Kurt Angle talks injury, Kevin Nash & WWE

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“Sports Axxess†on PW 24/7 Radio with Kurt Angle
Hosts: Jerry Sorrentino, James Jefferson, and Joey Image
Full episode available at PW247radio.com

Kurt Angle on the hamstring injury he had to work through during his title defenses against Bobby Roode and James Storm: "I did have to be careful of the injury when I wrestled James Storm at the TV tapings. I gave it all I could, which was only one minute of wrestling. I’ve only missed nine days but now I’m back to Olympic form. It was just a slight tear in my hamstring but there was a lot of bleeding. The bleeding went all the way down my hamstring, down my calf, down my shin, all the way down to my foot. It was black and blue, but the injury wasn’t as bad as I thought it was. But now I’m back to training. I’ve done a lot of interviews and gotten a lot of attention for training for an Olympic comeback. My only obstacle is Jake Barter. He’s almost guaranteed to win a medal because he is that good. So if I beat him, USA wrestling wants to make sure I’m capable of winning a medal. So they want me to come out and train at Colorado Springs, and I’m going to do that. I think I have a great shot at making the team."

On getting into MMA: "I’ve had a lot of talks with Dana White. While he’s denied the offers, Dana and I respect each other enough for us not to say exactly what was offered. The thing was, he wanted me to be ready in a short time and I couldn’t do that. I wanted months, he wanted weeks. We’re good friends and I hope he has great success. But you know what, he’s said some negative things about me in the press. I still love him to death. I did pass his physical, meaning I was ready for competition, but he wanted me to be ready in four to six weeks and I couldn’t do that. It’s impossible. There’s also the fact that I’m signed with TNA and Dana didn’t want anyone fighting for him and wrestling at the same time. So Dana White, God bless you. Whatever you say, I’ll respect that because I know you wanted me to fight for you and wanted me to be your guy."

On Kevin Nash: "I love him to death. I know why he went to WWE. He wanted the carrot. He wanted that carrot they dangled in front of his face. But has the WWE used him the right way since he came back? No. Kevin should come back to TNA where they can use him the way he should be. WWE thinks he’s old and washed up but TNA doesn’t think that. TNA wants Kevin Nash. He is so gifted, talented, and popular. I want him back in TNA because he’s one of my best friends."

On working in wrestling after retirement and potentially joining the WWE Hall of Fame: "If I end up in the Hall of Fame in the WWE, I don’t know if I’ll accept it. I love Vince McMahon. He made me a lot of money and was like a father figure to me. But Dixie Carter is my boss and I love her to death. So I don’t know what I’m going to do. I would like to say that I am not going back to the WWE. But Vince McMahon may offer me something when I retire and I’m done with TNA. But I’d also like to be part of creative or be an agent in TNA. Out of everyone in the world, I am the best at coming up with finishes. I would like to stay with TNA and do that. A lot of people ask if I’d go back if Vince wanted me for WrestleMania, and I don’t know the answer to that. But I know I am happy in TNA and I’d like to stay there."

All this and much more can be heard in the full hour long interview with Kurt Angle. This interview, along with countless hours of other original pro-wrestling content, can be found exclusively and for free only on PW 24/7 Radio.

Don't see how Nash taking out HHH is seeing him as old and washed up. Talking about bringing him back to TNA and using him right is the problem with TNA is that Angle's view of probably using him right is having him hold titles overshadowing young guys.

 

[Troy]

Every interview I read of his he seems crazier and crazier.

He thinks that he is the best in the world at coming up with finishes even though he has been involved with some horrific finishes.

He thinks that TNA would use Nash properly even though they had him for years and never used him properly then. I would say that he looks more of a threat in WWE since he took out HHH and he also looks more of a threat simply by dying his hair.

He could only give one minute for his title match against Storm! Then why the hell didn't he use his backstage power, since he believes he has it, to convince creative to have him drop the title to Roode at BFG. That would have made so much more sense and would have been a better finish then Roode losing whilst his leg was under the rope.

He still thinks that he can make it at the Olympics and still thinks that fans believe him more than Dana White.

 

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That just made him not dropping the title to Roode even dumber than it already was by pointing out that he could only go those few minutes because he was hurt. I thought the injury came after the Roode match but since it didn't I do not get the point in having him lose. They've handled Roode perfectly in terms of the heel turn and stuff but it still could have been done by having Roode win the belt and turn heel not wanting to lose it because all he had to go through to get it.

 

[Troy]

Yeah they could have turned him heel after the title win by having Roode defend it against everyone except for Storm. Storm is the then the mainevent face and Roode is the heel because he is ducking him. Would have made a big moment more special and would have prevented the title changing hands twice on Impact.