Kurt Angle is looking back on one of the most memorable and beloved moments of his WWE career – the infamous “milk truck” segment from the August 20, 2001 episode of Monday Night RAW.
The episode ended with Angle driving a milk truck into the arena and soaking “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and the rest of the WCW/ECW Alliance with a hose — mirroring Austin’s own beer truck moment from 1999 in Albany, NY. Angle recently shared behind-the-scenes details in a new “WWE Retrospective” video. He said,
“That is not milk right there. It’s water mixed with white food coloring. The hose was hooked up backstage to a faucet, and they added food coloring to make it look like milk. I had real cartons of milk in the truck. So that part was legit. I didn’t have time to change. I just took off my gold medals and went straight to the airport still covered in milk. Three hours into the flight, the smell of sour milk hit hard. People were looking around like, ‘Who smells that bad?’ I was thinking, ‘Oh no, they’re going to figure out it’s me.’ I tried to cover up the smell, but it was a long, smelly ride home.”
Looking back, Angle considers the moment more than just comic relief — it was a career highlight. He said,
“This is the greatest moment of my career — above WrestleMania, above everything else. It wasn’t just funny; it was defining. I was going head-to-head with Stone Cold, the top guy in the company. It validated who I was — not just an Olympic gold medalist, but a milk-drinking, top-tier WWE Superstar.”
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