Kurt Angle Says He Was ‘Pissed At First’ Over Meme, Learned To Have Fun With It

Kurt Angle talks becoming a meme. 

At the beginning of 2024, Kurt Angle got turned into a meme after he posted a TikTok video where he gave a long blank stare when the recording was seemingly over. 

Speaking on Wrestling Life with Ben Veal, Angle commented on becoming a meme. 

“I was pissed at first. I was like, ‘Why are they making fun of me?’ Paul Bromwell, my co-host on the Kurt Angle show, was like, ‘Kurt they’re not making fun of it. This is actually a good thing.’ I was like, ‘it seems like everyone is making fun of me.’ ‘No, the look on your face was funny and they’re using it for memes.’ ‘Well, I might as well sell photos.’ I started doing it and thank you everyone who bought a meme photo because I made a substantial amount of money doing it. It was worth being the meme of the year. I guess I won an award for meme of the year already. It gave me good exposure. There people who don’t even know who I am that know who I am now because of it. I trended worldwide. I’m getting people ordering the photo from all different parts of the world. It’s crazy. This meme photo took on a life of its own and I tried to capitalize on it. I did, thank God. I think anybody would have done the same. I had fun with it,” he said.

Angle’s reaction continues to be used as a meme online. 

Fans can get their meme photos by clicking here. 

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