Kurt Angle, 54, reveals arms are shrinking and body is numb due to WWE injuries

WWE legend Kurt Angle has opened up about the devastating impact of his wrestling career.

The 54-year-old Hall of Famer, who famously won an Olympic gold medal with a broken neck in 1996, has suffered a litany of brutal injuries over the years through his amateur career, his stints with WWE and past run in TNA/IMPACT Wrestling.

He has spoken candidly before about the health issues he continues to face, but now he is ‘barely making it’.

‘I always had problems with my motor skills in my hands. I broke my neck four more times in the WWE and it got worse and worse. I mean, I have nerve damage in my neck,’ he said.

‘I lost three inches in both arms and they atrophied because my neck was just so messed up. I’ve had five surgeries and none of them have really worked. I’m going to end up having to have fusion which will be down the line.’

As well as losing length in both arms, the former world champion also has a lack of strength as a knock on effect of his various injuries.

‘I can’t feel my pinky fingers. I have a lot of atrophy in my arms. I don’t have a lot of strength. I can curl for like 20 pound dumbbells. When I do triceps, I can only push the weights about 60 pounds forward,’ he explained on the Joe Rogen Experience.

‘I don’t have a lot of strength in my upper body. If you look at my chest right here, you’ll see there’s a dip here. That’s from my neck. That’s a nerve that died and no longer have this muscle on my chest.

‘I have a complete ripple through my chest. It will never come back and I’m afraid it’s gonna happen again, so I’m going to have to have a fusion sooner than later because if I don’t, the damage is gonna get worse and worse and then my arms are gonna end up shrinking to nothing.’

Angle admitted he is ‘struggling’ at the moment, and his fingers are ‘always cold’ due to a lack of circulation.

‘I have nerves that are being pinched and they’re not being able to flow down my arms so my fingers are freezing cold. They’re always cold. I don’t have any circulation,’ he added.

‘This is all extra skin because of what the size my arms used to be. I’m barely making it right now. My arms are 15 inches now. They used to be 18 or 19 inches. I’m struggling right now.’

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