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LionDen
09-21-2006, 12:37 PM
I couldn't find this news posted, if it is, please tell me.

The following statement was issued by representatives for Kurt Angle over on kurtanglewwe.com:

Dear Angle Friends and Fans:

Kurt "The Machine" Angle wants to truly thank everyone for their concerns and best regards to his recovery and wellness. Kurt continues to read your kind messages and he feels truly blessed to have your support, as your well wishes continue to strengthen him mentally and physically. He also apologizes as he would love to reply to you everyone but unfortunately due to timing with his family, his rehabilitation, training, and business leaves very little time to converse.

Kurt wants me to update you, he's happy to express his physical condition is fastly rebounding. When Kurt left WWE, he was beaten and battered down at a mirror 220. Over the past many weeks with the right rest, a wonderful wife who is preparing the ideal diet, daily physical therapy, and back to good strength training we are happy to report he's up to a solid 240 with about 85% full flexibility....

As you may have seen or heard the latest news, Kurt Angle is a huge fan of all MMA programs (K1, UFC, PRIDE, WEC, and IFL to name a few) this former Olympic Gold Medalist and Extreme Athlete has the heart and the deep driven passion to show he's the best of the best. Angle has his sight on a full physical recovery and plans a day to put it all on the line....Real Fighter will have the exclusive....


More info:

According to a number of sources, Kurt Angle is rumored to be surprisingly returning to action with Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).

Dave Hawk, Angle's manager, has apparently contacted media outlets in recent days, informing that Angle is slated to make his MMA debut in 2007. Angle also recently revealed his desire to work in MMA when interviewed with magazine Real Fighter.

One name being touted as a possible opponent for Kurt Angle is former WWE Tough Enough winner Daniel Puder, who has been making comments about fighting Angle in UFC next year. Whether this is legitimate or just a stunt to increase interest is unknown. The name of Brock Lesnar is also being thrown around as a possible opponent for Angle. The pair are no strangers to each other after having a memorable feud in WWE, which included them headlining WrestleMania in Seattle, Washington.

If Angle were to appear in MMA, it would raise the profile with the curiosity factor, which could in turn lead to higher interest levels, ratings, and PPV buyrates. His signing could also pull in the crossover fans, and even new ones.

Angle's injuries remain an issue and whether he could compete in MMA with them remains to be seen. One thing that is for certain, since his departure from World Wrestling Entertainment, Angle has become one of the most-wanted commodities in the wrestling industry.

Source: PWInsider.com

~Burning Hitman~
09-21-2006, 06:00 PM
I knew he had to Wrestle again

LionDen
09-21-2006, 11:12 PM
I wouldn't exactly call it wrestling, if anything like that, i'd say grappling but it will be interesting to see if he could stand up these guys and it would be a great coup for where he went.

AFC1986
09-22-2006, 12:07 AM
as long as he has a fully recovery i think kurt angle could be successful in mma as he's got good submission skills is an amazing mat-based wrestler

LionDen
09-22-2006, 12:54 AM
I don't know, I honestly don't believe neck surgery can help him fully, if he goes into MMA, he will be taking his life in his own hands IMO.

Danny
09-22-2006, 03:08 AM
I don't believe this is a smart move. It's been said countless times, if he goes to MMA, he won't be doing himself any favors. I'd love to see him back on anything at all, but I know it just wouldn't be the best choice for him. I hope he knows that, I'm pretty sure he would. Hopfully, we'll see him back in a WWE ring again, or quite possibly, a TNA ring, sometime in the near future. In the meantime, we'll just have to wait it out and read the updates I guess. I really hope this MMA idea is nothing more than a rumor that will be disspelled at some point.

the madscotsman
09-22-2006, 04:17 PM
ANGLE WILL GET KILLED IN MMA. Liiddel would put him in a wheel chair.

Will
09-24-2006, 06:33 AM
I think that he would do fine, physically, in MMA. They only fight a couple times a year, compared to 300 in WWE, so he should actually end up living a much healthier life if he switched. However I dont think that he would do very well, career-wise, in mma. An Olympic gold medalist wrestler is a big deal in the WWE, but in MMA he would be just another one dimensional fighter.