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This is my favourite set of promos ever, from the SmackDown in 2001 where Austin threw Angle's medals into the river. I transcribed this myself from a videotape two years ago... and the geekery was worth every second I spent doing so.

 

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Kurt Angle came out to the ring, reminding Austin that he kicked out of three Stone Cold Stunners at Summerslam, and soaked the Alliance with milk on Austin's Appreciation Night on Raw. He also expressed his disgust with Austin for faking an injury to escape getting in the ring with Angle, then attacking him and stealing his gold medals. He challenged Austin to a WWF title match at Unforgiven, and called Austin out to the ring so he could get his medals back from Austin. Instead, Booker T and Shane McMahon came out, and it ended up with Booker challenging Angle to a match, and Angle cleaning house. Austin then appeared on the titantron while Angle was still in the ring.

 

"What are you doing Kurt? Standing in my ring, challenging Stone Cold Steve Austin to a match? You think you're pretty tough? What? Is this what you want, Kurt? [Holds up WWF title belt] Or are you looking for these? [Holds up gold medals] Huh? You remember these? You said I would never have 'em, huh? You want these? What? You wonder where I'm at, Kurt? I'm only a couple o' footsteps away. I'm at the back here in the Joe Louis Arena. And you want this belt? You want these stupid little gold medals you worked so hard for? Come on in the back. I'll hand them to ya."

 

By the time Angle had got there, Austin had disappeared, and Scotty Too Hotty told Angle that Austin had run off as soon as he saw Kurt leave the ring. The irrate Kurt Angle stormed off. Later on, a camera was in the carpark, on Austin.

 

"Kurt? I'm over here, Kurt! I'm right here. What are you doing? Probably inside getting your little ankles taped up for your match, huh? I thought we were gonna talk. Where are ya? What? I'm right out here in the parking lot at the Joe Louis Arena, I wanna talk to ya face to face. Don't you wanna talk about this, Kurt? [Holds up WWF title belt] I thought you wanted to talk about this. Or did you wanna talk about these? [Holds up gold medals] Huh? What? I'm in the parking lot, Kurt. What? You know what, Kurt? You know what I think? These gold medals would make a pretty good hood ornament. [Holds the medals against his car bonnet] Ain't that pretty? Come out to the parking lot and lets have a little talk, Kurt. I'm starting to get a little bored with ya. What?"

 

Angle rushed to the carpark, but Austin's car had gone. Tommy Dreamer tried to knock Angle down in his own car, but Angle moved out of the way, pulled Dreamer out and beat the hell out of him. Austin drove past Angle, inviting him to go for a little ride with his gold medals, and drove out of the arena. Later in the night, Austin was shown in the streets of Detroit.

 

"Hey Kurt, what you doing? You getting ready for your little match? What? It

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