Kurt Steven Angle is an American retired professional wrestler, Olympic gold medalist in American freestyle wrestling, and former collegiate wrestler. He is best known for his tenures in WWE and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
While at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Angle won numerous accolades, including being a two-time NCAA Division I Wrestling Champion in the heavyweight division. After graduating from college, Angle won the gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1995 World Wrestling Championships. He then won the freestyle wrestling gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics with a broken neck. He is one of four people to complete an amateur wrestling Grand Slam (Junior Nationals, NCAA, World Championships, and Olympics). In 2006, he was named by USA Wrestling as the greatest shoot wrestler ever and one of the top 15 college wrestlers of all time. He was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2016 for his amateur accomplishments.
Angle made his first appearance at a pro-wrestling event in 1996, and signed with WWE in 1999. Noted for his rapid comprehension of the business, he had his debut match that August within the company's developmental system after mere days of training, and participated in his first televised WWE storyline in March 1999. After months of dark matches, Angle made his televised in-ring debut in November and received his first major push in the company in February 2000, when he held the European and Intercontinental Championships simultaneously. Four months later, he won the 2000 King of the Ring tournament and soon thereafter began pursuing the WWE Championship, which he won in October. This capped off a WWE rookie year which is considered by many to be the greatest in history. Among other accomplishments in the WWE, Angle has held the WWE Championship four times, the WCW Championship once, and the World Heavyweight Championship once. He is the tenth Triple Crown Champion and the fifth Grand Slam Champion in WWE history. On March 31, 2017, Angle was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
After leaving WWE in 2006, Angle joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) where he became the inaugural and record six-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, and the second Triple Crown winner in TNA history. Angle is also a two-time King of the Mountain. As part of TNA, he made appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and the Inoki Genome Federation (IGF), holding the IWGP Heavyweight Championship once. In 2013, Angle was inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame: he is the second wrestler, after Sting, to be inducted into both the WWE and TNA Halls of Fame.
Known For
Pain & Gain
(2013)
Inmate (uncredited)
Warrior
(2011)
Koba
The Last Witch Hunter
(2015)
Bodyguard #4
Sharknado 2: The Second One
(2014)
FDNY Fire Chief
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
(2011)
Wolfgang
WWE Wrestlemania X8
(2002)
Kurt Angle
WWE WrestleMania XX
(2004)
Kurt Angle
WWE WrestleMania 35
(2019)
Kurt Angle
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
(2011)
Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
(2001)
Kurt Angle
Full Filmography
Acting
ECW High Incident
(1996)
Kurt Angle (Attendant)
WWE Armageddon 1999
(1999)
Kurt Angle
WWE Survivor Series 1999
(1999)
Kurt Angle
WWE Judgment Day 2000
(2000)
Kurt Angle
WWE WrestleMania 2000
(2000)
Kurt Angle
WWE Armageddon 2000
(2000)
Kurt Angle
WWE Rebellion 2000
(2000)
Kurt Angle
WWE Survivor Series 2000
(2000)
Kurt Angle
WWE Backlash 2000
(2000)
Kurt Angle
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
(2000)
Himself
WWE No Mercy 2000
(2000)
Kurt Angle
WWE SummerSlam 2000
(2000)
Kurt Angle
WWE Unforgiven 2000
(2000)
Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle: It's True! It's True
(2000)
WWE Insurrextion 2000
(2000)
Kurt Angle
WWE King of the Ring 2000
(2000)
Kurt Angle
WWE No Way Out 2000
(2000)
Kurt Angle
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
(2000)
Kurt Angle
WWF Action!
(2001)
Himself
WWE No Mercy 2001
(2001)
Kurt Angle
WWF: Undertaker - This Is My Yard
(2001)
Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
(2001)
Kurt Angle
WWE Unforgiven 2001
(2001)
Kurt Angle
WWE SummerSlam 2001
(2001)
Kurt Angle
WWE Insurrextion 2001
(2001)
Kurt Angle
WWF: Best of Raw - Vol. 1&2
(2001)
WWE Survivor Series 2001
(2001)
Kurt Angle
WWE Judgment Day 2001
(2001)
Kurt Angle
WWE King of the Ring 2001
(2001)
Kurt Angle
WWE Backlash 2001
(2001)
Kurt Angle
WWE Rebellion 2001
(2001)
Kurt Angle
WWF: Hardcore
(2001)
Kurt Angle
Lita - It Just Feels Right
(2001)
as Himself
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
(2001)
Kurt Angle
WWE Vengeance 2001
(2001)
Kurt Angle
WWE InVasion
(2001)
Kurt Angle
WWE No Way Out 2001
(2001)
Kurt Angle
WWE: Triple H - That Damn Good
(2002)
Himself
WWE No Mercy 2002
(2002)
Kurt Angle
WWE Vengeance 2002
(2002)
Kurt Angle
WWE: The Videos Ramped Up Vol. 1
(2002)
Himself
WWF: Stone Cold Steve Austin: What?
(2002)
Himself
The Rock - Just Bring It!
(2002)
Himself
WWE Unforgiven 2002
(2002)
Kurt Angle
WWF: Before They Were Superstars
(2002)
Himself
WWE Armageddon 2002
(2002)
Kurt Angle
WWE Wrestlemania X8
(2002)
Kurt Angle
WWE Global Warning
(2002)
Kurt Angle
WWE Survivor Series 2002
(2002)
Kurt Angle
WWE Backlash 2002
(2002)
Kurt Angle
WWE No Way Out 2002
(2002)
Kurt Angle
WWF: Funniest Moments
(2002)
Himself
WWE Super Tuesday
(2002)
Kurt Angle
WWE King of the Ring 2002
(2002)
Kurt Angle
WWE SummerSlam 2002
(2002)
Kurt Angle
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
(2002)
Kurt Angle
WWE Rebellion 2002
(2002)
Kurt Angle
WWE Judgment Day 2002
(2002)
Kurt Angle
WWE: The Best of WWE Confidential, Vol. 1
(2003)
WWE: Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain
(2003)
Self
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
(2003)
Kurt Angle
WWE SummerSlam 2003
(2003)
Kurt Angle
WWE Survivor Series 2003
(2003)
Kurt Angle
WWE No Way Out 2003
(2003)
Kurt Angle
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
(2003)
Kurt Angle
WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary
(2003)
WWE: Rey Mysterio - 619
(2003)
Himself
WWE No Mercy 2003
(2003)
Kurt Angle
WWE Vengeance 2003
(2003)
Kurt Angle
WWE No Way Out 2004
(2004)
Kurt Angle
WWE No Mercy 2004
(2004)
Kurt Angle
WWE Armageddon 2004
(2004)
Kurt Angle
WWE WrestleMania XX
(2004)
Kurt Angle
WWE Survivor Series 2004
(2004)
Kurt Angle
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
(2004)
Kurt Angle
WWE SummerSlam 2004
(2004)
Kurt Angle
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
(2004)
Himself
WWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
(2004)
Himself
WWE The Great American Bash 2004
(2004)
Kurt Angle
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
(2005)
Kurt Angle
WWE RAW Homecoming
(2005)
WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker
(2005)
Himself
WWE WrestleMania 21
(2005)
Kurt Angle
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
(2005)
Kurt Angle
WWE Survivor Series 2005
(2005)
Kurt Angle
WWE No Way Out 2005
(2005)
Kurt Angle
WWE Vengeance 2005
(2005)
Kurt Angle
WWE Judgment Day 2005
(2005)
Kurt Angle
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
(2005)
Kurt Angle
WWE Unforgiven 2005
(2005)
Kurt Angle
WWE SummerSlam 2005
(2005)
Kurt Angle
WWE Vengeance 2006
(2006)
Kurt Angle
TNA Turning Point 2006
(2006)
Kurt Angle
WWE No Way Out 2006
(2006)
Kurt Angle
TNA Wrestling: 50 Greatest Matches
(2006)
Himself
TNA Genesis 2006
(2006)
Kurt Angle
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
(2006)
Kurt Angle
WWE WrestleMania 22
(2006)
Kurt Angle
ECW One Night Stand 2006
(2006)
Kurt Angle
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
(2006)
Himself (Special Ringside Enforcer)
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
(2006)
WWE Judgment Day 2006
(2006)
Kurt Angle
WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
(2006)
Kurt Angle
WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head
(2006)
Kurt Angle
TNA Final Resolution 2007
(2007)
Kurt Angle
TNA Against All Odds 2007
(2007)
Himself
TNA Lockdown 2007
(2007)
Kurt Angle
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man
(2007)
Himself
TNA Bound for Glory 2007
(2007)
Kurt Angle
TNA No Surrender 2007
(2007)
Kurt Angle
TNA Victory Road 2007
(2007)
Kurt Angle
TNA Turning Point 2007
(2007)
Kurt Angle
IGF Toukon Bom-Ba-Ye
(2007)
TNA Slammiversary 2007
(2007)
Kurt Angle
TNA Destination X 2007
(2007)
Himself
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
(2007)
Himself
TNA Sacrifice 2007
(2007)
Kurt Angle
TNA Genesis 2007
(2007)
Kurt Angle
TNA Hard Justice 2007
(2007)
Kurt Angle
WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph
(2007)
Himself
TNA Wrestling: Christian Cage - The Instant Classic
(2007)
Himself
TNA Sacrifice 2008
(2008)
Kurt Angle
WWE: The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment
(2008)
Himself
TNA Destination X 2008
(2008)
Kurt Angle
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
(2008)
Himself
TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan
(2008)
Kurt Angle
TNA Turning Point 2008
(2008)
Kurt Angle
TNA Bound for Glory IV
(2008)
Kurt Angle
TNA Hard Justice 2008
(2008)
Kurt Angle
WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence
(2008)
Himself
TNA Final Resolution January 2008
(2008)
Kurt Angle
TNA Lockdown 2008
(2008)
Kurt Angle
TNA Against All Odds 2008
(2008)
Himself
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom II
(2008)
Himself
TNA Wrestling: Ultimate Matches
(2008)
Himself
The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect
(2008)
TNA Wrestling: Kurt Angle - Champion
(2008)
TNA Slammiversary 2008
(2008)
TNA No Surrender 2008
(2008)
Kurt Angle
WWE: The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane
(2008)
TNA Final Resolution December 2008
(2008)
Himself
TNA Victory Road 2008
(2008)
Kurt Angle
WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
(2008)
Himself
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
(2008)
Himself
TNA Bound For Glory 2009
(2009)
Kurt Angle
TNA Slammiversary 2009
(2009)
Kurt Angle
TNA Sacrifice 2009
(2009)
Kurt Angle
TNA Genesis 2009
(2009)
Kurt Angle
TNA Hard Justice 2009
(2009)
Kurt Angle
TNA Against All Odds 2009
(2009)
Kurt Angle
End Game
(2009)
Brad Mayfield
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
(2009)
Himself
TNA Turning Point 2009
(2009)
TNA Victory Road 2009
(2009)
Kurt Angle
WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship
(2009)
Himself
NJPW Resolution 2009
(2009)
TNA Lockdown 2009
(2009)
Kurt Angle
TNA No Surrender 2009
(2009)
Kurt Angle
TNA Destination X 2009
(2009)
Kurt Angle
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom III
(2009)
TNA Final Resolution 2009
(2009)
Himself
TNA Genesis 2010
(2010)
Kurt Angle
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
(2010)
Kurt Angle
TNA Against All Odds 2010
(2010)
Himself
TNA Bound For Glory 2010
(2010)
Kurt Angle
TNA Slammiversary VIII
(2010)
Himself
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
(2010)
Himself
TNA The Whole F'N Show
(2010)
Kurt Angle
TNA The Best of 2009
(2010)
Kurt Angle
TNA Wrestling Greatest Moments
(2010)
Kurt Angle
TNA Lockdown 2010
(2010)
Kurt Angle
WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey
(2010)
Himself
Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho
(2010)
Himself
TNA No Surrender 2010
(2010)
Kurt Angle
TNA Victory Road 2010
(2010)
Kurt Angle
TNA Destination X 2010
(2010)
Himself
Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life
(2011)
TNA Bound For Glory 2011
(2011)
TNA Final Resolution 2011
(2011)
Kurt Angle
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
(2011)
Himself
TNA Genesis 2011
(2011)
Kurt Angle
WWE: The Best of King of the Ring
(2011)
Himself
TNA Lockdown 2011
(2011)
Himself
Warrior
(2011)
Koba
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
(2011)
Himself
TNA No Surrender 2011
(2011)
Kurt Angle
TNA Slammiversary IX
(2011)
Kurt Angle
WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
(2011)
Kurt Angle
TNA Hardcore Justice 2011
(2011)
Kurt Angle
River of Darkness
(2011)
Sheriff Will Logan
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
(2011)
Wolfgang
TNA Against All Odds 2011
(2011)
Kurt Angle
The True Story of WrestleMania
(2011)
Self (archive footage)
The John Cena Experience
(2011)
Kurt Angle (archive footage)
TNA Sacrifice 2011
(2011)
Himself
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
(2012)
Kurt Angle (archive footage)
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
(2012)
Himself
TNA Victory Road 2012
(2012)
Kurt Angle
TNA Lockdown 2012
(2012)
Kurt Angle
WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True
(2012)
Actor
The Rock: The Epic Journey of Dwayne Johnson
(2012)
Kurt Angle (archive footage)
TNA Sacrifice 2012
(2012)
Himself
TNA Genesis 2012
(2012)
Kurt Angle
The Lighthouse
(2012)
Daniel
Death from Above
(2012)
Thule
TNA Bound for Glory 2012
(2012)
Kurt Angle
TNA Final Resolution 2012
(2012)
Himself
WWE: 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
(2012)
Himself
TNA No Surrender 2012
(2012)
Kurt Angle
TNA Hardcore Justice 2012
(2012)
Kurt Angle
TNA Destination X 2012
(2012)
Himself
TNA Turning Point 2012
(2012)
Kurt Angle
TNA Slammiversary 2012
(2012)
Kurt Angle
TNA Final Resolution 2013
(2013)
Kurt Angle
TNA: 10 Reunion
(2013)
Kurt Angle
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
(2013)
Angle (archive footage)
Pain & Gain
(2013)
Inmate (uncredited)
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
(2013)
Himself
TNA One Night Only: Tournament of Champions 2013
(2013)
Kurt Angle
WWE: The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History
(2013)
TNA Lockdown 2013
(2013)
Himself
TNA Bound for Glory 2013
(2013)
TNA Slammiversary XI
(2013)
Kurt Angle
WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come
(2013)
Himself
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
(2014)
Himself
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
(2014)
Himself
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
(2014)
Himself
Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
(2014)
Himself
Not Cool
(2014)
Security Guard
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3
(2014)
Kurt Angle
TNA Genesis 2014
(2014)
Kurt Angle
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
(2014)
Himself
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
(2014)
Kurt Angle
Sharknado 2: The Second One
(2014)
FDNY Fire Chief
TNA Sacrifice 2014
(2014)
Kurt Angle
TNA One Night Only: #OldSchool 2014
(2014)
Kurt Angle
TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 2
(2014)
Kurt Angle (Captain; Team Angle)
TNA LockDown 2015
(2015)
Himself
TNA May Mayhem 2015
(2015)
Himself
TNA Bound for Glory 2015
(2015)
Kurt Angle
The Last Witch Hunter
(2015)
Bodyguard #4
TNA Hardcore Justice 2015
(2015)
Himself
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
(2015)
Himself
Beyond the Mat
(2015)
Coach Kamen
TNA Destination X 2015
(2015)
Himself
The Essential AJ Styles Collection
(2016)
Himself
WWE: The True Story of The Royal Rumble
(2016)
Himself
Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat
(2016)
Himself
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
(2016)
Kurt Angle (archive footage)
The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship
(2016)
Straight Outta Dudleyville: The Legacy of the Dudley Boyz
(2016)
RPW: Angle vs. Sabre Jr.
(2016)
Himself
NEW Wrestling Under The Stars V
(2016)
TNA One Night Only: Live
(2016)
Kurt Angle
WWE Survivor Series 2017
(2017)
Kurt Angle
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2017
(2017)
Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
(2017)
Kurt Angle (archive footage)
WWE: Best of the 2000's
(2017)
Kurt Angle
WWE Hall of Fame 2017
(2017)
WCPW True Destiny
(2017)
Shawn Michaels - The Showstopper Unreleased
(2018)
Kurt Angle
WWE WrestleMania 34
(2018)
Kurt Angle
WWE Extreme Rules 2018
(2018)
Kurt Angle
WWE Crown Jewel 2018
(2018)
Kurt Angle
WWE Elimination Chamber 2018
(2018)
Kurt Angle
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble 2018
(2018)
Kurt Angle
Chasing Molly
(2019)
Mr. Black
WWE WrestleMania 35
(2019)
Kurt Angle
Chasing the Magic: The Nigel McGuinness Story
(2019)
Himself
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2018
(2019)
Himself
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
(2019)
Kurt Angle
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
(2019)
Kurt Angle
The Rock's Most Electrifying Matches
(2020)
Kurt Angle
The Firefly Funhouse Match
(2020)
Kurt Angle (archive footage)
Never Forget: WWE Returns After 9/11
(2021)
Kurt Angle
Meeting Stone Cold
(2021)
Kurt Angle
Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow
(2022)
Kurt Angle
WWE Day 1 2022
(2022)
Kurt Angle (archive footage)
Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair
(2022)
Self
Raven Van Slender Saves Christmas!
(2022)
Kurt
Ask Me to Dance
(2022)
Self
Angle
(2023)
Self