Kurt Angle released by WWE

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Wade Keller's analysis on the Kurt Angle story

From PWTorch.com:

The fact that Angle has been wrestling a full time schedule has been of concern to colleagues the past few years. Although he apparently did his best to mask it from Vince McMahon, several friends and colleagues of his say he has been using a lot of medication to get through his matches and mask his pain for years, to the point that people feared for his life. The circumstances of Angle's departure from the company is odd, in the sense that WWE isn't keeping him under contract and offering to pay him as he heals and rehabs. His "problem with medication" is a direct result of wear and tear from him doing his job according to what was asked of him by WWE, so it seems crass to not keep him under contract while he gets the help and the time off he needs. Angle's comments add to the case that I've been making for a dozen years in print that wrestlers deserve and need mandatory extended vacation every year, with a rotation that allows WWE to provide first-run programming every week year round, but gives wrestlers a chance to gather themselves mentally and physically and spent quality time with family or any non-wrestling related activity at least twice a year for at least a full month.

http://nodq.com/wwe/158652515.shtml

a full month may be too long twice a year; i think 2 or 3 weeks twice a year is more reasonable

[Mo Z. Dizzle]

Details on Kurt Angle meeting with Vince McMahon

Chris Johnson reporting:

According to Mike Johnson, Kurt Angle and his agent met with Vince McMahon Friday afternoon in Stamford, CT. McMahon demanded of Angle that he seek help and take
action for his recent personal problems and injuries. These demands were refused by Angle and he was released from the company. Angle did not ask for his release. Right now it is not known if Angle has a 90-day no compete clause on his contract or not but most likley he does. The WWE is interested in bringing Angle back but only if or when he gets his life and problems in order.

http://nodq.com/wwe/158652711.shtml

this story just a little bit more interesting now...

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what did i say earlier in the thread