>turned down 5 million from Vince in 1996>realized it was a dumb decision 2 years later>signed in 1998 for 75k and was turned into a jokeWtf was he thinking? Did he think he could get more than 5 mil from anywhere else?
Money isn't everything
>>18809228being captain hindsight isn't the win you think is plus you're a VIRGINKILL YOURSELF
His agent turned it down if I remember correctly
>>18809233He could have retired earlier instead of having to resort to moonsaults from steel cages to earn money. Now his body is completely broken.>>18809243Yeah, apparently because Kurt didn't want to lose scripted matches.
Why has everyone forgotten that the reason WWE let him go in 2006 was that they thought he was going to die in the ring?
>>18809277I didn't forget. I just chose to ignore it because he was so fucking based in TNA
>>18809276He made millions in wwe anyway,if it was just about money he could have retired in 2002 or something and be set for lifeHe crippled himself not because he need too but because he's a perfectionist workaholic who wanted to be the best, drugs didn't help either
>>18809276>He could have retired earlier instead of having to resort to moonsaults from steel cages to earn money. Now his body is completely broken.He has literally said that exact thing in interviews and further said that his biggest regret is that he didn't retire earlier.
>>18809228He would've gotten a retarded gimmick, floundered until they put him with Shamrock/Blackman/Savern, forgotten about and fired. He acme at exactly the right time.
>>18809228>and was turned into a jokeExcept Kurt was the one laughing.>5 time world heavyweight champion>2000 King of the Ring>eurocontinental champion>grand slam champion>inaugural world (2002) tag team champion>main evented several PPVs throughout the period of 2000 to 2006>was directly responsible for many of the most fun and funny segments of old WWE>put over future legends like Rey Mysterio, John Cena and Edge and gave them some of their greatest matches>won a gold medal with a broken freaking neck
>>18809277I thought it was because his drug problems had reached their zenith
Kurt Angle has literally always gone above and beyond even when he didn't have to He's literally never had a bad match and its criminal Meltzer's always overlooked this undisputed goat because he didn't wrestle in Japan or whatever it is Meltzer likes
>>18809228He didn't understand how wrestling worked and when WWF made their initial offer, Kurt said okay but I don't want to ever lose, they told him alright dude, best of luck
>>18809277Really? Because Kurt says he wanted to go part time and not do house shows anymore
>>18809945He main evented a Wrestlemania too
>>18810070Yeah but did he main event the Tokyo Dome? No, but Will Ospreay did
