Kurt Angle discusses his addition, wrestling being his saving grace, more

Kurt Angle recently spoke with the Nation Post About his addiction and more

Here are some highlights from the interview:

*Paying off a judge to get charges tossed on his fifth DUI:

“I paid the judge off – $800 and he threw the case out.”

*Addiction to painkillers:

“The first time I took a painkiller, wow, I felt invincible. I knew right away that I liked it and I was going to continue regardless whether it might kill me.”

*Switching from Vicodin to Soma:

“The Soma seemed to make me pass out. That’s all I wanted to do at that point. I wasn’t happy with my life. I wasn’t happy with my relationship. I wasn’t happy with getting injured all the time. I wasn’t happy with family passing away.”

*Wrestling being his saving grace:

“The marriage, the injuries, the personal relationships, all the travelling. Everything was shit except that ring. It was my saving grace.”

source: THE SpOTLight