Kurt Angle Arrested for Harassment, Possession of HGH

Kurt Angle, a professional wrestler for Total Nonstop Action, has been arrested in Moon, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Pittsburgh) on charges of violating a protection from abuse order, possession of human growth hormone and harassment.

According to the police report, Angle -- who was driving his Cadillac despite already being under DUI suspension -- was allegedly stalking his girlfriend after having already been served with a protection from abuse order (henceforth PFA). To further cloud matters, Angle also had possession of Hygetropin, an illegal human growth hormone, and a capped syringe.

Angle was taken under arrest for these alleged crimes, though he told the police on the scene he had a legal prescription for the HGH. He also claimed he knew about the PFA order and was not following his girlfriend.

According to several wrestling sources, the victim in this case is Rhaka Khan, a female wrestler, also with TNA.

In the police report, the victim alleges she was using the Internet at a Moon-area Starbucks, for fear she wasn't safe from Angle using her own computer at home, and she saw Angle circling the parking lot and staring her down. She then said she hurried off to a new location and noticed she was followed by Angle. She also noted that she could see Angle "accessing her cell phone" and she feared he was deleting evidence of past abuse.

Angle told the arresting officers that he was simply looking for a hotel room in the area, and he voluntarily offered that he was in possession of the victim's cell phone.

Angle, 40, is one of professional wrestling's biggest stars. He came from an amateur wrestling background, after winning a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was a national championship wrestler in the NCAA before that.

After the Olympics, he initially signed with the WWE (WWF, at the time) and catapulted to main event status in a meteoric rise. Eventually, his relationship soured with WWE's front office, as Angle had severe injury issues, which lead to some problems with painkillers. He was ordered by WWE officials to first slow it down and then to shut himself down due to concerns about his health. This caused a chain reaction which led to a bad breakup between Angle and the WWE, and he immediately joined TNA.

Interestingly enough, there is behind-the-scenes talk of internal strife -- in the form of a power struggle -- at TNA, revolving around Angle and Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett is also a former WWE star who is one of the founders of TNA. Reportedly, Karen Angle -- Kurt's ex-wife -- has moved in with Jarrett, who lost his wife to cancer a few years back. Considering Angle was still headlining events, though, he seemed to have the upper hand in the power struggle. Now, he's been arrested and appears to be coming unglued.

Angle is set to defend his TNA championship against Matt Morgan and Sting on a pay-per-view, coincidentally named Hard Justice. The event is scheduled for Sunday night. No decision has been made yet from TNA regarding what they'll do about Angle's inclusion or exclusion.

If things do continue to go badly for him and his relationship with TNA, there may not be anywhere else to turn. It's unlikely Vince McMahon would take Angle back in WWE after the ugly separation, especially now with the HGH arrest, considering the WWE is still trying to rid itself from performance-enhancing drug discussions and accusations in the wake of so many untimely deaths (Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, etc.). Angle is likely too old and broken down to get into any form of MMA fighting. Thus, his career in the spotlight can probably only remain if he's allowed to stay with TNA.

Unfortunately, it appears things are currently on a crash course to ending badly in the public eye for Angle, who had previously been considered wrestling's "real deal."

UPDATE: Angle remained in the main event of TNA's PPV on Sunday night and defeated Sting and Matt Morgan to retain his championship belt.