Kurt Angle Names The Three Greatest Pro Wrestlers of All-Time

During his appearance on Talk is Jericho, Kurt Angle named the three greatest professional wrestlers of all-time. The three names that made Angle’s list shouldn’t really surprise anyone, as he had some of the best matches of his entire career with all three of them.

Angle on Chris Benoit: “I’m sorry, but he has got to be in the top three of all time. I mean, you can’t deny that. Even Bret Hart will tell you that.”

Angle on Eddie Guerrero: “I think Eddie was in his prime in WCW and the reason I say that is because he got in a car accident. That car accident did two things for him. It really inhibited what he could do after that. In other words, he had limits. He could still do a lot, but not like he used to. I used to watch him in WCW and be like, ‘wow, this kid’s incredible.’ But he almost couldn’t walk again after that accident, so yeah, Eddie was banged up when I wrestled him.

“As good as he was in 2004, 2005, he had to be 10-times better back then. That’s mind-blowing. I mean, he could have been the absolute greatest of all time because when I wrestled him, he was still in that top three we were talking about, so Eddie had it all. He was so entertaining, but he also had all the technique. He was such a great wrestler and he got it. He got finishes. He knew how to structure them.”

Angle on Shawn Michaels: “I’m not going to lie to you, I wish I would have wrestled Ric Flair in his prime and Bret Hart in his prime. I did [wrestle Shawn Michaels], so I have to say Shawn Michaels is the best.”