Angle Speaks On The MMA, Drug Abuse and More.

Hello everyone. As always thank you for taking a few moments to spend with me today.

I was just doing some reading and wanted to share the news with you. Angle recently did a in depth interview on the slam report. I have provided the link for you below.

I would recomend checking out the whole read.

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/06/18/9839161.html

Over the last few years its been no secret angle had interest getting involved with the MMA. He was asked recently if he still had interest Angle had this to say.

You are dealing with two different animals," Angle said comparing professional wrestling and MMA. "You have to be crazy to do both. You have to have a certain talent to be a professional wrestler. There is an art form and psychology to it that is different than any sport of form of entertainment." 

"MMA is the toughest sport,"

While some wrestling fans might feel this maybe a knock towords wrestling. It is nice to see a wrestler fess up and admit what we already new.

They also asked him about the drug problems over the years and Angle was very honest in speaking about it which is always nice to hear.

This is what angle had to say.

Wrestling has had its problem with drug abuse and deaths over the past two decades. Angle is no different, calling himself a "junkie" for abusing pain medication for two years while with the WWE.

"The bumps take a huge toll on people’s bodies." Angle said that pills were an easy way out. "Guys used to take drugs, both recreational and medical, to ease the pain. And the WWE has done a good thing to open up drug rehab for all current and past stars."

"The young wrestlers of today have seen all these problems. Their idea of a good time isn’t drinking, partying, doing drugs, it's playing video games all night."

Finlay Angle speaks about the scary amount of deaths in wrestling. He went into this issue with a lot of detail.

"It’s unfortunate that there are a large number of deaths of wrestlers, but the industry has taken great steps to eliminate these problems with wellness and drug policies."

When asked if he thought there was enough regulation by the companies in terms of safety in the ring, Angle thought so. "Safety is always first. And the companies always tell us to 'pull back' if they believe certain moves are a safety problem."

Angle called the recent in-ring death of  Mitsuharu Misawa and that Misawa "put his life on the line and lost." Angle questioned the injury of Misawa and if that could have played a part in the death. "He may have had a past heart problem or injury and just aggravating was what killed him. It’s sad."

"What happens when you make a superstar? You spend time and money in the star. What’s the worst thing that could happen? Fans want to pay to see the star wrestler and appear. You don’t want them to get hurt or worse yet die."

This was a very insightful read I would highly recommend reading it. As always Angle was honest and informative.

These are one of the many reasons I think Angle is good for the world of pro wrestling.