WrestleTalk
  • News
  • Exclusives
  • Features
  • Stats
  • Results
  • Events
  • Video Highlights
  • WrestleLeague
  • Shop
    • Interview
    • Kurt Angle
    • Vince McMahon
    • WWE

    Kurt Angle Said He Wanted Another WWE Title Run Before Retiring

    Louis Dangoor photo

    Louis Dangoor

    @TheLouisDangoor

    Published 30th July 2020 at 3:55pm

    Kurt Angle Said He Wanted Another WWE Title Run Before Retiring
    WWE

    Just over a year ago now, Kurt Angle retired from in-ring competition following a match with Baron Corbin at WrestleMania 35. After returning to WWE in 2017, Angle competed in 19 matches for the promotion.

    The WWE Hall of Famer and multi-time World Champion didn’t have a great run in terms of his in-ring work after returning to the company over WrestleMania 33 weekend, and it seems like Angle wanted more.

    Related Story
    Fan Pays $400 To Ask WWE Star On A Date (VIDEO)
    Fan Pays $400 To Ask WWE Star On A Date (VIDEO)

    While speaking to Denise Salcedo of Instinct Culture, Angle spoke about not being on the same page as Vince McMahon with regards to his WWE return. He also spoke about wanting a final title run before leaving:

    “It didn’t go the way I wanted it to. Vince McMahon had an idea for me, I think he was looking at me as a liability, someone that was addicted to painkillers, someone that broke his neck 5 times. So, I think Vince didn’t have the same idea I did. I wanted to get a title run when I came back. I actually took a year off after I left TNA and I wrestled around the world. I did events in the U.K, Europe, Asia, Mexico, Arizona; I did a pay-per-view down there with Rey Mysterio. I wanted to have another title run and retire. And Vince McMahon wanted me inducted into the Hall of Fame and I told him, ‘Well, I am not done wrestling’ and he said, ‘That’s okay’ And I said, ‘Well, you know eventually I would like to wrestle,’ and he said ‘We’ll get there.’ So, after the Hall of Fame, that night, after I had my speech, Vince McMahon came up to me and said, ‘You’re going to be the GM of Raw starting tomorrow.’ And I was like ‘Well, I still wanna wrestle,’ he said, ‘We’ll get you there.’ So, I think he did everything he could to kind of push that off. And when it was time for me to wrestle, I was doing the GM job for a year and a half; I was inactive, not bumping, not wrestling. My body started getting arthritic, my neck tightened up, my back, my knees. Before I knew it, I got in the ring and I looked like an old man wrestling. And I  knew that. Even though the company wanted me to continue to wrestle, I didn’t feel right about it for a couple reasons. One, I wanted to come back and have the title run, that wasn’t going to happen…”

    Related Story
    Report: WWE Scrapping Tiered Network
    Report: WWE Scrapping Tiered Network

    Angle was one of the names released by WWE in April as part of a cost-cutting measure brought on by the Coronavirus.

    Make sure you check out Denise’s full interview with the former Olympic athlete where they speak about Kurt’s time with WWE, some funny moments, his final match, and much more.

    .


    More Stories

    Final WWE SmackDown Viewership For January 15 Revealed
    Final WWE SmackDown Viewership For January 15 Revealed 20th January 2021 at 3:36pm by Liam Winnard
    Every AEW Trademark Filing Of 2021
    Every AEW Trademark Filing Of 2021 19th January 2021 at 9:33am by Liam Winnard
    AEW Warns Fans About Fake Casting Call
    AEW Warns Fans About Fake Casting Call 16th January 2021 at 6:58pm by Louis Dangoor

    Latest Stories

    Jon Moxley Explains Why His Favourite Finisher Is The RKO
    Jon Moxley Explains Why His Favourite Finisher Is The RKO
    New NXT Star Pulled From Match With AEW Star
    New NXT Star Pulled From Match With AEW Star
    Several New Names Announced For Royal Rumble Matches
    Several New Names Announced For Royal Rumble Matches
    WWE SmackDown Live Results – January 22, 2021
    WWE SmackDown Live Results – January 22, 2021
    Roman Reigns Reveals His Best Spears
    Roman Reigns Reveals His Best Spears
    John Cena And Goldberg Set For WrestleMania 37
    John Cena And Goldberg Set For WrestleMania 37

    Who will win the men's 2021 Royal Rumble?

    Around the Web

    • Subscribe on YouTube
      793K
    • Follow us on Twitter
      65.2K
    • Connect on Facebook
      30.2K
    • Follow us on Instagram
      11.8K
    • Support us on Patreon
      1.1K

    Trending

    1. Vince McMahon Dropped WWE Character After USA Network Complaints
    2. Major WWE Star Changing Iconic Entrance Music
    3. Renee Paquette WWE Return Confirmed
    4. Former WWE Star Wanted To Punch Brock Lesnar
    5. John Cena And Goldberg Set For WrestleMania 37
    6. AEW Working On Big Return
    7. Update On Aleister Black WWE Status
    8. WWE Hall Of Famer Asks For A Retirement Match
    9. AEW Star’s Ring Name Based Off Spider-Man Villain
    10. Popular NXT Star Turning Heel?

    Follow us

    • YouTube
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • Discord
    • Patreon

    Sections

    • News
    • Exclusives
    • Videos
    • Features
    • Stats
    • Results
    • Events
    • Reviews
    • Magazine
    • Trivia
    • Shop
    • Video Highlights

    Trending Topics

    • WWE
    • COVID-19
    • Dynamite
    • WrestleMania
    • Brock Lesnar
    • AEW
    • Impact
    • NJPW
    • RAW
    • Vince McMahon

    Upcoming Events

    • WWE Royal Rumble 2021
    • IMPACT Wrestling No Surrender 2021
    • NXT TakeOver 33
    • WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
    • AEW Revolution 2021
    • WWE Fastlane 2021
    • WWE WrestleMania 37 Night 1
    • WWE WrestleMania 37 Night 2
    • IMPACT Wrestling Rebellion 2021
    • NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin
    © Trident Digital Media Limited. All rights reserved. Read our Privacy and Data Policy.