WWE Releases Kurt Angle

[poggy]

You might aswell post a link to the story rather than copy and paste it anyway.

To show confirmation of a credited wrestling site, ie. Gerweck.net. Ran by wrestling news reporter and insider, Steve Gerweck. As your opinion is nothing more than that, your opinion, until proven. And yes, there are many sources, but the ones to believe more are ones like Gerweck.net, PWInsider.com, The Wrestling Observer and The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

The smaller news sites are credited because they get their news from PWI/WO/S. Gerweck. :ban:

So like I said above.

Why copy and paste just link to it, as you didn't even put a comment to it either. Then I won't have to put up with the bold print for no reason. :dunno:

 

[Stevie]

I gave the credited source site. If anyone was doubtful they are more than welcome to head to gerweck.net to see the article.

And the bold was to indicate it was not of my writing and in fact the news of another.

As for a direct why not just post the link, don't know. Didn't find it necessary.

 

[stek1983]

Co Workers Say Angle's Release May Have Saved Life

As everyone who reads this site knows by now, Kurt Angle was released from his WWE contract on Friday. Several people who worked in WWE closely with Angle have said the decision to let him go may have actually saved his life.

Kurt has been more and more dependent on prescription medication because of the numerous injuries he has suffered over the last few months and was "a shell of a man" according to one of his co-workers. "It was just sad to see him that way" said one source.

According to other sources, Kurt was suspended for 30 days recently and came back normal and like the old Kurt again. With the new injuries though, the pain killers once again got to him and he took another turn for the worse.

According to other sources within WWE, there is a major part to this story that is still missing. Kurt had a $1 million per year guaranteed contract that always pays wrestlers while healing up including drug rehab. So the major question is - why would he opt out of a contract that was guaranteed pay whether he had injuries or needed rehab. There are family issues right now, but there is more to this story and it will likely come out over the next week or so. Stay tuned.

Credit: wrestlinginc.com

 

[Stevie]

Co Workers Say Angle's Release May Have Saved Life

As everyone who reads this site knows by now, Kurt Angle was released from his WWE contract on Friday. Several people who worked in WWE closely with Angle have said the decision to let him go may have actually saved his life.

Kurt has been more and more dependent on prescription medication because of the numerous injuries he has suffered over the last few months and was "a shell of a man" according to one of his co-workers. "It was just sad to see him that way" said one source.

According to other sources, Kurt was suspended for 30 days recently and came back normal and like the old Kurt again. With the new injuries though, the pain killers once again got to him and he took another turn for the worse.

According to other sources within WWE, there is a major part to this story that is still missing. Kurt had a $1 million per year guaranteed contract that always pays wrestlers while healing up including drug rehab. So the major question is - why would he opt out of a contract that was guaranteed pay whether he had injuries or needed rehab. There are family issues right now, but there is more to this story and it will likely come out over the next week or so. Stay tuned.

Credit: wrestlinginc.com

Doesn't surprise me. He's pushed himself too far, for too long over the years. A year plus off is what he needs.

 

[stek1983]

Doesn't surprise me. He's pushed himself too far, for too long over the years. A year plus off is what he needs.

yeah, he's been working with injuries for most of his career, he's always had neck problems and his career could have ended in a much worse way.

 

[Stevie]

It's not the injuries really, it's him working continuously with them. He walks the line between dedication and stupidity. And the past few months he's been crossing over.

I like Angle, but no mans health, family and well being is worth my enjoyment of pro wrestling.

As I said elsewhere, for his benifit, he need never return to a ring to wrestle.

 

[poggy]

As for a direct why not just post the link, don't know. Didn't find it necessary.

Not necessary hmmm...easier, gives same information and also links to any other related stories and with credit to the site and writer of story.

Yes I can see why the link not necessary:rofl:

IMO copy and pasting is someone trying to get some credit of the back of someone else. If you are going to do it, at least put it into a quote box and add your own comment at the bottom. This way at least you've actually added something to it you should take credit for.

But like I keep saying linking is ten times better as I've pointed out.
:2 cents:

P.S.
Neg repping me won't stop me putting my opinion across either!
What next a neg rep for posting a picture you don't like ?

 

[Stevie]

Forgive me then....

 

[nightwanker]

btw
rare wrestling pics
http://board.freeones.com/showthread.php?t=90151

 

[USNinc]

I don't follow wrestling like I used to....But I do remember some of the greats.

My all time favorite:
Ultimate Warrior.

 

[ThatRedWing]

I don't follow wrestling like I used to....But I do remember some of the greats.

My all time favorite:
Ultimate Warrior.

Even more one dimentional than Hogan.
" To be the man you have to beat the man WHOOOOO!!!

Angle has to many nagging injuries, I hope he heals up and comes back soon.

 

[Stevie]

A thousand apologies for not having a link, poggy.


The plot thickens though...

Dave Hawk and Kurt Angle met with WWE officials last Friday morning, and Angle was told that he needed to get help for his prescription painkiller addictions. They told him to go to rehab and then return to the company once he was clean, which is something they've done for tons of other men throughout the years. Angle, despite the story that was weaved on WWE.com and in the press releases, does not believe he has an issue with painkillers, and so he flat-out refused to go to rehab or seek any kind of help whatsoever.

Vince McMahon then fired him. It was not a release, nor a mutual agreement. Angle refused to get treatment for his illness, so Vince was left with the only real option the company had at that point, which was to fire him. Whether it was to send a message or to protect the interests of the company or Angle himself, the end result is that Angle was released from his job. His no-compete clause remains in effect and will expire near the end of November.

Kurt Angle is not going to rehab, and he's not going home to let his body heal up. He'll probably go rest for three months or so, because at that point his no compete clause expires and WWE officials expect him to sign a contract with TNA. In fact, WWE officials actually encourage him to go to TNA, because he'll be working a much more limited schedule, and the lack of house show tours will allow him to greatly rest up between shows. He'll make $500,000 or so per year to wrestle 5 times per month, and WWE sources believe that he can get his pain levels back down to a manageable level by working for the smaller promotion. There are also those in WWE that believe that Vince McMahon actually WANTS Angle to go and work for TNA, because he's apparently realized in this very late mid-life crisis he's currently enduring that he's a much better businessman and much more creatively inclined when he actually has competition to try and defeat. By signing Angle and perhaps Bill Goldberg, TNA would earn themselves a bigger place on the map and could perhaps instantly jump to that two-hour timeslot they so desire.

My TNA source tells me that they're a bit hesitant to sign Kurt, but that it's already being discussed internally. They realize that if they bring in the incredibly damaged Angle, they're going to need built-in safeties in his contract to help him avoid getting to the point he was at near the end of his WWE run. If TNA does eventually tour, Kurt Angle will likely not be on a majority of those house shows and instead will stick to the television shows and pay per view events. Since he'll instantly be the biggest star in the company, they will be able to market him as a special attraction much the way WWE does with Undertaker, thereby giving him more time to heal, reduce his addictive need for painkillers, and perhaps extend his career (and his life) by many years.

Some have speculated that Angle will go to Japan, but that's not even a remote possibility at this point. In order to make big money in Japan, you have to do shoots and fight with Pride or K1, and Angle will do neither of those. There's a small chance that New Japan or another of the big three major promotions will overpay for his services, but sources close to the situation say they don't see it happening because the rigors of a months-long Japanese tour will kill him even faster than the WWE schedule was. In all likelihood, we'll see Kurt Angle make his TNA debut sometime around November 27, a few weeks after his WWE no-compete clause expires.

credit: PWTorch Newsletter

 

[mula0207]

P.S. WWE = lame.

I was a HUGE WWF fan when i was a kid.... the days of the undertaker, shawn michaels, bret hart, jake the snake, british bulldog, macho man, Big Boss Man, The Rock, Stone Cold - those were the glory days for the WWF.

Now, its all about UFC.

totally agree, the good days are long gone for wwf

 

[Stevie]

Kurt has signed with TNA. It was announced as the big surprise at No Surrender. Turns out, the MMA and UFC mentions were smokescreens. Personally, I think he's a fool. The only positive, I see, is that he can relocate and try to put his family back together. As TNA is normally, only, taped in Orlando.

Vid and announcement:
http://www.tnawrestling.com/news/fullnews2.php?all=851

Other news and notes on his hiring:
http://www.wwf4life.com/index.php?viewnews=90
http://www.wwf4life.com/index.php?viewnews=92
http://www.wwf4life.com/index.php?viewnews=93
http://www.pwmania.com/newsarticle.php?page=161160031
http://www.pwmania.com/newsarticle.php?page=161163200

 

[jumbo_jim]

The boy is an idiot. Released by WWE for his own good and safety. Yet he goes and signs for someone else. Will it be such a good signing when he seriously hurts another wrestler.

 

[dodge76]

He will be back. Just needs time off to recharge batteries. He was awesome. The greates rokie year of all time. Won every belt except for tag and hardcore. No one will ever be that sucessful. All the best Kurt. Cheers Dodge

 

[bigbadbrody]

Kurt Angle is going to TNA

 

[ThatRedWing]

Maybe we won't have to listen to Jarret every other segment.

 

[jumbo_jim]

We still will. TNA just bring in a star then give him a push for a month or two before Jarret beats them and they get stuck in the lower reaches in meaningless feuds.

 

[Slam]

... thats a shocker to me.