I wish more veterans can be like Kurt Angle

[chessarmy]

Kurt Angle spoke to the Edmonton Sun last night to promote TNA Slammiversary PPV, which we will be hosting live play-by-play results of this Sunday. Here are the interview highlights:

On who will win the TNA Title on Sunday: "There's been a lot of preparation, a lot of ideas thrown around. But it's been kept quiet. The bookers, the writers are not telling anyone who the winner is going to be. As wrestlers we usually know well ahead of time, a month ahead of time. Would I bet on Kurt Angle? Well, I haven't won (the title) in awhile. Do I need it? Not necessarily."

On passing the torch: "When I win, it's not necessarily to get myself over. It's usually to hand it over to the next guy. I believe the business will get stronger the more superstars we create. I've won a gold medal, I don't need to win a 13th (title) for my ego. I'm a team player. I've always been unselfish. I'm not afraid to lose. It's not about the championships, it's not about beating Ric Flair's record. If I can help develop 10 more stars, I can hang up my boots."

On TNA’s high risk style: "We've got to be careful not to hurt five of the company's top athletes. But as men and wrestlers, we will end up doing some crazy stuff."

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Great stuff, Kurt Angle is a true veteran of this business and he knows that its not about staying on top for years and years, its about passing the torch to the next big thing and keeping the wrestling business and more importantly, TNA alive!

With that said, I still think TNA is going to give Angle the title this Sunday to set up Angle vs Joe at Bound For Glory

 

[The Rated R CMStar]

Then again, I am not saying those jobs.

 

[chessarmy]

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[xtremebadass]

Kurt Angle loves to talk about himself

 

[The Rated R CMStar]

Kurt Angle says he doesn't have a problem doing jobs, then again, he has been in TNA for a while now and the only true job he has done is to Jay Lethal.

 

[Wrestling Station]

I wish more veterans can be like Kurt Angle

yeah, being a fuck up due to pain killers and being kicked from the WWE for not caring for your mate's in ring safety! yeah what a vet! >_>

 

[chessarmy]

Kurt Angle says he doesn't have a problem doing jobs, then again, he has been in TNA for a while now and the only true job he has done is to Jay Lethal.

He put over AJ Styles 4 times and he dropped the World Title to Samoa Joe

 

[The Rated R CMStar]

He put over AJ Styles 4 times

While AJ indeed won the matches, the feud itself didn't do wonders for AJ Styles. Kurt Angle hardly put AJ over. However, he did take AJ out of midcard for a while so I'll accept this.

and he dropped the World Title to Samoa Joe

Joe? You really think Kurt Angle put Samoa Joe over? Samoa Joe became Kurt Angle's bitch during 2007, and the atmosphere in which he finally defeated Kurt Angle was complete shit. If anything, Samoa Joe has put over Kurt Angle.