Angle Slam

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Angle Slam is a professional wrestling finishing move popularized by Olympic gold medalist and WWE star Kurt Angle, involving lifting an opponent onto the shoulders and driving them back-first to the mat.

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Angle Slam canonical 1
Angle Slam (wrestling move) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf finishing move ⓘ
professional wrestling move ⓘ
alignmentAssociation used by Kurt Angle as both face and heel ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Angle Slam (wrestling move) ⓘ
linked to: Angle Slam

Olympic Slam ⓘ
associatedWith Olympic gold medalist persona of Kurt Angle ⓘ
category professional wrestling finishers ⓘ
professional wrestling slams ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
debutedBy Kurt Angle in late 1990s ⓘ
executionStep opponent is driven back-first to the mat ⓘ
wrestler lifts opponent onto shoulders in a fireman’s carry position ⓘ
wrestler turns and falls or drops opponent ⓘ
finisherOf Kurt Angle ⓘ
finishingSequence often preceded by ankle lock attempts ⓘ
firstUsedInPromotion WWE ⓘ
WWF ⓘ
hasVariant super Angle Slam ⓘ
top-rope Angle Slam ⓘ
inspiredBy amateur wrestling throws ⓘ
kayfabeEffect high-impact slam leading to pinfall ⓘ
moveType fireman’s carry slam variation ⓘ
slam ⓘ
notableUser Chad Gable ⓘ
Jason Jordan ⓘ
popularizedBy Kurt Angle ⓘ
promotionAssociation Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ⓘ
World Wrestling Entertainment ⓘ
linked to: WWE

World Wrestling Federation ⓘ
safetyConsideration requires control of opponent’s rotation and landing ⓘ
signatureOf Kurt Angle ⓘ
targetBodyPart back ⓘ
usedAs signature move ⓘ
usedBy Kurt Angle ⓘ
usedIn New Japan Pro-Wrestling matches ⓘ
TNA/Impact Wrestling matches ⓘ
WWE matches ⓘ
wrestlingStyle professional wrestling ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kurt Angle → signatureMove → Angle Slam ⓘ
Angle Slam → alsoKnownAs → Angle Slam (wrestling move) ⓘ
linked to: Angle Slam