Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero feuded for a lot of 2004 on WWE television. Did you know they also got into it behind the scenes as well? Kurt Angle was recently on Vince Russo’s The Brand podcast where he told the story about him and Eddie getting into a real-life fight backstage. He claims the fight didn’t last long as he was able to get the upper hand on the late WWE star.
Here is what he said about the incident:
“It happened with Eddie Guerrero and it was a pretty quick fight. Eddie was pretty frustrated at the time. As talented as he was, his body was breaking down. He was in a car accident in the early 2000s, then he had to go to rehab to get himself straightened out. When he got out he was doing great, but was still struggling physically and mentally – his body just wasn’t holding up. Working with him he was always yelling and screaming afterwards say I was too stiff and I needed to take better care of him. After a while I just said, ‘F-it, Eddie, if you have a problem with me let’s go right now.’ The fight didn’t last long. I got him in a front headlock and started choking him out. (Laughing) The funny this is, JBL, who likes to stir things up, later asked Eddie, ‘Why would you try to double leg an Olympic Gold Medalist?” (Source: Vince Russo The Brand).
Love hearing backstage stories like this. He does make a good point, not the smartest move to try and take down Kurt Angle in a real-life fight. Let us know your thoughts on his comments!
Their feud was one of my favorites. Great story-telling, great wrestling, and maybe just a hint of reality thrown in to make it even better.
Its not like Kurt Angle is unbeatable. Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. Funny story though. Crazy thing is, it seems like everytime wrestlers get into a fight, they dont throw pumches, they wrestle. ??