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30 years ago today, American Hero Kurt Angle won a gold medal with a broken freakin’ neck!
Posted on 7/31/26 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 7/31/26 at 12:45 pm
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Posted on 7/31/26 at 2:01 pm to JerryTheKingBawler
Fun fact. Angle never cut weight. He could have only cut 2lbs and wrestled at a lower division and had a distinct advantage. But he didn't. He wrestled at 200lbs and walked around at 199-200. The division was 198-220.
He was severely undersized for the HW division, but still won gold. He stated he'd rather be 20lbs+ lighter than the other guys and be 100% than a bigger guy who was depleted. Even cutting those 2lbs (which is literally as easy as sitting in a sauna for 10 mins) he said would have made a difference.
In today's UFC, guys routinely cut 20-30lbs to make weight.
Also wrestled as Foxcatcher. His pro wrasslin days undersell how badass Curt really was.
He was severely undersized for the HW division, but still won gold. He stated he'd rather be 20lbs+ lighter than the other guys and be 100% than a bigger guy who was depleted. Even cutting those 2lbs (which is literally as easy as sitting in a sauna for 10 mins) he said would have made a difference.
In today's UFC, guys routinely cut 20-30lbs to make weight.
Also wrestled as Foxcatcher. His pro wrasslin days undersell how badass Curt really was.
Posted on 7/31/26 at 2:12 pm to MightyJoeYoung
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His pro wrasslin days undersell how badass Curt really was.
Dude wasn’t afraid of taking a bump, that’s for sure.
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