Professional wrestlers put their bodies on the line every time they step inside the ring, as there is no guarantee that they would go back as the same person. Despite the risk involved, the wrestlers continue to put on great performances for the fans out of pure love for the sport.

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Kurt Angle was such an intense performer throughout his time as an active in-ring performer. He made a career out of fighting through injuries, and it had quite a toll on his body over the years. With that said, let's take a look at every major injury Kurt Angle sustained throughout his decorated career.

7 Neck Injury - 1996

While this might not have occurred during his pro wrestling career, fighting through this injury is what made Kurt Angle into what he is today. Angle sustained a severe neck injury while taking part in the 1996 Olympic trials, and had two fractured cervical vertebrae, herniated discs, and pulled four muscles, but still went on to win the trials to book his place in the US Olympic team.

He then spent the next five months rehabilitating the injuries and made himself ready for the Olympic Games, despite not being 100% fit. He went on to win the gold medal in the heavyweight class despite the injury, which gave him the opportunity to brag about how he won a gold medal with a broken freakin' neck.

6 Neck Injury - 2003

Kurt Angle has a history of nagging neck injuries and the first complication he had to endure after beginning his pro wrestling career happened in 2003 after losing his WWE Championship match against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 19.

He underwent neck surgery, performed by Dr. Hae-Dong Jho, to repair nerve and spinal damage, calcium buildup, bone spurs, and intervertebral disc problems. Angle opted for a less conventional surgery, where Dr. Jho removed only the spurs and afflicted portions of the discs. He had to remain in rehab for the next three months before he made his return on June 2003.

5 Neck Injury - 2004

Kurt Angle's neck continued to give him more trouble, as he had to undergo another surgery in 2004. After working his WWE Championship match against Eddie Guerrero at WrestleMania 20 despite the injury, he was not able to win the title at the event.

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He underwent another procedure to repair the damage in his neck after WrestleMania and had to take some time off from in-ring competition. But he did make a quick return to WWE as the on-screen General Manager of SmackDown.

4 Neck Injury - 2008

Kurt Angle and Neck injuries had become a never-ending love story as the Olympic Gold medalist sustained another injury in 2008 while he was a part of Impact Wrestling.

However, he didn't undergo any surgery this time and took some time off to heal before returning to in-ring action again. He then had some great matches against AJ Styles and looked better than ever as he went toe to toe against The Phenomenal One.

3 Knee Injury - 2014

After the injury in 2008, Kurt Angle didn't have any major problems with his neck again, but his knee started to give him trouble in 2014 after he sustained an injury following the company's European tour in January 2014.

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He had to undergo arthroscopic knee surgery to repair the damage, which took him out of action for around eight weeks. He made his return in April 2014 at the Sacrifice PPV where he teamed up with Jeff Hardy, who was under his Willow persona, to defeat EC3 and Rockstar Spud.

2 Second Knee Injury - 2014

Kurt Angle re-injured his knee just two months after making his return after undergoing the first surgery. He wrote himself off television by taking a beatdown at the hands of EC3 and prepared for another procedure.

He then underwent surgery in May 2014 to repair the damage to his ACL, got sidelined from in-ring action for the rest of the year, and made his return to active wrestling duty in January 2015, when he defeated MVP in a street fight on the January 7, 2015, episode of Impact Wrestling.

1 Double Surgeries - 2015

Kurt Angle found himself in a precarious position in July 2015, when he had to undergo two consecutive surgeries for separate afflictions. The first one he underwent was to remove a benign tumor from his neck. Only a week after the first surgery, he underwent emergency surgery to remove the fluid buildup on his spinal cord after all his extremities went numb.

It was quite a hectic week for the Olympic Gold Medalist as he faced one medical emergency after another. He remained out of action for another two months before he made his return in October 2015 at the Bound for Glory PPV, where he defeated Eric Young in a no-disqualification match.