Intelligence.
Integrity. Intensity. Why are we booing the man who has done
so much for his country? Not only has he won the Olympic gold
medal but he has also promoted abstinencne, in a country where
teen moms are abundant. If you were an Iranian I could
probably understand, but you are all Americans. Never in the
history of America have we ever booed a Real American hero? We
didn't do that to hulk Hogan or "Made in America"
Lex Luger, whose wrestling ability can certainly be
questioned. Maybe some of you lack one or more of the "I's,"
and are thus jealous of him! Or maybe as a great
transcendentalist had once said, "to be misunderstood is
to be great." But, in this case we are misunderstanding a
man who is already known to be great! How can we do this to
him?? He defeated a nearly text book villain from Iran to win
his gold medalist. He comes to WWF and tried to give you fans
confound with knowledge his mantra to succeed in life. And
what do you give in return?!
Well, well,
well! Who could have thought an Olympic gold medalist [and
that too the first one in his class; 220 lb] would become a
top heel in his own country. He didn't even get any short-cuts
to the top. Rather, he learnt the business by feuding with a
million jobbers for a long time, in dark matches. Finally he
was given the long awaited break when he wrestled Meat at a
PPV, and ended the dry feud by cutting the meat in two. From
there on he never looked back and it was quite the man has a
bright future.. perhaps the next Rock in the making.
At a time when
ring veterans like Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Tazz, Rikishi
Phatu, and Dean Malenko, were flooding the WWF roaster, Angle
managed to make a mark, even though he lacked pro-wrestling
experience. But he managed to combine his ring talent with WWF
entertainment to make himself the man we [no, not me, I am an
Angloholic!] love to hate.
He signed a
five-year deal with the WWF in October 1998, and set off to
train at the Funkin' Dojo in Stamford, CT, led by former world
champion Dory Funk Jr. He was billed as "The Most
Celebrated Real Athlete in WWF History." Certainly, Angle
is the biggest name amateur wrestler to ever jump into the pro
game. Other Olympians before him, like Mark Henry, Dan Hodge,
and Brad Rheingans, never won a gold medal.
Many people have
written to me as to whether Kurt Angle wanted to be a face but
was perceivd as a heel. That is not true because he was
introduced to the WWF as its only real
athlete and thus heavily hinting his role in the company was
to be that of a heel.
You too can stay
in shape just like Kurt with a balanced diet of all four food
groups: Natural, BBQ, Pepper and Teryaki Ostrim Ostrich Jerky. You
too can have success like Kurt Angle has earned, if you apply
Kurt's 3 I's to your life. These three words have
brought amateur success to Kurt, and will propel him to the
top of the WWF. His INTENSITY shows through his drive
and charisma in the ring. Kurt is all about INTEGRITY
and abhors cheating and gimmicks in his matches.
INTELLIGENCE is obvious, Kurt graduated from a real
college, with a Geography degree from Clarion University.
Olympic gold and a college degree are two things other WWF
"actors" can only continue to strive for. [This
paragraph wasnt written by me; I dont have the actual source
so I dont know the author!]
