There’s no denying that Eddie Guerrero and Kurt Angle had some classic matches in front of the camera, but the two Hall of Famers also clashed behind the scenes.
During a recent episode of Stories with Brisco and Bradshaw, JBL recalled being backstage when things got physical between Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero after a match they were both involved in. Kurt Angle has previously stated that Guerrero attempted to use a double leg takedown on him during the altercation, and JBL noted that Eddie had a pretty hilarious explanation for why he used the move.
“You know a fight’s going on in the locker room … you can tell by the noise, and this was a fight. So finally, [John] Laurinaitis had gotten between Eddie and Kurt. Kurt was outside the dressing room, Eddie was inside it, I was dressing right by Eddie. Laurinaitis shut the door, so that separated Kurt and Eddie. Eddie comes back and sits down, and I could tell by the noise that’s going on that … Eddie had tried to leg dive [him].
So I’m sitting there looking at Eddie, and he’s not looking at me at all. He’s looking at the door, just mad as mad as he can be, breathing so loud you can hear him breathe. … Finally I said ‘Why would you leg dive a Gold Medalist?’ And without looking at me, he goes ‘Cause I’m stupid!’ That was great. Then he finally started laughing.”
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