Kurt Angle In Talks Over WWE Return?

Oh, it's true. It's damn true.

by Andrew Pollard
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Having been in attendance for the Royal Rumble PPV this past weekend, it looks as if Kurt Angle could be set for a return to WWE.

As per Sean Ross Sapp at Fightful, the Olympic Hero and WWE have held talks about him returning to the company in an on-screen role.

Angle's last spell with WWE officially came to an end on 15 April 2020, with him released as part of that particular round of company cuts.

Prior to his release, the Wrestling Machine had been working as a producer for Vince McMahon's sports entertainment behemoth. Kurt's final WWE match was at WrestleMania 35, where he lost to Baron Corbin.

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While the five-time WWE Champion was let go by WWE in April '20, he would make a one-off return a month later to serve as the referee in the Matt Riddle vs. Timothy Thatcher 'Fight Pit' contest in NXT. Following that, WWE offered Angle a contract to come in and operate as Riddle's manager, but the Pittsburgh native opted against signing said contract in order to focus on his health and nutrition business.

In terms of this year's Royal Rumble, Kurt was there to film an episode of Table for 3 - although WWE seemingly has bigger plans in mind for one of the greatest to ever lace up a pair of boots.

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