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After losing his title at WrestleMania, Kurt Angle immediately began pushing wwe management to get the title back. While it did not initially go accordingly, he continued pushing hard to make sure he remained a top star. He even pushed Brian Gewirtz to be added to the Vengeance PPV, and, at one point, was actually scheduled to defeat Randy Orton.

Unfortunately he was busted for failing a drug policy test (using an expired prescription drug). WWE quickly jobbed him out and suspended him for thirty days.-- Vince McMahon gave Kurt Angle a stern warning after learning of his drug policy violation; following that, sources say things began getting messy. Kurt Angle would constantly call, email and text message WWE officials and wrestlers. Some say half the messages were senseless, while half were perfectly coherent.

• He was brought back immediately at the end of his suspension only because ECW needed a big star to return. The ECW lockerroom quickly turned on him due to his "impossible" behavior, which included telling an agent that when he accidentally dropped RVD on his head during a match, it was actually RVD's fault. He would have another confrontation with RVD based on something he said in the ring during one of their matches.

• Angle also petitioned very hard to be added to the Summerslam card. His campaigning worked, as the original plan was to make the ECW Championship bout a four-way. But, following his groin injury at the 13 August house show, Vince McMahon pulled him from the Summerslam card.

• On August 21, Angle called Johnny Ace and said he was being wheeled through the airport. He said his massage therapist claimed he had a torn abdominal muscle. Vince reportedly made a decision at this time to both set up an MRI and, if necessary, release the wrestling machine.

• Kurt Angle was released from his contract (along with salary) on 25 August 2006. Terms of his release remain unclear.

• Some of the major non-wwe wrestling names (such as rival TNA) expressed immediate interest in Angle upon learning of his release. While he could very well wrestle for another promotion (which would upset WWE, both as a company and as an entity looking out for Angle's health), there is even a slight chance of Kurt Angle crossing over to the worl of MMA! Could you imagine the hype? Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar in a MMA ring would be flat out awesome!