Mick. Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 TNA champion Kurt Angle recently spoke to FilmsInReview.com about trying to get his acting career off the ground. Here are some highlights: On acting after he retires from wrestling: [b]"I’m kind of caught in the middle right now but I am making the jump into movies. I’m in four films this year. [...] When you get into professional wrestling and you see how brutal it is and you are on the road for 250-300 days per year, it starts to wear on you a bit. I got to the point where I knew I could not do it anymore. I am 40 years old, and as much as I want to stay with TNA as long as I can, I know I can’t go full time forever. I want to provide for my kids and give them everything they want and give them all the things that I never had and save enough for them to get through college."[/b] On WWE Films: [b]"I knew I had to make a choice. I knew being in the WWE, the money was there, the movies were there with WWE Films, but I wanted to go outside the circle, the realm of WWE, and spring out on my own. When you are with WWE, you are under the WWE umbrella. John Cena is a big star right now, HHH is a big star, those guys are doing incredibly well and I am very happy for them. But, you are still under that WWE umbrella. I don’t blame Vince for doing that. I think that he is going to make a whole new avenue of stars with WWE Films. But I wanted to go beyond WWE Films. I am not saying that I am doing films that are better than their films, I think that Vince is doing a great job with some of the films he has done already. They have done real well on DVD and fairly well in the movie theaters so my hat is off to him but I just didn’t want to be under that umbrella."[/b] On the movie he's currently filming: [b]"The movie I am working on right now is called WARRIOR. My character’s name is Koba. I play an unknown but respected fighter from Russia. I have been taking Russian accent classes and learning how to speak Russian and I have been training my ass off at the Pittsburgh Fight Club. I am so happy they are doing the film in Pittsburgh; it has made it a lot easier on me.[...] He’s in this tournament called Sparta. There are 16 of the best fighters in the world. [The story] stemmed from a guy name Fedor Emelianenko who is a highly respected fighter from Russia. He’s done so well, but a lot of people don’t even know who he is yet because he hasn’t fought under UFC. [...] This guy shows zero emotion, he goes out there and he is so good, there isn’t anybody that can touch him. I think that he is 41-1. His only loss wasn’t really a loss. He got cut and was bleeding so much that they stopped the fight. They are really going way out there with this character. They are bringing back the 80’s cold war kind of thing. It’s going to be a lot of fun to see the American fighters against the Russian to get the same affect that ROCKY IV did. "[/b] Credit: [url="http://www.wrestlingedge.com"]http://www.wrestlingedge.com[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogo Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 Kurt is actually one of my favourite TNA wrestlers, sad huh, but I wouldn't be suprised at all to see him gone within the next 24 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D A S H I N G Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 no comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
∂мαη*STAAH Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 Well Kurt has had a great sucsess in wrestling and bad but it will be a shame if he leaves wrestling to be a actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo9292 Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 Finally... the only ever olympic world champion in wrestling is going to acting... hope he can turn things around in his acting wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivandude Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 I don't even know how to feel about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo9292 Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 ^ Fell happy, Sad, distraught.. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivandude Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 ^ Yep. I'm glad he's been in it with us for a long time now, almost a decade. Whether he makes it into film or not though, we know he won't be around for [i]that[/i] much longer. Props to him for being in professional televised wrestling for a good 9-10 years doing the 250-300 days a year. It's funny he quotes the WWE's 250-300 day a year schedule, cos isn't TNA's apparently half the amount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdebones Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 [quote name='Ivandude' post='6304473' date='Jul 11 2009, 12:37 PM']^ Yep. I'm glad he's been in it with us for a long time now, almost a decade. Whether he makes it into film or not though, we know he won't be around for [i]that[/i] much longer. Props to him for being in professional televised wrestling for a good 9-10 years doing the 250-300 days a year. It's funny he quotes the WWE's 250-300 day a year schedule, cos isn't TNA's apparently half the amount?[/quote] More or less (tapings and House Shows). I'm really saddened by this because Kurt is one of the best damn wrestlers ever. Hell, i won't feel half as bad as when Triple H or Cena retires. The only other person i'll feel as bad to see Kurt go would only be HBK. To you Mr. Angle, we will soon bid you adiue, and we wish you the best of luck in the movies, MMA, and whatever else you do! OT: We need a Kurt Angle Smiley one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phenomenal AJ Styles Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 I love kurt angle, I respect the decisions he makes, he does have a good sounding movie though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannheim Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Well this explains his new hair and beard i guess...great role for him, a real life american olympic champion playing a russian, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinaComeGetSomeHam Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 [i]Kurt's career is just beautiful if you look at it. He needs to stay in just a little while longer and I would be fine with his retirement from wrestling.[/i] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptBlack22 Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 lose of kurt = beginning the death of tna i hope he doesnt go he's great to watch on tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazz Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 MMA, Dancing With the Stars, acting, what next? Kurt Angle with the new number 1 hit on the Billboard 100? Kurt Angle opening the latest fast food franchise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverse DVD Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 [quote name='Dazz' post='6421543' date='Aug 3 2009, 08:52 PM']MMA, Dancing With the Stars, acting, what next? Kurt Angle with the new number 1 hit on the Billboard 100? Kurt Angle opening the latest fast food franchise?[/quote] What about Kurt Angle being a poster in a wrestling forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazz Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 [quote name='Reverse DVD' post='6421811' date='Aug 4 2009, 02:49 AM'][quote name='Dazz' post='6421543' date='Aug 3 2009, 08:52 PM']MMA, Dancing With the Stars, acting, what next? Kurt Angle with the new number 1 hit on the Billboard 100? Kurt Angle opening the latest fast food franchise?[/quote] What about Kurt Angle being a poster in a wrestling forum? [/quote] lol yeah, never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Cavallo Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 ...*censored*. Kurt is one of the only reasons I watch TNA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted-Fate Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 DAMN,still kurt always has made good choices but the big bad unstoppable these WWE's Vladmir kozlov and Goldberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Aquafreshâ„¢ Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Kurt retiring sucks. I loved him since day 2. Day 1, I was a bit iffy. We shall miss Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest C. Dowds Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Rather than retire completely from wrestling, I think he could become a manager and be able to put some newer stars over, and he could join the creative team and what not backstage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Lionheart Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 [quote][b]He’s in this tournament called Sparta.[/b][/quote] What is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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