Kurt Angle on working with Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff: ‘They bring nothing but good’

Kurt Angle is excited to work with Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff again, this time outside of the professional wrestling world.

It was announced last week that Angle has joined Hogan and Bischoff’s Real American Freestyle organization as a commentator and analyst. He’ll be part of the broadcast team for the organization’s inaugural event on August 30 working alongside combat sports veterans Chael Sonnen and Bubba Jenkins.

In an interview with TMZ Sports to promote the new group, Angle discussed linking back up with Hogan and Bischoff.

“It’ll be like it was in TNA and WWE. You know, I worked with these guys for years,” the 56-year-old Angle said. “I understand their philosophies and what they bring to the table, and they bring nothing but good. They’re going to be able to make this a little more entertaining than a regular amateur wrestling duel would be.”

The Wolstein Center in Cleveland is hosting Real American Freestyle’s August 30 event. It was announced today that the organization has reached a deal with Fox Nation to broadcast the show.

Hogan and Bischoff have partnered with amateur wrestling coach Izzy Martinez for this venture. Angle — a legend in both amateur and pro wrestling — told TMZ Sports that one of the things that drew him to Real American Freestyle is that the promotion has signed the top Olympic-style wrestlers available and will have the best of the best on display.

Angle believes that, if something like this existed when he was younger, he might have never even entered pro wrestling.

“Oh gosh, I would have loved to have had this. This would have been my thing,” he said. You know, I don’t even know if I would have crossed over into pro wrestling. I probably would have stuck with amateur wrestling. We didn’t have a pro league back then. So I’m a little jealous, but I’m also excited to be a part of it.”