The WWF Debut of Kurt Angle | Wrestling Bios

If you would like to support the channel and my work, please consider becoming a channel member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIf44toFAHLORJ8dwEQkh9g/join When it comes to athletes who crossed over into the world of wrestling and the WWE, probably no one was more more succesful than Kurt Angle. Kurt was a succesful amateur wrestler, the height of his amateur career arriving when he won a gold medal in the Summer Olympic games in 1996. After this incredible accomplishment, Kurt Angle became the interest of many wrestling promoters, two of which being Paul Heyman and Vince McMahon. After a brief visit to ECW which didn't end well and after talks with the WWF fell through in 1996, Kurt eventually signed a WWF contract in 1998. After spending a year in WWF developmental territories and working a ton of WWF dark matches, Kurt Angle made a succesful TV debut at the 1999 Survivor Series pay per view. This mini documentary from Wrestling Bios looks at Kurt's journey to the WWF along with his first few months within the company. Topics covered include: 03:45 - Kurt Angle in ECW 1996 05:26 - Vince McMahon tries to sign Kurt Angle in 1996 06:51 - Kurt Angle begins working WWF developmental territories 09:37 - The TV debut of Kurt Angle in the WWF 12:37 - Kurt begins working Raw and Smackdown shows 16:14 - Kurt Angle vs Tazz - Much More! #WWE #Documentary #Wrestling