Kurt Angle Sports Illustrated Interview; ESPN Appearance; SD Video

Kurt Angle Sports Illustrated Interview

Kurt Angle was interviewed by Sports Illustrated about his induction into the Hall of Fame. Here are a few interesting parts:

On whom he’d like to have induct him, Angle said that it was a “no-brainer” that Stone Cold Steve Austin was at the top of his list.

“That’s a no-brainer,” said Angle. “I had just started with WWE and had a program with Austin right after I beat Rock for the world title. I had a quick skit with Stephanie and Triple H, and then it was right on to Austin. We had some memorable feuds and some very funny segments, so he is at the top of my list.”

Angle also mentioned that he was nervous to see how the crowd would react to the announcement.

“I’m being totally honest—I was nervous when my music played,” admitted Angle. “I didn’t know if the people would respond. Everybody went insane right when the song started, and that reminded me of the impact I had on a lot of people. I was very excited, and it actually brought a tear to my eye.”

He also said that Triple H only wanted to talk about the Hall of Fame, but Angle seemed open and possibly hopeful that he could return to the ring in the future.

“I have yet to speak to Vince, but I did talk with Triple H. It was a great conversation. This is all about the Hall of Fame, nothing else, and I’m OK with that. WWE wanted to show their appreciation for my career there. They didn’t want to talk about anything about the Hall of Fame, and I understood. This is the priority, and I’m going to enjoy this and see where it goes from here.”

Kurt Angle to Appear on SportsCenter

Kurt Angle will appear on Jonathan Coachman’s weekly “Off the Top Rope” segment on SportsCenter Wednesday night during the 10 PM ET hour.

Off the Top Rope will be during the 10p east hour of @SportsCenter on espn news. Also a look back at the greatness of @RealKurtAngle https://t.co/ujaH7RTUSa

— Jonathan Coachman (@TheCoachESPN) January 18, 2017

Kurt Angle SmackDown Video

WWE SmackDown aired a video package highlighting some of Angle’s comedy bits throughout his WWE career.