Kurt Angle transitioned from Olympic gold medalist to a decorated professional wrestling superstar and sports analyst. After earning an Olympic Gold Medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, notably competing with a broken neck, Kurt Angle transitioned into a decorated professional wrestling superstar and sports analyst. His unparalleled amateur achievements led USA Wrestling to recognize him in 2006 as the greatest shoot wrestler of all time and one of the top 15 college wrestlers. For his outstanding amateur wrestling accomplishments, he was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2016.
During his tenure, he also competed internationally for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and the Inoki Genome Federation (IGF), securing the IWGP Heavyweight Championship once in 2007. Angle retired from in-ring competition on April 7, 2019, after his farewell match at WrestleMania 35. Post-retirement, he moved into a backstage producer role with WWE and currently serves as a sports analyst for Real American Freestyle.