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Post by Impact Zone's #1 DUMMY...YEAH on Jun 11, 2010 2:39:07 GMT -5
These past couple of months since his face turn post-MEM have really generated a new amount of respect from me towards Angle.
I'm not just talking about his change in attitude, or the fact that he wasn't willing to accept the #2 position (without earning it) in the championship rankings.
I'm talking about how he's willing to take some very risky and dangerous bumps and still wrestle a damn good match (see tonight against Amazing Red for an example).
There was a ladder match with Mr. Anderson, I believe it was, just before his time off, where he took a bump off the ladder and his foot nearly got caught on the top rope and it appeared his broken neck hit the floor pretty hard. The fact that he came back and is still wrestling well is quite impressive.
Anyone else?
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Post by SAJ Forth on Jun 11, 2010 8:14:10 GMT -5
He is a man that, for better or for worse, doesn't feel satisfied unless he pushes himself to the limit.
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Post by poi zen rana on Jun 11, 2010 8:48:51 GMT -5
Kurt Angle may in fact be my favorite wrestler of all time. He always gives every interaction everything he has. I would be hard pressed to think of someone better on the mic, better in the ring, and still out there constantly giving every match and promo his all.
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Post by willyoustop on Jun 11, 2010 9:09:13 GMT -5
Angle is indeed awesome. He took to pro wrestling quicker than many before him and made it look real again. It's just a shame he's killing himself for such a smaller audience at this stage in his career. I hope he's healthy (and stays that way) and eventually makes one last run in WWE before the injuries take too much of a toll.
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Post by Celgress on Jun 11, 2010 9:13:23 GMT -5
Kurt Angle may in fact be my favorite wrestler of all time..... Kurt is my favorite active wreslter bar none. And in my top five of all time without question.
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Post by Randy Barber 4-Life on Jun 11, 2010 14:29:07 GMT -5
I already respect him, he's one of the best of all time as far as I'm concerned. But personally I'd like him doing less of those crazy spots, not more. Knowing his history of neck problems that ladder spot left me feeling kind of sick.
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Post by Jimmy on Jun 11, 2010 14:33:30 GMT -5
He really should be TNA Champion. I know he doesn't 'need' the title, but nobody deserves it more.
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Jun 11, 2010 22:20:10 GMT -5
I love Angle. He can have a great match with just about anybody. He does push himself hard but after watching the Angle DVD that they put out a couple years back. It just his nature to do that. For better are worst that just how he is.
No I don't have the big health deal that others have on him. Saying he be dead and whatever. TNA has done wonders for him health wise. He been healther in the last five years he been in TNA. Comparing that the what his last three years on his WWE run where like. He still got it done in the ring but his health was a big issue. Which for me much like how I felt about HBK's back when he first cameback. By mid 03 I just about forgot about it and it wasn't an issue. I feel the same about Angle now. At first when he came to TNA I was glad but like most had conserns. But when he said he was healthy and about 6 months in his TNA run. I believed he was OK health wise. By the first year on his TNA run it like HBK it wasn't an issue anymore to me.
Now I only have concern when something happens that look like it hurt. But that the same feeling I have for anybody who takes a nasty bumb. Not just Angle but anyone. It scared my a little in Angle's on Impact when he took that headscissors from red on his knees. That look like he was dumped on his head badly. But I feel the same if anybody landed like that. But he was ok.
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Post by ICBM on Jun 11, 2010 22:28:20 GMT -5
I crindged during his ladder match with Anderson but I also stood with jaw agape many times during that match at the stiff ass spots they both did on free tv to make the promotion better. Both of those guys that night put everything out for fans and for the sake of attracting a bigger audience to tna.
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Post by poi zen rana on Jun 12, 2010 1:22:06 GMT -5
If someone were to debut with half of Angle's talent and all of his drive they would be a star
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Post by comahan on Jun 12, 2010 1:24:36 GMT -5
If someone were to debut with half of Angle's talent and all of his drive they would be a star Doesnt that sort of describe Cena? Not the most amazingly talented guy on earth, but puts everything into his job and what not? Not to take anything from Cena btw, Angle is just unmatched between the ropes in terms of talent.
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Post by shamana on Jun 14, 2010 16:12:36 GMT -5
Angle is a terrific wrestler, great entertainer, and by all accounts an impressive worker.
There are few wrestlers that I have seen that as good in any of the three, and imo none that are as good at all of them. This man is the total package when it comes to wrestling, and deserves to be known as one of the legends of this era.
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Post by Slingshot Suplay on Jun 14, 2010 18:05:44 GMT -5
He's kinda like Shawn Michaels, where he could have a great match with anyone.
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Post by willyoustop on Jun 15, 2010 0:17:25 GMT -5
His match with Hogan is my favorite Hogan match ever. 'Nuff said.
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Post by Kris Kobain on Jun 15, 2010 4:41:51 GMT -5
Seperating the performer from the guy outside the ring yes he is awesome.
I like that he gave Kaz a good match on the ppv rather than just going out and squashing him.
He is a guy that you totally expect to put on good matches when he's in the ring and his promos are very good. He's shown he can joke and still be taken seriously when the time comes.
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Post by The Legend on Jun 15, 2010 4:48:39 GMT -5
I earned alot of respect for him at lockdown 2010. I also earned some for Anderson at lockdown 2010 when they faced each other.
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Post by Dope Pope on Jun 15, 2010 5:38:41 GMT -5
He's the greatest performer of this generation.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2010 10:05:24 GMT -5
He's the greatest performer of this generation. Agreed. He's surpassed Bret Hart as my favourite wrestler of all time now, but as a few other posters have said I do get really scared for him. After the ladder bump during the Impact match with Anderson a few months back I had a week long break where I didn't watch anything because I kept thinking how messed up it is. It upset me more than it should have probably given I'm not a member of his family/friends but yeah... His talent matches any of the greats, his charisma is only a shade off the likes of Hogan and The Rock (he matches Austin in my opinion), and his care for the business and his peers is admiral. I hope he gets a short ending run back in the WWE as finishing his glorious years as a wrestler in the biggest company, with his legendary theme, it'd be a dream come true. He's a hall of famer on every single level.
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Post by SAJ Forth on Jun 15, 2010 15:34:48 GMT -5
He's kinda like Shawn Michaels, where he could have a great match with anyone. Certainly describes him best.
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Post by AriadosMan on Jun 15, 2010 15:39:03 GMT -5
Angle was never the type to rest on his laurels, workrate-wise.
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