Relive Kurt Angle's disastrous WWE GM experience
Friday 7 April 2017 13:05, UK
Kurt Angle's return to WWE as the new General Manager of RAW has been well received by the fans.
But it's not the first time he's run one of the WWE's flagship shows.
Angle was General Manager of Smackdown back in 2004, a spell that lasted four months and was high in controversy.
The 'Olympic Hero' got off to a bad start by teasing the WWE fans with Triple H's comeback, only for Angle to come out to his music and announce he was taking over the show.
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He then traded Triple H back to RAW in exchange for The Dudley Boyz and Booker T.
His time in charge started off with animosity and only got worse.
Within a month he'd been thrown off a balcony by Big Show, causing him to come back to the show two weeks later in a wheelchair and with his leg in plaster.
But it was his rivalry with Eddie Guerrero that caused the most debate.
Guerrero was seeking the WWE title and he was on the verge of getting his hands on the gold during a 'steel cage match' with JBL, only for a masked luchador to enter the ring, grab Eddie's leg and stop him from winning the match.
The masked man was, of course, Angle, who was supposed to be on crutches following Big Show's attack.
However, Angle's joy didn't last long, he was fired by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon the following week and put back on the active roster.
Guerrero and Angle's feud continued all the way to SummerSlam, where Angle regained the WWE title.
Thirteen years have passed since Angle was in charge of a show and we wait to see whether he's learned from his tumultuous time in charge of Smackdown.
With the "Superstar shake-up" already started, Angle won't time to find his feet in his new position on RAW.
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