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WWE legend Kurt Angle provides 'crazy' detail about iconic 'milk-o-mania' moment

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Gaydos, R. (2026, September 23). WWE legend Kurt Angle provides 'crazy' detail about iconic 'milk-o-mania' moment. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/wwe-legend-kurt-angle-provides-crazy-detail-iconic-milk-o-mania-moment

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WWE legend Kurt Angle revealed during an interview that the infamous "milk-o-mania" segment from August 20, 2001, on Monday Night Raw did not actually use real milk. Instead, food coloring was used to make water appear as milk when sprayed through a hose onto Stone Cold Steve Austin and others in the ring. Angle clarified this detail while discussing his favorite type of milk for Gambling.com, highlighting the creative deception behind one of his most memorable moments in wrestling.
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In 2001, during WWE's Attitude Era, Kurt Angle interrupted a tribute ceremony for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin on an episode of "Monday Night Raw." Angle drove a milk truck to the ring and connected it with a hose, dousing everyone in what was believed to be milk. Jim Ross famously quipped, "Milk-o-Mania is running wild." Recently asked by OutKick Dropkick about his favorite type of milk, Angle revealed that the substance sprayed wasn't actually milk but something else entirely. This moment highlighted the creative and unpredictable nature of WWE programming during its peak popularity period known as the "Monday Night Wars," which ultimately led to WWE's dominance over rival promotions like WCW.

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Topics

WCW WWE World Championship Wrestling the Monday Night Wars the World Wrestling Federation

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Angle PERSON · 7× WWE ORG · 6× Steve Austin PERSON · 2× ECW ORG · 1× Extreme Championship Wrestling ORG · 1× Kurt Angle PERSON · 1× Stone Cold PERSON · 1× WCW ORG · 1× World Championship Wrestling ORG · 1× the World Wrestling Federation ORG · 1×

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He was a six-time world champion, won the Intercontinental Championship, European Championship, Hardcore Championship, United States Championship and Tag Team Championship one-time each and was the 2000 King of the Ring.
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🔮 And when the water would go through, it would turn white. "

Claims (24 extracted, 0 hedged)

The Attitude Era in WWE, then known as the World Wrestling Federation, provided some of the wildest moments in pro wrestling history. asserted
Era → know → history
With those must-see segments, the company was able to win the "Monday Night Wars" and buy out its competition. asserted
company → see → competition
Kurt Angle was a main figure in some of those showcases and helped lead WWE into its Ruthless Aggression Era. asserted
Angle → lead → Era
One moment that sticks out more than most was the time Angle doused the "Stone Cold" Steve Austin-led alliance. asserted
Angle → stick → alliance
After WWE brought in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) wrestlers, The Alliance was formed as part of an "invasion" angle. asserted
Alliance → bring → angle
Angle was leading the charge for the WWE. asserted
Angle → lead → WWE
The group showed appreciation for Austin on the Aug. 20, 2001, edition of "Monday Night Raw." asserted
group → show → Raw
Angle interrupted the ceremony by driving a milk truck down to the ring. asserted
Angle → interrupt → ring
He connected a hose to the truck and doused everyone in the ring with what everyone thought was milk. asserted
everyone → connect → ring
"Milk-o-Mania is running wild," then-WWE commentator Jim Ross said during the segment. asserted
Ross → run → segment
When OutKick Dropkick asked Angle what his favorite type of milk was, he revealed a key detail about the segment. asserted
he → ask → segment
It wasn’t actually milk that he sprayed during the moment. asserted
he → spray → moment
That was food coloring," he said on behalf of Gambling.com, the guide to the best online sportsbooks. asserted
he → say → sportsbooks
"What they did, it is pretty cool, the hose that we had hooked up it had food coloring in the right front where the spicket is or where the knob is. asserted
knob → do → front
And when the water would go through, it would turn white. " asserted
it → go → ?
So, everybody thought it was milk and you know what's crazy is it wasn't. asserted
it → think → ?
But it looked like milk. asserted
it → look → milk
When I was drinking the milk and chugging it down, that was real milk. asserted
that → drink → it
But it was crazy because a lot of people think that the hose that was spraying ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin and Stephanie McMahon down was real milk and it wasn't." asserted
it → think → Cold
The spot is still one of the most-talked-about moments of Angle’s career and it definitely had this journalist fooled at the old age of nine. asserted
journalist → talk → nine
Angle had a storied career in WWE. asserted
Angle → have → WWE
He was a six-time world champion, won the Intercontinental Championship, European Championship, Hardcore Championship, United States Championship and Tag Team Championship one-time each and was the 2000 King of the Ring. asserted
He → win → Ring
He was the fifth person to be recognized as a Grand Slam champion. asserted
He → recognize → champion
Angle was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017. asserted
Angle → induct → 2017
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