{"id":876,"date":"2015-10-18T23:37:01","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T04:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=876"},"modified":"2015-10-18T23:37:01","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T04:37:01","slug":"kurt-angle-pursuing-new-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/10\/18\/kurt-angle-pursuing-new-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurt Angle &#8211; pursuing new career?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1692864959\" 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>Former TNA Hvt. champion Kurt Angle said earlier this year that he does not believe he will re-sign with TNA after his current deal expires. But, that does not mean he will be returning to WWE.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps he will not be moving on to any wrestling promotion on a regular basis. Instead, Angle said in a <a href=\"http:\/\/kurtanglebrand.com\/are-you-driven\/\" target=\"_blank\">new blog post on his website<\/a> that he would like to enter the education field.<\/p>\n<p>Angle, 46, has seemingly tried for years to find purpose after winning an Olympic Gold Medal in 1996. He entered pro wrestling, competed in WWE for nearly a decade, thought about switching to MMA, shifted to TNA, tried the Olympics again his 40s, entered the food industry, talked about becoming an amateur wrestling coach.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Angle says:<\/p>\n<p><em>My &#8216;long shot&#8217; dream was to be an Olympic Champion. Winning gold was my lifelong dream. I also had another passion, to be a teacher\u2026to teach our youth. I have a college degree in education. 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