Kurt Angle certainly had a memorable career in the squared circle, and he had two different runs with WWE. During his first run with the company Angle feuded with John Cena, was on his way up the card, and Angle was getting cheered even though he was supposed to be the heel.
Triple H reportedly buried Kurt Angle backstage for his inability to get a heel reaction during feud, although it’s worth noting that Triple H was also cheered when he feuded with Cena, especially when they faced off at WrestleMania 22.
During an episode of the Kurt Angle Show the Hall of Famer discussed Triple H, and he said that Triple H is entitled to his opinion while explaining why the fans might not have been behind Cena at the time.
“I didn’t hear anything backstage of Triple H burying me. He’s entitled to his opinion, I can’t do anything about that. I don’t agree with him, I think John Cena, when he came up through the ranks when he started, he was booked as invincible, he hardly ever lost. [WWE] did the same thing with Roman Reigns and look what happened to him, it took a long time for the fans to get with Roman. The fans are a bit rebellious, they don’t want a guy that’s dominant or invincible. They want a guy that’s vulnerable that could win or lose at any time and John was always booked to win.
“Triple H and I were veterans, better known at the time. Cena was an up and coming talent so they were able to recognize us as more formidable opponents and the more popular wrestlers. It’s an uphill battle for John because they booked him so quickly into the main event as a baby face, that’s really hard to do. Triple H and I being the more experienced veterans, people knew us.”
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