Trigger warning: This article mentions the death of a person.
When Liam Payne’s death was initially announced the world was shocked. Many people started mourning globally, which is why many people online started talking about the memorable things he did, including his fight with WWE Hall of Famer, Kurt Angle. Was.
In 2013, an interactive livestream presentation was held by One Direction to promote their third album. Midnight memories. According to Sportskeeda, it included a lot of things including live performances, games, interviews and more.
At that time, Payne had transformed into a luchador and Liam became known as ‘The Payne Train’ and faced off against WWE’s Kurt Angle.
During the interview, which was conducted before the match started, the host mentioned that the musician was a fan of Kurt. The wrestler responded by saying that he did not know about Payne’s outfit before making the comment.
Payne told him that he had enough of his “trash talk” and revealed that he was ready to wrestle Kurt. The musician also revealed that he wanted to be a professional wrestler all his life. Her former band member Zayn Malik expressed that he had no knowledge of it and quipped that he had already seen the dress because Payne was supposed to wear it during a fancy dress party.
Kurt and the Strip That Down singer faced off against each other, resulting in Payne scoring a landslide victory against the WWE star. Louis Tomlinson said he was not surprised by his bandmate’s victory, as he was confident and strong. Malik did not see him turning like before.
Even after being defeated, Kurt had good words for the musician. According to the publication, during a conversation with On Demand Entertainment in 2015, the WWE star said that he got a chance to meet Harry Styles, who was his daughter’s favorite.
He enjoyed his time with the One Direction singers, saying, “It was so fun because I didn’t know these kids were big wrestling fans; I didn’t know they watched Kurt Angle grow up. You know, it was mutually beneficial. We both enjoyed each other’s company and had a lot of fun wrestling Liam; It was even more fun to have her on me.”
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