WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle recently took to an episode of his The Kurt Angle Show podcast, where he talked about a number of topics such as how he has had a number of surgeries throughout his wrestling career and he will be having his fourth neck surgery soon and that is why he should have retired five years earlier than he did because he really paid the price wrestling as long as he did.
Kurt Angle said:
“I wish [I could still go]. You know what, my quality of life right now Chris isn’t so good. I had my knees replaced about a year ago, I had back surgery about four months ago, I have to have my shoulder replaced, and I still have another neck surgery coming up. That will be my fourth neck surgery. I really paid the price wrestling as long as I did. I wrestled amateur wrestling for 20 years and then pro for 20. And looking back, sometimes I regret maybe I should have retired five years earlier.”
Kurt Angle also talked about how he's having these surgeries to have a better quality of life because he is not able to be the father that he wants to be and play with his kids due to his injuries and it is something he just has to deal with until he has these surgeries and recuperates.
Kurt Angle said:
“Because you know, it comes to a point in time in your life where you’re older, and you want to play with your kids. And here I am having these surgeries, I can’t really do anything with them. I can’t pick them up. I can’t play with them. I can’t run with them. So it gets a little disgruntled thing that I’m not able to be the father that I want to be. And what I’m doing now is I’m having knee surgeries to have a better quality of life so I can play with them. And I just want to make it fast. Because these kids are growing up quickly. And I don’t want to miss it [I am in pain] Every day, every day, my back, my shoulder. My knees are good. My knees feel great. They recovered really well. I’m 100% with my knees. But my neck and my back and my shoulder. I have a lot of pain running all day long all night. So it’s something I just have to deal with until I have these surgeries and until I recuperate.”
You can check out Kurt Angle's full comments in the video below. H/T to WrestlingHeadlines.com for transcribing the above quotes.
