TSC Evaluation #40: Kurt Angle

[mrken12]

In the last evaluation, Billy Gunn got a score of 4.76.

TSC Evaluation #39: Billy Gunn

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Eddie Guerrero: 9.60 TSC Evaluation #35: Eddie Guerrero
Rick Rude: 9.14 TSC Evaluation #21: Rick Rude
Sting: 9.00 TSC Evaluation #20: Sting
Ricky Steamboat: 8.88 TSC Evaluation #32: Ricky Steamboat
Rey Mysterio Jr.: 8.78 TSC Evaluation #15: Rey Mysterio Jr
Scott Steiner: 8.60 TSC Evaluation #2: Scott Steiner
Booker T: 8.53 TSC Evaluation #25: Booker T
Terry Funk: 8.40 TSC Evaluation #11: Terry Funk
Vader: 8.27 TSC Evaluation #12: Vader
Andre The Giant: 8.14 TSC Evaluation #18: Andre The Giant
Rob Van Dam: 8.14 TSC Evaluation #9: Rob Van Dam
DDP: 7.95 TSC Evaluation #16: Diamond Dallas Page
CM Punk: 7.92 TSC Evaluation #7: CM Punk
Harley Race: 7.89 TSC Evaluation #37: Harley Race
Brian Pillman: 7.84 TSC Evaluation #38: Brian Pillman
Owen Hart: 7.80 TSC Evaluation #30: Owen Hart
Arn Anderson: 7.75 TSC Evaluation #33: Arn Anderson
Raven: 7.71 TSC Evaluation #19: Raven
Batista: 7.69 TSC Evaluation #28: Batista
Ron Simmons: 7.57 TSC Evaluation #26: Ron Simmons
Roddy Piper: 7.56 TSC Evaluation #6: Roddy Piper
Shelton Benjamin: 7.50 TSC Evaluation #31: Shelton Benjamin
2 Cold Scorpio: 7.36 TSC Evaluation #23: 2 Cold Scorpio
Goldberg: 7.19 TSC Evaluation #3: Goldberg
Sycho Sid: 7.02 TSC Evaluation #4: Sycho Sid / Sid Vicious
Junkyard Dog: 6.92 TSC Evaluation #24: Junkyard Dog
Ultimate Warrior: 6.79 TSC Evaluation #10: The Ultimate Warrior
X-Pac: 6.66 TSC Evaluation #34: X-Pac
MVP: 6.64 TSC Evaluation #27: Montel Vontavious Porter
D'Lo Brown: 6.48 TSC Evaluation #13: D'Lo Brown
Sabu: 6.12 TSC Evaluation #22: Sabu
Lex Luger: 6.03 TSC Evaluation #8: Lex Luger
Tazz: 6.02 TSC Evaluation #5: Tazz
Mike Awesome: 5.94 TSC Evaluation #29: Mike Awesome
Chyna: 5.74 TSC Evaluation #17: Chyna
Jeff Jarrett: 4.49 TSC Evaluation: Jeff Jarrett
Sandman: 4.03 TSC Evaluation #36: The Sandman
Tommy Dreamer: 4.02 TSC Evaluation #14: Tommy Dreamer

If people have any requests for future wrestlers you want to see evaluated, let me know. I'll have one wrestler evaluated for each week every Wednesday.

For #41 it will be Chris Kanyon.

Pending requests: Ted DiBiase, Jake The Snake Roberts, Bam Bam Bigelow, Kane, Undertaker, Big Show, Rikishi, Mr. Perfect, The Godfather, Val Venis, Big Boss Man, Stan Hansen, Christian Cage, Goldust, William Regal, Tully Blanchard, Eddie Gilbert, Barry Windham, Bobby Eaton, Stevie Richards, Rick Martel

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Major accomplishments

Amateur wrestling

Canadian Cup Championship
Winner (1990)

Collegiate/High School
Clarion University Freshman of the Year (1988)
Pennsylvania State Wrestling Champion (1987)

International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles
FILA Junior World Freestyle Champion (1988)
FILA World Championships gold medal in freestyle wrestling (100 kg) (1995)

International Sports Hall of Fame
Class of 2016

National Amateur Wrestling
National Amateur Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2001)

National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA Division I All-American (1990–1992)
NCAA Division I Champion (1990, 1992)

Olympic Games
Summer Olympics gold medal in freestyle wrestling (heavyweight) (1996) which he won with a broken freaking neck

USA Wrestling
USA Junior Freestyle Champion (1987)
USA Senior Freestyle Champion (1995, 1996)
USA Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2001)
Greatest Shoot Wrestler of All-Time


Professional wrestling

Cauliflower Alley Club
Future Legend Award (2000)

Inoki Genome Federation
IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1x)

International Wrestling Institute and Museum
George Tragos/Lou Thesz Hall of Fame (2012)
Special honoree (2015)

Power Pro Wrestling
PPW Heavyweight Championship (1x)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Comeback of the Year (2003)
Feud of the Year (2000) vs. Triple H
Feud of the Year (2003) vs. Brock Lesnar
Feud of the Year (2007) vs. Samoa Joe
Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2001)
Match of the Year (2003) vs. Brock Lesnar in an Iron Man match on SmackDown! on September 16
Match of the Year (2005) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 21
Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2000)
Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2003)
Rookie of the Year (2000)
Wrestler of the Year (2003)
Ranked No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2001

SoCal Uncensored
Match of the Year (2000) vs. Christopher Daniels on September 13, 2000 (Ultimate Pro Wrestling)

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (6x)
TNA World Tag Team Championship (2x) – with Sting (1) and A.J. Styles (1)
TNA X Division Championship (1x)
King of the Mountain (2007, 2009)
TNA Hall of Fame (Class of 2013)
Second TNA Triple Crown Champion

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE
WCW Championship (1x)
WCW United States Championship (1x)
World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
WWE Tag Team Championship (1x) – with Chris Benoit
WWF/WWE Championship (4x)
WWF European Championship (1x)
WWF Hardcore Championship (1x)
WWF Intercontinental Championship (1x)
King of the Ring (2000)
WWE Tag Team Championship Tournament (2002) – with Chris Benoit
WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2017)
Tenth Triple Crown Champion
Fifth Grand Slam Champion

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Best Gimmick (2000)
Best on Interviews (2002)
Best Technical Wrestler (2002)
Feud of the Year (2003) vs. Brock Lesnar
Match of the Year with Chris Benoit vs. Edge and Rey Mysterio at No Mercy on October 20, 2002
Most Improved (2000)
Most Outstanding Wrestler (2001–2003)
Readers' Favorite Wrestler (2002, 2003)
Wrestler of the Year (2002)
Wrestler of the Decade (2000–2009)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)


With a scale of 1-10 how would you rate Kurt Angle in these categories:

-Mic work/promos

-Personality/gimmicks

-Ring work (along with some of your favorite matches/feuds)

-Overall rating (which doesn't have to be an average of the above scores)

 

[GOATpernick]

 

[RammerJammer]

Mic Work

Personality

Ring Work

Overall

 

[Tommy Fits]

10/10... can talk, had charisma, and all time great in the ring. Has classic matches and segments. Was tempted to give him a 9 because his personal demons cheated everyone out of even more classic moments. But even in his short wwf run he always delivered.

 

[TL15]

 

[Mr. Brown]

Mic Work

Personality

Ring Work

Overall

This

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

I'm literally looking for a reason to not give him a ten, because tens are truly transcendent guys like savage, Hogan, rock, Austin...but got damn, he had no flaws. He's a ten, and on that level.

 

[Buggsy Mogues]

First 10 I've given in these things and I didn't have to think twice about it. Unquestionably GOAT level

 

[James Dean]

Kurt vs HBK Mania 21
Benoit/Kurt vs Edge/Rey No Mercy 02
Benoit vs Kurt Rumble 03
Borck vs Kurt Mania 19
Kurt vs Taker NWO 06
Wolfe vs Kurt Turning Point 09
Kurt vs Anderson Lockdown 10
Kurt vs Rock vs Taker Vengeance 02
Kurt vs Austin Summerslam 01
AJ/Kurt vs Kaz/Daniels Slamiversary X

 

[mrken12]

Obvious 10 all across the board for me. I explained why in this thread:

Kurt Angle should be a lock for everyone's list of Top 5 Greatest Wrestlers

My only small complaint is that his last few years in TNA had many matches where he would spam finishers but he still found ways to make the matches entertaining.

 

[Riley Escobar]

1

Dude was a bum

 

[Riley Escobar]

In all seriousness

King Kurtis is the most complete wrestler in history.

Easiest 10 I've ever given

 

[puppetmaster]

Hard to argue against a 10.

Has Charisma like few others.

Dude could and should be a hall of famer off his TNA run alone.

And his wwe run was fukking fantastic. That's saying something considering how all over the place that company has been since 2006

Took to "fake" wrestling naturally even though he could legit tie just about anyone before or after him in knots if he wanted to.

Kurt could pose a legitimate threat to the Undertakers, Big Shows Kane's etc then turn right around and have a realistic back and forth with Rey Mysterio. That's versatility

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

I'm literally looking for a reason to not give him a ten, because tens are truly transcendent guys like savage, Hogan, rock, Austin...but got damn, he had no flaws. He's a ten, and on that level.

I can't put it better. He gave us countless classics in the ring with countless other wrestlers of so many styles. He was a master of adapting to a crowd (just look at how he steered into the skid of the crowd chanting you suck at him since 2002 even when he changed his theme up) so he was always on point. He always felt believable, never got stale, felt as authentic as can be when getting serious, and his comedic work on tv was at least top 5 if not top 3 easily without having to give it any thought. He also gave us one of at the very least, a top 3 all time Wrestlemania main event when he faced Brock in 2003. The exactly type of match you show to a non fan that would hook them.

 

[Silkk]

All 10s

Wasn't expecting that, I almost gave dude a 9 but he deserves a 10. Him & Sting held it down for me during a time when WWE straight shyt. 05/06 Angle one of my favorite characters ever. Had as much character versatility as The Rock with the way he could switch between comedy, anger, legitness bad ass, etc.