Kurt Angle
Awards & Honours
34
Awards Won
5
Honours
6
Rankings
5
Covers
4
Records
Angle's amateur career is unmatched: he is one of only four wrestlers to win Junior Nationals, NCAA, World Championships, and Olympic gold. In professional wrestling, he has held 13 world titles across major promotions. He was named the greatest shoot wrestler of all time by USA Wrestling in 2006. In 2023, WWE ranked him number one on their list of the 50 Greatest Wrestlers in WWE History. His matches against Brock Lesnar, Shawn Michaels, and Samoa Joe are frequently cited among the greatest of all time.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
WWE Hall of Fame
Inducted as a solo inductee.
TNA Hall of Fame
Inducted as a solo inductee.
International Sports Hall of Fame
Inducted for his contributions to wrestling.
Greatest Shoot Wrestler of All Time
Named by USA Wrestling.
Top 15 College Wrestlers of All Time
Listed among the best college wrestlers.
Rankings & Lists
50 Greatest Wrestlers in WWE History
Wrestler of the Year
Wrestler of the Year
Match of the Year
Match of the Year
Match of the Year
Magazine Covers
Sports Illustrated
1996
Olympic Gold
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
2000
King of the Ring
WWE Magazine
2003
Angle vs. Lesnar
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
2005
Match of the Year
WWE Magazine
2017
Hall of Fame
Records & Feats
Only man to win Olympic gold in wrestling and a world championship in professional wrestling
Angle is the only person to achieve both an Olympic gold medal in amateur wrestling and a world title in professional wrestling.
First wrestler to hold WWE, WCW, and World Heavyweight Championships
Angle became the first to hold all three major world titles in WWE after winning the World Heavyweight Championship in 2004.
Won Olympic gold with a broken neck
Angle competed in and won the 1996 Olympics with a fractured cervical vertebra.
Ranked #1 on WWE's 50 Greatest Wrestlers list
In 2023, WWE ranked Angle as the greatest wrestler in company history.