Kurt Angle captured media attention in 96 when he won the 220-pound wrestling freestyle at the Olympics in Atlanta.

When the crowd has the audacity not to cheer for him, Kurt wonders aloud how anyone can boo an Olympic gold medallist.

In 2000 -- Angle's first full year in World Wrestling Entertainment -- the Pittsburgh native had one of the best rookie campaigns in history. He snatched up both the European and Intercontinental titles. Kurt also took the 2000 King of the Ring crown home. Then, in October, he won the WWE Championship, defeating The Rock at No Mercy.

The momentum did not stop in 2001. Angle won the WWE Championship for a second time -- beating Stone Cold Steve Austin in Angle's hometown -- as well as the WCW Title. In 2002, SmackDown! General Manager Stephanie McMahon created a WWE Tag Team Championship. Angle was forced to team up with Chris Benoit, and even though the duo didn't get along, they won the tournament to become the champions.

Whether the crowd is chanting "Angle! Angle!" as they did that night in Pittsburgh, or, more likely, "You suck! You suck!" there's no denying Kurt Angle's accomplishments.