Kurt Angle Talks About Overcoming Pain Pill Addiction

During his recent interview with the UK Sun’s WrestleCast radio show, TNA star Kurt Angle spoke about his struggles with pain pill addiction during his time in WWE and how it affected his relationship with Vince McMahon.

Despite appearing glassy eyed and slurring his speech at a recent TNA PPV, the Olympic gold medalist maintains that he no longer uses pain killers and advises young wrestlers to avoid them like the plague.

“I had an issue in WWE and I think that’s the reason Vince McMahon and I became so distant. I did get myself in a position where I had a painkiller problem. I had to get myself out of it and I did that without going to rehab. I worked full time and had to go through a lot of withdrawal.

“I’ll never touch it again. I learned a lesson from that. Any wrestlers, or people that want to be wrestlers, that is not the thing you want to do. Stay away from that. It’s the devil. It’s not going to help you in any way or fashion. All it’s going to do is make you an addict.”

To listen to the full interview, visit TheSun.co.uk.