10 Big WWE Returns That Could Happen In 2017

5. Kurt Angle

It's hard to believe, but it's been more than 10 years since Kurt Angle was in WWE. In 2006, he left the company in a move that was originally spun as a mutual decision, but later turned out to be WWE's call. They felt Angle's substance abuse issues were severely impacting his quality of life, and decided to cut him loose.

In TNA, Angle found himself, though it took some time. Still, he never closed the door on a WWE return, with the Olympic Gold Medalist repeatedly talking about his desire to come back. Last January, the then-47-year-old left TNA, effectively ending his full-time career.

Still, there's nothing stopping Angle from coming back to WWE for a couple of matches, a la Goldberg (except, possibly, for a troubling medical examination). If he could do it - and there are rumors circulating that it will happen this year - an authority position segueing into one more match with Brock Lesnar would be too good to pass up.