What happened to Kurt Angle at SummerSlam 2000?

Last Modified Jan 20, 2025 13:36 GMT
What happened to Kurt Angle at SummerSlam 2000?
Kurt Angle (Image - WWE.Com)

Kurt Angle is a former American Professional Wrestler. He was born on December 9, 1968, in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA. He had earlier competed in amateur wrestling winning a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and joined pro wrestling later that year. Soon, Angle joined WWE and went on to become one of the greatest superstars in the history of the promotion.

In WWE, he was a five-time World Champion, a King of the Ring, a WCW Champion, a United States Champion, an Intercontinental Champion, a European Champion, a Hardcore Champion, and the first-ever WWE Tag Team Champion. Angle was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017. Besides WWE, Angle had also wrestled a bit in Japan and was famous for his TNA stint, where he was the inaugural and six-time TNA Champion,

Kurt Angle at SummerSlam 2000

Source (Image - WWE.Com)

Kurt Angle suffered a concussion at SummerSlam 2000. It was a legit concussion during his triple-threat match against Triple H and the WWE Champion The Rock. Angle was a relatively new wrestler in WWE at the time and had a heated feud with The Game walking into the Biggest Party of the Summer. The two wrestlers made their entrances before The Rock and even began fighting at the ringside before the Champion could make his way to the ring. Their brawl continued to the announce table where Triple H gave the Olympian a pedigree, which was botched.

Angle hit his head on the way down, and was concussed. He was anyway meant to be sidelined from the match for a while to allow The Rock and Triple H have a fight. However, this injury increased the stakes further, as Angle was treated by emergency medicals while The Great One and The Game wrestled in the ring. Kurt Angle was taken backside and returned later in the match, which was eventually won by The Rock. Angle once took to Twitter to remember that night and revealed that he only vaguely remembers the night, and does not actually remember going to backstage and then coming back to finish the match.

Kurt Angle SummerSlam Record

Kurt Angle has competed in six matches at SummerSlam, where he won five and lost only one. Angle lost at his first match at SummerSlam and then won the rest of his matches. Kurt Angle was never pinned at SummerSlam.

SummerSlam YearOpponentMatchKurt Angle Record
2005EugeneSingles Match5 - 1
2004Eddie GuerreroSingles Match4 - 1
2003Brock LesnarWWE World Championship3 - 1
2002Rey MysterioSingles Match2 - 1
2001Steve AustinWWE Championship1 - 1
2000The Rock and Triple HWWE Championship0 - 1

FAQs on Kurt Angle at SummerSlam 2000

A. Yes, Kurt Angle suffered a legit concussion at SummerSlam 2000. 

A. Kurt Angle wrestled under his real name. His full name is Kurt Steven Angle. 

A. Kurt Angle won one gold medal at the 1996 Olympics. 

A. Kurt Angle is married to Giovanna Yannotti since 2012.

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