Kurt Angle Claims Main Event Mafia Could Have Been “As Big As The nWo”
During a recent episode of his podcast, Kurt Angle discussed the Main Event Mafia faction in TNA, shared insights about his belief in the faction’s potential to rival the nWo, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
Reflecting on the Main Event Mafia’s success, Kurt Angle stated: “Yeah, we all knew. It actually worked out even better once we formulated it, and we were like, ‘Holy crap, this thing’s gonna be huge.’ You know, I just don’t think that we gave it enough time. I think if we would’ve let it mature for a while, it would be every bit as big as the NWO. And that’s a stretch… [laughs] Yeah, that’s going viral.”
When discussing possible changes to the group, Angle mentioned: “You know what? The only other thing I might have changed was adding another character, another wrestler. And that would be Christian. Because he had a lot of success. He was a world champion. He was in WWE, he was a 20-time tag team champion, World Tag Team Champion. So, Christian would have been a good addition that group.”
Highlighting the challenge of turning Sting into a heel, Angle expressed: “Oh God. It was almost impossible. I mean, whenever he would come out alone they were cheering him, you know? When we all came out as a group, they booed us somewhat. But Sting, it was just almost impossible to make him a heel. Almost impossible.”
Offering his perspective on Sting’s portrayal as a heel, Angle explained: “I don’t think of Sting as a heel; it just doesn’t happen. You know, he was such a babyface his whole entire career. I don’t even know if he turned heel in WCW, not that I can remember. And you know, it was really difficult for Sting to do this. He took to it pretty well, but I know he was uncomfortable because he’s never done it before, and he was always a babyface, and the people always adored him. The fans loved him. So it was a little difficult, I’d imagine, for Sting to do this.”
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