Kurt Angle was technically one of the most superior workers in professional wrestling history and he orchestrated some of the best matches in best matches in wrestling history. But who were top opponents of Angle’s career. Speaking on Chris Jericho's "Talk is Jericho" podcast, the Olympic Gold medalist made the exciting revelation;
"Benoit, I felt like I was looking a mirror," Kurt Angle stated, "He was so intense, he had that intensity, he might have perhaps been more intense than I was, and I loved the way he worked, the way he moved. We had such incredible chemistry that every match we ever had was a classic.
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“I had so much respect for Chris and what he was able to do in pro wrestling, especially for his size. He was a man that was probably what? 5'8? 5'9? But he wrestled like he was a monster, he was huge. I had so much respect for him and the chemistry that we had.”
Kurt Angle named Eddie Guerrero as one of his top opponents of all time too, "I don't want to say he was better in WCW, but he was healthier. Once he had that car wreck and he busted his femur, his leg, he wasn't the same. But Eddie was still better than everybody else, even after that, so I would have loved to have wrestled Eddie in his prime, and not to say he wasn't in his prime when I wrestled him, but we knew that Eddie had to work around that stuff."
Kurt Angle is a six times World Champion in WWE
The last name Angle revealed was the Heart Break Kid Shawn Michaels, "Shawn was so magical, he had so much talent, he looked effortless when he was out there doing whatever he did. He made everything look so easy, he just had a knack for pro wrestling," Angle said. "He didn't want to tie up, he didn't want to practice anything, we practiced one thing...I mean that match was incredible."
Chris Benoit was Angle’s one of the most superior opponents and together the duo had multiple top feuds. One of their prime feuds was from the early brand split era and their one on one match from Royal Rumble 2003 still remains one of the best of the time. It is a shame that a name like Chris Benoit has been erased from the wrestling world.
Kurt Angle was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017
Angle and Eddie Guerrero’s best feud dates back to 2004 and from WrestleMania XX to Summerslam, the duo had an amazing storyline. From Angle’s defeat at WrestleMania to Angle’s injury and General Manager of Smackdown angle, the storyline was amazingly built. Their Summerslam still stands as a classic.
Last but not the least, Angle named Shawn Michaels with whom he had a very few matches but all of them were five star performances. Their match WrestleMania 21 still remains one of the best matches in WrestleMania history. The duo could not continue working together for long as Angle decided to join TNA Wrestling in 2006.
Credit "Talk is Jericho"
H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.
