Edge and Kurt Angle met in an absolute classic at Backlash 2002! | WWE

On this day in 1996, future WWE superstar Kurt Angle won wrestling gold in Atlanta 🥇 And he did it with a broken freakin' neck 🔥 (Via NBC Olympics & Paralympics) | FanDuel

🏅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,