The Bearded One
Love is not admissable evidence.
I think it would have come through yeah. He's too big of a talent for Vince or Bischoff to not see him eventually. That was what, 97? Give him a year there and imagine how fast Vince would offer him millions to sign. Not to mention Vince tried to get him already and he said no, so in other words Vince knew about him already and was interested.
Oh wow, I didn't realize the crucifixion angle was that early. For some reason, I always thought it happened around 1999.
But didn't Stone Cold get crucified by the Undertaker while Angle was on the roster? Isn't that a bit hypocritical of him to not sign with one company because of an angle, only to not do anything when it happened later on?