Kurt Angle Movie In The Works

Kurt Angle's gold medal win in freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games could be featured on the big screen.

Speaking on WFAN with Danielle McCartan, Angle revealed he is working on a movie about his gold medal win. The script has just been finished and the project is being shopped around to investors.

"I got a movie going on. Really proud of this. It's a really great story. It's about a kid from the streets of Pittsburgh who overcomes all these obstacles, including a broken neck, to win the Olympic gold medal. It's only about my Olympic career, it's not about my pro wrestling career," Angle said.

"The directors are Ian and Eshom Nelms. They want this movie to be like a 'Rocky' type feel with a little bit of 'The Fighter' and 'Iron Claw' mixed in. I'm really excited about it. I'm going to be working behind the scenes for the first time. I won't be in front of the camera. I'm really excited for the world to see it. We want to release it in theaters. It's going to be a lot of fun for me. It's probably the most excited I've been since the Olympics," he continued.

"Right now, we just got the script done. We're shopping for investors, which shouldn't be a problem. After that, we pick the cast. This is going to happen probably in the next three months. We have a few (casting candidates), I can't say any names, but we have a few good names we're thinking about."

Angle would go on to have a glittering pro wrestling career in WWE and TNA. The 'Wrestling Machine' retired in 2019 and he recently, once again, ruled out making a return.

H/T Fightful