At the time, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon wanted Angle to feud with someone who could help cement his status as a heel. Plans were already in place for the Olympic gold medalist to face John Cena for the WWE Championship after SummerSlam.
Speaking to Karlifornia Infirri on WZWA Network’s Insiders Edge Podcast, Eugene mentioned why Angle selected him out of everyone on the roster.
Kurt Angle defeated Eugene at SummerSlam 2005 in a match that lasted less than five minutes. One year earlier, Eugene lost against Triple H at SummerSlam.
Vince McMahon did not want too much comedy in Eugene and Kurt Angle’s storyline
As part of the storyline, Eugene won Kurt Angle’s Olympic gold medal after surviving a three-minute time-limit match against him on RAW.
Angle wanted Eugene to wear the medal to the airport and steal his limousine by claiming to be a real Olympic gold medalist. However, Vince McMahon decided to tone down the amount of comedy involved in the storyline.
After defeating Eugene, Kurt Angle unsuccessfully challenged John Cena for the WWE Championship at Unforgiven, Taboo Tuesday, and Survivor Series.
Please credit the Insiders Edge Podcast and give a H/T to Sportskeeda Wrestling for the transcription if you use quotes from this article.
0 votes
