Daniel Puder is a former Tough Enough contestant. The former MMA fighter is most famous for his segment with Kurt Angle on WWE SmackDown where he locked in a submission hold on the Olympic Gold medallist.
Kurt Angle was recently interviewed by The Hannibal TV on YouTube. During the interview, Angle opened up about the incident with Daniel Puder and what happened with Puder at the WWE Royal Rumble in 2005. Angle said:
The Daniel Puder incident on WWE SmackDown
Daniel Puder was part of the fourth season of WWE’s Tough Enough. He was part of an unscripted segment on an episode of WWE SmackDown in November 2004 with Kurt Angle. After Angle beat Chris Nawrocki, he challenged the rest of the Tough Enough contestants with Daniel Puder accepting.
Daniel Puder ended up locking in a Kimura Lock on Angle. Fast thinking from referee Jimmy Korderas saved the situation after he did a quick count when Puder’s shoulders were on the mat.
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