If they erase Chris Benoit’s career, they’re erasing a lot of my career: Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle – Chris Benoit (Source – Twitter)
The 2004 Royal Rumble winner Chris Benoit has not been mentioned in any of the WWE programs since the tragic incident where he killed his and son and then killed himself in June 2007. However, Benoit’s former opponent and partner Kurt Angle has admitted that he is ‘little unsettled’ about it.
Both Angle and Benoit have played a big part in each others’ careers and the WWE Hall of Famer Angle continues to acknowledge his old partner as he recently stated that the company is erasing a lot of Benoit’s work by blacklisting him.
In his latest episode of The Kurt Angle Show, the Gold Medalist of the 1996 Summer Olympics stated that he didn’t get the opportunity to pick the matches of his career to be featured in WWE’s ‘Best Of’ DVD. And WWE excluded his all matches with Benoit.
“Five of my best ten matches were with Chris, but obviously they (WWE) want to keep him under wraps, and it’s unfortunate. The thing is, if they erase Chris Benoit’s career, they’re erasing a lot of my career. And that’s where I get a little bit unsettled about it,” said Kurt Angle as quoted by Sportskeeda.
Even after missing on Chris Benoit’s involvement, Angle had a legendary career in WWE. In his career, Angle had some classic matches against Shawn Michaels, Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker, and others more than makeup for that void in the Olympic gold medalist’s legacy.
‘What about the other wrestlers that competed against Chris?’ – Angle
Talking about Angle’s rivalry with Benoit, one of their greatest matches against each other came at the Royal Rumble in 2003, in which Angle retained his WWE Championship against Benoit. The duo also faced off in 2001 in in a series of classic bouts at WrestleMania 17, Backlash, and Judgment Day.
Angle strongly believes for anybody who has wrested the former World Heavyweight Champion, as he expressed his views about the situation.
“I understand why they did it, but what about the other wrestlers that competed against Chris? You’re taking those matches away, and you’re just not mentioning the name, Chris Benoit. Any time we have any videos that surface on WWE television, you’re never gonna see Chris,” he continued,” Angle concluded.
