A modest Kurt Angle celebrates his WWF Title win last night at No Mercy: “For me, it was accomplishing more in one year than most people will ever accomplish in their whole, entire lives “ It’s true! #OnThisDayInWWE | On This Day in WWE

🏅On July 31, 1996 American wrestler Kurt Angle won the gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics in the heavyweight (90–100 kg; 198–220 lb) weight class despite a severe neck injury suffered during Olympic Trials that seen him fracture 2 of his cervical vertebrae, herniating 2 discs, and pulling 4 muscles. Angle defeated Iranian Abbas Jadidi by officials' decision after the competitors wrestled to an 8-minute, 1-1 draw. The bout saw Jadidi earn a point after 2 minutes and 42 seconds by turning Angle,