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Alex Marvez of FoxSports.com says TNA World Champion Kurt Angle was at an IFL event last week at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL.

"God willing, the IFL and myself can make a deal," Kurt Angle said in an interview with Marvez. "The best fit for me right now as a pro wrestler who [works] about 120 times a year is the IFL."

Angle did note he would need permission from TNA President Dixie Carter to ink a deal with IFL and that he would need at least a year to train before he made his MMA debut.

"The IFL is giving me an opportunity to get my feet wet and train without affecting my job with TNA whatsoever. [The IFL] said they would be second priority and make sure TNA is happy all the time and they'll take me when they can get me."

Here's a video from TNA iMPACT a couple weeks ago, back when Kurt Angle and Sting were the tag team champs:

Kurt Angle is negotiating a deal for Brock Lesnar to sign a deal with TNA.

Lesnar, who weighs 265 pounds now, does not want to hurt his body and only wants to work MMA. Angle is trying to convince him that he will be able to create his own schedule, will have less travelling than WWE and enjoy one of the highest paid TNA contracts.

Do you think Lesnar will be a good addition to TNA Wrestling? 

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.

The following is taken from The Times and Democract...

The talk has been all about Chris Benoit and steroids.

In the weeks since the former WWE superstar turned murderer killed his wife and son before killing himself, wrestling has been under a microscope. And, while so much of the focus has been on steroid use, at least one of the industry’s top stars, TNA heavyweight champion Kurt Angle, thinks it’s time the companies started listening to their workers.

“Well, I think the one thing WWE and TNA needs to do is step back and take a look and listen to the wrestlers,” Angle said after appearing at an autograph signing before a CWA show in Columbia Thursday afternoon.

“This is not WWE’s fault and this is not Vince McMahon’s fault. Chris Benoit was responsible for his own actions.”

“Chris chose his own career,” Angle continued. “He chose to stick with the WWE when I am sure he could have went anywhere else, whether it be in Japan or TNA. But, Chris stuck to go with the grind.”

Since the Benoit fiasco, former wrestlers have turned up on news programs in droves to discuss the issue. There has been speculation that the industry is riddled with steroid abusers and that reform is imminent.

Angle, who won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics, has had his share of problems. He parted ways with WWE in August of 2006 after a dispute with the company. He claims he left on his own accord, but WWE claimed Angle was violating its “Wellness Policy.” He has stated he was addicted to Vicodin and could have easily been one of the ever-growing number of wrestlers to die at a young age.

“TNA, it's good,” he said. “I chose to quit WWE. Vince McMahon wanted me to go full time, and we were butting heads. I felt I put in enough time and all the effort I could to wrestle 250 or 300 days per year, and I felt like I couldn’t do that any longer. Vince, on the other hand, with the amount of money (I was the highest paid individual last year) said I should go full-time.”

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On Friday in Tokyo, Japan, TNA Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle defeated longtime rival Brock Lesnar for the IWGP Championship in a match for Antonio Inoki’s new IGF wrestling promotion.

TNA Wrestling officials spoke by phone with Angle following the match, who had this to say:

“The IWGP Championship is the second title to add to my growing collection,” Angle said. "On July 15 at Victory Road, I’m going to add a third title – the TNA World Tag Team Championship. Then after Victory Road, there will only be one more title for me to win – and that’s to take the X Championship from that fat slob Samoa Joe!”

Angle finished up by saying: “It's real...it's damn real...thank you!"

Kurt Angle will be returning to the United States with both his TNA World Heavyweight Championship as well as the IWGP Championship.

TNA Wrestling has announced that Kurt Angle will take the stage at LP Field, home of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans in downtown Nashville for the CMA Festival this Saturday celebrating Country music.

Angle will be on hand to introduce some of the major musical names hitting the stage and give everyone the lowdown on Nashville’s biggest event of the year: Slammiversary.

During a press conference yesterday, UFC President Dana White confirmed that they are in negotiations with TNA star Kurt Angle. White reiterated that Angle has made it clear that he is serious about fighting in mixed martial arts.

He went on to say that he feels that Kurt would need at least six months of training before he could make his debut. Angle has been talking about making a MMA debut for quite some time now.

Observers in TNA are continuing to question the health of Kurt Angle.

According to reports, Angle still dresses in what is described as the "star" locker room with Jeff Jarrett, Sting, Kevin Nash and Christian Cage. When Angle does appear in front of other wrestlers, he is described as mumbling and looking incoherent. Some TNA officials attribute Angle appearing this way because he uses chewing tobacco.

However, one TNA wrestler said: "Something is going to happen to Kurt Angle and this company is going to feel terrible that they didn’t do anything."

The official website of TNA star Kurt Angle has posted a letter written by Angle responding to recent reports of him being involved in the steroid investigation in Florida. It reads:

I did not improperly receive prescriptions. It is well documented that in my career I have broken vertebrae in my neck on five occasions and each time the course of treatment was under the care and supervision of my doctors. Any attempt to link me to the athletes in the current news accounts who may have improperly sought performance-enhancing drugs is without foundation.