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**Heyman** · 05-03-2008, 03:57 AM

Kurt Angle could DEFINITELY have been the guy.

In my opinion - two big things lead to Angle not being utilized properly.

1) Too much comedy: The WWE pushed Angle too much as a comedian at inappropriate times. In Angle's case - a little comedy was a good thing. Too much however, was overkill....and worked against him.

2) If you notice - Angle was always at his best as a heel. He was EXTREMELY effective at getting the crowd to piss on him. However - Angle was SO good at being a hated heel (i.e. Those "You Suck!" chants), that he actually started getting loud cheers during his matches. The WWE misinterpreted this, and would try and turn him face. As the WWE has done with soooo many of its wrestlers, they made the fatal mistake of making Angle kiss the fans' ass. As result, Angle's charisma would go right down the tube.....and his reactions would ultimately become lukewarm (until of course, the WWE would turn him heel again....and the cycle would re-start).

As great as Angle's accomplishments were in the WWE, it's also a little sad at how GROSSLY mis-used he was.

In my opinion, Kurt Angle was the greatest WWE wrestler of all-time.....even moreso than Ric Flair, HBK, and Bret Hart.

05-03-2008, 03:57 AM	#22
Heyman Father of Hinduship Posts: 21,083	Kurt Angle could DEFINITELY have been the guy. In my opinion - two big things lead to Angle not being utilized properly. 1) Too much comedy: The WWE pushed Angle too much as a comedian at inappropriate times. In Angle's case - a little comedy was a good thing. Too much however, was overkill....and worked against him. 2) If you notice - Angle was always at his best as a heel. He was EXTREMELY effective at getting the crowd to piss on him. However - Angle was SO good at being a hated heel (i.e. Those "You Suck!" chants), that he actually started getting loud cheers during his matches. The WWE misinterpreted this, and would try and turn him face. As the WWE has done with soooo many of its wrestlers, they made the fatal mistake of making Angle kiss the fans' ass. As result, Angle's charisma would go right down the tube.....and his reactions would ultimately become lukewarm (until of course, the WWE would turn him heel again....and the cycle would re-start). As great as Angle's accomplishments were in the WWE, it's also a little sad at how GROSSLY mis-used he was. In my opinion, Kurt Angle was the greatest WWE wrestler of all-time.....even moreso than Ric Flair, HBK, and Bret Hart. Last edited by Heyman; 05-03-2008 at 03:55 PM.