Because the Pittsburgh Steelers put together for a showdown in opposition to their division rival Baltimore Ravens, everyone seems to be getting ready for the most important battle of Week 11, from followers, to pundits, and… WWE Celebrity Kurt Angle?
It is true, it is d**n true; whereas Angle is not going to be returning to the ring any time quickly, even when one final match with John Cena could be an actual full-circle second, he has been thrust into motion as a proud son of the Metal Metropolis, with the “Olympic Hero” doing a particular business spot with Kyle Brandt to hype up the rivalry sport for CBS Sports activities.
“Lots of people ask me if I am gonna wrestle Cena for his retirement tour [laughs]. No, no, pay attention, my physique, I’ve knee replacements, I had 5 neck surgical procedures, I had my again surgical procedure final yr. I’ve to have shoulder replacements. I’m in no situation to be getting within the ring and wrestling,” Angle advised SI.
“Do not get me unsuitable, I do some stuff, I am truly doing a business for CBS tomorrow for the Steelers vs. Ravens sport. Yeah, I am gonna costume up in a Steelers singlet, and Kyle Brandt is gonna costume up in a Ravens singlet, and we’re gonna go at it. We’re gonna do that for a pre-game business for the Steelers/Ravens sport on Sunday. I am trying ahead to that; I can try this stuff. I’ll do my very own stunts; that is about all I can do. I do not suppose I can get within the ring. I can in all probability get within the ring and wrestle, however I do not wish to take the prospect of getting injured.”
A protracted-time Steelers followers who nonetheless makes appearances for WWE after they seem within the common Pittsburgh space, Angle is without doubt one of the largest names within the staff’s fanbase. Whereas he cannot get it carried out within the ring anymore, even when followers nonetheless wish to see a retirement match in opposition to Kenny Omega, in terms of throwing down with a TV persona with some film magic, he is greater than able to some heroics.
Kurt Angle believes in WWE post-Vince McMahon
Elsewhere in his interview with SI, Angle commented on Vince McMahon’s exit from WWE and the way it ought to influence the promotion shifting ahead. Whereas even Angle admitted that McMahon has impacted the enterprise to an unbelievable diploma, he believes the promotion is in good palms with Paul “Triple H” Levesque, who he labored with prior to now.
“I believe he is been a lot of part of it that it actually would not matter now, as a result of the fellows that have been beneath him know the enterprise out and in the way in which Vince did. And I’ll let you know that no person is Vince McMahon, and no person is ever going to be Vince McMahon, however Triple H, he is aware of the enterprise fairly d**n good. Paul Heyman, he is aware of the enterprise fairly rattling good. So, now we have numerous good guys that we will flip to and depend upon for the enterprise to proceed to develop,” Angle advised SI.
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“Vince McMahon could also be carried out, however the enterprise just isn’t carried out. It is going to proceed to triumph, and it may proceed to get larger. It is going to go in cycles. It is going to be actually well-liked, then it may be struggling once more. Then it will be very fashionable once more, and It will battle once more. It is at all times gone in these cycles, however the enterprise will at all times be right here, as a result of you are going to have unbelievable people like Triple H and Paul Heyman.”
How will historical past keep in mind this period of WWE? It is inconceivable to say, however in 2024, pleasure for the Triple H period remains to be extremely excessive.
