Factual error: The wrestlers are watching UFC 8 on TV when DuPont comes in and tells Mark to get his brother to join the team. In the next scene, Dave shows up. UFC 8 took place in Feb. 1996, 3 weeks after Dave Schultz was killed. (01:13:07)
Factual error: The helicopter flown is a Bell 407. The movie is set in '88 and the first flight of this type was 1994.
Factual error: When John and Mark were in Valley Forge, the areas around the statues was not mowed. This was a money saving measure enacted in the 2000's. This movie was set in 1987, when the area would have been mowed.
Answer: No actor is credited for the role of Kurt Angle, and there are no overt references to him in the film.
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