Brother of Kurt Angle Charged for Assaulting Junior Wrestler

– Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reports that Eric Angle, the brother of WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle, has been charged with assault after an incident at a junior wrestling event that took place last Saturday (Mar. 16) at the Petersen Events Center. According to witness accounts, Eric Angle picked up a young wrestler by his neck after a loss at the Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling Championships and then tossed him to the ground. Video footage of the incident is available at the above link. You can see another version that was posted on social media below.

Pittsburgh police filed charges against Angle. Angle later released a statement on the incident on his Facebook page, apologizing for what happened and added that he’s heart broken over it. He told Action News 4, “I should have just walked away and let him get thrown out. Instead, I’m the one who embarrassed myself even more.”

Pittsburgh Junior Wrestling is reportedly cooperating with police for their investigation.

There are some disgusting individuals around the sport of wrestling.

It’s sickening to see a coach pick a kid up by his throat and abuse him like this. pic.twitter.com/lEDXhE0kR8

— Eric Olanowski (@EricOlanowski) March 19, 2019