WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle recently revealed that he turned down two UFC deals.
Angle told Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful that he decided to join TNA over UFC in 2006.
He said:
āIt got pretty serious in 2006 after I left WWE. I flew out to meet with Dana White. He offered me a contract. It was a really good contract and at that time, Iād just signed with TNA. I didnāt want to ruffle the feathers by telling TNA, āListen, Iām gonna go MMA.ā Because Dana White, when I signed my deal with TNA, said, āWell, you canāt do both. You have to do one or the other. You canāt do both.ā I said, āWell, Iām going part-time in TNA. I can do both.ā He said, āI canāt have you do both. I need you full time.ā
āSo, I had to decide and Iād already signed with TNA. So, it was like, oh well. I might as well continue. In the back of my mind I was saying to myself, āI broke my neck five times already. I know my strength isnāt at 100%. My upper body strength, I lost about 40% strength in my arms, my shoulders. I have trouble with motor skills in my fingers.ā So, my neck was probably the reason why I didnāt follow through with MMA.ā