I got a kick about how with his ultra-Americanism he was hated in the US, but cheered everywhere else in the world (along with Edge and Christian). That's wrestling fans for you.
I think Shawn realized that Kurt was probably his biggest competition at the time regarding in ring work. That probably played a part in why he approached Kurt like that. Both extraordinary performers.
Idk why Angel acted like he didn't know what Shawn meant here but on WWE untold, he says why HBK said that. Shawn meant that he isn't afraid to go in the ring with Kurt because Kurt is known to be intense
A few times people have told me the same thing. I had a few different replies. 1) Who you trying to convince me or you? 2) Good you may last longer 3) It doesn't matter, the result are always the same 4) The same thing happens if you step into a lion's cage not being afraid
Yes but the business is pro wrestling and in that business there is nobody better, the best to ever do it hands down, people need to stop hating on the man and judge him for what he did in the ring, if you love pro wrestling then you can't hate a shawn micheals match, people need to get off the jealousy and thank him for giving them their money's worth
@@krissanders987 Al Snow talked about how a lot of guys get in the best shape of their lives, after retirement. Being on the road all the time, is tough on the body & the diet....once they get down time, find a training regimen that works, & time to relax, I guess it makes all the difference, for those who want to get in or stay in shape.
@@Rodzilla97 A guy I worked with was a "surfer dude" type laid back as hell. He just let the nerds at my job talk down to him. I looked at his cauliflower ears and the way he walked and knew something was up. Found out he was a college wrestler and amateur mma fighter.
I remember watching his first year in wwe and realised just how professional and technically sound he was, and his mic work was great for someone so new to pro wrestling. instant respect for him after seeing that.
I think Cornette said repeatedly that Shawn was really insecure. This seems in line with that. But that said, perhaps this means less than it seems. Kurt said recently that it was Shawn that came to him before the WM match and told him he wants Kurt to win by tapping Shawn out to make him look strong for a feud with Batista. This was a major WM match, between two of the best ever, so the result of this match meant a lot too. Both had their fair share of great moments prior to this match I'd say, so it was actually pretty big of Shawn to go and do this.
He should take some of that time to spend on himself. He's been outrageously unhealthy for such a long time. No excuse to be twice the size of a normal person when you have money and a million connections with athletes.
He makes a great living sitting on a chair and talking about a sport that he could never dream of doing. He’s basically most of the wrestling comments section except he gets paid for it
@@stevesteve0521 Wait, you think MOST of the commenters are fatasses? Dam man that's harsh. But I would like to see how many people called him fat but are in fact, fat themselves lol.
Not really. It's a relatively tame way of telling a bully or asshole that they can clean up their act before something happens. What bullies want is a reaction and for other people to be bothered by their stupid antics, which the bully wants to explain to himself as him being superior to people who want no part of his ineptitude. Telling them that you're not afraid of them lets them know that you disapprove of their actions and avoiding them does not mean that you are incapable of handling them but just disgusted and have better things to do so they can as well stop being cringy and if they don't then stiffer measures may be introduced.
It was so much fun watching Kurt wrestle in WWE and TNA. You knew you were going to get a great match every single time out. He gave everything he had to the fans until his body gave out.
This was in the middle of Shawn's redemption song. He might've felt a little guilty about his past and at this point was putting over the newer guys, something the old him wouldn't dream of doing, particularly at a WM. A new hungry guy with the skill level and tenacity of Angle would understandably have something to prove to someone with HBK's reputation, and Shawn might've sensed that. Hearing Angle's side of this story, it makes much more sense why Shawn would say that. Shit, he might have saw the ghost of Bret Hart for all we know.
@KWRBT2 First time I heard the story was from Shawn. Like any other HBK story (Taker at WM14, Montreal screwjob, etc) there's always holes in his side of the story, mostly because he doesn't know why ppl look at him crazy for the crazy shit he says/does. From Angle's perspective, this is just another day at the office. He didn't kiss HBK's ass like everyone else. When someone with an ego like Shawn, albeit reformed, meets with a focused individual like Angle, the end result is usually "go home Superman, you're drunk".
@@kwrbt2979 Idk why Angel acted like he didn't know what Shawn meant here but on WWE untold, he says why HBK said that. Shawn meant that he isn't afraid to go in the ring with Kurt because Kurt is known to be intense
Please don't take this as a criticism but this show will only get better the more Kurt relaxes and he converses rather than responding like it's an interview. No fault of anyone, that's just the adjustment that naturally happens. Conrad is great, Kurt has great stores and a tremendous personality, this is the show I never knew I wanted.
Kurt is awesome! I was working security at a horror theme park in Mass and the WWE had an agreement to send talent to sign autographs...pretty sure it was '02. Kurt came one weekend and my buddy and I were detailed to him. While we were waiting I had a brief conversation with him that involved me telling him that I was a wrestler and I knew I couldn't...but I thought I could take him. He was great about it. Always been a big fan of him.
Kurt Angle is great. I'm glad to know that one of my heroes when I was younger is as a good a guy in real life as he was an entertainer/wrestler. He's definitely in my top 3 along with Undertaker and Shawn Michaels, and I feel he should be recognized as such by everyone.
If there's one thing for certain about Shawn, it's that he legit isn't afraid of anyone. He will take his whoopin' and he has again and again and again.
Shawn couldn’t fight his way out of a paper bag let alone fighting Kurt Angle Kurt Angle is one tough beast he took down Brock Lesnar and Eddie Guerrero at one time
If MMA was where it is now during his prime I have no doubt Kurt would have destroyed. I think he mentioned something like that in one interview that he would have done MMA if it was more known and profitable back then. I might be remembering it wrong but at one point Kurt and Brock had a live freestyle wrestling match in a back room. Kurt scored a takedown on him at some point which honestly says a lot. Can you imagine trying to takedown a prime Brock Lesnar who's doing his best to stop you? But oh well, instead we get one of the best heels and spectacular athletes of all time. His mic skills were just as awesome! "I won a gold medal... WITH BROKEN FREAKIN NECK!"
@@Tupacisking306 he's a dumbass for doing that. If he really got Kurt riled up, Kurt would have made light work of Shawn, and I would bet my bottom dollar that Shawn would go crying to Vince, and Kurt would have been punished 😂
@@corybennett8861 Everything you said is accurate with the exception of calling HBK a dumbass...HBK has seen and been through more then 95% of regular people and Kurt is by no means a regular person but that dosen't mean HBK has to fear him
@@DXOWNSNWO I appreciate your opinion and support of HBK, and I didn't mean to slander him at all by any means, as he is my all time favorite wrestler, and the greatest performer of all time in my humble opinion. However after finding out what a jerk he was in his earlier years, that is what I meant by calling him a dumbass. I understand he is not the same person he used to be, but we both know that he would politic big time if he had to back in the day.
How a REAL fight would go down: Bell rings, Kurt shoots, takes HBK down, HBK doesn't know how to pull guard so Kurt effortlessly transitions into side position, Kurt drops a couple hammer fists, HBK covers, Kurt slips an arm triangle in and puts HBK to sleep. Oh it's true, it's DAMN TRUE. Yinzer nation in da house
i was at wrestlemania 21 , to watch Kurt and Shawn , it was an awesome match , i have videos in the crowd from the event in the staple center too , i was on the right of the entrance at level 2 of the stadium. Very nice memory.
I think a bit of context for Shawn's comments is necessary because he was legitimately intimidated by Kurt Angle's work rate and wasn't sure if he could keep up. He mentions in his book and DVD that he trained extra hard so as not to disappoint fans and also so that he wouldn't be outclassed by Angle. Shawn Michaels is one of the greatest of all-time and views himself as one of the greatest of all-time, but Kurt Angle was one of the few guys who he felt he had to train extra hard for. I doubt Angle or Conrad are reading this comment, but if they are I would recommend hearing what Michaels had to say about the match and Angle. Sounds to me like his comments are a testament to just how good Michaels thought Angle was in 2005. Also, Angle intentionally or not is an intimidating guy, and for someone who's only interaction with him was basically a dismissal, I can see Michaels having a chip on his shoulder. That's what made both guys so good in my opinion.
Sorry man but this is coming from Kurt Angle's POV having actually spoken with shawn irl. Why on earth would you think internet hearsay from smarks would be a more accurate representation of events
@@AjayPatel-so8zs I'm not going by hearsay by internet "smarks". I'm going by Shawn Michaels' own words in his DVD and/or book. If we're going to listen to Kurt then it's own fair to hear what Shawn had to say a decade ago about the match. Also, Kurt has a habit of stretching the truth a bit just like all wrestlers, but the difference in what he had to say in his RF Video shoot interview a decade ago compared to now is proof in my mind that Kurt is more interested in telling a good story and putting himself over, which shouldn't be surprising.
@@animalcol1 And so has Kurt Angle. The difference is that Shawn's version of the story came out over a decade ago and is very believable in my opinion. He said he was intimidated by Angle's work rate and ability, and trained for him more than any other opponent. Angle also adds to the story by saying that he didn't even know Shawn was so good just a short time before this, which I can see Shawn taking exception to.
@Andres Garza well it seems that pro wrestling is way harder on the body than MMA competition is because most guys only fight a few times a year whereas wrestlers work 250+ days per year.
Both as intense as each other training wise I’d say ufc and wrestling both 365 days a year you are constantly training I’d say angle would have been a machine at any sport he really put his mind too he was a phenomenal Olympian wrestler and professional wrestler and is a down to earth cool dude! Shaun on the other hand I have conflicting opinions on that dudes character although granted he was a great pro wrestler.
Still my favourite match of all time “the wrestlemania match” and I’ve been a HBK fan since his rocker days but this was the one opponent I thought could out perform him.
Kurt and Shawn had a weird timeline prior to this. Like Shawn was the biggest star in the WWE for years and right when he left, Kurt Angle became a big star for years. And then for 3 years, they were doing their own thing on 2 separate shows. (Kurt on SD, HBK on RAW) I kinda get why HBK said that to Kurt cause it's two of the greatest in the business that never seen eye-to-eye before that Wrestlemania.
This is the first video clip I've watched since Kurt's podcast began, and I gotta admit, he looks great here compared to some of his last WWE run. His face looks slimmer, he just looks less bloated/ballooned in general. Was he on prednisone, or maybe drinking a lot or something? Either way, he's looking great, and I can see that intensity in his eyes. Good stuff.
Anybody but Shamrock back in the day would be in the same situation. He taught Lesnar that a College Athlete isn't comparable to an Olympic Athlete - & Kurt was likely high AF to boot.
@@yomismoconmigo Daniel Puder was a cheap shot. That's the equivalent of a boxer throwing everything behind a punch during a light sparring session then using it as a claim to fame.
@@steakkidneypie767 True story. I'm around 205lb, and my gf is around maybe 130lb. I taught her how to sink in a really good rear naked choke, and she could for sure submit me or choke me out if I wasn't paying enough attention.
A few times people have told me they were not afraid of me. I had a few different replies. 1) Who you trying to convince me or you? 2) Good you may last longer 3) It doesn't matter, the results are always the same 4) The same thing happens if you step into a lion's cage not being afraid
I watched wcw n wwf from mid 90s til 2000. I could be wrong but shawn was my favorite n than around i think 98 he gave up the belt n retired. I watched it live n cried lol. After that i became a rock fan n by 00 stopped watching. In 2005ish i heard hbk returned few years ago n I was like no way n stsrted watching it here n there... Thats when i started to follow kurt angle. He was so good mych better than how i remembered him as a joke. I ended up watching wrestling all 2005 n kurt was the best thing on tv. Havent watched anything but taker losing to Brock ever since. Kurt is now forever n always my favorite wrestler, not hbk, goldberg, stonecold, or the rock. Never thought id end up a kurt angle lover lol Anyways shawn was coming out of retirement after years. I think his health was of thebhughest concern n he was naking it clear. I loved that wm in 2005. That was the best one to me n best commercials
I think HBK just was trying to get Angle prepped up for their match. He even has admitted himself that Kurt Angle was the first wrestlers whose skills intimidated him a little bit.
It's not a coincidence. He and his buddies were heels who pissed off the audience and wouldn't put anyone else over so they just made the product frustrating.
He may be clean and sober off rec. Drugs and alcohol; but I'm almost certain he's on TRT and GH therapy. Heck, he sounds like he's slurring his speech here a little. Hope he's still doing good.
OMG the "sexy kurt" song he made in Smackdown with Sensational Sherri R.I.P. I'll never forget it. I was laughing out of his talent & him pulling it of with Sherri. & then once Angle attacked her. .. Sherri's scream, drama, tears, sell etc....made me go back to hating Angle again. 🤣😂🤣 But more like "Aww why you gotta do that Angle....I was Rooting for you until now" 🤣😂🤣😂
Got to respect our Olympic Hero! Stepped into the ring against them all. Unlike scsa who weasels his way out matches with Hogan, Goldberg, Lesnar using his neck as an excuse. Then squashes Spike Dudley, Santino and stuns old folks with the same neck. Win or lose always a great match with Kurt Angle. Can dish it out and take it as well. True top tier performer who’s legacy as one of the Greats is cemented.
Only reason I think Shawn said that was because maybe he thought it was gonna turn into a shoot? I didn't like Shawn back then but have tons of respect for him now that I've smartened up to what he did.
Angle is a freakin' gold medalist in the Olympics in wrestling. Shawn is probably my favorite wrestler of all time, but he would have gotten destroyed in a big way if they would've fought
They edited out the part where Conrad mentioned Daniel Puder and Kurt got defensive. "Uh, wha...wha...why... what... what does Daniel Puder have anything to do with it I'm just curious..." lol WTF I was wanting to see Kurts face when he said that to see if it sounded worse than what it was. I guess it was as bad as it sounded or they wouldn't have edited it out.
@@D2Kprime idk why he didn't exactly see it coming because the rules to this were about pinning the other guy. It wasn't exactly a mma match or even a submission grappling contest it was a weird shoot, and the goal was supposedly to pin the other guy not tap them.
I love Kurt. really do, but the Puder thing was inexcusable on Kurt's part and Puder had him. plain and simple. Puder got the shaft. Vince was clearly gonna pick a side. he did. if I had to choose one of the two to back up I probably would've gone with Kurt. not because Puder was in the wrong, but who have I spent the most time and money on and who has the better chance to make the most money with in the future? its Kurt.
@@chrismorgan8330 That wasn't the point at all. The point was to try and prove that those kids were not "Tough Enough" to handle the pro-wrestling ring. They thought that putting a legitimate-shooter out there (Kurt Angle) that he could make them look bad. Well, it backfired because Daniel Puder was a legitimate Mixed Martial-Artist and while he may not have know much or anything about the style of pro-wrestling, he certainly wasn't a punk and he proved that. The whole idea was just brick-stupid. You had the Big Show out there throwing working-chops that no one was selling. One guy was even laughing.
@@soramirez5473 i have no real liking for Puder but he definitely wasn’t scared? he stood up to Kurt and almost broke his arm. He also went into the ring with Holly, eddie & benoit even though he knew he was going to take a beating. He didn’t last because he was limited as a performer and had huge heat in the back from the tough enough competition
@@Rossa4444 heat? the job wasn't for him.. I don't know if he was scared, and neither do you.. He didnt want to be in the industry, for whatever reason, it wasn't for him. and yea he TRIED to break Kurts arm, while Kurt was role playing. Big man that Puder is.. SEEMS like they hazed his ass out.. lol.. lol..
i love how probably over 99.99% of people saying that about Shawn would get beat down by him in 10 secs flat. these people who are so sure he's such a wimp wouldn't dare try him
By that point, Michaels knew he couldn't politic somebody out of the company for working stiffer than the princess cared for. This was the only way he had to attempt to avoid stiff in ring work.
I can listen to Kurt Angle talk all day! I hated him as a kid, but now that I'm older I can appreciate the man's work.
Same
He worked me back then but I'm in the same boat. He was excellent.
As long as you loved to hate him your fine😊
I got a kick about how with his ultra-Americanism he was hated in the US, but cheered everywhere else in the world (along with Edge and Christian). That's wrestling fans for you.
Totally agree! Sexy kurt may have been his best work. Great fued he put ankle lock on jennety and shari. Ha ha gold!
“I’m just a sexy Kurt...I’ll make your ankle hurt”!
I got the moves… to make them all tap out!
Hands off the medals!
Lmao! 😂
I think Shawn realized that Kurt was probably his biggest competition at the time regarding in ring work. That probably played a part in why he approached Kurt like that. Both extraordinary performers.
"I'm not scared of you"
Exactly what a scared person would say
Telling somebody that you're not scared of them, is the EXACT thing that a scared person says.
Idk why Angel acted like he didn't know what Shawn meant here but on WWE untold, he says why HBK said that. Shawn meant that he isn't afraid to go in the ring with Kurt because Kurt is known to be intense
I'm not going to respond to this post!
A few times people have told me the same thing. I had a few different replies.
1) Who you trying to convince me or you?
2) Good you may last longer
3) It doesn't matter, the result are always the same
4) The same thing happens if you step into a lion's cage not being afraid
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@@RossMalagarie Wow Ross, such a badass!
For all the people letting us know Kurt would beat Shawn in a real fight thank you what a ground breaking piece of information
We're not saying because we don't know, we're saying it because apparently Shawn didn't know.
@@EGarrett01 of course he knew. He’s lost every fight he’s ever been in.
@@jdtippet7002 He has, but he also was on lots of drugs and doesn't remember most of the 90's.
Yes but the business is pro wrestling and in that business there is nobody better, the best to ever do it hands down, people need to stop hating on the man and judge him for what he did in the ring, if you love pro wrestling then you can't hate a shawn micheals match, people need to get off the jealousy and thank him for giving them their money's worth
@@jdtippet7002 well HBK might be able to beat Hornswoggle in real life.
Kurt has that look in his eyes like he wants you to ask if he can still go.
HAHAHAHAHAHA SO TRUE!!
He looks 10 years younger now snd in crazy shape.
@@krissanders987 Al Snow talked about how a lot of guys get in the best shape of their lives, after retirement. Being on the road all the time, is tough on the body & the diet....once they get down time, find a training regimen that works, & time to relax, I guess it makes all the difference, for those who want to get in or stay in shape.
Dude totally
Kurt is so kind and authentic it almost annoys me how cool and down to earth he is lol
thank god he is, he's already absolutely terrifying. imagine if he was mean, and a loose cannon too (like Scott Steiner)
It annoys you? You prefer fake people?
@@Rodzilla97
A guy I worked with was a "surfer dude" type laid back as hell. He just let the nerds at my job talk down to him. I looked at his cauliflower ears and the way he walked and knew something was up. Found out he was a college wrestler and amateur mma fighter.
@@Rodzilla97 the funny thing is Steiner talks really highly of Angle...prob b/c Steiner respects people with a legitimate athletic background
@@Rodzilla97actually Steiner isn't really that mean in real life.
When Angle left the WWE, so did I.
Plastic. Nah but seriously it all went downhill after he left. Sad times.
TNA in 2006 >>> The last 15 years of WWE
Him on 08-09 SD woulda ruled.
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@@sykosteve777 so you like angle over kurt
I left my wife because she didn't understand why I considered Kurt Angle an American hero.
so you are coming out of the closet right here on youtube?
@@terryosinga2155 you know it. Why? Is that a problem for you ? Lol
@@jafarselbee9666 to each their own....just don't sniff around my rear end...lol
@@terryosinga2155 lol don't flatter yourself pal.
Lmao
Kurt really seems like a genuine nice guy. Such a great athlete.
he spoke at my high schools assembly randomly 2 years after i graduated.....i was pissed
Their Wrestlemania match was one of my all time favorite. Great story, they started off slow and worked into it building it up, great match!
that art is lost nowadays. sad
He's just a Sexy Kurt! 😁😎👍
@@bigwobs8040 he'll make your ankle hurt
I remember watching his first year in wwe and realised just how professional and technically sound he was, and his mic work was great for someone so new to pro wrestling. instant respect for him after seeing that.
I think Cornette said repeatedly that Shawn was really insecure. This seems in line with that. But that said, perhaps this means less than it seems. Kurt said recently that it was Shawn that came to him before the WM match and told him he wants Kurt to win by tapping Shawn out to make him look strong for a feud with Batista.
This was a major WM match, between two of the best ever, so the result of this match meant a lot too. Both had their fair share of great moments prior to this match I'd say, so it was actually pretty big of Shawn to go and do this.
Shawn Said himself that he never really liked himself
There must be like 4 Conrads. This dude is everywhere.
He should take some of that time to spend on himself. He's been outrageously unhealthy for such a long time. No excuse to be twice the size of a normal person when you have money and a million connections with athletes.
He makes a great living sitting on a chair and talking about a sport that he could never dream of doing. He’s basically most of the wrestling comments section except he gets paid for it
He could lose about 100lbs. But hey; I've got issues too. Hopefully he can turn it around.
I think of of them is Cher’s son
@@stevesteve0521 Wait, you think MOST of the commenters are fatasses? Dam man that's harsh. But I would like to see how many people called him fat but are in fact, fat themselves lol.
If someone has to verbalize to you that they are "not afraid of you" then they are in fact, at least slightly, afraid of you.
Agreed!
Not really. It's a relatively tame way of telling a bully or asshole that they can clean up their act before something happens. What bullies want is a reaction and for other people to be bothered by their stupid antics, which the bully wants to explain to himself as him being superior to people who want no part of his ineptitude. Telling them that you're not afraid of them lets them know that you disapprove of their actions and avoiding them does not mean that you are incapable of handling them but just disgusted and have better things to do so they can as well stop being cringy and if they don't then stiffer measures may be introduced.
@@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252 somebody was bullied it sounds like 😂
@@userjim83 There is no shame in having been a victim and in no way does it affect the validity of what was said.
@@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252 warding off the big bad bullies as 40 year old man is a bit sad tho tbh 😂
Shawn was afraid of most guys when his boys weren't around.
Cuz you were there. Put down the dirtsheets, Mark
@@eugenen1585 I was what??
i don't know about most guys, but he was definitely afraid of taker
@@eugenen1585 HBK isn’t a tough guy and got lumped up by marines back in the day.
@@eugenen1585 But I do know that Iron Mike said to Shawn that “he ain’t gonna try no bully shit with him or he’ll be laying asleep”.
It was so much fun watching Kurt wrestle in WWE and TNA. You knew you were going to get a great match every single time out. He gave everything he had to the fans until his body gave out.
I met Kurt Angle at a talent competition. He actually pretty cool.
Kurt Angle is a legend he came to muscle shoals, Sheffield Alabama w/Impact (TNA) never will forget it! Talk about a worker
This was in the middle of Shawn's redemption song. He might've felt a little guilty about his past and at this point was putting over the newer guys, something the old him wouldn't dream of doing, particularly at a WM. A new hungry guy with the skill level and tenacity of Angle would understandably have something to prove to someone with HBK's reputation, and Shawn might've sensed that. Hearing Angle's side of this story, it makes much more sense why Shawn would say that. Shit, he might have saw the ghost of Bret Hart for all we know.
How does hearing Angle's side of this story make sense out of why Shawn said that? Angle himself doesn't even understand why he said it.
He probably did see a Bret hart resemblance and angle had the ankle lock submission hold as a finisher lol
@KWRBT2 First time I heard the story was from Shawn. Like any other HBK story (Taker at WM14, Montreal screwjob, etc) there's always holes in his side of the story, mostly because he doesn't know why ppl look at him crazy for the crazy shit he says/does. From Angle's perspective, this is just another day at the office. He didn't kiss HBK's ass like everyone else. When someone with an ego like Shawn, albeit reformed, meets with a focused individual like Angle, the end result is usually "go home Superman, you're drunk".
@@labbaby189 haha
@@kwrbt2979 Idk why Angel acted like he didn't know what Shawn meant here but on WWE untold, he says why HBK said that. Shawn meant that he isn't afraid to go in the ring with Kurt because Kurt is known to be intense
Kurt you’re my favorite wrestler of all time. Best worker off all time. The matches you Benoit and Eddie put on are my personal favorites!! Best ever.
When i hear other guys talk about Kurt Angle they say hes "intense in the ring"
no one said he was stiff tho
I’ve heard “Integrity” mentioned as well
Intelligent
I think he means that his shots and hits where stiff as hell.. like a hard hitting, stiff ass forarm to the throat..
Please don't take this as a criticism but this show will only get better the more Kurt relaxes and he converses rather than responding like it's an interview. No fault of anyone, that's just the adjustment that naturally happens. Conrad is great, Kurt has great stores and a tremendous personality, this is the show I never knew I wanted.
Angle not only would've eaten Shawn for breakfast, he would have destroyed that whole locker room if he wanted to.
Bro it's literally soap opera for men.
Boooooyy Kurt would have knocked Shawn's eye straight 🤣🤣🤣
@Versatile Wolf Shawn has a lazy eye from (I believe) a match he had with Kane. He never cared enough to get it fixed.
@@jacobgriffin3579 it was with y2j
@@123bgaming2 No, it was Kane. Boy Toy himself has confirmed it
Love you and your Storys so much Kurt. Im so glad you do this Podcast.
When someone has to randomly tell you they’re not scared… they probably are 😂
Kurt is awesome! I was working security at a horror theme park in Mass and the WWE had an agreement to send talent to sign autographs...pretty sure it was '02. Kurt came one weekend and my buddy and I were detailed to him. While we were waiting I had a brief conversation with him that involved me telling him that I was a wrestler and I knew I couldn't...but I thought I could take him. He was great about it. Always been a big fan of him.
Kurt Angle is great. I'm glad to know that one of my heroes when I was younger is as a good a guy in real life as he was an entertainer/wrestler. He's definitely in my top 3 along with Undertaker and Shawn Michaels, and I feel he should be recognized as such by everyone.
If there's one thing for certain about Shawn, it's that he legit isn't afraid of anyone. He will take his whoopin' and he has again and again and again.
@My Lord Fair enough but he wasn't just lying to Bret for his safety. He was lying to the entire company that was going to continue working with.
Yeah, like he stood up to those dozen Marines that beat him up
True comment. It takes a certain 'F**k you' attitude to repeatedly get your ass handed to you again and again lol
He was definitely afraid of Taker and allegedly afraid of Janetty to the point where he had to sic Scott hall on him.
Shawn couldn’t fight his way out of a paper bag let alone fighting Kurt Angle Kurt Angle is one tough beast he took down Brock Lesnar and Eddie Guerrero at one time
Loving the podcast!!! I’ve watched every video so far, it’s true! It’s damn true 🤙🏽🙏
Kurt would have stretched Shawn like a pretzel. There’s no way Shawn would have been able to take angle if things turned into a shoot.
He was trying to fire kurt up, so the match could be more intense. I agree in a real fight shawn is screwed.
If MMA was where it is now during his prime I have no doubt Kurt would have destroyed. I think he mentioned something like that in one interview that he would have done MMA if it was more known and profitable back then. I might be remembering it wrong but at one point Kurt and Brock had a live freestyle wrestling match in a back room. Kurt scored a takedown on him at some point which honestly says a lot. Can you imagine trying to takedown a prime Brock Lesnar who's doing his best to stop you?
But oh well, instead we get one of the best heels and spectacular athletes of all time. His mic skills were just as awesome! "I won a gold medal... WITH BROKEN FREAKIN NECK!"
@@Tupacisking306 he's a dumbass for doing that. If he really got Kurt riled up, Kurt would have made light work of Shawn, and I would bet my bottom dollar that Shawn would go crying to Vince, and Kurt would have been punished 😂
@@corybennett8861 Everything you said is accurate with the exception of calling HBK a dumbass...HBK has seen and been through more then 95% of regular people and Kurt is by no means a regular person but that dosen't mean HBK has to fear him
@@DXOWNSNWO I appreciate your opinion and support of HBK, and I didn't mean to slander him at all by any means, as he is my all time favorite wrestler, and the greatest performer of all time in my humble opinion. However after finding out what a jerk he was in his earlier years, that is what I meant by calling him a dumbass. I understand he is not the same person he used to be, but we both know that he would politic big time if he had to back in the day.
How a REAL fight would go down:
Bell rings, Kurt shoots, takes HBK down, HBK doesn't know how to pull guard so Kurt effortlessly transitions into side position, Kurt drops a couple hammer fists, HBK covers, Kurt slips an arm triangle in and puts HBK to sleep. Oh it's true, it's DAMN TRUE.
Yinzer nation in da house
i was at wrestlemania 21 , to watch Kurt and Shawn , it was an awesome match , i have videos in the crowd from the event in the staple center too , i was on the right of the entrance at level 2 of the stadium. Very nice memory.
It's so great how we're able to hear so many awesome stories from the greats today. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yeah, its not like we're busy watching current wrestling lol.
@@DmanDice true that 😂. Fast forward through a show and only watch 10 minutes of it
@@hip-hopaintdead5281 I'm down to watching just clips and specific matches at best now days. :(
I think a bit of context for Shawn's comments is necessary because he was legitimately intimidated by Kurt Angle's work rate and wasn't sure if he could keep up. He mentions in his book and DVD that he trained extra hard so as not to disappoint fans and also so that he wouldn't be outclassed by Angle. Shawn Michaels is one of the greatest of all-time and views himself as one of the greatest of all-time, but Kurt Angle was one of the few guys who he felt he had to train extra hard for. I doubt Angle or Conrad are reading this comment, but if they are I would recommend hearing what Michaels had to say about the match and Angle. Sounds to me like his comments are a testament to just how good Michaels thought Angle was in 2005. Also, Angle intentionally or not is an intimidating guy, and for someone who's only interaction with him was basically a dismissal, I can see Michaels having a chip on his shoulder. That's what made both guys so good in my opinion.
Sorry man but this is coming from Kurt Angle's POV having actually spoken with shawn irl. Why on earth would you think internet hearsay from smarks would be a more accurate representation of events
@@AjayPatel-so8zs I'm not going by hearsay by internet "smarks". I'm going by Shawn Michaels' own words in his DVD and/or book. If we're going to listen to Kurt then it's own fair to hear what Shawn had to say a decade ago about the match. Also, Kurt has a habit of stretching the truth a bit just like all wrestlers, but the difference in what he had to say in his RF Video shoot interview a decade ago compared to now is proof in my mind that Kurt is more interested in telling a good story and putting himself over, which shouldn't be surprising.
@@immortallegacy100 you do know Shaun has had, eh, challenges with the truth before, right?
@@animalcol1 And so has Kurt Angle. The difference is that Shawn's version of the story came out over a decade ago and is very believable in my opinion. He said he was intimidated by Angle's work rate and ability, and trained for him more than any other opponent. Angle also adds to the story by saying that he didn't even know Shawn was so good just a short time before this, which I can see Shawn taking exception to.
That makes way more sense than people thinking Shawn wanted to literally fight him. People in the comments don't think rationally
I enjoyed Kurt' s run with the intercontinental and European titles
Kurt always looks in great shape.
Shawn Michaels, who's 0-146 in fights including verses his smile, wanted to tell Kurt Angle he wasn't scared of him. That's cute.
Thought the same damn thing 🤣
Hey at least he ain’t scared.
Including versus his smile JFC
I'm from Mt Lebo pa. I remember seeing Kurt running up academy Ave with his brother Eric on his fucking shoulders! Thr man was am animal!
Kurt: 65 vicodin a day
Conrad: 65 twinkies a day
You're obviously very mature...
Bruh WHY 😭
Conrad FTW
Who looks better at over 250 lbs?
Conrad can take Flair nowadays
I’ve always loved their WM match. It became 5star when he Angle Slammed HBK into the Ringpost
Shawn says,' lm not scared of you" and Kurts reply "that only proves you're stupid".
Kurt would have killed Shawn then and now.
For sure. But Kurt would have done that to a lot of guys. He was a legit bad ass.
@@Armando316 100%. Best Olympic wrestler in the world, super strong and endurance for miles. He would have been awesome in the UFC.
@Andres Garza well it seems that pro wrestling is way harder on the body than MMA competition is because most guys only fight a few times a year whereas wrestlers work 250+ days per year.
Both as intense as each other training wise I’d say ufc and wrestling both 365 days a year you are constantly training I’d say angle would have been a machine at any sport he really put his mind too he was a phenomenal Olympian wrestler and professional wrestler and is a down to earth cool dude! Shaun on the other hand I have conflicting opinions on that dudes character although granted he was a great pro wrestler.
Killed
Still my favourite match of all time “the wrestlemania match” and I’ve been a HBK fan since his rocker days but this was the one opponent I thought could out perform him.
The Kurt angle shawn michaels match is my all time favourite match
i'm only realizing now that you have your own show Kurt....this awesome!
Kurt and Shawn had a weird timeline prior to this. Like Shawn was the biggest star in the WWE for years and right when he left, Kurt Angle became a big star for years. And then for 3 years, they were doing their own thing on 2 separate shows. (Kurt on SD, HBK on RAW) I kinda get why HBK said that to Kurt cause it's two of the greatest in the business that never seen eye-to-eye before that Wrestlemania.
One of the best mania matches of all time. It’s at the very least top 3.
omg totally forgot about this WM 21 movie commercials. They were all amazing!
So I know Kurt had a new show and can’t believe Conrad is doing it with him, dudes the man
Kurt Angle was the last truly great wrestler and the final legend from the Attitude Era.
Literally had no idea kurt had a podcast, literally just subscribed 💯👍🏾
This is the first video clip I've watched since Kurt's podcast began, and I gotta admit, he looks great here compared to some of his last WWE run.
His face looks slimmer, he just looks less bloated/ballooned in general. Was he on prednisone, or maybe drinking a lot or something?
Either way, he's looking great, and I can see that intensity in his eyes. Good stuff.
"If it goes down,then it goes down"
Was Shawn Michaels asking for an ass beating on camera? We all know of shawn's history of legit fights! 🤣
Anybody but Shamrock back in the day would be in the same situation. He taught Lesnar that a College Athlete isn't comparable to an Olympic Athlete - & Kurt was likely high AF to boot.
@@ATCRyderX Daniel puder approves xd
@@yomismoconmigo Daniel Puder was a cheap shot. That's the equivalent of a boxer throwing everything behind a punch during a light sparring session then using it as a claim to fame.
@@steakkidneypie767 True story. I'm around 205lb, and my gf is around maybe 130lb. I taught her how to sink in a really good rear naked choke, and she could for sure submit me or choke me out if I wasn't paying enough attention.
@@Funeral_Tango LMFAOOOO
Kurt could've probably ripped his arms off! He's an olympic freakin gold medalist in wrestling!
my dream match would be Kurt Angle vs Bret Hart (in their prime) what a match that would be!
That would've been an amazing match
Agree. It would have been absolutely amazing
Imagine prime Kurt Angle and prime Mr. Perfect Curt Henning in a match together.
Karl Kox
It wouldn’t surprise me if someone wound Shawn up when it came to Kurt possibly shooting on him
Nash and Hunter
A few times people have told me they were not afraid of me. I had a few different replies.
1) Who you trying to convince me or you?
2) Good you may last longer
3) It doesn't matter, the results are always the same
4) The same thing happens if you step into a lion's cage not being afraid
You forgot 5) I know because you could stomp my cowardly ass.
@@MiniatureMasterClass yeah that's right in your case but it wouldn't be correct for me
I watched wcw n wwf from mid 90s til 2000.
I could be wrong but shawn was my favorite n than around i think 98 he gave up the belt n retired. I watched it live n cried lol.
After that i became a rock fan n by 00 stopped watching.
In 2005ish i heard hbk returned few years ago n I was like no way n stsrted watching it here n there...
Thats when i started to follow kurt angle. He was so good mych better than how i remembered him as a joke. I ended up watching wrestling all 2005 n kurt was the best thing on tv.
Havent watched anything but taker losing to Brock ever since.
Kurt is now forever n always my favorite wrestler, not hbk, goldberg, stonecold, or the rock. Never thought id end up a kurt angle lover lol
Anyways shawn was coming out of retirement after years. I think his health was of thebhughest concern n he was naking it clear.
I loved that wm in 2005. That was the best one to me n best commercials
What did cornette say about Michaels? He’s like 0 and 100 when it comes to shoot fights. Angle would Pretzel him and make him say, ‘Angle’.
He's 0 and life in fights 😂
@@alyfarhat91 lol
@@alyfarhat91 Still arguably one of the greatest of all time
“Couldn’t whip cream if he had an outboard motor “
I’m sure he knew that. But that doesn’t mean he’s scared
Love the channel you guys gotta fix the video endings.
Angle in my top 3 all time (next to Rock and Austin)
Ultimate Warrior, Kurt Angle, Christopher Daniels
my top 3 all time are HBK(goat), Undertaker, Angle
I love you Kurt, from one PA boy to the next!
Should of tested him on the spot. He is lucky Kurt didn’t eliminate Shawns smile. Success to this channel!!
Who wants to see Kurt Angle play Lex Luthor in Superman movie he would be perfect for it Kurt Angle is one of the best wrestlers of all time
I think HBK just was trying to get Angle prepped up for their match. He even has admitted himself that Kurt Angle was the first wrestlers whose skills intimidated him a little bit.
Conrad you really need to get your health in check man, we enjoy this content and want to keep you around!
2 of the best of all time 🐐🐐
Shawn Michaels should be afraid to fight anyone, given his history. He never met a fight he couldn't lose.
For me the angle v Michaels matches were some of the best wrestling I’ve ever seen
Kurt vs Shawn is one of my favorites.
I would have loved to have seen Kurt's face when Shawn told him that 😂
I was stoned out of my head when I first heard this episode. I have never laughed as hard in my life as when Angle went "OK.... ''
Conrad has created a podcast empire.
ok how can I see this commercial....anyone got a link
Reading the title I literally laughed out loud
we talk about bodies in thew we, but goodness gracious Kurt had probably the most solid body ever
Kurt Angle is just awesome
i love how when hbk left in april of 98 the wwe took off when he came back in summer of 2002 after austin left i stoped liking the wwe
It's not a coincidence. He and his buddies were heels who pissed off the audience and wouldn't put anyone else over so they just made the product frustrating.
As did most of the world.
Damn.. kurt is looking in extreme conditioning, vascular as all hell and looks 10 years younger.
He may be clean and sober off rec. Drugs and alcohol; but I'm almost certain he's on TRT and GH therapy. Heck, he sounds like he's slurring his speech here a little. Hope he's still doing good.
@@mattysquizzato7094 True TRT is a therapeutic dose to get T levels to normal ranges. It won't make you look like that.
Lol. If you have money a doctor will claim anything is normal levels.
This guy and Jim Ross have the same voice I bet sometimes people think it's Jim Ross talking while he is talking.
OMG the "sexy kurt" song he made in Smackdown with Sensational Sherri R.I.P.
I'll never forget it.
I was laughing out of his talent & him pulling it of with Sherri. & then once Angle attacked her. ..
Sherri's scream, drama, tears, sell etc....made me go back to hating Angle again. 🤣😂🤣
But more like "Aww why you gotta do that Angle....I was Rooting for you until now" 🤣😂🤣😂
Got to respect our Olympic Hero! Stepped into the ring against them all. Unlike scsa who weasels his way out matches with Hogan, Goldberg, Lesnar using his neck as an excuse. Then squashes Spike Dudley, Santino and stuns old folks with the same neck.
Win or lose always a great match with Kurt Angle. Can dish it out and take it as well. True top tier performer who’s legacy as one of the Greats is cemented.
Only reason I think Shawn said that was because maybe he thought it was gonna turn into a shoot? I didn't like Shawn back then but have tons of respect for him now that I've smartened up to what he did.
Angle is a freakin' gold medalist in the Olympics in wrestling. Shawn is probably my favorite wrestler of all time, but he would have gotten destroyed in a big way if they would've fought
Thanks Sherlock
It’s true, it’s damn true.
Kurt was a wrecking machine.. best pure athlete in the business
They edited out the part where Conrad mentioned Daniel Puder and Kurt got defensive. "Uh, wha...wha...why... what... what does Daniel Puder have anything to do with it I'm just curious..." lol
WTF I was wanting to see Kurts face when he said that to see if it sounded worse than what it was. I guess it was as bad as it sounded or they wouldn't have edited it out.
Yeah, Kurt still in his feelings about that.
@@D2Kprime idk why he didn't exactly see it coming because the rules to this were about pinning the other guy. It wasn't exactly a mma match or even a submission grappling contest it was a weird shoot, and the goal was supposedly to pin the other guy not tap them.
@Chris Morgan also,Kurt only human anybody can get beaten if someone knows what their doing
I love Kurt. really do, but the Puder thing was inexcusable on Kurt's part and Puder had him. plain and simple.
Puder got the shaft. Vince was clearly gonna pick a side. he did. if I had to choose one of the two to back up
I probably would've gone with Kurt. not because Puder was in the wrong, but who have I spent the most time
and money on and who has the better chance to make the most money with in the future? its Kurt.
@@chrismorgan8330 That wasn't the point at all. The point was to try and prove that those kids were not "Tough Enough" to handle the pro-wrestling ring. They thought that putting a legitimate-shooter out there (Kurt Angle) that he could make them look bad. Well, it backfired because Daniel Puder was a legitimate Mixed Martial-Artist and while he may not have know much or anything about the style of pro-wrestling, he certainly wasn't a punk and he proved that.
The whole idea was just brick-stupid. You had the Big Show out there throwing working-chops that no one was selling. One guy was even laughing.
Daniel Puder wasn’t afraid either
of Kurt? or of Holly, Benoit and Eddie?.. lol
@@soramirez5473 lol he might of got his ass kicked by 3 guys but i don’t think he was scared of them
@@Rossa4444 he didnt last in the WWE because he was scared.. he got bullied and he dropped out. He put up a good front though.. lol i'll give you that
@@soramirez5473 i have no real liking for Puder but he definitely wasn’t scared? he stood up to Kurt and almost broke his arm. He also went into the ring with Holly, eddie & benoit even though he knew he was going to take a beating. He didn’t last because he was limited as a performer and had huge heat in the back from the tough enough competition
@@Rossa4444 heat? the job wasn't for him.. I don't know if he was scared, and neither do you.. He didnt want to be in the industry, for whatever reason, it wasn't for him. and yea he TRIED to break Kurts arm, while Kurt was role playing. Big man that Puder is.. SEEMS like they hazed his ass out.. lol.. lol..
I’d rather fight an Olympic boxer than an Olympic wrestler. The boxer will break your jaw but the wrestler will break your neck.
*freakin’ neck
FIFY
When he would hit the Angle Slam with swag and pop right up!!!
Didn't Cornette say there are very few wrestlers who couldn't beat the crap out of HBK in a real fight.
Conrad is absoultly everwhere
Shawn Michaels isn’t afraid of a fight. He’s lost every single one he’s been in, so losing one more isn’t going to hurt him too much.
i love how probably over 99.99% of people saying that about Shawn would get beat down by him in 10 secs flat. these people who are so sure he's such a wimp wouldn't dare try him
@@Rodzilla97 it’s well documented he got his ass beat constantly...by everyone...even non-wrestlers.
Angle would’ve tossed Michael’s around and there’s nothing he could’ve done
“Oh It’s True...It’s Damn True”
Shawn to marines: I’m not scared of you!
Shawn to angle: I’m not scared of you!
Shawn to stupidity: I’m not scared of you!
Imagine Angle laughing in Shawn’s face
Would have loved to have seen a prim Kurt Angle in the ufc
By that point, Michaels knew he couldn't politic somebody out of the company for working stiffer than the princess cared for. This was the only way he had to attempt to avoid stiff in ring work.
Bro Conrad really the wrestling podcast Kingpin! 😂😂😂😂