When thinking of the greatest wrestlers of all time, you probably think about The Great Khali, Omos, and of course Kurt Angle.
Speaking of Kurt Angle, the former Olympic Champion and overall wrestling legend has named who he believes is the best overall entertainer in the history of wrestling during his Kurt Angle podcast.
Angle spoke at length about how Vince McMahon was adamant that Angle and Michaels should feud in 2005.
“That’s the first thing that he said, he told me you’re going to have a program with Shawn and it’s going to be at WrestleMania. I couldn’t be happier. I was so excited about it, I had been a fan of Shawn Michaels since the day he came back. It ended up being five guys against him and everybody on his side got eliminated except for him, and he had to go through five guys. His selling and his charisma and everything that he did in that match made me a huge fan.
“I actually went up to him, I didn’t know him at the time and I wasn’t a fan of his because I didn’t watch pro wrestling before I started. So I walked up to him and said, ‘Hey man, you’re pretty good.’ Shawn said ‘ What the hell are you talking about? I’m the best!’ It was classic because I didn’t know who Shawn was, I knew from what the wrestlers who talked about him but I didn’t know so me being clueless, I just told him you’re pretty good, meanwhile, he was actually the best.”
Angle continued to praise Michaels, saying he’s in a class of his own.
“He is not stiff, you don’t even feel it. He barely touches you, that’s what makes him such a pro. I don’t know if he’s ever stiffed anybody, Shawn is that good. He’s able to gage shots, punches, kicks. His athleticism in the ring, he’s unbelievable. He does things that nobody else can do and he’s the jack of all trades. Across the board, he’s the best overall entertainer in the history of wrestling. Ric Flair is up there, Eddie Guerrero, and Chris Jericho too, especially late in his career the way he’s going. Shawn is probably in a class of his own.”
Credit to WrestlingInc for the transcription.
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