Kurt Angle Speaks On TNA, Hogan, HBK, Triple H, MMA, Goldberg, Jericho, McMahon, More

Posted by Ashish on 01.25.2007

Angle speaks out in a wild interview with Bubba the Love Sponge!

Kurt Angle appeared on the Bubba the Love Sponge Radio Show today and had many very interesting things to say. Highlights are below.

- Said that he makes more money now with TNA than he did with WWE.

- Said Dixie Carter knows more about business than Vince McMahon.

- Said that TNA Impact did a record rating last week and that the show now gets more viewers than Smackdown and ECW.

- Said that TNA is working on bringing Hulk Hogan and Big Show in, adding that Big Show was one of the hardest workers in WWE but was never appreciated.

- Mentioned rumors that Chris Jericho is coming to TNA.

- Said Kevin Nash won't be able to wrestle for another year.

- Said that a doctor told him that Vince McMahon is "a heart attack waiting to happen" judging by the purple veins on his nose.

- Said that WWE got a major business deal in China because of him, but that Shane McMahon ended up getting the credit for it.

- Said Triple H is a slimeball but that he has a great mind and will be good for WWE after he retires.

- Once again said that TNA drew a higher rating last week than Smackdown.

- Said that Hulk Hogan and Goldberg might come to TNA soon and when that happens, they will beat RAW.

- Said TNA's top free agents are Hulk Hogan, Big Show, and Chris Jericho.

- Said that Test is already a multi-millionaire from his investments in real estate.

- Said Chris Jericho is very tough because he once got drunk and stood up to Test who Angle said is also a legit tough guy.

- Said that he is responsible for bringing Bobby Lashley to wrestling.

- Said that Christian needs to be a total heel and that they are taking him in that direction now. He also said that Christian needs a long title reign but also needs to learn to take direction better, mentioning that he will have a match of the year with him soon.

- Said he doesn't know if he is currently a face or heel but likes it anyway.

- He said he didn't understand how his Iron Man match with Samoa Joe ended up being so good because he got a concussion in the match.

- Said he had a lot of respect for Hulk Hogan as a businessman and mentioned that he had a five star match with Hogan at the King of the Ring.

- Said that he is a wrestler, agent, and writer with TNA and said that if Big Show comes to TNA, he would make sure he would stay undefeated for a long time.

- Said that Shawn Michaels refused to be moved to the Smackdown brand which is why he ended up being moved there. He said that Vince McMahon told him that Angle was their first choice for the move, but that was a lie. He also said some weird thing about how Shawn Michaels never puts anybody over, but then said that Michaels said he would put over Angle at WrestleMania.

- Said that RVD once admitted to him that he doesn't know how to work a match and just does highspots and then points to himself.

- Said he wants Bubba to become a manager in TNA.

- Said he wants Tito Ortiz on the phone next week on the Bubba Show so they can discuss a potential MMA fight.

- Bubba also said during the interview that Hulk Hogan told him that Dixie Carter was the real deal and that she had backers who could buy and sell Vince McMahon ten times over.

- Bubba said that Hogan told him that he has talked with TNA about coming in.

- Bubba and Angle agreed that TNA should combat WWE by going after big names, just like WCW did.

- Bubba and Angle also agreed to work together to try and get Hogan in TNA.