Kurt Angle Wanted More 'High-Profile' Match For WWE WrestleMania 35

Baron Corbin is slated opponent for Kurt's retirement match.

by Benjamin Richardson
Kurt Angle
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According to sources speaking to PW Insider, Kurt Angle is said to be somewhat underwhelmed with WWE's choice of opponent for his WrestleMania 35 retirement match. The Olympic Hero 'named' deposed Raw General Manager Baron Corbin as his end-of-career boss on this past Monday's episode of Raw, though murmurings emerging from the dressing room suggest he was hoping for someone more high-profile.

At this stage - and despite Kurt's wife making a since-deleted 'fourth-wall breaking' social media post lamenting the choice - it's understood that Corbin has not been named as misdirection leading into a better opponent, and that the match named is the one expected to go ahead come 7 April.

Further muddying the picture is that WWE have gave their scriptwriters permission to mention dissatisfaction amongst their audience with the pairing as part of their coverage. Obviously, we're still two weeks out from WrestleMania and the card is always subject to change, but for now, it's looking like the End of Days for Angle's end of days.

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