54 Year Old Former WWE Champion Thanks WWE Head Triple H

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Kurt Angle on Twitter thanked the WWE Creative Head Triple H for the birthday celebrations on last week's Smackdown.

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He was accompanied by Olympic Gold medalist Gable Steveson and he also met his kayfabe son Jason Jordan who made a rare TV appearance.

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The Olympic Gold medalist ended the episode of Smackdown by recreating an iconic moment from his attitude era days with a milk truck.

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The Alpha academy came out to spoil the party for Angle but the WWE legend was able to get revenge by spraying Otis and Gable with milk from a milk truck.

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54 Year Old Former WWE Champion Thanks WWE Head Triple H

Kurt Angle on Twitter thanked the WWE Creative Head Triple H for the birthday celebrations on last week's Smackdown.

He was accompanied by Olympic Gold medalist Gable Steveson and he also met his kayfabe son Jason Jordan who made a rare TV appearance.

The Olympic Gold medalist ended the episode of Smackdown by recreating an iconic moment from his attitude era days with a milk truck.

The Alpha academy came out to spoil the party for Angle but the WWE legend was able to get revenge by spraying Otis and Gable with milk from a milk truck.

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