Kurt Angle Matches That Were Shockingly Bad

There is no doubt Kurt Angle is likely one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. The previous Olympic Gold Medal winner made a reputation for himself as a WWE and TNA legend all through his profession, having competed in a number of the biggest matches within the historical past of each corporations.

Nevertheless, with that stated, The Wrestling Machine did have a number of disappointing matches through the years. On this article, we’re going to have a look again at some Kurt Angle matches that have been shockingly dangerous.

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Kurt Angle Vs. Mick Foley – TNA World Heavyweight Champion (TNA Victory Highway 2009)

Total Ranking From TheSportster: 5.5/10

Dave Meltzer’s Ranking: 2.5 Stars

Cagematch.web Ranking: 4.29

Kurt Angle and Mick Foley have been briefly on the identical roster in WWE, as The Hardcore Legend ended his full-time profession simply 4 months after Angle’s debut. Whereas they by no means wrestled in WWE – except for sharing the ring for a couple of minutes in the course of the 2004 Royal Rumble Match – they’d feud over the TNA World Heavyweight Championship years later.

After Foley misplaced the gold to Angle within the King of the Mountain Match at Slammiversary 2009, they met in a singles match at Victory Highway. The story was good with Foley claiming he’d by no means tapped out to anybody however Terry Funk, solely to faucet out to the Ankle Lock in the long run. However the in-ring motion was removed from nice and the followers have been disillusioned.

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Kurt Angle Vs. The Undertaker – WWE Championship (WWE Survivor Sequence 2000)

Total Ranking From TheSportster: 5/10

Dave Meltzer’s Ranking: 2.75 Stars

Cagematch.web Ranking: 4.77

Kurt Angle had an amazing rookie 12 months in WWE, culminating with our Olympic Hero successful the WWE Championship 11 months into his most important roster profession. Survivor Sequence 2000 had all the things to characteristic a notable title protection in opposition to The Undertaker – in spite of everything, the occasion marked Angle’s one-year anniversary with the corporate and Undertaker’s tenth.

Whereas the match wasn’t technically horrible, it was nothing particular both. Other than that, it grew to become memorable for all of the flawed causes. All folks bear in mind from that match is the overbooked end involving Kurt’s brother, Eric Angle, and The Undertaker’s attention-grabbing trend alternative that evening.

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Kurt Angle Vs. Shawn Stasiak (WWE Survivor Sequence 1999)

Total Ranking From TheSportster: 4.5/10

Dave Meltzer’s Ranking: 1.5 Stars

Cagematch.web Ranking: 4.68

This match was by no means alleged to be a basic. It was basically a glorified squash to introduce Kurt Angle. Nonetheless, that does not imply it will get a move. This was a mean six-minute match on a significant pay-per-view that folks solely bear in mind as a result of Angle grew to become an enormous WWE star. The followers weren’t into the match in any respect till Vince McMahon modified plans on the fly, as Kurt Angle defined on his The Kurt Angle Present podcast:

With the previous Olympic Gold Medalist now firmly established as a heel, followers have been extra invested into the motion as the longer term WWE Champion completed off Shawn Stasiak somewhat simply minutes later.

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Kurt Angle Vs. Sting Vs. Matt Morgan – TNA World Heavyweight Championship (TNA Laborious Justice 2009)

Total Ranking From TheSportster: 4.25/10

Dave Meltzer’s Ranking: 2.25 Stars

Cagematch.web Ranking: 4.25

TNA followers cherished the Foremost Occasion Mafia steady that lasted between October 2008 and October 2009. However nearly as good as that run was, not all the things was a success throughout that point. Only a month after Angle’s disappointing title protection in opposition to Mick Foley, the Olympic Hero put the strap on the road in a triple menace match in opposition to Sting and Matt Morgan.

The bout lacked one thing particular to take it into the subsequent degree. Angle faked an damage for a lot of the encounter, which harm the bout from an in-ring standpoint. The match was fairly dramatic they usually acquired the purpose throughout, however the mediocre motion and the overbooked end made this a mediocre match general.

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Kurt Angle Vs. The Undertaker (WWE Absolutely Loaded 2000)

Total Ranking From TheSportster: 4/10

Dave Meltzer’s Ranking: 0.75 Stars

Cagematch.web Ranking: 4.61

Earlier than their clashes over the WWE Championship, Kurt Angle and The Undertaker had their first main WWE PPV match at Absolutely Loaded 2000. Only a month after Angle’s King of the Ring win, followers anticipated a hard-fought bout that may launch Angle into the subsequent degree, win or lose.

Besides that is not what occurred in any respect. Undertaker dominated 95% of the encounter, destroying the King of the Ring winner from pillar to submit of their seven-minute match earlier than casually placing him away with the Chokeslam adopted by the Final Experience. It was little greater than a glorified beating, which was bizarre to see.

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Kurt Angle & Sting Vs. Ron Killings & Pacman Jones – TNA World Tag Staff Championship (TNA No Give up 2007)

Total Ranking From TheSportster: 3.75/10

Dave Meltzer’s Ranking: 0.5 Stars

Cagematch.web Ranking: 2.94

In 2007, Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones was suspended from the NFL for a violation of the NFL participant conduct coverage. Jones agreed to a cope with TNA throughout his suspension, though the NFL did not permit Jones to do something that may get him injured.

In consequence, his tag group title match with Ron Killings in opposition to Angle & Sting at No Give up 2007 basically grew to become a handicap bout with Ron doing all of the work for his group. In the long run, Kurt Angle’s then-wife Karen price Angle’s group the belts, and Pacman Jones lined Sting for the win.

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Kurt Angle, Luther Reigns & Mark Jindrak Vs. Large Present – Handicap Match (WWE Armageddon 2004)

Total Ranking From TheSportster: 3.75/10

Dave Meltzer’s Ranking: 0.5 Stars

Cagematch.web Ranking: 2.35

SmackDown’s Armageddon 2004 was not a great WWE pay-per-view. The primary occasion was a enjoyable four-way bout for the WWE Title between JBL, Eddie Guerrero, The Undertaker and Booker T. However that meant 4 high stars have been all in the identical match, hurting the remainder of the cardboard within the course of.

Kurt Angle was concerned in a bizarre handicap bout alongside Luther Reigns & Mark Jindrak in opposition to Large Present that evening. Angle and Present have been in a nice feud that led to a 3 means bout for JBL’s WWE Title at Royal Rumble 2005, however their handicap match did not work. Present discovered a technique to win by pinning Jindrak after an F5. Sure, you learn that appropriately!

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Kurt Angle Vs. Santa Claus (WWE Armageddon 2004)

Total Ranking From TheSportster: 3/10

Dave Meltzer’s Ranking: N/R

Cagematch.web Ranking: N/R

See what we meant concerning the four-way most important eventing not directly hurting the remainder of the cardboard? Kurt Angle’s group may’ve misplaced the handicap match to Large Present at Armageddon 2004, however that wasn’t the one unusual match Angle had on that present.

Earlier that evening, The Wrestling Machine confronted Santa Claus and challenged him to a match. The rationale for that? Effectively, apparently Angle’s daughter cherished Santa an excessive amount of and Angle needed to make him faucet out. The bell rang they usually “wrestled” for 25 seconds till Angle made Santa faucet out to the Ankle Lock.

2

Kurt Angle Vs. Mark Henry – World Heavyweight Championship (WWE Royal Rumble 2006)

Total Ranking From TheSportster: 2.75/10

Dave Meltzer’s Ranking: 0.75 Stars

Cagematch.web Ranking: 2.79

Kurt Angle was extra intense than ever in 2006, having some unbelievable World Heavyweight Championship matches with The Undertaker earlier than dropping the title to Rey Mysterio at WrestleMania 22. Nevertheless, Angle additionally had one of many worst matches of his profession in the identical 12 months.

On the Royal Rumble, Angle put his newly-won title on the road in opposition to the returning Mark Henry. Regardless of being in his tenth 12 months within the enterprise, Henry was nonetheless not a incredible wrestler, and the end result was a below-average match in opposition to The Wrestling Machine.

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Kurt Angle Vs. Baron Corbin (WWE WrestleMania 35)

Total Ranking From TheSportster: 2.5/10

Dave Meltzer’s Ranking: 1 Star

Cagematch.web Ranking: 1.39

Kurt Angle had his closing wrestling match at WWE WrestleMania 35, and everybody is aware of that turned out to be one of many worst retirement matches ever. Followers did not like the very fact Baron Corbin was Angle’s closing opponent, however Corbin does not deserve all of the blame for it. The folks would’ve felt the identical means if Apollo Crews or Drew Gulak had been in the identical spot; Corbin was simply the flawed particular person on the worst doable time.

Kurt Angle was not the identical competitor anyway, and that mixed with a disappointing closing opponent made for a horrible farewell bout. The Olympic Hero and Corbin had a really fundamental six-minute bout that ended with Corbin hitting the Finish of the Days for the pinfall win after Angle had missed a moonsault. Followers cheered Angle as he thanked everybody for an incredible profession after the bell, however his retirement match was extraordinarily poor.