The Angle Invitational

[Hacksaw Highway]

Angle may be IMO the best wrestler in the world today, Jericho and Taker are very close and Edge, HBK and AJ are pretty close. The thing I have problem with is saying Kurt is better than Bret because of his medal. AN Olympic medal is fucking impressive as hell, I can't even fathom the amount of work that goes into getting into the Olympics, never mind winning gold with a broken-freaking-neck. The point is though, in PRO wrestling, Bret is better. Plenty of guys, like Kurt, Lesnar, Lashley, Swagger, Haas, Benajmin etc. have amateur background which they adapted into their pro style, which is a good thing usually, but at the end oft he day being an amateur star doesn't equate to being a great pro.

 

[King Patrick Star]

The greatest of all time.Care to disagree with me take a look.

Amateur Wrestling

Canadian Cup Championship
-Winner (1990)

Collegiate / High School
-Pennsylvania State Wrestling Champion (1987)
-Clarion University Freshman of the Year (1988)

Espoir World Cup
-Runner-up (1989)

International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles
-FILA Junior World Freestyle Champion (1988)
-FILA World Freestyle Champion (1995)

National Amateur Wrestling
-National Amateur Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2001)
-National Collegiate Athletic Association
-NCAA Division I All-American (1990–1992)
-NCAA Division I Champion (1990, 1992)
-NCAA Division I runner-up (1991)

Olympic Games
-Summer Olympics gold medal in freestyle wrestling (heavyweight) (1996)

USA Wrestling
-USA Junior Freestyle Champion (1987, 1995, 1996)
-USA Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2001)

World Championships
-Gold medal in freestyle wrestling (heavyweight) (1995)

Yasar Dogu Tournament
-Runner-up (1989)

Professional Wrestling

Cauliflower Alley Club
-Future Legend Award (2000)

Inoki Genome Federation
-IWGP Third Belt Championship (1 time)

Power Pro Wrestling
-PPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
-PWI Comeback of the Year (2003)
-PWI Feud of the Year (2000) vs. Triple H
-PWI Feud of the Year (2003) vs. Brock Lesnar
-PWI Feud of the Year (2007) vs. Samoa Joe
-PWI Match of the Year (2003) vs. Brock Lesnar in a 60-minute Iron Man -match on SmackDown!, September 16
-PWI Match of the Year (2005) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 21
-PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2000)
-PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2001)
-PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2003)
-PWI Rookie of the Year (2000)
-PWI Wrestler of the Year (2003)
-PWI ranked him #1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2001

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
-TNA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times, current)
-TNA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sting
-TNA X Division Championship (1 time)
-King of the Mountain (2007, 2009)
-Second Triple Crown Champion (1 time)

World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
-WCW United States Championship (1 time)
-WCW World Championship (1 time)
-World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
-WWF/E Championship (4 times)
-WWF European Championship (1 time)
-WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)
-WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
-WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chris Benoit
-Tenth Triple Crown Champion
-Fifth Grand Slam Championship
-King of the Ring (2000)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
-Best Gimmick (2000)
-Best on Interviews (2002)
-Best Technical Wrestler (2002)
-Feud of the Year (2003) vs. Brock Lesnar
-Match of the Year with Chris Benoit vs. Edge and Rey Mysterio, No Mercy 2002
-Most Improved (2000)
-Most Outstanding Wrestler (2001–2003)
-Readers' Favorite Wrestler (2002–2003)
-Wrestler of the Year (2002)
-Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)

So let me get this straight Angle is in two hall of fames, has 12 world championships to his name. Is the only man in history to hold the WCW,WWE,and TNA championships in his career. Has been a champion in Japan. Has an Olympic Gold Medal in Amateur Wrestling has gotten awards for everything from Interviews to technical ability, to rookie of the year, had multiple matches of the year and has been the best dam worker ever to lace up a pair of boots IMO. If you can think in any way why your favorite wrestler is better than Kurt bring it on. You'll be wrong.

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I hope he wins the TNA Legends someday.

I say, before it is all said and done, Kurt should go back to Vince, take a one year contract, and add a Royal Rumble win and the ECW Championship to his résumé just for $#!+s and giggles.

I could see something like this. Kurt wins the 2011 Royal Rumble and then challenges for the ECW Title at No Way Out and wins. Then at Mania, in the opening match of the night, he loses the ECW Title, inserts himself in the Money in the Bank match, wins that, and challenges the winner of the last match of the night. Now can you imagine Triple H winning the Title for, by this time, should be his 16th or 17th World Title, and Kurt cashes in and takes it from him. That would be sweet!!

My favorite Star is Chris Jericho, but I don’t think he’s better than Kurt Angle.