After losing his farewell match against Baron Corbin at WrestleMania this year, the former Raw General Manager Kurt Angle has found a new position in WWE.

The WWE Hall Of Famer is now working full time as a producer for the company and he has been appointed to Raw brand, according to PWinsider.

Angle had been shadowing other WWE producers to get familiar with all the aspects of the job and he started working as a producer for the Red Brand a few weeks back.

This is the reason why Kurt was backstage for this week’s episode of Raw and he posted the following photo from the Madison Square Garden arena before the show started:

WWE originally intended Kurt Angle to wrestle for another year and have his farewell match at next year’s edition of WrestleMania from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on April 5, 2020.

However, the former World Champion felt that he couldn’t continue wrestling that long and so he made the decision to end his career at this year’s edition of the Show Of Shows.

WWE then chose Baron Corbin as his opponent for his farewell bout and Corbin went on to defeat the Olympic Gold Medalist in their match at WrestleMania.

WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle has praised King of the Ring competitor Chad Gable.

In a recent tweet, Angle wrote how, to him, Gable was never an underdog in the tournament as he always knew how great he is was in the ring.

“To me, @WWEGable was never an underdog. I knew early on how great he is, and was. He’s now getting the opportunity to prove how f’ing great he truly is. They say he’s the next Kurt Angle. He is not!!!! He’s Chad Gable, and he’s gonna win King of the Ring!!!! #itstrue #KOTR2019”

Chad Gable has been booked as an underdog throughout his run in the King of the Ring tournament. His opponents have all made jabs at his height, with WWE even trademarking a potential new name for him.

Gable defeated Andrade on last night’s episode of SmackDown Live. This victory sees him advance to the semi-finals of the tournament where he will face Elias.

If successful, he will go on to face the winner of RAW’s semi-final matchup between Samoa Joe, Baron Corbin, and Ricochet. The RAW and SmackDown finalists will then compete to crown the new King of the Ring at WWE’s Clash of Champions event on September 15th.

For many WWE Superstars, winning the King of the Ring tournament acted as the catalyst for their career, propelling them into main event status. 

In a recent Q&A session conducted on his Facebook page, former WWE Champion and Hall of Famer, Kurt Angle, shared his thoughts on WWE bringing the vaunted competition back. 

He explained how the winner of the tournament may end up in the championship picture, like so many Superstars before them. 

“The winner of the King of the Ring will most likely be in the hunt for the World Title,” Angle said. “I’m not going to mention who needs to win it because every single athlete in the tournament will need to win it. If you look at previous winners, most of them conquered the WWE after they won the King of the Ring.”

Angle would know. He previously won the tournament back in 2000, defeating Rikishi in the tournament finals.

The King of the Ring tournament is already underway, with brackets taking place on both RAW and SmackDown Live. The finals are reportedly set to take place during WWE’s upcoming Clash of Champions pay-per-view on September 15th. 

At the time of writing, Samoa Joe and Cedric Alexander have advanced on RAW. Andrade and Elias have both advanced on SmackDown.

WWE Hall Of Famer Kurt Angle recently held another Q&A session from his Facebook page and he answered questions related to his favorite movie, his hobbies other than wrestling and more.

AEW has been creating buzz ever since the company was made official in January this year and due to many similarities between the two, people have been comparing the upstart promotion to WCW.

However, a fan-made an interesting comparison between the promotion of Tony Khan and TNA and asked Angle if he sees any similarities between the two.

Replying to it, the former World Champion admitted that he does see some similarities between the two but claimed that AEW has a long road ahead of them:

“I see some similarities. AEW has a very long road ahead of them. I know that the talent there is up for a challenge. The can succeed if done right, but AEW will need to realize they will always be #2. WWE is way too big and has way too many years behind them for a new company to step in and take over the top spot”

Angle also went on to recall the time when TNA tried to compete with WWE on Monday night. He revealed that he had told the TNA Officials that they will never beat the company and they should be happy with being the number 2.

Apart from this, Kurt Angle also talked about the Fiend Bray Wyatt, important noncamera roles in WWE and more. You can check out his post below:

WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle made an appearance on ESPN reporter Ariel Helwani’s MMA show to talk about a wide range of topics. 

During the interview, he was asked about former UFC Heavyweight and WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar. The retirement of “The Beast” was brought up and how his UFC return against former champion Daniel Cormier was nixed after the news was made. 

According to Angle, he wants Lesnar to return to the Octagon to fight again. He also noted that Lesnar has always wanted to fight UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones.

Thus, if he did comeback then that’s the fight he thinks would happen. 

“I hope he does return, I know he said he has retired. I think the one fight he wants, not sure if it’s ever going to happen, he wants to fight against Jones. They are very different, their sizes are extremely different. Brock is a freak.

He might not win all his fight, he might not be the most polished fighter, but he is an incredible athlete, he could do anything he wants.”

Jones defeated Cormier by KO that was later turned into a no-contest at UFC 214 to win the title. After the fight, Jones proceeded to call out Lesnar for a fight. 

During the press conference before UFC 214, Jones brought up a potential fight against Lesnar in the future.

This is where he noted that he thinks the fight would be a big draw and a money-making fight.

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Two WWE Hall of Famers are slated to be backstage at this week’s television events – Monday Night RAW and SmackDown Live. 

First up is former WWE Champion Kurt Angle, who mentioned in a post on his official Facebook page that he’d be backstage at RAW in Pittsburgh, PA at the PPG Paints Arena. 

This show is set to be held in his hometown. As of this writing, there’s no word yet on if he’ll be appearing on the show. It should be noted that he has been working as a producer for WWE since retiring earlier this year.

Angle made the announcement when he wrote, “PITTSBURGH!!!! Are you ready for Raw tomorrow?? Because its my home town, If I personally see you wearing my shirt outside i will autograph it, So have that sharpie in hand. #itstrue #BlackandYellow.”

PWinsider.com reported that former WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus is set to appear on Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown Live in Detroit, Michigan at the Little Caesars Arena.

She’ll be on the show to further promote her match against former WWE RAW and SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair at the upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view event. 

This marks the second straight week that the pro wrestling legend will appear on SmackDown. Last week, she appeared on a special edition of Jerry Lawler’s interview segment, “the King’s Court” to set up the match. 

Former UFC Interim Welterweight Champion Colby Covington will have a special walkout song playing before he steps into the Octagon. 

The UFC star asked and was later granted permission by WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle to use his iconic theme song.

MMA expert Ariel Helwani shared the news and told the story by noting that the song is popular because fans loved to chant ‘You suck!’ in the middle of the theme song. This is exactly what Covington wants fans to do when he walks out to the Octagon. 

Covington is slated to fight former Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC Newark. This show takes place on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey and will air on ESPN. 

Covington has won six straight fights. Covington was last seen when he captured the interim welterweight championship by defeating Rafael dos Anjos in June 2018. However, he was later stripped of the title due to inactivity.

Angle has mentioned interviews that he signed a contract to remain with WWE in a backstage role to work with the younger talent.

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Kurt Angle wrestled his final match this past April at WrestleMania 35. His opponent was Baron Corbin, much to the chagrin of the WWE Universe, several superstars and former backstage personel.

Many had expected John Cena to face Angle in his retirement match, given that the two competed during Cena’s debut.

Speaking with Collider Live, Angle discussed his WrestleMania retirement match, and why Vince McMahon elected for Corbin over Cena.

“I decided to retire at ‘Mania,” Angle said. “Vince didn’t tell me ‘Listen you’re done after ‘Mania.’ I went to him and said ‘Listen, I want to retire. I’m not able to do what I used to, and if I can’t be the old Kurt Angle, I want to be done now,'” he explained.

“I was hearing a lot of feedback from people that Kurt looks like he’s in pain in the ring and he’s slower then he used to be, and it’s like ‘Guys, I’m 50 years old, of course I’m slower.”

“I’m Not Throwing It Away”

Kurt thought that WWE was hoping he would be able to face Cena next year at WrestleMania 36. When he asked to retire at WrestleMania 35, Vince infortmed him he was already involved in a feud.

He recalled being told by Vince McMahon that “You have a program that you’ve been doing for a year; I’m not throwing it away. It’s with Baron Corbin, so whether you want to retire now or whenever, you’re going to wrestle Baron at WrestleMania.”

Angle agreed, saying “‘You know what, that’s fair. You’re right.’ I can’t just change the whole thing and what they had planned and say ‘Hey, add Cena in.’ So I think that if it was next WrestleMania [36], it would have been John and I.”

Kurt Angle recently appeared in a backstage segment during this past Monday’s RAW Reunion special. He helped set up a matchup between Rey Mysterio and Sami Zayn.

WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle hosted a Q&A session on his official Facebook page recently. In the session, Angle answered questions on the Extreme Rules 2019 pay-per-view, the upcoming Raw reunion, and Chris Jericho.

According to Kurt Angle, this year’s Extreme Rules event was one of the better PPVs’ in recent memory and all of the matches on the show were great. In terms of ratings, Angle gave Extreme Rules an A- or B+. The Hall of Famer also felt that The Undertaker did a great job in keeping up with Roman Reigns, Shane McMahon, and Drew McIntyre.

Discussing the upcoming Raw Reunion, The former Raw General Manager claimed that he is certainly excited to see new and old faces together on Raw and claimed that it is going to be a special night.

Kurt Angle also recalled how he and Chris Jericho worked together for a bit when the former was in the initial stages of his WWE career in 2000. Angle noted that he and Y2J had some stellar matches and that Jericho helped him a lot.

Angle further professed that he wished to wrestle Jericho a lot more when the Olympian came on his own in 2002 and after. Unfortunately, though, Angle didn’t got the chance to wrestle Chris much after 2000 but he praised the All Elite Wrestling star by billing him as one of the best and most consistent superstars in history.

WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle recently made an appearance on Busted Open Radio where he talked about Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff becoming Executive Directors for WWE and challenges that they face. 

Heyman will be in charge of Monday Night RAW while Bischoff will oversee SmackDown Live and work closely with FOX when the show moves this October. 

Angle, who works as a producer in WWE, sees the challenges that await these two men in their new roles. 

“The ratings have been pretty stagnant,” Angle stated. “It just sounds like they want to give something a try and I do not blame them. The WWE right now, they are a publicly traded company that makes more money now, than they ever did before, that includes the Attitude Era.” 

Angle brought up all of the sources of revenue for the company such as TV deals, WWE Network, merchandise, and endorsements. However, WWE is still trying to find a balance by giving their fans what they want and complying with a PG television rating. 

“They have shareholders, they want to make sure it’s a family program and geared towards kids. The writing gets to be a little more difficult when you’re trying to write PG all the time.”

H/T to WrestlingInc.com for the quotes.

While people have different opinions on the heel work of Baron Corbin, Vince McMahon seems to be impressed with the former NXT Star. This is why he has been pushing Corbin recently and it appears that Kurt Angle agrees with McMahon’s decision.

The Hall Of Famer recently appeared on SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio where he talked about a number of things including his original choice of WrestleMania opponent for the farewell bout and more.

While discussing the person who eventually ended up being his opponent for the show in Baron Corbin, Angle claimed that the Lone Wolf is currently the best heel in the business:

“I think that Baron Corbin right now is the best heel in the business. If a person gets everybody to genuinely hate their guts, 24/7, you’re doing your job. Baron, he’s the top heel in the business right now. People may disagree, but he’s going to get the title eventually. He’s going to have a heel run and I think he’ll do extremely well.”

Apart from this, Angle also talked about his decision to retire at WrestleMania 35. He claimed that his original choice was John Cena and revealed that Vince McMahon was under the impression that Angle would continue competing until WrestleMania 36.

You can check out his comments in the audio embedded below:

WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle took part in a Q&A session on his Facebook page where he took questions from fans.

Right off the bat, Angle was asked about the current product that WWE is presenting to their fanbase. Although the legendary pro wrestler is no longer active the in-ring as a performer, he is still with the company and in a significant role. 

Angle has mentioned interviews that he signed a contract to remain with WWE in a backstage role to work with the younger talent. This is where he defended WWE’s product. 

“The shows are about as good as they’re going to be. Keep in mind that WWE is a world wide phenomenon. It’s bigger than ever. With that comes responsibility. WWE is a publicly traded company that gears toward children and families. During the attitude era, wwe catered to young adults. The storylines were Rated R type storylines. WWE can not do those types of storylines anymore. 

Angle continued, “And IF they do, it has to be done very carefully. WWE has shareholders that are involved in the product. The shareholders want the company to remain a “family” type show. That’s the difference in writing. As far as the wrestling is concerned, it’s every bit as good now as it ever was. These are strictly my opinions, but I think they’re accurate.”

WWE recently felt the impact of their decline in popularity as the Stomping Grounds pay-per-view didn’t draw well and Monday’s RAW only drew 3500 fans in attendance. 

WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle took part in a Q&A session on his Facebook page where he took questions from fans.

Right off the bat, Angle was asked about if he sees any scenario that would bring him out of retirement for another match.

Angle lost his farewell match and ended his run as an active in-ring performer to Baron Corbin at the WrestleMania 35 pay-per-view event in East Rutherford, NJ at MetLife Stadium.

“I don’t see any scenario that would force me to come out of retirement, I plan on staying retired. You need to give Goldberg and Undertaker credit for getting in there and doing what they did. Both are big guys and “power” wrestlers. I believe they both still have the ability to wrestle again if given the right opponents. I believe they both would have great matches with smaller wrestlers. Especially at their age. That’s my opinion.”

Angle has mentioned interviews that he signed a contract to remain with WWE in a backstage role.

The legendary pro wrestler was also asked about if he ever got into a backstage fight with a fellow talent. This is where he told his story about getting into a scuffle with Eddie Guerrero.

“Yes. Eddie Guerrero. It was short. Big Show broke it up. There was no winner in the fight. Eddie and I had a love/hate relationship. Just like my real brothers. We would fight and then hug 5 minutes later.”

As today is Father’s Day, many in the wrestling world are paying homage to their dad’s online. One of those people is Jason Jordan, who in storyline was revealed to be Kurt Angle’s bilogical son.

Jason Jordan sent the following to his “Father” on Twitter:

Jordan’s Father’s Day wishes weren’t without prompting, however.

Father’s Day Social Media Posts

Chris Jericho wished a Happy Father’s Day to his father, former NHL’er Ted Irvine. Although he played most of his NHL career with the Rangers, Irvine played 2 seasons with the St. Louis Blues, who recently won their first Stanley Cup.

The Hardy family celebrated Father’s Day even though Matt is on the road:

Samoa Joe sent this out to all his “sons” out there:

Jordynne Grace sent this out months ago but it still applies:

Kevin Owens was upset he was left off the WWE.com piece about Father’s Day:

AEW’s Sammy Guevara wished himself a happy Father’s Day:

Joey Janela:

Vince McMahon posted the following:

Natalya sent out the following in remembrance of Hall-of-Famer Jim “the Anvil” Neidhart.

Killer Kross has his own unique take on Father’s Day:

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Zelina Vega lost her father in 9/11:

Dolph Ziggler payed homage to his “Father” online:

WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle took part in a Q&A session on his Facebook page where he took questions from fans.

Right off the bat, Angle was asked about who he thinks has the potential to lead the charge in WWE from NXT.  The pro wrestling legend named NXT Champion Adam Cole, NXT North American Champion Velveteen Dream, and former NXT Champion Johnny Gargano.

“I’ve been in this business way too long to predict anything like that. I think there are many talents that will make an impact.” Angle noted. “Velveteen or Cole or Gargano could be the ones to make the next impression in the business. It will be fun to watch.”

Angle lost his farewell match and ended his run as an active in-ring performer to Baron Corbin at the WrestleMania 35 pay-per-view event in East Rutherford, NJ at MetLife Stadium. Since then, he has mentioned that he signed a contract to remain with WWE in a backstage role.

WWE is slated to tape several episodes of NXT TV when the company returns to Winter Park, FL at Full Sail University this Wednesday and Thursday.

These episodes will air on the WWE Network in the coming weeks. Make sure to check out the site later this week for in-depth spoilers from the TV tapings.

WWE Hall of Famer did a Q&A on his Facebook page where he answered a lot of interesting questions submitted by fans, including All Elite Wrestling ones.

One submitter asked what Angle’s expectations are from AEW. Angle said that he thinks AEW will be successful but won’t reach WWE’s level:

“AEW will do very well. BUT, it’s not WWE. WWE is a monster. It will be fun to see how this pans out. I’ve seen companies in the past attempt to make a run against WWE. WCW was actually neck and neck. TNA was not able to compare, but they had a great run with amazing talent, and TNA was a solid #2. AEW has some amazing talent as well, but WWE is so global, I don’t think anyone will catch them. That’s my opinion and I could be wrong.”

Angle also talked about his favorite wrestling gimmick, the “Wrestling Machine”. Angle said that wrestling machine gimmick fit him better than any other heel gimmick. The gimmick came about during his run in the ECW brand in 2006, where he would wear a mouth guard and squash opponents.

“It was my favorite character. I played the cheating heel, the nerd heel, and the White Meat baby face, but the Wrestling Machine fit me better than any of them. I was the best wrestler in the world from 2002-6. I knew that. I was literally a “wrestling machine”. And it worked.”

Speaking on his drug abuse issues, Angle said that denial was no longer an option for him after his fourth DUI.

“When I got charged with my 4th DUI. That was it. Denial was no longer an option. I look back now and think, “what took me so long to get help?”. I’m ashamed of the many things I’ve done, but I can’t regret it, because I got clean and I’m staying clean. My past is now part of who I am. I’m a great husband, great father, and loyal Christian. I have many beautiful things in my life that are valuable to me, especially my kids. Clean is the only option.”

Angle also responded to a question asking who he would have liked to face in his last match and he said he would have preferred a veteran like John Cena,
HHH, Brock Lesnar, or Shawn Michaels.

You can check out the entire Q&A on Kurt Angle’s Facebook page by clicking here.

A lot of people were disappointed with Kurt Angle’s final run in WWE and many noted that the WWE Hall Of Famer was nowhere near the level of an average active performer in the ring.

During a recent interview with WrestlingInc, Angle talked about this and claimed that the reason for his sloppiness was his inactiveness after becoming the Raw GM.

According to him if you are just sitting around for almost a year and they call you to wrestle, it’s not going to be the same Kurt Angle that everybody knows:

“If you’re just sitting around for 9-12 months and they call you to wrestle, it’s not gonna be the same Kurt Angle that everybody knows. When I finally started wrestling, it was too late for me. I don’t blame Vince for that because I know what he was trying to do and making sure I was okay.”

Continuing on the topic, Kurt also discussed Baron Corbin being his opponent for his farewell match and claimed that if he wanted to wrestle a high profile opponent at the show then he could have waited a year.

Angle went on to claim that it was his fault for deciding to retire at WrestleMania 2 months before the show. He had realized that he couldn’t do it anymore and said that Vince McMahon made the right decision when he chose Baron Corbin as his opponent.

WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle was recently interviewed by ComicBook.com to talk about several pro wrestling topics including the disappointments he had with his WWE return.

Angle started out by talking about his drug addiction and leaving WWE in 2006 then going to Impact Wrestling. When he tried to return to WWE a few years ago, WWE had no interest in him. However, things later changed and he did make his return.

“So when you say, am I upset about coming back? Yes, I’m upset about it. I mean, don’t get me wrong, being part of the Shield was awesome, but to have my return, of course I want to … you know, I thought I was going to get the royal treatment and I’d be wrestling in main events. And I was wrestling pretty good at that point, ’cause I was very active. When I became inactive is when my body shut down and my age started to show.”

Angle brought up how sitting out for several months your body becomes arthritic and you start tensing up. When he’s wrestling several times throughout the week then you’re breaking open that scar tissue and that helps his movement.

“So when I got into that match it was fun for me. And was I a little disappointed? No, because it was the Shield, but I was disappointed that I didn’t get a Kurt Angle feature match. But I understand. And what I’m getting to is this. When I came back here I was a liability. Vince McMahon knew that. And they were having me drug tested to make sure I was clean.”

Angle admitted that is his fault and understood why McMahon did what he did. He would bring up being put into the Hall of Fame then serving as the RAW General Manager and later wrestling.

“He looks at me and says I don’t want this kid to screw himself up again. So I’m going to keep him straight by giving him these roles. So he only have me wrestle every once and awhile. And he wouldn’t let me wrestle for longer than seven minutes. So it was like, sure I was upset, but I understand.”

Drew McIntyre has continued to assert his dominance amongst RAW’s top Superstars ever since his return to WWE, firmly establishing himself as a main event player for the promotion. It’s a far cry from his initial “Chosen One” run that eventually ended with him as a part of joke act, 3MB.

Speaking with Sports Illustrated, McIntyre thanked two Superstars in particular for helping him to refocus and rededicate himself to wrestling, admitting that he lost himself to going out and partying. Those two Superstars are Kurt Angle and Shawn Michaels.

“I don’t know why, but Kurt chose to work with me for one of his final matches in TNA, but he made me look like a million bucks,” said McIntyre. “Then, a few years later in WWE, he made me look like an absolute killer. I humiliated Kurt and made him tap out to his own ankle lock. I can never thank Kurt enough for what he has done and continues to do for me.”

Earning A PhD In Wrestling

When McIntyre returned to WWE in 2017, his contract did not state that he needed to perform extra NXT shows or attend the mandatory skills classes at the WWE Performance Center like other NXT talent. But he did so, regardless, in an effort to further hone his craft and improve as a Superstar.

Shawn Michaels was more than happy to help him with his journey.

“I wanted to be there and I wanted to improve,” said McIntyre. “So I went to Shawn and asked if I could join his class. I would have done anything to get that one-on-one time with him.”

He confessed that “The first rule of Shawn’s class is that you don’t talk about Shawn’s class. But what I can tell you is it is an environment where everyone pushes each other very hard and you do receive honest criticism. No one has the mind that Shawn does in the ring. I looked at that period of time as getting my PhD in wrestling.”

Championship Opportunity

This commitment has seen him rise through RAW’s rankings. McIntyre is one of the competitors fighting for a championship opportunity this Sunday at Money In The Bank during the Men’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match.

“I’ve never had a world title shot, ever, in my WWE career, so I’m going to need to win the ‘Money in the Bank’ contract to take that opportunity,” said McIntyre. “In order to spread my message of eradicating complacency to the superstars complaining on social media, I need to become champion.”

Money In The Bank takes place this Sunday, June 19th from the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

Kurt Angle’s in-ring career came to an end at WrestleMania this year and shortly afterward, he revealed that he has signed a new, 5 years long contract with the company to stay with them in a backstage capacity.

The latest edition of Wrestling Observer Newsletter discusses Angle’s final match and his retirement and also provides some update on his possible behind the scene role.

According to the report, the former World Champion is currently training to become a WWE producer. He has been shadowing the current producers for this from a while.

Angle has been trying to learn the different aspects of this job, though currently there is no word yet on which brand or which division the Olympic Gold Medalist is expected to end up at after the training period.

Kurt Angle’s New role In WWE

As noted before, the former Champion revealed the news of his new contract in a recent interview. He had explained that he will be helping wrestlers with their technique:

“I’m going to help the wrestlers with their technique, I’m going to help them structure their matches. It’s something I’m very good at and I thought I’d be able to contribute to the company.”

Kurt Angle wrestled Baron Corbin in his Farewell match at WrestleMania and ended his career by taking a loss at the hands of the former NXT Star.

While Angle did get physical on the next Raw, it seemed to be the end of his in-ring career and Kurt has since confirmed that he has no plans to return to the squared circle in future.

Kurt Angle faced Baron Corbin and lost to the Lone Wolf in his farewell match at WrestleMania and a lot of people criticized WWE’s choice of the final opponent for the Olympic Gold Medalist.

During a recent interview with WrestlingInc, Angle discussed a number of things and also revealed how he felt about Corbin as his final opponent.

Kurt admitted that a match against the former NXT Star is not what he had hoped for but given the circumstances, it was a bout that made sense:

“I don’t think it’s the match that I hoped for, I think it was the match that should have happened, Baron and I had been doing a program for a year now.

Continuing on the topic, the former World Champion also explained that he put Vince McMahon in a position by deciding to retire at WrestleMania as it limited the company’s options for his opponent.

Later in the interview, Kurt Angle was also asked about possibly wrestling again after his farewell bout like many other stars have done in the past and he said that he doesn’t plan on wrestling again.

Though he did admit that if something comes up like his son Jason Jordan comes back and wants to tag with him then maybe he will return. However, he’s good for the most part because he wants to have a quality of life after wrestling.

Kurt Angle held another one of his Q&A sessions from his Facebook page recently and answered some interesting questions like his favorite 205 Live Star and more.

Angle first answered a question about his new contract with WWE. A fan asked him if he is happy with his new deal and Kurt replied positively saying that he feels like he can really help some younger talents.

A fan asked who is the one past rival Angle will like to have one more match against if given a chance, and the Olympic Gold Medalist replied with the name of John Cena:

“Cena. John was young when we locked horns. He got better and better every year. I left the WWE in 2006. John’s best years were 2007-12. Imagine the matches we would have had if I stayed.”

Continuing on the topic, Kurt Angle also answered a question about one thing he wishes he could do once more in the company in light of his recent retirement.

While Angle didn’t point to anything specific with his answer, he did say that he wonders what would have happened if he hadn’t left WWE in 2006.

While he can’t dwell on what happened, the former World Champion claimed that it makes him curious how much success he would have had. You can check out his Q&A post here.

WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle addressed his future WWE during a recent interview with WrestlingInc. Just as he has stated before, he’ll be sticking around the company but not in an in-ring role. Instead, he’ll be working behind the scenes.

In this interview, Angle revealed that he recently signed a 5-year deal with WWE that will see him do part-time work in front of the camera, possibly as a manager. He will also be working behind the scenes as a producer.

“I’m going to help the wrestlers with their technique,” the WWE Hall of Famer explained. “I’m going to help them structure their matches. It’s something I’m very good at and I thought I’d be able to contribute to the company.”

This comes after Angle lost his farewell match and ended his run as an active in-ring performer to Baron Corbin at the WrestleMania 35 pay-per-view event in East Rutherford, NJ at MetLife Stadium.

Before WrestleMania 35 while doing a recent interview with Sky Sports, Angle revealed that he went to Vince McMahon a few months ago to tell him that he wanted to retire this year because of how his body has been feeling.

WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle gave some high praise to former WWE Champion John Cena.

The legendary pro wrestler wished Cena a happy belated birthday, Cena turned 42 on April 23rd. Angle took to his official Instagram account to show off his respect to the future WWE Hall of Famer in a post.

This is where he praised Cena for being able to have the ability to dominate the WWE and stay healthy for a majority of his time as a top star for the promotion. He also called him “the most consistent, and the Greatest WWE Superstar of all-time.” You can read the full statement that Angle wrote here:

There is a lot of history between these two stars but most notably, Cena made his WWE TV debut on an episode of SmackDown in 2002 by answering Angle’s open challenge.

At the WrestleMania 35 pay-per-view event in East Rutherford, NJ at MetLife Stadium on the WWE Network, Angle called it a career when he lost to Baron Corbin in his retirement match.

Before Corbin was announced as his opponent, there were several fans including Angle who wanted it to be Cena to share the squared circle in Angle’s farewell match. However, that wasn’t the case.

The Undertaker and Kurt Angle will no longer appear at Starrcast II. The news was made during an interview that was conducted by Sports Illustrated with Conrad Thompson on Tuesday.

According to Thompson, when the news was made about Undertaker appearing, it went wide and viral. However, that has all changed due to WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon getting involved.

“I was told it had gotten WWE’s attention and that Vince McMahon texted The Undertaker about the appearance. ’Taker’s representation, which is a company called Get Engaged, called to tell me, ‘WWE says he can’t do it.’ I had an agreement in place with the talent..”

Thompson would add, “Now, thanks to the influence of WWE, the performers are missing out on substantial income and the fans are being punished.”

This led to Thompson trying to get a replacement for Taker, which is when Thompson suggested having McMahon, Triple H, or Stephanie McMahon appearing with the idea of them donating 100 percent of the proceeds to Conor’s Cure and match the donation personally. That way it would turn a negative into a positive for everyone involved.

Thompson went on to say that he was hoping to have WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels be the replacement for Undertaker. That fell through as well.

Sting, Bret Hart, Scott Hall & Kevin Nash, Jim Ross, Eric Bischoff, Bruce Prichard, Tony Schiavone, and many more are still set to appear. Starrcast II will be held May 23rd-26th at Caesars Palace and the Tuscany Suites & Casino. For more information please visit here.