Kurt Angle is a professional wrestling machine. Even when the man has been suffering through serious injuries, his in-ring work has consistently been of a very high standard. It's been joked before that the guy could put on a 5-star classic with a mop, but it was with the mop-haired Mark Henry that he had to work with at the Royal Rumble 2006. The feud itself wasn't a problem, because there was a nice context between the wrestlers. Both had been Olympic athletes, and both stood out as intense individuals. That's all fine, but the match did not deserve to headline the Royal Rumble. Not only was there the small matter of the Rumble match itself on the undercard, but John Cena and Edge put together one hell of a bout over the WWE Title. Both those matches would have been better choices than Angle vs. Henry. In a way, it was admirable of WWE to shake things up a little and give both guys the opportunity to show what they could do, but it didn't feel like a strong enough finish to the show. Rey Mysterio's underdog story, winning the Rumble match, would have been a far more memorable finish.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
