WWE News: Kurt Angle reveals that Brock Lesnar tried to join TNA
In the latest edition of “The Kurt Angle Show” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle revealed that in 2007 Brock Lesnar called him to try to win.
A contract with TNA Wrestling, today IMPACT, but the company refused because asked a lot of money. Angle began the story of that day like this:
“Well, Brock calls me. He was no longer in WWE and he asks me: ‘Listen, man. Can you get me into TNA?’ I probably shouldn’t say this right now.
But you know what? Brock doesn’t care. I didn’t answer him and he asked me again, “Hey, how much do you make? I told him what he was earning.
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And he said, ‘If you can get me that, I’ll go.’ I approached TNA and they said, ‘No, we’re not going to give him that kind of money.’
“I think they were at the limit of their budget, where they couldn’t really give more money. I was making a lot of money. Sting was making.
Good money, and behind us you had a lot of guys on the roster. You know, TNA, the Carter family financed it for a long time, and then TNA started.
Making their own money, but it wasn’t enough to bring in another seven-figure guy a year. I don’t think they were capable enough to do it,” Angle explained.
However, faced with TNA’s refusal to hire him and without being in WWE, Lesnar left pro-wrestling after leaving New Japan Pro Wrestling and began.
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His career in mixed martial arts in the company K-1 to later give the great He jumped to the UFC in 2008, until his return to wrestling in 2012.
