Kurt Angle On: TNA Wrestling, Shawn Michales and More

Kurt Angle gave another candid interview to Bubba The Love Sponge on Thursday. Highlights of the discussion follow:

• Dixie Carter is paying him more than Vince McMahon ever did. He called her a better businessperson than McMahon and said that there's a rumor going around that an NFL owner might begin backing TNA Wrestling.

• Angle said that TNA has opened discussions with Hulk Hogan and Chris Jericho. He believes Jericho, Big Show and Hogan are the top free agent prospects. Angle did a great job putting over Big Show, claiming that he was one of WWE's hardest workers and that, should he sign with TNA, Angle would push for him to have a long undefeated streak.

• He said that TNA's ratings are now beating ECW and SmackDown.

• Claimed a doctor once told him that Vince McMahon has blood vessels on his nose (which he masks with makeup on television) that signal high blood pressure; McMahon, according to this doctor, is at risk of a heart attack.

• Angle put over Test (and Bobby Lashley); he had nothing positive to say about Triple H.

• He called his match with Hulk Hogan a "five-star" bout; he put over the Hulkster.

• He said that he hopes Christian Cage gets a chance to headline as a long-term champion, but that he needs to change his style to become a more effective heel.

• He criticized Shawn Michaels by mentioning his own track record as someone who has done more jobs than anyone yet not lost overness (but he did admit that HBK offered to put Angle over at WrestleMania). He also mentioned that HBK refused to move to SmackDown.