{"id":1875,"date":"2015-10-28T15:37:47","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T20:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=1875"},"modified":"2015-10-28T15:37:47","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T20:37:47","slug":"kurt-angle-joins-mma-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/10\/28\/kurt-angle-joins-mma-promotion\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurt Angle joins MMA promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-872767565\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Looking to boost the profile of its next big event, Bellator MMA has &#8220;signed&#8221; TNA star Kurt Angle. As of right now, it&#8217;s simply a promotional deal centered on next weekend&#8217;s Bellator 145 event.<\/p>\n<p>Angle is scheduled to appear at the <a href=\"http:\/\/bellator.spike.com\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Bellator MMA Fan Fest&#8221;<\/a> on Thursday, November 5 in the St. Louis area leading into Bellator 145 on Friday, Nov. 5 at the Scottrade Center.<\/p>\n<p>Angle will be joining Ken Shamrock, Kimbo Slice, Tito Ortiz, Royce Gracie, and other MMA stars\/legends at Dave &amp; Busters in Maryland Heights, Mo. on Thursday. He is then scheduled to attend the live fight card on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Included on the Bellator fight card is fellow TNA wrestler Bobby Lashley, who is scheduled to face\u00a0James Thompson in a Hvt. division fight. Thompson is the last person to defeat Lashley in MMA.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Come see me at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bellator145?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bellator145<\/a> fanfest Thur Nov5 in St Louis, Missouri. Will also be at the fights Fri evening. Some great fights to see!!!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealKurtAngle\/status\/659456381372768256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bellator Fan Fest Returns to the Midwest!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5zJiSo2M9Z0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1625857049\"><div id=\"pwtor-4271665555\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Looking to boost the profile of its next big event, Bellator MMA has &#8220;signed&#8221; TNA star Kurt Angle. 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