Kurt Angle Claims He Wasn't Paid For 'ANGLE' Documentary Acquired By WWE
Kurt Angle didn't make a penny on the 'ANGLE' documentary
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Nov 4, 2024
WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle has claimed that he never saw any of the money generated by last year's ANGLE documentary.
During a recent appearance on the Julien Dorey podcast, Angle noted that the documentary's producer, Alex Perry, sold the film to WWE before it was shown on Peacock, then A&E and, finally, put on YouTube (for free).
"You know what? I got approached for that and it was by a young producer in Hollywood. His name was Alex Perry. He was a big wrestling fan and he knew my story and so he said, 'Listen, I'd love to do a documentary on you', and you know, he's like, 'We could make a lot of money' and I thought, okay, I can make some money. By the way, I didn't get a penny for it so, I didn't make any money. But, the reason why is because WWE bought it. So, he sold out to WWE when he probably should have shopped it around to Netflix or - so WWE got the documentary and they aired it on Peacock, which isn't worldwide and I wanted it to reach all over the world because I wanted to help people with addiction. But, unfortunately, the WWE, all they did with it was show it on Peacock which is fine and then they gave it to A&E to air and then A&E has put it on YouTube. So now, you can look at it for free on YouTube and I didn't get a dime for it, and I know people made money from it; WWE, I know Alex might've made some money but I didn't make any", said Angle. Kurt did concede that Perry did a good job putting the documentary together.
The story of Angle's 1996 Olympic gold medal triumph is set to be made into a feature film.
Providing an update about that project, the 55-year-old added:
"Well, right now we're in the development stages (of the movie about my life). We almost got the script done. We'll be getting investors, which shouldn't be a problem. Then, we'll start picking the cast, and so I'd imagine we'll probably start shooting in about a year and I know they want the movie to be released before the 2028 Olympics".
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