Kurt Angle

Despite achieving success in amateur wrestling, Angle initially held professional wrestling in low regard.[36] He rejected a decade-long contract with the WWF due to his unwillingness to accept scripted losses.^[37][38] His opinion of professional wrestling changed when he began watching WWE Raw in 1998 and developed an admiration for Stone Cold Steve Austin's talents as an entertainer.^[37] He later conceded that his negative attitude toward the industry was misguided and "stupid".^[36]

In 1998, Angle had a tryout with the WWF after the rescindment of the WWF's original 1996 offer.^[38] He was subsequently signed to a five-year deal in August 1998,^[39] just three days after his tryout.^[38] Angle trained under Dory Funk Jr. at the Funkin' Dojo training camp in Stamford, Connecticut. Within a week, he started wrestling in front of a live audience.^[36] His debut match occurred in the WWF's then-developmental territory WWA on August 20, where he faced his trainer Tom Prichard.^[40]

Angle continued to wrestle for the WWA in August and September. Additionally, he sought bookings outside of the WWF, participating in a

Throughout mid-2000, Angle aligned himself with

When World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and ECW were purchased by the WWF in 2001, wrestlers from WCW and ECW formed The Alliance. Angle and WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin joined forces to repel them. At the Invasion event on July 22, Angle and Austin captained a team of five WWF superstars against members of the Alliance. Team WWF lost to Team Alliance when Austin turned on Team WWF to join the Alliance.^[52] Angle then began feuding with Austin over the WWF Championship and challenged him for the title at SummerSlam on August 19, and defeated Austin by disqualification.^[53] After winning and losing the WCW Championship, WCW United States Championship, and the WWF Hardcore Championship in matches with Alliance members, Angle defeated Austin to win his second WWF Championship at Unforgiven on September 23.^[54][55] Angle lost the title to Austin on the October 8 episode of Raw.^[56] Angle later turned heel again and joined the Alliance himself. Angle ultimately returned to the WWF side by enabling The Rock to defeat Austin in a "Winner Takes All" match between the WWF and The Alliance at the Survivor Series on November 18.^[54]

In his first

Angle won his third WWE Championship at

It was real. If you don't follow fighting, Puder had Angle locked in the Kimura, or keylock as Tazz called it, although Tazz didn't let on the move was fully executed. Not only was Angle not getting out of the move, but most MMA fighters would have tapped already. Angle couldn't tap for obvious reasons. The ref counted a three even though Puder's shoulders weren't fully down, trying to end the thing, because the reality was Angle would have been in surgery had it gone a few seconds longer or had Puder not given up the hold.

— Dave Meltzer[72]^[74]

As you would expect, Kurt Angle was less than happy backstage at Smackdown after almost being forced to tap out to Tough Enough contestant Daniel Puder. Downright ticked off would probably be the best way to describe his mood. The unscripted nature of the contest was the main reason that Angle was made to look so bad since Puder just reacted to the situation and could have forced Angle to submit had the referees not thought quickly and counted a pin that wasn't there on Puder.

— Dave Scherer^[72]

On January 30, 2005, at the

On the January 13 episode of SmackDown!, Angle returned to the SmackDown! brand as a surprise entrant in a twenty-man battle royal for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship. Angle won by eliminating Mark Henry, becoming a face (hero) in the process.^[83][84] He retained the title against Henry at the Royal Rumble on January 29. Shortly after the match, The Undertaker made his return and challenged Angle for the title. At No Way Out on February 19, Angle retained the title against The Undertaker after a controversial finish where Angle pinned The Undertaker while locked in a triangle choke.^[85] Their match was highly acclaimed, with it being considered by many to be one of the best of the year.^[86][87][88] The Undertaker challenged Angle to a rematch on the March 3 episode of SmackDown!, where Angle lost by disqualification after Mark Henry interfered and attacked The Undertaker. This ensured that Angle would enter WrestleMania 22 as champion.^[89] Angle then began a three-way feud with Royal Rumble winner Rey Mysterio and Randy Orton (who cheated to defeat Mysterio at No Way Out to gain entrance to the SmackDown! main event at WrestleMania). At WrestleMania on April 2, Angle lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Mysterio in the triple-threat match after Mysterio pinned Orton.^[90]

On the May 29 episode of Raw, Angle was

Angle signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

In 2006, Angle made his TNA debut on October 19 as a

After suffering a neck injury, Angle was out of action. In the storyline, he returned to Impact! to ask his estranged wife Karen to reunite with him, but she declined his offer. Later that night, after Styles suffered a beating at the hands of Team 3D,

Angle returned on the May 20, 2010, episode of Impact! and was ranked number two by the Championship Committee in the inaugural top 10 rankings for a World Heavyweight title shot. Angle, however, decided to take his name out of the running for a title shot and vowed to fight his way through the top 10 and earn his spot at the top of the company.[122] At Slammiversary VIII on June 13, Angle started his climb back to the top by defeating Kazarian, who was ranked number ten.^[123] Angle continued his climb, defeating Desmond Wolfe, who was ranked number nine prior to the match, on the June 24 episode of Impact!, and D'Angelo Dinero, ranked number eight, at Victory Road on July 11.^[124][125] Prior to his match with Dinero, Angle announced that should he lose on his way to the top of the rankings, he would retire from professional wrestling.^[126] On the July 22 episode of Impact!, Angle defeated seventh-ranked Hernandez and followed that up three weeks later by defeating sixth-ranked A.J. Styles.^[127][128] On the August 19 episode of Impact!, the TNA World Heavyweight Championship was vacated and, instead of continuing his climb, Angle was entered into an eight-man tournament for the title, defeating X Division Champion Douglas Williams in his first-round match.^[129] At No Surrender on September 5, Angle first wrestled Jeff Hardy to a twenty-minute time limit draw, after which Eric Bischoff ordered five minutes of extra time. After that and a second five minutes of extra time, also ending in draws, it was ruled that, due to a cut, Angle could not continue the match, ending the match as no-contest.^[130] After wrestling to a draw on the September 16 episode of Impact!, it was announced that both Angle and Hardy had advanced to the finals at Bound for Glory on October 10, to wrestle Mr. Anderson in a three-way match.^[131]

At Bound for Glory, Angle was defeated by Hardy, when he turned heel and pinned Anderson after an interference from Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff, who then went on to form an alliance named

In 2011, with his feud with Jarrett behind him, Angle aligned himself with Sting to feud with the rest of Immortal, including the group's newest member, TNA World Heavyweight Champion Mr. Anderson.^[151] On the July 14 episode of Impact Wrestling, Angle helped Sting regain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Anderson.^[152] On August 7 at Hardcore Justice, Angle defeated Sting, after hitting him with a chair he snatched away from Hulk Hogan, to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the record-breaking fifth time, thus turning heel in the process.^[153] On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Angle explained that he did not agree with Sting, who, using the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, wanted to hand the promotion back to Dixie Carter, as he had found out that she had lied to him about not knowing of the relationship between Karen and Jeff Jarrett. When Sting confronted Angle, he was attacked by Hogan, which led to Angle revealing that Hogan had been the one who had exposed Carter's lie to him. Angle also revealed that his goal was now to ruin Carter's youth movement in TNA by eliminating the younger wrestlers one-by-one, and started by attacking Bound for Glory Series leader Crimson after the main event, cementing his heel turn.^[154] Angle made his first televised title defense on the September 1 episode of Impact Wrestling, defeating Sting in a rematch, following interference from special enforcer Hulk Hogan and the rest of Immortal.^[155] The following week, Angle's title match with Mr. Anderson ended in a disqualification, following interference from Immortal. This led to a three-way match between Angle, Anderson, and Sting on September 11 at No Surrender, where Angle managed to retain the title, following interference from Hogan.^[156][157] On October 16 at Bound for Glory, Angle successfully defended the title against Bobby Roode.^[158] On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Angle lost the TNA World Heavyweight Championship to Roode's tag team partner, James Storm.^[159][160]

Angle returned on the November 17, 2011, episode of Impact Wrestling, attacking James Storm and revealing himself as the man who had attacked and bloodied him the previous week, costing him his match with Bobby Roode for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

Angle returned to in-ring action on TNA's debut on Destination America on January 7, 2015, when he stopped a brawl, but started a street fight against MVP. On January 31, 2015 (aired March 20), Angle defeated Lashley to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for a record sixth time. He lost to Eric Young on May 1, at Hardcore Justice, in a stretcher match with the title not on the line. He successfully defended his title against Lashley once, and then again against both Lashley and Eric Young. On May 8, Angle defeated Young to retain his title, with Bully Ray as the special referee. On the May 29 episode of Impact Wrestling, he successfully retained his title once more against Eric Young, this time in a I Quit match. At Destination X, Angle defeated Rockstar Spud, who gave up the X Division Championship in order to challenge for the title. Later that night, Angle again successfully defended his title, this time against Austin Aries, who cashed in his Feast or Fired contract to allow him a title match. On the June 25, 2015, taping of Impact Wrestling (aired July 1), Angle lost the championship to Ethan Carter III. On the July 8 episode of Impact Wrestling, Angle faced Carter in a rematch in a losing effort.

On October 4, 2015, at

Angle was booked to face Brock Lesnar in a champion-versus-champion match for the Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) on June 29, 2007, and defeated him by submission to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.^[212] Angle then challenged Lesnar to an MMA fight.^[213] On December 19, 2007, Angle defended the IWGP title successfully against Kendo Kashin.^[214]

On January 4, 2008, Angle made his third successful IWGP Heavyweight Championship defense when he defeated Yuji Nagata at the

On March 3, 2017, Angle appeared for Northeast Wrestling in Connecticut, where he was defeated by Cody Rhodes in a steel cage match. This was his last match on the independent circuit.^[224]

On January 16, 2017, WWE announced that Angle would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.^[225] On March 16, WWE revealed that his long-time rival John Cena would induct Angle at the Hall of Fame ceremony.^[226] On the April 3 episode of Raw after WrestleMania 33, Angle made his first WWE appearance in nearly 11 years, after Mr. McMahon appointed Angle as the new general manager of Raw.^[227] On the May 29 episode of Raw, commentator Corey Graves informed Angle about some "scandalous information" that was sent to him about Angle, with Angle telling Graves "if this is true, it could ruin me". On the July 17 episode of Raw, Angle revealed that he had a son with a woman he dated in college. He stated that his son eventually ended up in the WWE. Angle then made the announcement that his (on-screen) son was Jason Jordan of American Alpha, thus moving Jordan to the Raw brand.^[228]

On October 20, 2017, WWE announced Angle's in-ring return after 11 years, replacing

On July 22, 2019, Angle appeared on Raw Reunion and raised a toast alongside Triple H, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and various other fellow wrestlers of his era.^[246] On the August 5 episode of Raw in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Angle made an appearance as the special guest referee for a match between Drew McIntyre and Cedric Alexander. However, McIntyre and Alexander took out each other before the match began, and Angle was then attacked by "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt.^[247] On April 15, 2020, Angle was released from his WWE contract as part of budget cuts stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.^[248][249]

On the May 27, 2020, episode of NXT, Angle served as the special guest referee in a steel cage match between Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher.^[250] He appeared again two days later on the May 29 episode of SmackDown to announce the arrival of Matt Riddle to the brand.^[251][252] In an interview with CBR.com, Angle revealed that WWE offered him a new deal to come back under the role of Matt Riddle's manager, but he turned it down in order to focus on his health and his nutrition business.^[253]

On the June 27, 2022, episode of Raw, Angle made an appearance via a video message to congratulate John Cena on his 20-year career.^[254]

Angle would appear on the August 29 episode of Raw, which took place in his hometown of Pittsburgh, sporting his old Team Angle attire. He would get into an altercation with Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis) before being aided by The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford), which led to a tag team match between the two teams with the stipulation that if Alpha Academy won, Angle would have to join them. The Street Profits would win the match and afterwards, Angle celebrated with them by drinking milk. Later on in the night, Angle reunited with Edge backstage and would get pranked by him with rigged pictures containing mocking slogans on the back of them in a similar fashion to a segment the duo had in 2002.^[255]

Angle made his next appearance on the December 9 episode of SmackDown, where he celebrated his 54th birthday. He interacted with various superstars backstage, including his storyline son, Jason Jordan, before once again getting into an altercation with Alpha Academy at the end of the show during his in-ring celebration. Angle would be aided by Gable Steveson, who drove a milk truck to the ring, with the two spraying Alpha Academy with milk from a hose, mimicking Angle's famous 2001 segment.^[256] After the show went off the air, Rey Mysterio led the superstars and audience in singing "Happy Birthday" to Angle.^[257]

On Raw is XXX on January 23, 2023, Angle appeared in a segment with D-Generation X (Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Road Dogg and X-Pac) before serving as the special guest referee in a six-man tag team match involving The Street Profits and Seth Rollins against Imperium (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci), which the former team won.^[258]

On February 1, 2025, Angle was acknowledged amongst other legends at ringside at the Royal Rumble.^[259]

When Angle began to train as a professional wrestler, he was asked to not watch old tapes, since the style had changed during the Attitude Era and the matches were more aggressive. Instead, he learned by watching then-current wrestlers such as Steve Austin, Triple H, or The Rock.^[260] Angle said his match against The Rock at No Way Out 2001 was the transition between the "funny, goofy Kurt Angle to a more serious competitor", including more offense.^[261]

Angle's Olympic gold medal has frequently been incorporated into his professional wrestling persona. His personality varies depending on his alignment as a face or heel. As a face, Angle usually performs as a role model; but as a heel arrogantly uses his achievements to insult other people. He mixes aspects from his amateur wrestling background with his in-ring work, performing various suplexes, including the belly-to-back, German,^[111] and belly-to-belly, as well as submissions, such as the rear naked choke^[262] or the triangle choke.^[111] He primarily performs two finishing maneuvers to end his matches: an Olympic slam, dubbed "Angle Slam", and an ankle lock.^[1]

During Angle's entrances in WWE, it is common for fans to chant "you suck!" to the tune of his entrance music. The chants originated during Angle's feud with The Rock in February 2001, but gained popularity during his feud with Edge in 2002. The chants have become a trademark of Angle's persona, regardless if he is a face or heel.^[263] The theme song was later adopted by UFC fighter Colby Covington.

Angle appeared in every WWE/F video game from 2000's WWF Royal Rumble up to WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007, released in 2006. After an eleven-year absence, Angle made his return to WWE video games as a playable character in WWE 2K18 (as downloadable content), before subsequently appearing in WWE 2K19, WWE 2K20, and returning in WWE 2K23, WWE 2K24 and WWE 2K25. He also appears in TNA Impact!, TNA Wrestling, and TNA Wrestling Impact!.^[264]

Angle expressed interest in pursuing an acting career after retiring from professional wrestling. In 2008, he made his film debut as a racist prison deputy in the short film Chains.^[265] In 2009, he played serial killer Brad Mayfield in the film End Game. On a third-season episode of Pros vs. Joes, he was teamed up with Jimmy Smith and Kendall Gill against the Joes. Angle appeared in the "Car Wreck Vanish" episode of Criss Angel Mindfreak. He played Russian MMA champion Koba (in a non-speaking role) in the 2011 film Warrior, and starred as town sheriff Will Logan in the film River of Darkness.^[266][267]

On the Right After Wrestling program on

In 1996, Angle became a marketing representative for Protos Foods, the manufacturers of OSTRIM, an ostrich-meat-based foodstuff.^[12][274] In 1997, he worked for a year as a sportscaster on Pittsburgh's local Fox affiliate WPGH-TV.^[275][276] He also did a commercial for Pittsburgh-based pizza chain Pizza Outlet. Both Angle's pizza commercial and his time on WPGH-TV would be referenced on WWE television (the latter through the WWE Network show Ride Along), and his time with WPGH-TV would also make him an alumnus of WPGH-TV parent Sinclair Broadcast Group without having ever appeared for Sinclair-owned wrestling promotion Ring of Honor.^[277][278]

Angle is a longtime fan of

Angle's book, It's True It's True, was released on September 18, 2001.[280] In 2008, Angle was selected to be featured on the cover for metal band Emmure's second album The Respect Issue, where he is depicted on the front and back covers for the record, as well as on the inlay.^{[281][unreliable source?]}

From January 2021 to January 2024, Angle co-hosted a podcast called The Kurt Angle Show with Conrad Thompson.^[282]

Angle married Karen Smedley^[283] on December 19, 1998.^[284] They have two children together.^[285] In September 2008, it was reported that Karen had filed for divorce from Kurt.^[286] In 2010, it was reported that Angle was engaged to actress Giovanna Yannotti.^[287] Angle and Yannotti were married on July 20, 2012.^[288] They have three children, one of whom was adopted.^[294]

Angle is a Christian.^[295][296] He supported Marco Rubio in the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries.^[297] He is a supporter of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Coventry City F.C..^{[298][non-primary source needed][299]} In July 2015, Angle underwent emergency surgery to remove fluid buildup on his spinal cord after all of his extremities had become numb.^[300] A week before this emergency, he had surgery to remove a benign tumor from his neck.^[301]

In 2007,

Legal issues

In September 2007, Angle was arrested by the

Greater Pittsburgh area, on a DUI charge, after police received a report of an erratic driver leaving a local bar. Angle was charged with driving under the influence and careless driving after police traced the description of the car to his home. Angle was later found not guilty on those charges when the complaining witness was unable to corroborate her story.^[306][307]

On August 15, 2009, Angle was again arrested by the Moon Township Police Department.

Trenesha Biggers reached an agreement to avoid contact with each other.^[310]

On March 25, 2011, Angle was arrested by

chemical dependency evaluation, a $250 fine, $225 in court fees, and a ten-day suspended sentence.^[315][316]

Angle was arrested in the early morning of 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.^[317][318] 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.^[319] 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.^[320] On November 8, 2011, Angle entered a plea of no contest and was fined $1,500.^[321]

On August 2, 2013, Angle was arrested by Texas Highway Patrol officers and charged with driving while intoxicated in Decatur, Texas.^[322][323] Later that day, Angle announced he was immediately entering a drug rehabilitation center.^[203]

Championships and accomplishments

Folkstyle/freestyle wrestling

Olympic Gold Medal

winner in freestyle wrestling

• Canadian Cup Championship
  • Winner (1990)
• Collegiate/High School
  • Clarion University Freshman of the Year (1988)
  • Pennsylvania State Wrestling Champion (1987)
• International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles
  • FILA Junior World Freestyle Champion (1988)
  • FILA World Championships gold medal in freestyle wrestling (100 kg) (1995)
• International Sports Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2016^[34]
• National Amateur Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished Member (Class of 2001)
• National Collegiate Athletic Association
  • NCAA
    Division I
    All-American (1990–1992)
  • NCAA Division I Heavyweight Champion (1990, 1992)
• Olympic Games
  • Summer Olympics gold medal in freestyle wrestling (heavyweight) (1996)
• USA Wrestling
  • USA Junior Freestyle Champion (1987)
  • USA Senior Freestyle Champion (1995, 1996)
  • USA Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2001)

Professional wrestling

TNA World Heavyweight Champion (right hand), and former IWGP Heavyweight Champion (as recognized by IGF

)

• The Baltimore Sun
  • Best Worker of the Decade (2010)^[324]
• Cauliflower Alley Club
  • Future Legend Award (2000)^[325]
  • Lou Thesz/Art Abrams Award (2024)^[326]
• Inoki Genome Federation
  • IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[212]
• George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2012^[327]
  • Special honoree (2015)^[328]
• International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2024^[329]
• Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2021^[330]
• Power Pro Wrestling
  • PPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[331]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Comeback of the Year (2003)^[332]
  • Feud of the Year (2000) vs. Triple H^[332]
  • Feud of the Year (2003) vs. Brock Lesnar^[332]
  • Feud of the Year (2007) vs. Samoa Joe^[332]
  • Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2001)^[332]
  • Iron Man match on SmackDown! on September 16^[332]
  • Match of the Year (2005) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 21^[332]
  • Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2000)^[332]
  • Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2003)^[332]
  • Rookie of the Year (2000)^[332]
  • Wrestler of the Year (2003)^[332]
  • Ranked No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the
    PWI 500 in 2001^[333]
• SoCal Uncensored
  • Match of the Year (2000) vs. Christopher Daniels on September 13, 2000 (Ultimate Pro Wrestling)^[334]
• Sports Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 12 of the 20 Greatest WWE Wrestlers Of All Time ^[335]
• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • 6 times, inaugural)^[336]
  • TNA X Division Championship (1 time)^[337]
  • A.J. Styles (1)^[338]
  • 2009)^[339][340]
  • Second TNA Triple Crown Champion^[341]
  • TNA Hall of Fame (2013)^[342]
  • TNA Year End Awards
    (5 times)
    • Feud of the year (
      2007) vs. Samoa Joe
    • Match of the Year (2007) vs Sting at Bound for Glory
    • Memorable Moment of the Year (2006) Debut at No Surrender
    • Who to Watch in 2007 (2006)
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Best Gimmick (2000)^[343]
  • Best on Interviews (2002)^[343]
  • Best Technical Wrestler (2002)^[343]
  • Feud of the Year (2003) vs. Brock Lesnar^[343]
  • Match of the Year (2002) with Chris Benoit vs. Edge and Rey Mysterio at No Mercy on October 20^[343]
  • Most Improved (2000)^[343]
  • Most Outstanding Wrestler (2001–2003)^[343]
  • Readers' Favorite Wrestler (2002–2003)^[343]
  • Wrestler of the Year (2002)^[343]
  • Wrestler of the Decade (2000–2009)^[4]
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)^[344]
• WWE/World Wrestling Entertainment/Federation
  • WWF/E Championship (4 times)^[345]
  • WCW Championship (1 time)^[b][346]
  • 1 time)^[347]
  • WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)^[348]
  • WWF European Championship (1 time)^[349]
  • WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)^[350]
  • WCW United States Championship (1 time)^[b][351]
  • WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time, inaugural) – with Chris Benoit^[352]
  • King of the Ring (2000)^[46]
  • 10th Triple Crown Champion^[341]
  • Fifth Grand Slam Champion^[341]
  • WWE Tag Team Championship Tournament (2002) – with Chris Benoit^[353]
  • WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2017)^[354]

World Championships/Olympic Games matches

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Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
1996 Olympic Games at −100kg
Win	9–0	Abbas Jadidi	1–1	July 31, 1996	1996 Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia
Win	8–0	Konstantin Aleksandrov	4–1
Win	7–0	Sagid Murtazaliev	4–3
Win	6–0	Wilfredo Morales	2–0	July 30, 1996
Win	5–0	Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar	4–0
1995 World Championship at −100kg
Win	4–0	Arawat Sabejew	Referee Decision	August 13, 1995	1995 World Championships	Atlanta, Georgia
Win	3–0	Oleg Ladik	Referee Decision
Win	2–0	Josef Glazer	3–0
Win	1–0	Kenan Şimşek	2–0

Luchas de Apuestas record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas

Winner (wager)	Loser (wager)	Location	Event	Date	Notes
Edge (hair)	Kurt Angle (hair)	Nashville, Tennessee	Judgment Day	May 19, 2002	[355]

Notes

1. ^ Angle originally won both tag team championship belts from solo championship holder Samoa Joe. Sting won a four-way match to win the other share of the title, and joined Angle in his reign midway through.
2. ^ ^{a b} Won during the Invasion storyline.

References