Kurt Angle Interview: Talks TNA, John Cena and More
Kurt Angle had an interview last night on 106.7 WJFK FM out of Washington DC. The entire interview is about 23 minutes long.
A fan submitted the following report to lordsofpain.net regarding what Angle had to say about TNA Wrestling and other topics...
- Talked about how hard it is for WWE to fill five hours of TV each week, especially when injuries take place.
- Said there are options other than WWE but you won't make as much money.
- Said he was overworked and under-appreciated even though he was one of the top 2 guys in WWE.
- Talks about his WWE injuries and coming back too early and not resting.
- Said he and John Cena were/are the two hardest working guys in the business.
- Said WWE chose Cena as their top guy because Cena was single and had a lot more to give towards the business, as opposed to a married man.
- Said Cena is not expected to be the best wrestler in the company, but he is expected to sell the most merchandise.
- Said Vince McMahon is getting a lot of bad publicity right now. Kurt praises Vince.
- Talked about his painkiller addiction and said it was not Vince's fault, it was his.
- Said he didn't like how his character in WWE was being utilized towards the end.
- Talked about an injury he suffered in a match with RVD. Said he called WWE and couldn't make the house show the next day. WWE said he had to. Kurt arranged a meeting with Vince at WWE HQ - Kurt wanted part time but Vince insisted he stay full time. Kurt said he quit.
- Said that TNA in a matter of time will start to compete with Raw.
- Said he is coming out with a book soon.
- Talked about how WWE is getting bad rap with the Chris Benoit stuff.
- Promoted his upcoming PPV match with Samoa Joe.

