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“I thought he was a great talent” – Kurt Angle was surprised to know about the release of former WWE Superstar

Ajay Morab
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6 time World Champion Kurt Angle expressed surprise over the release of former WWE Superstar. Kurt felt that the superstar was a great talent.

Kurt Angle recently expressed his views on the release of the former superstar of WWE from the company. A 6 time World Champion Kurt said that he was surprised to find out about the release. Kurt further said that the former superstar of WWE was a great talent.

Before the happening of NXT and NXT 2.0, WWE had a different method of finding the superstars of the future. Back in the day, WWE used to have Tough Enough and Divas Search to find the next big thing in sports entertainment.

The released superstar-about whom Kurt Angle expressed his views is none other than Daniel Puder. He was the winner of the fourth season of Tough Enough. The wrestler was also featured on SmackDown. But, he failed to make an impact there. Speaking on The Kurt Angle Show, the 6 times World Champion Kurt spoke about Puder’s release from the company of WWE.

Kurt Angle was surprised to know the release of former WWE Superstar

On the show, Kurt said that he thought Puder had a bright future. Kurt supported his thoughts with the fact that Puder had won Tough Enough. Kurt Angle further said that the wrestler picked up on it very quickly. Angle further said that he was surprised that his career didn’t last as long as he thought it would. Kurt further said that he thought Puder was a great talent.

“I thought he had a bright future. I mean, he won Tough Enough. You know, he picked up on it very quickly. I was surprised that his career didn’t last as long as I thought it would, unfortunately for him, but I thought he was a great talent. I think that he did really well in Tough Enough and I thought he had a bright future,” said Kurt.

Daniel Puder was destined for great things in his sports-entertainment career. It was that time when every wrestler wanted to make a name for themselves and the locker room was filled with tough crowds. It was the year 2004 when during a segment involving the Hall of Famer and the contestants of Tough Enough. Puder decided to “shoot” Kurt to show off his MMA background. Puder put Angle in a kimura lock and came close to breaking his arm.

Daniel was further punished for his actions. The punishment was announced by a group of veterans including Eddie Guerrero and Hardcore Holly at the Royal Rumble in 2005. The same year Daniel Puder made an exit from the company of WWE. Puder had revealed that the incident that took place between him and Kurt Angle cost him his entire career. But Puder also has said that he has no hard feelings about it.

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Ajay Morab

Ajay Morab

WWE excites me more than anything in this world! Bringing you stories from the arena of WWE is what makes me happy. An enthusiastic WWE viewer is what makes me an eye-catchy writer!

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