WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle reveals that his return to the company got cancelled
Kurt Angle recently revealed that WWE wanted him to make a brief return to TV on his podcast show, but that plan is apparently nixed now. He talked about Royal Rumble PPV and revealed that he was in the arena for the show. He also said that he was not signed by WWE, but it was only a short program.
Former World Champion has mentioned that he went to the show with his wife, but the program he was supposed to be involved in got cancelled at the last moment.
“We went to the Rumble, and I also did some documentary interviews a day before [and] a photo op with the fans. But I want to make it clear, I’m not signed with the WWE. They weren’t gonna sign me anyway. It was gonna be a three-week program. It got cancelled,” said Kurt Angle, “but you know my obligation is to the show — the Kurt Angle show, and that’s it.”
The Olympian was last seen on WWE TV on the May 23, 2020, episode of SmackDown, where he announced the arrival of Matt Riddle.
It was revealed that WWE offered Angle the role to manage Riddle, but he turned it down. Riddle demonstrates what storyline he wanted to do with Angle.
“You know what crossed my mind originally [with Kurt Angle]? There’s the management thing, but then like in my head – and maybe this is just greedy me – in my head, when I see Kurt Angle, even if I like him and I’m friendly with him, I know the money is in beating up Kurt Angle.
He continued:
“I was really hoping he was going to cost me the cage match, and then the Bro was going to snap and beat up Angle! Some deadlift Germans to an Olympic gold medallist from the Stallion? You telling me everybody at home wouldn’t be like ‘no, he didn’t just dump him on his head!’ – because that’s what I do! It would have been crazy.”
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