that his body cannot take training for the Olympics and take 6 months to a year off. Come back for one last major run after that and then call it a career in the ring. Hes one of the greatest ever, but he needs to think about his own health for his and his families sake.
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Post by tg11 on Mar 31, 2012 17:12:03 GMT -5
He should have an Undertaker-like schedule, a really really light schedule because at 43, he needs to take it easy since his body is not what it used to be
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Post by jcsix on Mar 31, 2012 17:32:34 GMT -5
Kurt will never accept that his body can't handle it anymore. He needs to just come do a few matches in WWE and call it a career. Why WWE? Why not TNA, NJPW, AJPW etc. I just dont get why alot of people say that about wrestlers. If anything, WWE is the company with least amount of wrestling involved. |
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Post by nexusagainstus on Mar 31, 2012 18:00:53 GMT -5
Kurt will never accept that his body can't handle it anymore. He needs to just come do a few matches in WWE and call it a career. Why WWE? Why not TNA, NJPW, AJPW etc. I just dont get why alot of people say that about wrestlers. If anything, WWE is the company with least amount of wrestling involved. Because it's the company that everyone knows. More people would remember Kurt Angle if he retired in WWE than if he we're to retire in any other company. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2012 15:18:31 GMT -5
Kurt is an awesome talent.
I'm sad to see his Olympic dream die but he's had a lot of mileage on his body throughout the years.
I wish him a speedy recovery and success in whatever facet of life he continues on.
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Post by @brit_figs on Apr 2, 2012 13:24:38 GMT -5
Taker vs Angle WM29.
i called it.
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Post by Jamal on Apr 4, 2012 21:45:28 GMT -5
WWE needs to sign him to a Taker type contract.
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Post by Johnny Wrestling on Apr 6, 2012 0:11:12 GMT -5
Kurt will never accept that his body can't handle it anymore. He needs to just come do a few matches in WWE and call it a career. Why WWE? Why not TNA, NJPW, AJPW etc. I just dont get why alot of people say that about wrestlers. If anything, WWE is the company with least amount of wrestling involved. Figures, video games, DVD's.... As fans, we may want one, or all, of those. That's just the small portion of it. We also know that there would be a ton of possible great matches if he was to come back to the WWE, unlike TNA where he has faced everyone already. Not all of us watch, or even have access to Japan material, so that is another factor of why WWE over other companies. |
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Post by Jamal on Apr 6, 2012 11:03:27 GMT -5
Kurt will never accept that his body can't handle it anymore. He needs to just come do a few matches in WWE and call it a career. Why WWE? Why not TNA, NJPW, AJPW etc. I just dont get why alot of people say that about wrestlers. If anything, WWE is the company with least amount of wrestling involved. Because Angle is way too good to be in the minor leagues. |
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Post by Eat Defeat. on Apr 6, 2012 13:24:41 GMT -5
I agree that he really should take some time off, we all know how great he is, it seems that he has to prove it time & time again: he's too proud.
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Post by Daniel Bryan Says No on Apr 12, 2012 12:26:09 GMT -5
Why WWE? Why not TNA, NJPW, AJPW etc. I just dont get why alot of people say that about wrestlers. If anything, WWE is the company with least amount of wrestling involved. Because Angle is way too good to be in the minor leagues. This. Angle has had too great of a career to retire in front of 500 people at an amusement park. |
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Post by pxkgotosleep on Apr 12, 2012 12:27:11 GMT -5
Kurt will never accept that his body can't handle it anymore. He needs to just come do a few matches in WWE and call it a career. Why WWE? Why not TNA, NJPW, AJPW etc. I just dont get why alot of people say that about wrestlers. If anything, WWE is the company with least amount of wrestling involved. Agreed. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2012 2:55:37 GMT -5
Because Angle is way too good to be in the minor leagues. This. Angle has had too great of a career to retire in front of 500 people at an amusement park. NJPW draws almost 50,000 people every year to their 1/4 shows.... and they're minor league... Alrightyo, Roy. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2012 4:48:35 GMT -5
He needs to get back too wwe for either a short,intense full time shedule run and then a big send off match or get a limited, undertaker-like shedule where they use him for huge ppv's. imo...i like his work in tna and all but he's just too good to be there, an athlete like him, with a tremedous wwe career on him, has just always felt out of place in a second rate league to me, and i AM a tna fan.
And japan, well, in all due respect, big crowds or not unless your a hardcore fan (like most of us) nobody will give a fukc about you being there. not a place where i want to see a kurt angle retire, or even wrestle for a long period,it's good for a one of match or tour but aside from being able to boast about wrestling in japan,in the casual fans eyes being sent to japan is a "bad" as being relegated to some indy fed,you end up being of the radar in the wrestling world for the most part. at least that's how i always felt about it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2012 9:44:07 GMT -5
Kurt will never accept that his body can't handle it anymore. He needs to just come do a few matches in WWE and call it a career. This. |
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