Kurt Angle v. Shane McMahon
Street Fight
WWF King of the Ring 2001
June 24, 2001
June 24, 2001
"Have you ever seen an athlete quite like Kurt Angle?"
-Paul Heyman
In 1996, Kurt Angle was already recognized as one of the best amateur wrestlers in the world. He had won a gold medal at the 1995 World Championships. However, despite an amateur career that also included a Pennsylvania State Wrestling Championship as a senior in high school, two NCAA Division I Championships and four national championships, he was just another face in the crowd to most Americans. That all changed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
