Kurt Angle is considered one of the best amateur wrestlers of his time. He has wrestled against Brock Lesnar, Eddie Guerrero, The Undertaker, and many other legends. Angle started his career as an amateur wrestler and won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics. After a few years, Angle again got an offer to participate in the Olympics but he rejected it.
WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle has revealed why he missed the 2004 Olympics. Angle is considered one of the best amateur wrestlers of his time. He has wrestled against Brock Lesnar, Eddie Guerrero, The Undertaker, and many other legends. Apart from winning many championships, he has also participated in WrestleMania.
Angle again got an offer to participate in the Olympics but he rejected it
Angle started his career as an amateur wrestler and won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics. After a few years, Angle again got an offer to participate in the Olympics but he rejected it. Talking on his show, he has given the reason for this. Angle said,
I gave it some serious thought. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. It’s true what Dave Meltzer says. In 2004, if I had won the gold medal at the Olympics, I would have been the largest celebrity. However, my career would have been shattered if I hadn’t won the gold.
Angle also revealed that he didn’t even train for a year to maintain his body shape.
They said,
“I didn’t want to leave the company and take the chance of going to the Olympics. It was very difficult for me to win the gold medal because I had been away from the sport for eight years. It was tough to prepare myself to come back. One year to do that Had to spend more time in training.”
What did Kurt Angle do in WWE after leaving the Olympics in 2003-04?
In 2003, Kurt Angle started the year as the WWE Champion and defended his title at Royal Rumble. He did the main event at WrestleMania 19 and lost his championship there against Brock Lesnar. After WrestleMania, he took a break due to a throat injury. He then returned to defeat Lesnar at SummerSlam. By the end of the year, he had again lost the WWE Championship against Lesnar.