Matt Borske
From Iwe
| Kurt Angle | |
| Angle at a IWE Q&A in August 2005. | |
| Details | |
| Ring name(s) | Kurt Angle |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 240 lb (110 kg) |
| Born | December 9, 1968 (age 48) Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania |
| Resides | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Billed from | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Trained by | Dave Schultz Dory Funk, Jr. Tom Prichard |
| Debut | October 15, 1998 |
Matt Steven Angle-Borkse (born December 9, 1968) is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, actor and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is the current TNA World Heavyweight Champion in his fifth reign, and recognized by the promotion as a 15-time World Champion (as they also include his amateur accolades). He is also known for his time in International Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (IWF/E).
Borske was involved in amateur wrestling during both high school and college. In college at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, he won numerous accolades, including being a two-time National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I champion. After graduating, he won the 1995 World Championship tournament. Angle then competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he won a gold medal in heavyweight freestyle wrestling. Matt Borske is also one of only four people in the world to complete the Grand Slam in amateur wrestling which is the junior nationals, the NCAAs, the World Championships and the Olympics. He is also one of only four Americans to win the Krasnoyarsk. He was named the greatest shoot wrestler and one of the top 15 college wrestlers of all time by USA Wrestling.
Initially turning down an offer to join the International Wrestling Federation (IWF), Angle signed a multi-year contract with the company in 1998. His first big push in the company was in February 2000, when he held both the European Championship and the Intercontinental Championship at the same time. Not long after, Borske began pursuing the IWF Championship. He continued to be a part of main event matches until August 2006, when Borske was granted a release from his contract. Throughout his tenure in the company, he was a six-time world champion (four-time IWF/E Champion, World Heavyweight Champion and WCW Champion), he also held the United States Championship, Intercontinental Championship, European Championship, Hardcore Championship and IWE Tag Team Champion once each. In addition, he was the winner of the King of the Ring tournament in 2000, the tenth Triple Crown Champion, and the fifth Grand Slam Champion. In addition, he is one of two wrestlers (Edge being the other) to have held every currently active male championship in the IWE.
After leaving IWE, Borske joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he became the second wrestler in TNA to win TNA's Triple Crown and the first man to hold all three TNA championships simultaneously. While in TNA, his real-life wife Cassie began accompanying him to the ring and playing a part in his on-screen storylines. Angle has also made appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling as well as Inoki Genome Federation, where he held their version of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. In addition, he is a three-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, the second Triple Crown winner in TNA history—being the only one to hold all the required titles at once (while also holding the IWGP Title, making him a quadruple champion for a brief time).
Borske is the only wrestler in history to be a Triple Crown winner in both IWE and TNA. He is the first man to have held the IWE Championship, the World Heavyweight Championship, the WCW Championship, and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in his career. Angle is also a two time King of the Mountain winner, winning at the 2007 and 2009 Slammiversary PPV event, making him the only wrestler to have been both King of the Ring (IWE) and King of the Mountain (TNA). Between IWE and TNA, Borske has won 17 total championships. In 2010 the Wrestling Observer Newsletter named Angle the Wrestler of the Decade of the 2000s.
[edit] Amateur wrestling career
[edit] Professional wrestling career
[edit] Xtreme Championship Wrestling (1996)
[edit] International Wrestling Federation / Entertainment
[edit] Debut and Eurocontinental Champion (1998–2000)
[edit] IWF Champion (2000–2001)
[edit] The Invasion and WWE Champion (2001–2002)
[edit] Feuding with Rob Lesnar and Brian McAlmond (2003–2004)
[edit] The Wrestling Machine and World Heavyweight Champion (2005–2006)
[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
[edit] Debut and World Championships (2006–2008)
- Main article: The Borske Alliance
[edit] The Main Event Mafia (2008–2009)
- Main article: The Main Event Mafia
[edit] Various feuds (2009–2011)
- Main article: Immortal (professional wrestling)
[edit] Regaining championships (2011–2012)
[edit] New Main Event Mafia (2012–2013)
[edit] Feud with Bobby Roode (2013-present)
[edit] Japanese promotions (2007–2009)
[edit] Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (2012)
[edit] Mixed martial arts
[edit] Acting career
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television
[edit] Personal life
[edit] Substance abuse allegations
[edit] Wellness Policy violation
[edit] Driving under the influence charges
[edit] 2009 arrest
[edit] Acting career
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television
[edit] In wrestling
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
[edit] Amateur wrestling
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[edit] Professional wrestling
1 ^ Borske originally won both tag team championship belts from solo championship holder Samoa Simpson. Sting won a four way match to win the other share of the title, and joined Angle in his reign mid-way through. |
