[341][342], In July 2015, Angle underwent emergency surgery to remove fluid buildup on his spinal cord after all of his extremities went numb. It just wasn’t gonna happen.”, On if Kurt’s forced time off affected any creative plans: “Yeah it hurts! [174] At Against All Odds Angle took part in the 8 Card Stud Tournament to crown a new number one contender, but was defeated in the first round by Mr. Anderson, after Anderson used Angle's dog tags to bust him open. [103][104][105] With Puder on his back and Angle's arm locked in the kimura, Angle pushed Puder's shoulders down, pinning him and one of two referees in the ring, Jim Korderas, quickly counted three to end the bout,[103][104][105] despite the fact that Puder's shoulders were not fully down on the mat, bridging up at two. [114] On the June 2 episode of SmackDown!, Angle defeated Booker and Sharmell in a 2-on-1-handicap match after pinning Sharmell in a sexual position. [199] The following week Fortune turned on Immortal and aligned themselves with Angle, Crimson and Steiner. [290] On November 5, Angle competed in his first match on Raw since 2006, for a spot in the Survivor Series, losing to Drew McIntyre in dominating fashion, with McIntyre using Angle's own ankle lock finishing maneuver to make him submit. Angle lost to Jarrett in this match, being pinned after taking the mandible claw from Foley and a guitar shot and Stroke from Jarrett. There’s one thing about Vince. Shortly after returning, Angle defeated Lesnar and Big Show in a triple threat match at Vengeance to regain the WWE Championship for the fourth time. On February 6, 2014, Angle had a match against Magnus. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p. 109), PWI Staff. Due to the controversial finish to their match at Sacrifice, the title was declared vacant by Cornette. The next week Angle challenged Styles to a ladder match for the Olympic Gold Medal. [76], In September, Angle started to feud with Chris Benoit, losing to him at Unforgiven. The best spot in the match was one in which Booker went to the top rope and fended off both Ric Flair and HHH and gave HHH the Harlem (Houston) Hangover which is a front flip into a leg drop from the top rope. [8] He was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2016 for his amateur accomplishments. On the November 4, 2004, episode of SmackDown!, during an unscripted segment of Tough Enough, Angle challenged the finalists to a squat thrust competition. [92], Angle then got involved in a feud with Eddie Guerrero. [288] Following WrestleMania, Angle found himself in a power struggle over the control of Raw, when the McMahon family appointed Baron Corbin as the constable of Monday Nights on the June 4 episode of Raw. Brock was probably carrying near 300 pounds at this time. Following his feud with Triple H, Angle received another push and began pursuing the WWF Championship, defeating The Rock at No Mercy, after botched interference on The Rock's behalf from Rikishi.