WWE News: Kurt Angle out of action for an undetermined amount of time
    Submitted by Matthew Tremley on Saturday, April 29, 2006 at 12:09 PM EST



  • Due to a cracked rib that he suffered at the hands of Mark Henry, it was announced on WWE.com that Kurt Angle will be out of action for an undetermined amount of time. The injury, which originally occured at a Smackdown house show in New Castle was made worse when Henry splashed Angle through the announcement table on SD after his hard fought match against Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship.

    As a result of Angle being out of action, Kurt must forfeit his spot in the King of the Ring tournament that he won by defeating "The Legend Killer" Randy Orton. As a result, Booker T will now advance straight into the finals.

    Here is the official release about Angle's injury straight from the WWE:

    Wrestling Machine dismantled
    April 29, 2006

    Kurt Angle has suffered a cracked rib. As a result of the injury, the Wrestling Machine will now be out of action for an undetermined amount of time.

    The injury originally occurred on the recent European tour when Mark Henry delivered the World’s Strongest Slam to Angle during a match in New Castle. “At that point, I wasn’t even sure if I was going to be able to compete against Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship,” Angle later admitted to WWE.com. But being the intense competitor that he is, Angle kept his injury to himself and fought valiantly for the title he feels he rightfully deserves.

    Unfortunately for Angle, the final straw came when Henry, perhaps realizing he injured Angle earlier in New Castle, dismantled the Wrestling Machine on SmackDown with a near 400-pound splash through a ringside table.

    Just as he did to former World Heavyweight Champion Batista, Henry injured Angle to the point where he will now be out of action indefinitely, meaning he must forfeit his spot in the King of the Ring tournament. As a result, Booker T advances to the final round.

    Credit: WWE.com




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