10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Sept 15)

4. Vince McMahon Told Kurt Angle He'd Live Forever

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Imagine sitting down with Vince McMahon for an in-depth conversation about what might happen to WWE when he passes away. Kurt Angle lived this and recalled feeling chills on the Garry, Time and Hamish Show when Vince told him he would "live forever". What's more, Angle said he believed him because he was so convincing.

Aged 72, Vince is still out there taking bumps on TV. His latest ass-kicking came at the hands of Kevin Owens on SmackDown, and it appeared the boss bled hard way. There's an interesting side note on that too; the Wrestling Observer reported that McMahon likely bladed backstage and covered up before taking KO's head butt.

Whether that's true or not, Angle maintains that Vince's eyes were cold as steel when he told him he'd never die. Perhaps McMahon meant his legacy (that being WWE) would never die out, but it's not outside the realms of possibility that Vince was referring to himself individually as immortal.

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