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The Civic Arena hosted the 1995 Summerslam, and PPG Paints Arena hosted the Royal Rumble in 2014, two of the promotion's top four yearly events." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Meanwhile, no one will forget the night The Undertaker threw Mankind (Mick Foley) off the Hell in a Cell cage at the Badd Blood pay-per-view on June 28, 1998, one of the company's most shocking and talked-about moments." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hMp65SzyTU[/embed]" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Moreover, Olympic gold medalist, former WWE champion, and Hall of Famer Kurt Angle is from Mt. Lebanon, PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh. Angle won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics with a broken neck. Once he recovered, he joined WWE and became one of the company's quickest World Champions." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Angle is considered one of the best wrestlers of all time. He was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame thanks to his numerous college and pro wrestling accomplishments. USA Wrestling ranked him as one of the top 15 college wrestlers." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "During his WWE career, Angle had the opportunity to win the WWE title in front of friends and family on Sept. 23, 2001, at Mellon Arena. 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Penguins Set To Celebrate WWE Night