Former United States Champion says his match with Kurt Angle outside WWE was the best one in his career

A WWE legend recently mentioned that one of his matches with Kurt Angle was the best one in his career so far. However, instead of the Stamford-based promotion, the Olympian gave Mr. Kennedy the taste of a great fight in TNA.

Speaking about the encounter on the All Axxess podcast, Ken Anderson was talking about wrestling with his WWE counterparts. He highlighted that his 2010 TNA Lockdown bout with Kurt Angle in a steel cage was the best fight of his career.

“My favorite match that I’ve ever been a part of was the cage match that I had with Kurt in [2010] Lockdown for TNA.” [H/T: Fightful]

Mr. Kennedy has previously talked about this match in a podcast with CVV as well, where he said that he and Angle had received 23 minutes for the match, but the duration was shortened by 10 minutes on the day of the PPV.

However, the Olympian refused to comply and told Kennedy that they would fight for the entirety of the 23 minutes. The duo delivered a great match, and since it was Angle’s plan, he took the backstage heat and saved Anderson.

The former United States Champion also mentioned working with other greats like The Undertaker, Bully Ray, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Batista, and many more. He also talked about briefly working with CM Punk before the reigning World Heavyweight Champion had adopted his wrestling name.

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Mr. Kennedy reveals he passed up on a chance to get closer to Vince McMahon while in WWE

Mr. Kennedy worked for WWE between 2005 and 2009. He only won the US Championship once during this time before going to TNA. Speaking on the same episode of the All Axxess podcast, Kennedy revealed that McMahon had asked him to hang out with him.

The former chairman of the company said that he wanted to teach Anderson more about the ins and outs of the pro wrestling business. However, the veteran never took up the offer made by his boss and maintained a healthy distance.

Mr. Kennedy highlighted that he didn’t want to be a “kiss-a**” for McMahon. Moreover, he was aware of how the company’s former boss had strong-armed and messed with several other wrestlers working for him.