Kurt Angle answered some fan questions on a recent “Ask Kurt Anything” edition of The Kurt Angle Show on AdFreeShows.com.
Here are a couple of highlights from the podcast:
Kurt was asked: “When Ric Flair and you had a conversation about joining pro wrestling in ‘96, he recommended signing with the WWF. Did you ever talk to him again about that conversation and how grateful you were for his advice?”
Kurt answered: “Oh God, Ric brings it up all the time (he laughs). He actually rubs it in my face, ‘Hey, I saved your career by going to WWF instead of WCW, but Ric was right. I think if I went to WCW, they probably wouldn’t have utilized me like WWE did. I’m very grateful for Ric’s advice. He directed me in the right direction. He’s a wrestler that’s not selfish. He’s very giving. He’s always been like that. Ric’s never been political. He’s really a good guy, and he’s going to give the right advice all the time.”
Kurt was asked about being shown how to blade: “Who showed you how to bleed during a match? Who would have helped you with that?”
Kurt responded: “One of the first times I had to bleed, I believe it was SummerSlam ‘01 against Stone Cold Steve Austin, Steve made me a blade. I had it. I put tape around my wrist and put the blade inside of it. When the time came to do it, I kept slicing my head and nothing was working. I was barely getting a scratch in the surface, and it was hurting. It starts getting painful when you keep trying to gig yourself. Austin said, ‘Sh*t kid, give me that razor.’ He dug it in my head and twisted it. I bled like a sieve. I didn’t stop bleeding the whole entire match. It was horrible. He taught me how to bleed. From then on, that’s how I did it. I just didn’t do it as hard as he did. He dug it in real hard, and twisted it really hard. He probably got the blade in there a good half inch right into my skull. I bled profusely. That’s how I learned how to bleed, how to gig, and Austin taught me the hard way.”
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