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1. Angle -- Kurt Angle
   Kurt Angle was born on December 9, 1968 in Pittsburgh, PA. While an amateur wrestler, Angle suffered a broken neck that has hampered his pro career. At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Kurt won a gold medal in the Freestyle Heavyweight 100 kg Division. He made his first national pro wrestling appearance shortly after his Olympic win in ECW and got into a confrontation with Taz. That night, the Sandman crucifixion angle took place and Angle stormed out of the ECW arena and never returned.
2. Tna Wrestling -- Kurt Angle
   Professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) announced last night during their No Surrender Pay-Per-View event that Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle has signed an exclusive contract with the company. The deal comes just shortly after Angle, 37, was released by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), with both sides citing "personal issues" as the cause of his release. TNA ... used the Pay-Per-View to announce that the weekly television show TNA Impact will be moving from it's current timeslot of Thursdays at 11PM, to 9PM, starting November 16.
3. Rey Mysterio -- Kurt Angle
   California-born wrestler Rey Mysterio made his professional debut in 1989 in his familial hometown of Tijuana, Mexico. Since that time he has entertained audiences of Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and most famously, the WWE. This collection gathers highlights of his greatest matches from throughout his professional career. Included are bouts with Eddie Guerrero and Kurt Angle, as well as footage of his tag-team matches with The Edge and Rob Van Dam.
4. Sting (Wrestler) -- Ring
   It is being reported that everyone was suprised to see how good of shape Sting was in on the most recent WWA tour. According to a lot of the wrestlers, he looked very good in the ring for someone who has not wrestled in two years. It is now rumored that NWA-TNA will try to contract Sting as an active wrestler.
5. Rey Mysterio -- Randy Orton
   At WrestleMania 22, Rey Mysterio showed the world that dreams really do come true. Coming into the event, no one thought he could walk out of Chicago as the World Heavyweight Champion. Mysterio was no stranger to playing the role of the underdog, so he was right at home when he faced Kurt Angle and Randy Orton in a Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship. Rey was overpowered early in the match, but he showed persistence and fought back. Mysterio utilized his unique blend of quickness and agility as he soared through the air hitting the Legend Killer with a West Coast Pop into a pinning combination. Just like that, the undersized Mysterio was the World Champion.
6. Sting (Wrestler) -- Kevin Nash
   This time there was no controversial finish, and Sting raised his second WCW World Title under his new "Crow" persona. Sting's reign lasted about 2 months, during which time he managed to defend the title against many tough challengers, including The NWO’s Scott Hall (Uncensored 98', March 15), before dropping the belt to Randy Savage at Spring Stampede on April 19, due to interference from Kevin Nash.
7. Tna Wrestling -- Aj Styles
   TNA Wrestling delivers a distinct brand of high-risk, athletic entertainment. TNA's roster includes the biggest names in wrestling today, such as Kurt Angle, Booker T, Kevin Nash and Christian Cage, as well as the hottest new stars in the business: A.J. Styles, Samoa Joe and the Motor City Machineguns. TNA features the innovative six-sided ring and the high flying "X-Division," as well as concept matches such as "Ultimate X," "King of the Mountain," "Six Sides of Steel," "Lethal Lockdown" and "Elevation X," considered the most dangerous match in professional wrestling. TNA Entertainment, LLC is a privately held company headquartered in Nashville, TN. For more information, visit www.tnawrestling.com.
8. World Series -- Seasons
   The impressive roster for Season 3 includes a list of sports heroes ranging from Heisman trophy winners to World Series heroes to hockey and boxing hall-of-famers to an Olympic gold medalist. They include: Brady Anderson, Jamal Anderson, Kenny Anderson, Kurt Angle, Jessie Armstead, Joe Carter, Derrick Coleman, Paul Coffey, Sean Elliott, Nick Van Exel, John Franco, Arturo Gatti, Jeff George, Allan Houston, Rocket Ismail, Al Leiter, Charles Oakley, Christian Okoye, Dan Majerle, Marty McSorley, Warren Moon, John Randle, Mitch Richmond, Bob Sapp, Jimmy Smith, Pernell Whitaker, Ricky Williams, and Rod Woodson.
9. Ric Flair -- Feuds
   After a feud with the Misfits in Action stable, Stacy feigned pregnancy and later broke up with Flair. She began to use her real name and became the valet for Shawn Stasiak.
10. Stone Cold Steve Austin -- Vince Mcmahon
    Stone Cold's first TV appearance in about a year was at WrestleMania XXI. He made a couple appearances before making a bigger impact at WWE Homecoming. The three hour special return of WWE to the USA Network (here's hoping they don't get preempted by a dog show again...). Stone Cold showed up at Homecoming and gave a stunner to Vince, Shane, Stephanie, and for the first time ever Linda McMahon. Also during Homecoming, Hogan challenged Austin to a match.

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