Kurt Angle Has New Role In Mind To Help WWE Find New Talent

WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle recently discussed the launch of WWE's NIL program on his The Kurt Angle Show podcast.

Angle believes the program is a great way for the company to find new talent:

“I think the Next in Line program is very effective because you’re getting college athletes and a lot of these athletes are going to be world-class athletes.” “Those are the kind of athletes you want in professional wrestling. You can be a non-athlete and join a territory and work your way up and still be a great worker. What WWE is looking for is those nostalgic athletes that are graduating college and don’t have a future in sports. In other words, a great football player that was all-American in college and didn’t get drafted into the NFL, he’d be a great choice to pick for WWE.”

“I think it’s a great program and I think you need a little bit of both. You want the old school where you have the territories and the small promotions where you can work, and work on your character, and work on your development in the ring. I think you need a little bit of both of those. NXT is like the training super ground where they basically throw everything at you at once and try to come up with something. I think it takes years of experience to become a great professional wrestler and I think the small territories are very effective, and that’s where we get a lot of our characters. Where they come up with gimmicks and carry it over to the WWE. I think you want both of them, the Next in Line program and the smaller promotions.”

Kurt Angle revealed he would love to be a scout for the athletes who are a part of the WWE's NIL program.

“I would definitely do it.” “I would love to scout amateur athletes. I know what it takes to be a pro wrestler and I was a world-class athlete. None better than me to do that job.”

Kurt Angle also commented on his daughter Giuliana, who is 10 years old, and one day might be part of the Olympics:

“My daughter Giuliana is 10 years old and her coaches tell us she’s a world-class swimmer, she’s going to be big-time.” “Possibly the Olympics. To say that about a 10-year-old, that’s pretty impressive. I’m looking forward to her career, I’ve just got to keep her on the right track.”