If winning an Olympic gold medal with a broken freakin’ neck didn’t impress you, these 5 facts about Kurt Angle just might. Here are some of the most interesting, little-known facts about the former WWE and TNA champion in no particular order.
1. Kurt Angle’s sister died unexpectedly the night before his Iron Man match with Brock Lesnar (2003)
What fans do know is that Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle had one of the best matches in SmackDown history on September 18, 2003, when they went 60 minutes in an iron man match. What fans probably don’t know, is that Kurt Angle’s sister passed away of a heroin overdose the night before the match. Angle knew his match with Lesnar would be big, and waited until after the SmackDown taping to take time off.