Are you able to think about a world the place Kurt Angle by no means joined WWE?? Effectively, the Corridor of Famer tells TMZ Sports activities if a league like Hulk Hogan‘s Actual American Freestyle existed again in his day … his life may need appeared drastically completely different!!

We caught up with the American Hero forward of the group’s debut subsequent month in Cleveland … and he could not be extra excited to hitch in on the enjoyable as an analyst.

“There have been different individuals who have tried skilled wrestling leagues earlier than with Olympic-style wrestling, freestyle wrestling, it did not work out,” Angle mentioned.

“However with Actual American Freestyle, they signed the highest wrestlers on this planet, they usually have the backing, the funding, to do that. So that is going to be unbelievable.”

Angle — who received a gold medal in wrestling in the course of the 1996 Olympics — mentioned he is even just a little jealous that this wasn’t an possibility when he was an lively competitor.

“This could have been my factor. You already know, I do not even know if I might have crossed over into professional wrestling,” Angle mentioned. “I in all probability would have caught with novice wrestling.”

“I am just a little jealous, however I am additionally excited to be part of it. And whether or not I’ve to commentate, whether or not I can compete, would not matter. I simply wished to be part of it.”

Angle will get to name matches that includes a number of the largest names in wrestling … together with Bo Nickal and 2025 NCAA Heavyweight Nationwide Champion Wyatt Hendrickson.

He is additionally wanting ahead to working with Hogan and Eric Bischoff, two co-founders of the RAF.