10 WWE Superstars That Should Consider Retirement In 2018

7. Kurt Angle

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Kurt Angle's flirtations with physicality in 2017 were broadly entertaining, but it was almost instantly clear when he first locked up at October's Tables, Ladders and Chairs that he probably shouldn't be donning the singlet anymore if he wishes to continue his healthy recovery from the drug and alcohol addictions that nearly cost him his life and career.

What the matches did prove, if nothing else, was that Angle had more than enough gas in the tank to work a short, impactful programme with a creditable foe on his way out. And unless Triple H sticks his ginormous nose in the family business, pampered progeny Jason Jordan would be the ideal candidate.

Ultimately, Kurt's a welcome figure on television for the most part, with his convivial General Manager position at very least able to reduce the need for jumping and bumping as he was so often wont to do despite his body begging for mercy. With similar aptitudes and attributes to his 'son', the pair could probably tear the house down. The innately detestable Jordan's smug grin would be magnified should he send his Dad permanently packing.

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