WWE legend Kurt Angle opened up about his horrible battle with dependancy which led to his life “spanning uncontrolled”.
Angle, 56, is among the best wrestlers of all time having gained an Olympic gold medal in freestyle wrestling again in Atlanta 1996.
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The Olympic Hero crossed over to skilled wrestling in 1998 and rapidly turned certainly one of WWE’s best ever superstars by successful six world titles.
Nonetheless, all of it got here at a price as he determined to depart the wrestling giants in 2006 because of a painkiller dependancy that he’s positive to this present day would have led to his dying if he had stayed with the promotion.
That led the ex-WWE Champion to TNA the place he turned to alcohol and located himself consuming a complete 12-pack of beer at a lodge room till passing out each evening for a complete 12 months.
Issues received even worse as the previous World Heavyweight Champion would then drink 12 beers whereas driving to the following city the place he was scheduled to wrestle.
That led to 4 DUIs in 5 years and the WWE Corridor of Famer did not change his methods till he was arrested and had a heartbreaking telephone name along with his spouse from jail.
The Wrestling Machine’s partner informed him she would take the children and depart him except he went to rehab.
The ex-TNA star did simply that and by no means appeared again as he revealed he’s now 14 years sober.
Angle informed Six Ft Beneath With The Undertaker: “There was simply no approach I used to be going to outlive in WWE.
“So after I left I went to TNA, I ended the painkillers. My physician was giving me two little drugs a day, it’s a dose of morphine. That was retaining me from having any withdrawal.
“However then I began consuming alcohol, excessively. I began making horrible selections.
“What I might do is I might go wrestle, afterward I might go to the shop and seize a 12-pack of beer, drive to my lodge room, drink the 12-pack and cross out. That is what I might do each evening. Did it for a 12 months.
“After that I began getting careless and reckless, uncontrolled. What I might do is after the present I might get the 12-pack of beer and drink it whereas driving to the following city.
“That received me 4 DUIs in 5 years. My life span uncontrolled, I misplaced my status, all the things I labored for. I used to be on the lowest level of my life.
“I keep in mind calling my spouse from jail after my fourth DUI and he or she mentioned, ‘I can’t do that anymore. You both go to rehab or I’m taking the children and leaving’.
“I didn’t need to lose my spouse and children so I went to rehab. Greatest choice I ever made. I’ve been clear and sober for 14 years now.”
