As Kurt Angle Reveals to Joe Rogan That He Could Have Been Paralyzed for Life, UFC Legend Makes Unorthodox Claim about WWE Veteran

WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle is one of the biggest professional wrestling superstars ever. Streaming service ‘Peacock’ recently released a documentary on the legendary wrestler titled, ‘Angle’. Meanwhile, UFC legend Chael Sonnen had apparently watched it and had some things to say about the former Olympic Gold medalist’s broken neck injury.

Kurt Angle got famous not only for his career but also for reminding people that he won a gold medal with a “broken freakin’ neck” During a recent appearance on the JRE podcast, he even mentioned to Joe Rogan that the injury could have left him paralyzed. However, Chael Sonnen believes that Angle might have been proud of it.

Chael Sonnen believes Kurt Angle was proud of his achievement despite the broken neck

In a recent video uploaded on his YouTube channel, Chael Sonnen stated that the fact that Kurt Angle wrestled with a neck injury gave him a great sense of pride. Given it turned out to be an important aspect of his wrestling character. Sonnen said, “It’s really important to Kurt that he wrestled with a broken neck. That is super important. It’s a sign of pride to Kurt, I believe”

Furthermore, ‘The American Gansgter’ added Angle, getting injured, did not stop him from continuing to train. The 54-year-old legend also made the weight limit for his wrestling matches (outside of WWE) and even stayed in a great state of mind. That, Sonnen believes, is why Kurt Angle takes pride in proclaiming that he won an Olympic gold medal with a “broken freakin’ neck”.

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“There’s something that really made him proud that he had a broken neck, he got through training, he got to the scale, he kept his mind right, he found a way to keep his condition,” said the UFC legend. However, Chael Sonnen believes it is not a great example for people who look up to him.

MMA legend mentioned his problem with the WWE Hall of Famer continuing to talk about his broken neck

‘The American Gangster’, when he watched the ‘Angle’ documentary, wondered why Kurt Angle always keeps mentioning the neck injury. Chael Sonnen believes that it is not the right example to set for people who look up to him and his achievements. He further stated, “It’s just one of these parts of the story… where I go, ‘Why do you keep mentioning that?’ I mean, that’s a really bad example.”

Sonnen believes that there are instances when people need to toughen up to pursue their goals, and then there are also times when they need to take a step back and cater to their injuries. It is because one wrong move during competitions can render an athlete motionless. This could have ramifications in the future. “There’s a time to be tough and to push through and there’s a time that you’re injured. And when one foul movement by the other guy, not even by yourself, stops your ability to be mobile for the rest of your life,” Sonnen added.

Regardless of what people might say or think, the neck injury was certainly not a good spot for Kurt Angle to have been in. He went through many surgeries to repair that and while performing for the WWE, he even got addicted to Vicodin pills to cater to the pain. However, he pushed through those troubled times and became a legend in his own right.

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