Guys like Eddie Guerrero and myself are starting to bring the wrestling back into entertainment, so you're seeing a lot more real moves and holds.

We got to a point in the WWE where everything was a high spot and everything was a finish. That style doesn't tell the fans a good story.

Now I think we're a lot more exciting to watch as we pick our moments to do those things and it works better.

So are you happy at the move away from TLC style high-risk matches to a more old school way of wrestling?

Yes, I think it should be that way. The WWE will never be completely old school, as we're always going to have some kind of edge, but as long as we stick to those roots we'll be OK.

Put it this way, 15 years ago there weren't 10 guys out with neck injuries and there's a reason for that.

We do things in the ring that most bodies aren't capable of doing. Even in American football they don't have as many neck injuries as we do.

So we need to look back and ask: "Why is this happening and what we can do to change things?"

When Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock were on top we were just getting to that point where things started getting out of hand.

Then Steve had to get the first neck surgery. Before then, business was great and people weren't getting those injuries.

But I think what happened was a lot of the guys here at the time felt that they had to prove themselves, even me, and we were all taking risks.

I'll give you an example. I had a cage match with Chris Benoit two and a half years ago. In that bout I did a moonsault off the top of the cage and Chris did his flying head butt from up there too.

He also hit me with a German suplex from the top rope right onto the back of my head. That was worse than anything and when I watch the match back I cringe. That sort of match can end someone's career and maybe even their life.

I can't believe I did that and you'll never see me do it again - I rob the fans when I'm out with an injury.

SUITED NOT BOOTED ... Kurt and Vince clashed over his GM role

When you were injured between WrestleMania and SummerSlam you were kept on screen as Smackdown's general manager – did you enjoy that role?

No, I didn't like anything about my job!

I know Vince McMahon wanted to keep me on TV – as I have a strong character – but there was not one thing I enjoyed about being general manager of Smackdown.

They gave me a character where I was supposed to be very angry with everybody, and I felt I was painted into a corner where I didn't have many dimensions.

My forte is being a mixture of funny, intense and serious, and I wasn't able to portray all those things as general manager.

I felt we could have had a lot more fun by having John Cena and Eddie Guerrero making a fool out of me and being able to play off of that.

I understand Vince was trying to protect me but at the same time I felt it meant I wasn't giving fans the best of what I could do.

My frustration also had a lot to do with watching all the guys bust their butts and feeling like I wasn't contributing the way I wanted to because I couldn't wrestle.

If Vince asked me to be general manager again I'd probably say no.

You beat Eddie at SummerSlam and in a two out of three falls match on Smackdown – does that mean your feud is now over?

With Eddie it will never be over! I think Angle v Guerrero is a match people will always want to see.

Eddie and I have great chemistry and respect, and also something special that goes beyond that.

I think what makes our matches so special is that there's a competitive edge between us.

The TV storyline about 'who is the better wrestler' sounds fake, but we took our real life quarrel and it turned it into an angle.

For us it's not about who wins the most matches, but who really is the best wrestler in the whole world.