Professional wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle who is a six times World Champion in WWE and a former six times TNA Heavyweight Champion of the world recently said that Stone Cold Steve Austin was one of the best wrestlers he had ever worked with.
Austin arrived in WWE in 1995 and was addressed as the Ringmaster at first. With two back to back successes such as King of the Ring 1996 and Royal Rumble 1997, Austin’s popularity started to grow. Then came his epic submission match against Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart at WrestleMania 13; the match that changed Austin’s career forever.
Kurt Angle Says Steve Austin Is One Of The Best Wrestlers He Ever Worked With
Since then, Stone Cold kept on climbing the ladder faster than anyone. He won the WWE World Championship six times in total, his feud with Vince McMahon was something that the world never witnessed before, and it took him to the stars. Everybody thought Austin is going to be the biggest star in pro wrestling history.
And then came the unfortunate thing; back to back injuries. It ruined Austin’s career and he was forced to retire from wrestling. In 2003, he left wrestling forever after his final match against The Rock at WrestleMania XIX.
Kurt Angle who is a six times World Champion in WWE and a former six times TNA Heavyweight Champion of the world recently on an episode of the Kurt Angle Show said that Stone Cold Steve Austin was one of the best wrestlers he had ever worked with. He said;
“Working with Steve was awesome. He is so underrated as an in-ring worker, I think because his character is so strong. I’ve said this before. He is known as this ass kicking, beer drinking, redneck, badass, Stone Cold Steve Austin, but nobody really appreciated his in-ring work.
“He was really good in the ring. He was such a great in-ring general. He improvised when he had to. He was one of the best workers I ever worked with. I learned a lot from him.”
“I learned so much from Stone Cold from how to do pretapes, how to do promos, and how to do matches. He had more of an effect on me than anybody in the company.”
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