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Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler, amateur wrestler and podcaster.He first earned recognition for winning a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics despite competing with a broken neck, and achieved wider fame for his tenures in WWE and TNA.
The main event match between Kurt Angle and The Rock was the highest rated match of the night, rated 4.25 stars out of 5 by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. As for the other matches, Triple H vs. Chris Benoit was rated 4 stars, the Steel Cage Match was rated 3.5 stars and the No Holds Barred Match between Steve Austin and ...
The main feud heading into the show was between The Rock and Kurt Angle for the WWF Championship. At SummerSlam, The Rock defeated Kurt Angle and Triple H in a Triple threat match to retain the WWF Championship. At No Mercy, Angle defeated The Rock to win the title after interference from Rikishi failed.
The first match of the event was between Kurt Angle and an unannounced opponent. Before the match, Angle spoke to the audience, putting down the New York Knicks, and his opponent. Tazz then made his WWF debut as Angle's opponent. Tazz gained the early advantage, performing a back body drop, sending Angle outside the ring.
However, Angle interrupted the appreciation night and ruined it by entering in a milk truck and spraying milk on all the Alliance members. [7] On the August 27 edition of Raw is War, Austin stole Angle's Olympic gold medals after a tag team match pitting Angle and Chris Jericho against the WWF Hardcore Champion Rob Van Dam and Tazz.
The main event saw Kurt Angle defend his World Heavyweight Championship against The Undertaker. Angle won the match after reversing a Triangle Choke into a jackknife cover. One of the predominant matches on the card was Randy Orton versus Rey Mysterio for Mysterio's world championship match at WrestleMania 22.
Stone Cold Steve Austin defended the title against Kurt Angle and Rob Van Dam. In the early goings of the match, Angle dominated Austin and Van Dam but he could not gain momentum for so long. Austin and Van Dam started double-teaming Angle and Austin attempted to hit a Stone Cold Stunner on Angle but Angle countered it into an Ankle Lock. Van ...
The final match on the undercard was a No Disqualification match between Triple H and Kurt Angle. WWF Commissioner Mick Foley served as the special guest referee. Before the match began, Angle announced that it was Stephanie McMahon's birthday and led the people into singing a rendition of "Happy Birthday to You". McMahon came out with Triple H ...