WWE Universe is yet to get over from the shocker that Kurt Angle is getting a not-so-worthy opponent at Wrestlemania 35. It’s his retirement match from the WWE that should have been much bigger featuring a future Hall of Famer candidate or an already multi-time champion in the company. But that’s not the case.
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Kurt Angle not happy with Wrestlemania opponent
Kurt Angle has chosen Baron Corbin to send him into the sunset of his career, two weeks ago. This announcement from WWE Raw came as an utter disappointment for the fans as the expected legendary names like Rey Mysterio, John Cena or even The Undertaker to challenge him in the last match of his career. Within the controversies ongoing around the social media, WWE has been looking for some damage control regarding the Kurt Angle issue.
Last week on WWE Raw, the 2017 Hall of Famer faced United States Champion, Samoa Joe. The following night on Smackdown, none other than AJ Styles was his opponent in a must-see match for the WWE Universe. In the bygone edition of WWE Raw, he chose Rey Mysterio which is yet another big match for him.
The backstage news is that WWE creative team has allowed Kurt Angle to pick his opponents for RAW and Smackdown leading to his retirement at the grand stage of them all. As per Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the six-time world heavyweight champion was legitimately able to ask for specific opponents on the weekly shows.
However, the source noted that Kurt Angle was never able to choose his Wrestlemania opponent. Hence, Baron Corbin is still set to face him at the ‘show of shows’ on April 7th. Angle was not happy with WWE booking this match and so was his family. But he has no otherwise choice and ends up promoting the match by saying why Corbin is a worthy opponent.
There are still some rumors going on around that WWE will change the retirement match lineup for Kurt Angle. Speculations suggested that John Cena might replace Corbin in the farewell match at Wrestlemania 35 by returning on the show, itself. We’ll have to wait until the showcase of immortals to see whether any change happens in this context.