#1. Kurt Angle opens up about rumors that Taz was a dangerous worker in WWE
Kurt Angle spoke about his rookie year in the WWE on the latest episode of his 'The Kurt Angle Show' podcast on AdFreeShows.com.
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The Olympic gold medalist faced a debuting Taz at the Royal Rumble 2000 pay-per-view, and the match had a terrifying spot that saw Kurt Angle almost land on his head from a suplex.
The spot, unfortunately, got Taz the unwanted backstage reputation of being a dangerous worker. The WWE officials reportedly even wanted to talk to the former ECW Champion following the Kurt Angle match.
Kurt Angle debunked all the speculation and stated that Taz was not a dangerous in-ring worker. The WWE Hall of Famer said that he always had a great time working with Taz. Kurt Angle himself came up with the idea for the German suplex, in which he wanted to land on his stomach and not the back.
"Taz was not dangerous. That was my idea. I told Taz to give me a German suplex and throw me really high in the air, and I would flip over to my stomach. I wanted to do a moonsault German suplex where I landed on my stomach. I thought it looked really vicious and brutal. So, that was all my call. I'm not sure why Taz didn't tell the office that I'm the one that chose the move. Taz was never dangerous with the suplexes. He was relatively safe. I never had a problem with him." H/t Sportskeeda Wrestling
Taz ended Kurt Angle's undefeated streak at the Rumble in 2000, and the former Olympian explained the reasoning behind the match's outcome.