WWE legend Kurt Angle opens up about journey to superstardom, battle with addiction: 'I want to help others'

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Kurt Angle has been through it all — from the highs of winning an Olympic gold medal and a WWE championship to the lows of drug addiction and the perils the obstacle brings.

It’s why Angle chose to start telling his story now.

"I went through a lot of turmoil in my life and I want to help others," Angle told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "Having a problem with addiction and being in recovery for the last nine years, I was told in the recovery center to tell your story, and I’ve been pretty open about my story. And I wanted this documentary to come out to help anybody. Anybody that’s in trouble. Anybody that’s dealing with addiction. Anybody that’s trying to overcome obstacles. … It’s more about redemption and overcoming."

"Biography: WWE Legends" will feature Angle’s life from growing up as a high school wrestling phenom, to his days as an Olympic champion and WWE star, and to his struggles with painkillers. His episode will air Sunday on A&E at 8 p.m. ET.

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Angle won a gold medal for Team USA at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and worked his butt off to get to that point. While dealing with a broken neck, he ended up beating Iranian Abbas Jadidi in a victory by points for the gold in the men’s freestyle 100 kg category.

Kurt Angle of the United States holds the American flag at the free-style wrestling competition during the Summer Olympics at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. (Getty Images)

It was one of 44 gold medals the United States took home in 1996. Angle won the event just days after a pipe bomb was detonated at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, killing