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- Kurt Angle is a 14-time professional wrestling world champion, with titles collected in WWE, TNA, and Japan. He is in both the WWE and TNA/Impact Hall of Fames, a two-time NCAA Division 1 National Champion, and has also won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Summer Games with, as he likes to say, ‘a broken freaking neck.’ At every stop in his career, Angle has reached the top of the mountain, and now he’s taking his Three I’s; Intensity, Intelligence, and Integrity, to the podcast world as he joins host Paul Bromwell to take a look back at some of the matches, feuds and moments that turned an Olympic gold medalist into one of the greatest sports entertainers of all time. It’s True. It’s damn true
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If you got Shamrock and Angle saying you're legit, then you're legit.
anyone wanting to fuck with blackman is suicidal.
Very true
Big Show and Bradshaw know that first hand.
@@Stonehopper1067HMGwhat happened to Show? Lol I know about The Jbl airport story.
@@prisonmike3605 there was story of Big Show trying to intimidate Blackman when he was on the floor doing sit-ups while standing over him. And without getting up Blackman swipe kicked Big Shows legs and made him fall to the ground. Then Blackman went back to doing his sit-ups. I wish I could remember what shoot interview I heard this from but it has been years since I saw it.
Steve Blackman always had the most symmetrical build.
Him & Shamrock
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@@TheJohnCooperShowhe said symmetrical. Not lumpy.
Rick Rude?
Kane
My mom knew Steve Blackman.. My mom would work at her family restaurant and he was a regular there.. and he was pretty much the same guy as you saw on TV.. He would come in every week alone and order the same thing every single time and he wouldn't say a word to anybody the entire time. He would just sit alone, eat his steak, leave a tip and roll out. He wasn't a mean guy at all. He was friendly and never gave anybody a hard time but he was just really serious. Trying to even get a smile out of him wasn't likely.
Cool story, do u have another regarding Steve?
My brother knew Steve Blackman.. My brother would work at his family gas station and he was a regular there.. and he was pretty much the same guy as you saw on TV.. He would come in every week alone and fill up with Premium Plus and he wouldn't say a word to anybody the entire time. He would just park alone, maybe squeegee his windshield and roll out. He wasn't a mean guy at all. He was friendly and never gave anybody a hard time but he was just really serious. Trying to even get a smile out of him wasn't likely.
@@NefastusJones Cool story, do you have another regarding Steve Blackman?
@@Sacrilege83 My dad’s friend’s history teacher was vaguely acquainted with someone who may have known Steve Blackman. Allegedly he was just the same as the guy we saw on TV. He’d frequent the local tavern, always order the same cocktail-a pink samurai- and then take 3 hours to drink it. He’d leave a tip and go. Never said a word to anyone- even going so far as to invent an elaborate system of gestures to make himself non-verbally comprehensible. He’d never be outwardly aggressive, except for that one time where he kicked a man half to death for questioning his drink of choice. Never really smiled either. You could tell him the funniest homophobic joke you knew and he’d never even smirk. Damndest thing..
I feel like he gave your mom a hard time...
I never ever once questioned Steve's legitimacy, he was one of my favorite guys from the Attitude era. The man has ALWAYS been in great shape, even now and he's almost 60 years old. Unlike a lot of wrestlers from the past, I have never ever seen Steve out of shape.
He always had a realistic stance unlike what you see in the movies and that's a sign don't f with this guy unless you feel lucky.
Its probably because he was in shape. It seems like most fake martial artist can't even put in the effort to look the part
Especially with what he's been through in life aswell shows his character and his toughness even more
I have searched and find no information on him being in any MMA or martial arts tournaments or promotions. I can't even find what skill level he has in what martial arts. Only says he has some martial arts training
... To me he is a mid card no body and can't touch Ken Shamrock or Severn. Hell CM Punk looks to have more MMA experience than old Steve Blackman.
I used to love the mid card matches back then. So stacked with talent. The Blackman vs Shamrock matches were awesome.
Couldn't have said it any better even the mid card matches were watchable back then
Lions den
@@louiowell they were usually under 5 minutes
I had the pleasure of meeting Steve Blackman while treating his dog as a vet tech. I'm only 5'9" so when I came in the room to talk to him, he made the room seem smaller. Super nice guy. I never thought I'd see one of my favorite wrestlers in the little rinky dink clinic I worked at.
Steve Blackman had a gym in my Mall growing up... Seen him eating Chinese food at the food court was mind-blowing to me. He was my favorite wrestler In the video game. Was scared to talk to him.
Yeah, he was an absolute nightmare in the game.
In Harrisburg? Lol. Cause I think I met him there.
@@adaront exactly 💯
He was known for eating insane amounts of fried rice
Smackdown 2 know your role ps1. I remember I played that game and never watched wrestling before and he was one of the funnest char to play.
I was actually a huge fan of Blackman during the AttEra. Also, he was surprisingly funny without trying to be. The stuff with Al Snow was hilarious.
*IT'S PARTY TIME*
Like Khabib 🤣!
Head cheese Head cheese
Dude I LOVED hims since his first match. Always a fave!
Doing yomama jokes at the nursing home 🤣😂
You could see the crazy in Blackman's eyes. He was "calm like a bomb."
Steve Muhfuggin Blackman
When I didn’t take anything in wrestling seriously, I still took Steve Blackman seriously.
most, if not all, pro wrestlers can handle themselves in a streetfight. they're not pussies for the most part. but Blackman was different. it's cliched term but, he had "killer instinct". you could see it in his eyes, eyes like a shark. if he decided to kill you, that's it, unless you have a gun you're dead. he would have made a decent Delta Operator.
@@fistovuzithat’s an overstatement.
Most pro wrestlers would get their asses kicked , like Sean Michael’s
@@iorilamia one of the biggest pussies in the history of professional wrestling getting the shit kicked out of him by a US Marine, that's what you're going with? ok then. you going to mention that Davey Smith pulled the guy off Michaels and took him down? didn't think so.
@@iorilamia shawn. jesus christmas how hard is that to get wrong?
@@miguelnewmexico8641 Also, why "Michael's". Is that a restaurant? 😅
Blackman is legit I've been to his old school in PA to train and he's been a guest teacher at Ground Control MMA in Baltimore Maryland he's not someone you want to mess with but he's also one of the nicest people ever
Steve Blackman was always one of my favorites because of how legit badass he is
Best hardcore champ of all time imo.
Great choice but my pick would still be Crash Holly...RIP
UFC wasn't a thing until Blackman was in his 30s and the real big money wasn't until he was in his 40s. If the UFC came around when he was in his 20s he might've made a decent run in the company.
@@joemckim1183 he was also struggling with his health for most of the 90s. I like to think there's an alternate universe out there where he kicked Royce Gracies ass and is regarded as an mma legend lol
@@browneyemastermind It all depends if Blackman has a ground game or not. I'm sure his striking is legit but not sure if he trains to get out of submissions.
@@joemckim1183 I know in his shoot interview he talks about jiu-jitsu, and with him having an mma school I would imagine he did. Especially having worked/trained with Ken Shamrock
He was the only wrestler I met in Harrisburg Mall. I came up and introduced myself and shook his hand. He seemed like an approachable guy to me. I actually tried to pitch to him that Blackman MMA could be like a Mc Donalds and have locations everywhere but I never followed up with him. Very fit guy and massive arms.
There's an interview with Steve on Title Match Wrestling from 2007, where they asked him how Kurt would fare in MMA. Steve said Angle had no striking, so he wouldn't do well. Steve was blunt and honest - as you'd expect him to be.
You could tell Steve Blackman was legit just by his demenor.
He was an interesting guy during the attitude Era, I didn't dislike him but I also wasn't a huge fan. But I liked him. They started opening up more doors for him with the likes of AL snow and trish made for some underrated classic segments
If Blackman was having a match back in the day you knew you were going to be entertained, the dude was just fun to watch!
when someone has strength and size (strong base) like Brock, he won't botch and fumble someone onto the ground awkwardly.
Blackman was so intense and shredded when he wrestled. He hit so crisp, fast, and to the point. it looked good
Wrong. Botching has nothing to do with shape and can happen to anyone
Brock himself almost broke his neck when he botched a shooting star press. And he botched with other wrestlers occasionally.
@@Shendue Reading comprehension. The stronger someone is, the less likely they will fumble the other person. Fumbling another person is different than being careless.
He's in my top three! Blackman is a role model and a performer and a survivor and I really hope a Christian. That would be the total package
There's a rumor Blackman took down The Big Show with a leg sweep, while Blackman was laying on the ground. Dude was a real life Batman 🤣
Confirmed by Teddy Long
Difference being, batman is a wanker wearing a gimp suit, Blackman is just pure badass
Big Show did say that in an interview. He said that Blackman just sort of did this twitch thing with his leg and dropped Show on the spot. Blackman was on the ground doing sit ups or something and Show was just sort of being playful and asked him if he really knew martial arts or something to that effect and Blackman took him down. Not sure if it was a sweep or some sort of leg lock that dropped him to the ground but Show said one second he was standing over him talking about that stuff and the next second he was on the ground
When me and my mates play wrestled on the streets, we all gave our selves superstar aliases. One was Rock, one was HHH etc etc. I was Steve Blackman. What a wrestler.
Steve was the Chuck Norris of wwe
Him and haku
Steve Blackman's character wouldve worked today and got a proper push.
not unless he can do a 360 double backflip piledriver with a blow up doll...... super kliq
Lmfao
He was terrible on the mic.
With a manager by his side, he could have gotten an IC title reign or two. He was just boring on the mic, but he looked menacing, wrestled the part and could mess you up to boot. He was the late 90's equivalent to Haku
@@jchockey22 Alright, Cornette
If I need somebody to watch my back in a rough bar. Steve Blackman would be a good pick.
He actually was a bouncer pre wrestling.
Haku's the number one guy you'd want, but i do think i'd pick Steve so the other guys at least have a chance of leaving with their jaw intact.
Teddy Long, in a shoot interview, where Steve Blackman was stretching and Big Show started to mess with. Blackman stopped stretching and took down Big Show with his legs. This back when Big Show was 500 pounds!. Steve Muhphigin Blackman is legit!
Hey Kurt… I live in hbg pa by Steve…hes a bail bondsman now..anyways i had dinner w him many yrs ago (our gfs at time knew each other)..I asked him at table WHO is one guy youd want to take w you in a real fight…he named KURT ANGLE!!!” True story👍
Isn’t Steve Blackman a bounty hunter now? Either way Iv heard the stories that he’s legit
Last thing I heard was Blackman Bail-Bonds which was pretty great. Look it up
Yeah he runs a bail-bonds business across town from where I live in Harrisburg. I know who I’ll be calling if I ever wind up in jail.
@@bradleybowden1131lol he's definitely somebody I would pay back right on time 😂😅
He was really good with the Philipino sticks. He must have been proficient in several martial arts including Eskrima.
Indeed. I saw a couple of clips where he uses some kali sticks in his matches a couple of times
Astute point.
Kurt Angle , Blackman,Shamrock
Probably one of the toughest guys
Top 50. Hardest people to ever compete in WWE, ECW WCW history (NJPW not included)
50. JBL
49. Prince Albert
48. The Rock
47. Animal
46. Warlord
45. Hawk
44. Kevin Nash
43. Kane
42. Chad Gable
41. Tazz
40. Bob Backlund
39. Bruiser Brody
38. Bad news brown
37. Davey boy Smith
36. Bret Hart
35. Dolph Ziggler
34. Sid justice
33. Arn Anderson
33. Bam bam bigalow
32. Shane McMahon
31. Sheamus
30. Goldberg
29. Chris Jericho
28. Stone Cold
27. Vader
26. Bob Holly
25. William Regal
24. Chris Benoit
23. Wade Barrett
22. Vladimir Koslov
21. Fit Finlay
20. Shinsuke Nakamura
19. Andre the giant
18. Batista
17. Booker T
16. Big Show
15. Bart Gunn
14. Undertaker
13. Farooq
12. Danny Hodge
11. Jack Swagger
10. Dr Death Steve Williams
9. Matt Riddle
8. Tank Abbott
7. Steve Blackman
6. Kurt Angle
5. Dan Severn
4. Ken Shamrock
3. Bobby Lashley
2. Haku
1. Brock Lesnar
@@mmaphilosophyAndre.
@@TheRogueSquid Andre is at #19
Andre wasn't as flexible as Show.
Khali or Omas never made the list either because one double leg and they wouldn't have a clue how to get up
@@mmaphilosophy I saw him there I just love Andre lol
@@mmaphilosophy plus in his prime Andre would have spanked any of them. His speed and strength as a young guy were crazy
Super underutilized, he was getting good reactions too so they could've easily done a lot more with him at least in the mid-card, let alone upper-midcard.
He did stand up in the Hardcore division. He was one of the very few Hardcore champions that was treated like an actual menace.
Angle knows the difference between wrestling and fighting, mad respect 💪🏼
Steve Blackman and Xbox WWF Raw 2002 years hip hop soundtrack
I remember passing Steve Blackman on an elevator in Harrisburg, PA and he was giving me a scary death stare lol
Steve Blackman is a lot like Ken and Frank Shamrock as far as having like big boulder muscles and still being a really lean dude. And Ken trained / sparred both of them. Blackman practically could've been part of the Shamrock family.
If not mistaken the "shamrocks" where adopted they're not even biological brothers
@@Duck_Dodgers Blackman could've been adopted by them too.
Frank did not have huge muscles, he was more like a cat with a good amount of muscle, but very flexible, not tight. I've met Frank. Good guy....met Tra, Alex A and Jerry B....never met Ken....Tulsa Lion's Den.
Thinking back, I liked Kurt and Steve as a tag team
Forget where I saw it but apparently back in the day if the wwe and wcw guys ran into each other in public and ended up having to fight Blackman was the one elected to fight Haku. Just shows how much of a badass he was because EVERYONE was scared of Haku
Steve Blackman is absolutely underrated!!!
Steve Blackman was before his time, bruh could’ve been in the industry today and would’ve been a innovative wrestler
Brock Lesnar makes it seem real more than anyone have ever seen in the business and is in my top five favorites of all time. Steve Blackman does look like a legit badass that I wouldn't want to piss off.
You know wrestling used to be real?
@@StandWatie1862 before the 50s maybe.
@miguelnewmexico8641 30s actually but yeah
@@StandWatie1862 Karl Gotch....I think Stu Hart was a hooker.
There are a few people who have legit mma, boxing, olympic wrestling background but then there are also people like haku and blackman who are just crazy tough fighters without a pro background.
I loved his beef with Shane.
Shamrock said he would of been the only one that could give him a fight
I did see somewhere that Blackman asked, if the Brawl For All was legit, if he could kick people in the knees.
It was in Bob Holly's biography, apparently in the pitch meetings Blackman said for 100k and no holds barred he'd take out knees to win. The rules very quickly got changed, and there were still loads of legit injuries.
Steve Blackman is the shit. Oh it's true, it's Damn True!!!!!
Perc Angle good show !
I love how Steve Blackman took down Marc Mero 13 times in 3 minutes in the Brawl for All wearing boxing gloves.
I hated the "attitude era"... I couldn't watch it with my kids... but Steve was exemplary ❤
Steve mu'fuggin Blackman 🍻
Sworn enemy of robot aliens around the world
Steve was 😢da only wrestler me and my dad almost feared..
I semi disagree with the rock comment. I know most of the time he had his warrior-esque moves. But when he wrestled a technician, he turned up. If rock wrestled austin or hhh you got vintage rock. When he wrestled flair or someone else he rose to the occasion. Same can be said about Jericho. He really shined against HBK
A real fight between Angle and Blackman would have been awesome.
Steve Mufuggin Blackman, cold as ice
Few wrestlers that are actually fuckin lethal fighters. Def one of them
He was the The Perfect Weapon in the ring….for a good reason.
Steve Blackman put on a Takedown Clinic in his Brawl for Alll match against Marc Mero. I met Blackman back in 2006 and 2007 when I was cornering fighters for an mma promotion in Mechanicsville VA. Steve had his fighters there as he had a good mma school in Pennsylvania. No disrespect Kurt but I don't think you could hold Steve down he is a Beast wrestler! You're a Freestyle olympic champ but Steve's wrestling skills are modified for fighting
i dunno, Kurt was the best in the world at one time. with a broken neck. i think he could at least hold him down if he could get him. probably not now, Kurt's way too injured now and Blackman seems crazy tough still, but in their primes i think Kurt could do it. it'd be a hell of a cool thing to watch at least.
The guy WWE messed up on by not putting him in the Hof. Yet they have boring Bella twins in the Hof
And booker t wife too!
Why put him in the HoF?
And that's why he's Muffugin Blackman.
If WCW came in to invade WWF it would have been Ken Shamrock vs. Haku and Steve Blackman vs. everyone else with the APA on backup duty.
Steve would have walked through Brawl for All had he continued after the first round. We know he can strike. But he didn’t even need to in Brawl for All because his double legs were shockingly smooth and quick.
Now just imagine if they would have allowed kicks.
Fought in a NHB event in mid nineties and Blackman was the ref. Never got over why he wasn’t fighting in event and was thankful he wasnt lol
He was probably recovering at the time
Imagine a stable with Ken Shamrock, Steve Blackman, Kurt Angle and either Brock Lesnar or Bobby Lashley?
And call it "Fight Club".
@@sukitbich We don't talk about that, but it'll Team FAFO
They almost did something similar in 1998. They had this weird 3 way feud between Blackman, Owen Hart and Dan Severn, with Shamrock backing up Blackman. Would have made more sense making them a group. Yeah, Owen wasn’t as “real” as the other three, but you know he learned some legit submission stuff from Stu.
What MMA, martial arts championships has he held???? The only thing I see about him online is he was a hardcore champion and has some martial arts training. Wow
Haha really I can find nothing that would indicate he compares to a Shamrock or a Severn.
Who were they talking about after Blackman, coz Blackman was not 6"6 or 280lbs no way and I can't recall Kurt EVER been I the same ring as Blackman never mind wrestling him. So who was he talking about been 6"6 Test, Undertaker, Batista, JBL ??
no better mid card scene then the attitude era on
I trained with Blackman. Very. Very good at submission grappling. Steve would (and still would) destroy Angle.
Angle is a Olimpian Gold medalist bro, be serious.
@@braulio645 would still be interesting, Angle lacks a ground game despite being a literal wrestling god. If angle can sprawl, is his stand-up good enough? I would pay actual money to see the 2 shoot fight lol
@@browneyemastermindHe lacks a ground game despite being a world famous grappler? Interesting. I got news for you but Kurt wrestled in Japan and I guarantee you has picked up some serious catch submissions.
@@StandWatie1862 I had meant submissions, my apologies. Interesting about Japan, shoot/strong style stuff seems to be bigger over there. I didn't know that.
@@browneyemastermind Yeah and it's a shame. The gracies basically ripped off catch wrestling and called it bjj. Catch wrestling gyms are rare but a bjj gym is on every corner.
Steve Blackman was pure legit.
The Mu'fugga himself...
Steve Mufuggin' Blackman.
Brock is not 6"6 ! Is height was listed as 6"2 for his first fight and listed at 6"3 in the UFC. I have never even heard of the WWE listing Brock as 6"6 They claimed he was 6"5
Rock is 6 2 270 in his prime
The wrestling intro lies 😂. I always laugh too
Well, kayfabe is still 1% alive these days
Everytime I see this Paul guy I think he’s Paul wall
Thank goodness Kurt didn't get lost in Midcard nonsense
Why would he?
@@Alvin_Vivian because Vince McMahon has a tiny ego
There was no way that would have been possible,way too talented
Well Kurt was actually good on the mic and could sell.
Steve Blackman is The Type Of Guy You Dont Want To Pissed Off
Paul Bromwell looks like the rapper Paul Wall to me.
Fight fought 90.chest48".rank 29.heights6'2.weight 246.blakman wrestler.
Top 50. Hardest people to ever compete in WWE, ECW WCW history (NJPW not included)
50. JBL
49. Prince Albert
48. The Rock
47. Animal
46. Warlord
45. Hawk
44. Kevin Nash
43. Kane
42. Chad Gable
41. Tazz
40. Bob Backlund
39. Bruiser Brody
38. Bad news brown
37. Davey boy Smith
36. Bret Hart
35. Dolph Ziggler
34. Sid justice
33. Arn Anderson
32. Bam bam bigalow
31. Shane McMahon
30. Sheamus
29. Goldberg
28. Chris Jericho
27. Stone Cold
26. Vader
25. Bob Holly
24. William Regal
23. Chris Benoit
22. Wade Barrett
21. Vladimir Koslov
20. Fit Finlay
19. Shinsuke Nakamura
18. Batista
17. Booker T
16. Big Show
15. Bart Gunn
14. Undertaker
13. Farooq
12. Danny Hodge
11. Jack Swagger
10. Dr Death Steve Williams
9. Matt Riddle
8. Tank Abbott
7. Steve Blackman
6. Kurt Angle
5. Dan Severn
4. Ken Shamrock
3. Bobby Lashley
2. Haku
1. Brock Lesnar
Imagine if Angles neck never broke
i am sorry but i have to ask it:
Did Mr Bromwell say "Did it feel like there as you're starting to wrestle Rock more and w*ore" LOL i spilled my drink because of that xD
Obligatory Wrestling Bios Reference. I wouldn't mess with Steve Muhfuggin Blackman!
no one wants to mess with Steve Muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuufuggin blackman XD
The comment I was looking for 😊
@@maximilianberkowitz4086 damn right ^>^
@@thomasredmond5793 You have the jam! 😆🤘
You better not, unless you want to catch a Mu'fugga Kick to the face!
He'd probably kick Lesnar's ass.
Lol Kurt does the podcast from his car
The Rock is not 6' 6",
Headcheese!!!
I agree with Angle, why wrestle a dude whose trained in MMA and risk getting hurt. I wish blackman did some MMA fights that would of been dope to see.
Steve Blackman is probably as tough as Haku. Nobody else says that.
JBL kept prodding Blackman and after a few weeks, Blackman had had enough. JBL said Blackman had punched him 6 times before he realised what had happened.😂😂
mufuggin blackmon
Hardcore Holly thinks Blackman could hang with Brock and Haku in a shoot. Wouldnt surprise me. Really, at that level, you're simply one of the toughezt guys on the planet.
Steve Blackman vs Brock Lesnar dream match.
What I don't understand is that if Steve was so good at wrestling and totally legit, why wasn't he ever the WWF champion? Surely he could have defeated Stone Cold, The Rock, or even the Undertake if he was so good in the ring, right?
Oh really then I would like to see Steve Blackman vs Mang in a real fight, who would win?
Angle would have been able to take down blackman but if blackman stays on his feet angle gets destroyed.
Blackmon was that dude.
You can tell just by looking at Steve that he was legit, didn’t need to brag about it but could easily kill you.
Kurt knew he's limitations lol
The REAL MUHFUGG#N PROBLEM 😎
Thry miss the legitimacy of Blackman in todays era
Yh all they've got these days is a former UFC heavyweight champion...
@@Bobby.2000 and about 300 pantomime clowns
I've studied the martial arts that Steve Blackman studied he was the reason I became a martial artist
Jiu-jitsu, kenpo, shotokan, muay Thai etc?
Kurt in a car 😂😂😂
Kurt i dont know if you will read this but, as a kid i hated you and your character. As an adult i love and respect you so very much.
Your achievements are extraordinary. I wish you the best of luck and i hope for nothing but success for you and your family. Thank you very much for the great childhood memories. People like you make the world so much better.