Exclusive: Kurt Angle In ‘Rough Shape’ These Days

According to sources, Kurt Angle is said to be in “rough shape” these days. It has been well documented over the years that Kurt had been suffering from an addiction to prescription pain killers. In recent months, Angle has said numerous times that he’s turned his life around and is “completely sober”. That didn’t seem to be the case yesterday.

According to a reliable source and three other fans in attendance at the Bound for Glory fan fest yesterday, Angle was slurring his words and couldn’t hold a conversation without slumping over. One fan told us Angle “just kept rocking and smiling and had a glazed over look” in his eyes. Several other fan reports have confirmed the same thing.

A source in TNA also says Kurt has been acting “strange” lately and has been keeping to himself at TV tapings. There are some who fear for his well being but nobody has called him out on it …. yet.

On March 6, 2007, Sports Illustrated reported that Angle’s name was found in the client database of a Florida wellness center suspected of being a front for distributing performance-enhancing drugs. The magazine alleged Angle had received prescriptions for trenbolone (which is not approved for human use by the FDA) and nandrolone, both anabolic steroids. Angle responded on his official website: “I did not improperly receive prescriptions. It is well documented that in my career I have broken vertebrae in my neck on five occasions and each time the course of treatment was under the care and supervision of my doctors. Any attempt to link me to the athletes in the current news accounts who may have improperly sought performance-enhancing drugs is without foundation,” Angle said at the time.

Angle was arrested at his home by Moon Township, Pennsylvania police on September 28, 2007, on a charge of driving under the influence after being reported by a woman who claimed that he almost hit her while leaving a local restaurant. Officials said Angle failed a field sobriety test but refused a blood test. Angle was charged with driving under the influence and careless driving, but he denies the charges. On September 9, 2008, Angle was cleared of all charges pertaining to his DUI arrest.

On August 15, 2009, Pittsburgh-based NBC affiliate WPXI reported that Angle had been arrested. His girlfriend stated that she had filed a protection from abuse (PFA) order and that he was stalking her in the Robinson Township area. Angle was charged with “driving while operating privilege is suspended, prohibited acts-possession, harassment and prohibited acts”. Hygetropin, a human growth hormone, was found in his car; Angle maintained that he had a prescription for the drug. On September 15, a District Court Judge dropped the harassment, suspended license, and drug charges against Angle. On November 9, 2009, the PFA charges were dropped after he and former girlfriend Trenesha Biggers reached an agreement to avoid contact with each other.

On March 25, 2011, Angle was arrested in Grand Forks, North Dakota and charged with “being in control of a motor vehicle while intoxicated” after failing a field sobriety test. Angle later pled guilty to the charges and was sentenced on April 20 to one year of unsupervised probation, a chemical dependency evaluation, a $250 fine, $225 in court fees, and a ten day suspended jail sentence.

Angle was arrested on September 4, 2011, by Virginia State Troopers for allegedly driving under the influence. Angle was placed in Warren County Jail, before posting $2,000 bail and being released in the early morning. State police revealed that Angle’s initial breath test at the scene, where he was stopped by police showed a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.091 percent, which was above the legal limit of 0.08 percent. The test was later ruled not admissible and when a second test, taken at the police station, showed a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.06, the DUI charge was dropped. Angle was still charged with reckless driving. On November 8, 2011, Angle entered a plea of no contest and was fined $1,500.

We hope to have more shortly.

(Thanks to Wikipedia, “Crearyfolk” and several others who don’t want to be identified for helping us out with this story.)

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