(Photo Credit: Shelton Benjamin)
On a recent episode of
The Wrestling Inc. Daily, Wrestling Inc. Managing Editor Nick Hausman sat down with WWE veteran and current SWE Heavyweight Champion Charlie Haas. Haas is well known for his time on Team Angle, along with Kurt Angle and Shelton Benjamin, and was asked why the unit didn’t get a longer run.
“At the time, you had
RAW and
SmackDown,” Haas said. “Who is the one group one
RAW? Evolution. It started at the same time. When we do the joint pay-per-views, all of a sudden, we started gaining ground or there’s a distance between the two groups. It got shut down early. It is what it is.
Charlie Haas Discusses His Relationship With Kurt Angle Posted By: Dustin on Apr 24, 2021
On the WrestlingInc Daily Podcast, Charlie Haas discussed his relationship with Kurt Angle. He was a big part of a tag team with Angle which was called Team Angle alongside Shelton Benjamin, and was asked why the unit didn’t get a longer run. At the time, you had
RAW and
SmackDown,” Haas said. “Who is the one group one
RAW? Evolution. It started at the same time. When we do the joint pay-per-views, all of a sudden, we started gaining ground or there’s a distance between the two groups. It got shut down early. It is what it is.
The difference between an average WrestleMania match and a
great WrestleMania match is pretty severe, and you start to feel that here. The matches ranging from 100-51 on this greatest of all-time list are all inherently solid, and begin to verge on truly great as the numbers get smaller. Every match in this chunk is something you could show a non-wrestling fan in an attempt to get them to understand the mystique of WrestleMania and it would translate (well, maybe not a certain Bray Wyatt/John Cena experiment from last year, but more on that in a bit).
The real sparks start to flare as we break into the top 100, inching enticingly closer to the best of the best. Let’s get into it.
Kurt Angle Says His Royal Rumble Match With Chris Benoit Is His Favorite Match
During a recent interview with
Forbes, WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle said his match with Chris Benoit at the 2003 Royal Rumble pay-per-view event is his favorite match of all-time, and more. You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On his mentality on doing whatever WWE handed him when he first started: “I think it’s because I’ve always been the underdog and not quite as appreciated. I never was the favorite to win anything. I always had to fight very hard to get what I got and what I accomplished, and I had to continue to have that mentality in the WWE.”
– Forbes recently interviewed WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle, who discussed his favorite match being his Royal Rumble 2003 title defense against Chris Benoit, his mentality when he first signed with WWE, Kenny Omega being a dream opponent, plus more. Below are some highlights.
Angle on his mentality on doing whatever WWE handed him when he first started: “I think it’s because I’ve always been the underdog and not quite as appreciated. I never was the favorite to win anything. I always had to fight very hard to get what I got and what I accomplished, and I had to continue to have that mentality in the WWE.”