Kurt Angle net worth, real name, career, wife, biography, and other updates

Posted on June 12, 2023

Kurt Angle net worth, real name, career, wife, biography, and other updates.

Kurt Angle is a former professional wrestler and gold medal Olympian who is widely regarded as one of the greatest competitors in the history of the sport.

He has amassed a sizable net worth in the ring, becoming one of the industry’s wealthiest wrestlers after winning over 20 championships.

Kurt Angle Biography & Profile Summary

Name	Kurt Angle
Age	54
Occupation	Pro-Wrestler
Net Worth	$5 million
Salary	$2 million
Residence	Pittsburgh
Martial Status	Married

Career

After winning the 1996 Olympic gold medal for freestyle wrestling, Angle joined the World Wrestling Federation, signing a five-year contract in 1998. A year after signing with the WWF, Angle won both the European Championship and the Intercontinental Championship, followed by the King of the Ring tournament a few months later.

Kurt has gone up against many other famous wrestlers while in the ring, including Triple H, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, The Undertaker, and Chris Jericho.

In 2006, Angle left the WWE to join Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, becoming the inaugural TNA World Heavyweight Champion, a title he consecutively defeated six times. Angle was inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame in 2013 as the second wrestler to be inducted into both the TNA and WWE Halls of Fame.

Aside from his wrestling career, Angle has also pursued acting, making his film debut as a prison deputy in the short film “Chains” in 2008.

His following role in 2009 saw him play a serial killer in “End Game,” and in 2011, he starred in “Dylan Dog: Dead of Night.”

Personal Life

In 1998, Kurt Angle married Karen Smedley, and together the pair have two children, a daughter, Kyra, and a son, Kody.

After Kurt and Karen divorced in 2008, Angle was reported to be engaged to actress Giovanna Yannotti in 2010, with whom he has three daughters, Giuliana, Nikoletta, and Sophia.

Awards & Achievements

Kurt has won many awards throughout his wrestling career that set him apart from others in the sport.

Here are some highlights from Kurt Angle’s career:

In 1996, Kurt became the first American to become an Olympic gold medalist for freestyle wrestling.
Angle won the Intercontinental Belt from Chris Jericho in 2000.
In 2001, Kurt became the only professional wrestler to be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
In 2006, Angle won the World Heavyweight Championship after winning a Battle Royal against 20 other competitors.
The WWE Hall of Fame inducted Angle in 2017.