Kurt Angle was lucky enough to have a long career inside the squared circle, and he also got to face some of the biggest names in the business as he was climbing up the ladder in WWE.
Angle cemented his legacy when he defeated The Rock to become WWE Champion for the first time in his career at the No Mercy pay-per-view in 2000, and during a recent episode of The Kurt Angle Show he noted that he started building a closer relationship with Vince McMahon after he won the belt.
“Without a doubt. Vince connects with the guys who are making him the most money, and when you are the top guy, the World Champion, you get access to his phone number, and you can call him whenever you want, and he will answer, and he will call you whenever he wants, and you have to answer. It goes both ways, but, yeah, once you get to that level, you are involved with Vince, and that’s when you build a great relationship with him.”
The Hall of Famer went on to say that when he returned to the backstage area he received a hug from Vince McMahon, and the Chairman of the Board told Angle that he was proud of him.
“Well, he stood up, he hugged me, and said, you did it, I’m proud of you. And that meant the world to me, because I’ve always looked up to Vince as a father figure, and, you know, to have a four-star match with The Rock was a dream come true. This was the perfect dream come true to win the world title against one of the biggest names in the business and to be a World Champion for the first time.”
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