Kurt Angle will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2017. It was announced on Monday afternoon by the WWE and ESPN. Angle hasn’t been with the company for over a decade but has worked for TNA and various other promotions.
From ESPN:
BREAKING: @RealKurtAngle to be inducted into @WWE Hall of Fame. @BCampbellESPN gets immediate reaction to the news. https://t.co/kaE7vkmZol pic.twitter.com/6nOhh4cDzk
— WWE on ESPN (@WWEonESPN) January 16, 2017
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Statement from WWE:
KURT ANGLE TO BE INDUCTED INTO WWE® HALL OF FAME
STAMFORD, Conn., January 16, 2017 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) announced today that Kurt Angle will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame at a ceremony on Friday, March 31 at the Amway Center in Orlando as part of WrestleMania® Week.
A 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist and one of the most celebrated Superstars in WWE history, Kurt Angle made his WWE debut in 1999. Over the course of his illustrious career, he won every major Championship in WWE as well as the WCW® Championship and WWE King of The Ring®. Angle had memorable rivalries with WWE legends such as “Stone Cold” Steve Austin®, The Rock® and The Undertaker®.
“Kurt Angle’s accomplishments both in the Olympics and WWE were extraordinary,” said WWE’s Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative Paul Levesque. “He was one of the most gifted athletes to ever enter the ring, and we are honored to welcome him into the WWE Hall of Fame.”
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