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Former WWE star Kurt Angle says 'I believe that I had a better career in TNA'

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Gaydos, R. (2026, September 23). Former WWE star Kurt Angle says 'I believe that I had a better career in TNA'. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/former-wwe-star-kurt-angle-says-i-believe-i-had-better-career-tna

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Kurt Angle, a former WWE star with six world titles, told OutKick Dropkick that he believes his career was better in Total Nonstop Action (TNA), where he also won six world championships among other accolades. He highlighted matches against wrestlers like Samoa Joe and AJ Styles as particularly noteworthy. Angle expressed regret that more WWE fans did not see him compete in TNA and suggested that WWE could adopt some of TNA's innovative match concepts, such as the King of the Mountain match.
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Former WWE star Kurt Angle recently stated that he believes his career was better when he was part of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) rather than WWE. In TNA, Angle achieved significant success, becoming a six-time world champion and holding multiple other titles over nearly a decade. Despite these accomplishments, many fans did not witness his work in TNA due to WWE's dominance in the United States market at that time. Angle noted that TNA had a smaller fan base within the U.S., but still boasted a devoted following worldwide. He expressed regret that more WWE fans were unable to see his performances in TNA, which included notable matches against competitors like Abyss, Samoa Joe, and AJ Styles.

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Grand Slam Olympic TNA WWE the TNA Hall of Fame

Subjects

TNA ORG · 11× WWE ORG · 9× Angle PERSON · 8× Joe PERSON · 3× Samoa Joe PERSON · 3× Abyss PERSON · 2× OutKick Dropkick PERSON · 2× Styles PERSON · 2× the TNA Hall of Fame ORG · 2× Kurt Angle PERSON · 1×

Narrative

"To be honest with you, I had an incredible career in both WWE and TNA and I believe that I had a better career in TNA and, unfortunately, a lot of those WWE fans didn't get to see it and I think that they would have seen my career. …
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🔮 "To be honest with you, I had an incredible career in both WWE and TNA and I believe that I had a better career in TNA and, unfortunately, a lot of those WWE fans didn't get to see it and I think that they would have seen my career. …

Claims (25 extracted, 2 hedged)

Kurt Angle is probably best known for his WWE run as he racked up six world titles and became the fifth Grand Slam champion in the company’s history. asserted
he → know → history
He also came into the company with an Olympic gold medal on his resume, which is just as impressive. asserted
which → come → resume
Pro wrestling fans who follow the sport closely know that Angle was a beast in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). asserted
Angle → follow → Wrestling
Angle told OutKick Dropkick he believed he had a "better career" in TNA. asserted
he → tell → TNA
"To be honest with you, I had an incredible career in both WWE and TNA and I believe that I had a better career in TNA and, unfortunately, a lot of those WWE fans didn't get to see it and I think that they would have seen my career. … asserted
they → have → career
Now we have a lot of great TNA fans all over the world but here in the United States, it’s a far second place to, before AEW came around, but it was a far second place to WWE. asserted
it → have → WWE
But I would have loved for the WWE fans to see me wrestle in TNA. asserted
me → love → TNA
Angle put on some great matches in TNA with Abyss, Samoa Joe, A.J. Styles and the like. asserted
Angle → put → Abyss
But for a WWE fan who never saw him wrestle in TNA, he would point them to his matches against Joe and Styles. asserted
he → see → Joe
"Any match with Samoa Joe or AJ Styles," he said on behalf of Gambling.com, the guide to the best online sportsbooks. asserted
he → say → sportsbooks
"It doesn't really matter. asserted
It → matter → ?
My debut match against Samoa Joe at the pay-per-view, I think it might have been it might have been Bound for Glory, or right after it, but we had a banger of a match and I really enjoyed working with both of them. uncertain
I → think → them
Angle added that Joe’s background as a ground-and-pound grappler worked well with his freestyle wrestling background. asserted
background → add → background
Even with Styles flying around the ring at times when he was young, Angle said the two were able to mesh well. asserted
two → fly → times
Angle won two of the King of the Mountain matches during his time in TNA. asserted
Angle → win → TNA
The King of the Mountain match was one of the unique bouts in the company as competitors fight to hang a title belt on a hook suspended above the cage. asserted
competitors → fight → cage
OutKick Dropkick asked Angle whether he’s surprised those unique matches haven’t made their way to the WWE just yet. asserted
matches → ask → WWE
"I'm surprised it hasn't already," he said. asserted
he → say → ?
"WWE got really creative at a certain point in time where they were doing some really cool stuff. asserted
they → get → stuff
And it would be great advice to the WWE to use some of those things. asserted
it → use → things
I don't know if they're patented or not. asserted
they → know → ?
I believe they aren't patented, but you could always change the name and mix it up a little bit, make it a little different, but TNA was always very creative with their pay-per-views." uncertain
TNA → believe → views
The Olympic champion was inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame in 2013. asserted
champion → induct → 2013
The TNA Hall of Fame includes Angle, Sting, Jeff Jarrett, Earl Hebner, Gail Kim, Abyss, Ken Shamrock, Awesome Kong, Raven, Traci Brooks, Rhino, Bob Ryder and Mickie James. asserted
Hall → include → Angle
TNA will induct three new members at its Bound for Glory pay-per-view in October. asserted
TNA → induct → October
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