"I was going to k**l myself" - 12-time world champion reveals shocking conversation before his release from WWE

WWE legends and veterans had a different culture backstage, as superstars were often on the road for months without a break. Recently, multi-time world champion Kurt Angle revealed a shocking conversation between him and Vince McMahon, where he revealed he could've ended his life.

In 2006, Kurt Angle was struggling as a performer due to multiple injuries and addiction to painkillers. The WWE Hall of Famer desperately needed a break and had a disturbing conversation with Mr. McMahon when he wanted to get his release from the Stamford-based promotion.

In an appearance on Mic Check with Mr. Anderson, the six-time TNA and six-time WWE World Champion revealed that he could've ended his life due to his painkiller problem and wanted to get his release from the company to work on himself. When Vince McMahon agreed to the release, he revealed he signed a new part-time deal with TNA Wrestling.

"I left the WWE high and dry in 2006. They would not release me. I got to the point where I was desperate and I got very emotional when I had a meeting with Vince McMahon, and I told him I can't do this anymore. I had a painkiller problem, and I was getting injured quite a bit because I was wrestling full-time every single night, which is crazy how much they had me working," Angle said.

He added:

"I had a meeting with Vince [McMahon], and I begged him that I couldn't do this anymore. I said, 'Listen Vince, I think I'm going to k**l myself.' And I didn't mean I was going to commit suicide. I meant that I was going to OD on pills. When I said that, Vince put his hands up in the air, he said listen, 'You're released. Don't worry about it. Go home, take six months off, come back and I'll renew your contract'," Angle said.

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Kurt Angle was disappointed with WWE's use of Baron Corbin

In 2017, Kurt Angle got the opportunity to return to WWE and had his final match in 2019 at WrestleMania 35 against Baron Corbin. While the bout didn't live up to expectations, Angle was disappointed with the company's use of Baron Corbin.

Speaking on Busted Open, the WWE Hall of Famer expressed his disappointment in the company's use of The Lone Wolf after Angle put him over in his final match at WrestleMania 35.

"Afterward, they had him win the King of the Ring Tournament, and he kinda fell off. He fell off the radar. And he never really made it back, at least not to the extent that he should've been," Angle said.

Last year, Baron Corbin was released from the promotion and is currently working on the independent circuit.

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