10 Last-Minute WWE Royal Rumble 2017 Rumors You Need To Know

10. Kurt Angle Enters The Royal Rumble

Two weeks ago, WWE announced that Kurt Angle would be the headliner for the 2017 WWE Hall of Fame class. It marked the first time in over a decade that Angle would be working with the company, and it certainly seemed to open the door for a greater cooperation between the two parties.

So will Angle start working for WWE once again in a non-wrestling capacity? Almost certainly. Will he have a retirement match down the line? Maybe, if he can pass a physical. Will he be in the Royal Rumble match this year? No.

Kurt Angle's not going to return to the ring for WWE without hype or fanfare. When he does come back, it'll be on TV, where he'll make a speech in front of a cheering audience - it won't be as number 24 or whatever, while everyone kind of wonders what his motivation is. Angle has gone on record as saying that he won't be in the match, and while wrestlers can't often be taken at their word, Angle's only slightly more likely to show up than CM Punk.