THE 1ST INDUCTEE TO THE 2017 WWE HALL OF FAME CLASS: KURT ANGLE!!

YESTERDAY, IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE 1ST MEMBER OF THE 2017 WWE HALL OF FAME IS KURT ANGLE!  THE PITTSBURGH, PA NATIVE WAS A 2X ALL-AMERICAN AT CLARION UNIVERSITY!  HE THEN WENT ONTO THE 1996 SUMMER OLYMPICS AND WON A GOLD MEDAL!  IN 1998, KURT JOINED THE WWE AND HAD A STELLAR CAREER WITH THE COMPANY WINNING THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 4 TIMES!

 CIRCA 2003/2004, I MET KURT AT MY LOCAL GYM!  HE WAS TRAVELING FROM WASHINGTON, DC TO HERSHEY, PA!  HE STOPPED OFF FOR A MORNING WORKOUT THEN ONTO THE SWEETEST PLACE ON EARTH!  I HAD HIM SIGN A MEMBERSHIP CARD FROM THE GYM!