WrestleMania 35: 3 Reasons why Baron Corbin is not the ideal option to retire Kurt Angle

It is official.

Kurt Angle announced on WWE RAW (March 18) that he will face Corbin at WrestleMania 35. Unless there is some sort of twist, the match is likely to take place. However, there are some reasons why it is not an ideal WrestleMania match. Sure it is a good match, but it is not a WrestleMania caliber match.

Also, consider that this is going to be Kurt Angle's final match. His countless fans would be hoping for the match to be the best. Everyone is aware of the fact that Kurt Angle is not the superstar he once used to be. The legend had considerably slowed down in the ring.

However, it would be a good nostalgia moment to see the legend finally waving goodbye to his fans at a grand stage like WrestleMania. Such an important WrestleMania match is going to feature Corbin. Let's now see the reasons why the lone wolf is not the ideal candidate to be featured against Kurt Angle in his retirement match.

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#3 It comes at the cost of a potential dream match

A young John Cena confronting Kurt Angle

It needs no explanation to prove that WrestleMania is the most important event of WWE. Naturally, they would do everything in their power to put up nothing less than a grand spectacle. Either the matches need to be exciting or the build-up needs to be top notch.

At 50 years of age, Kurt may not be able to pull off a high-quality match. Watch his recent matches. He's slowed down considerably in the ring. Thus there would be no high expectations for his WrestleMania match unless it has something for the fans to care about.

A match against John Cena was much expected by the WWE Universe. This is due to the fact that Cena showed up for his in-ring debut in 2002 against Kurt Angle after answering his challenge. Things would have come full circle for Cena if he had retired Kurt.

Corbin has a recent history with Kurt, but it is not as intense and nostalgic as Cena's history with him. Even the Chicago crowd chanted "we want Cena" after Kurt announced that he will face Corbin. It is reason enough that the fans badly want the good old match instead.

#2 Corbin doesn't have much momentum heading into WrestleMania

Corbin

Since arriving on RAW after a Superstar Shake-up, Corbin hasn't done anything noteworthy. He was given the role of a heel authority figure that has been done to the dust over the past. Also, Corbin failed to win the most significant matches of his recent feuds on WWE RAW.

He is a superstar with maximum heel heat but that doesn't add a significance to the WrestleMania match. A heel like Corbin can face Kurt even on a normal episode of RAW. As it seems like Angle would be facing some superstars on his road to WrestleMania, it would've been good to have these two face off.

A frustrated Corbin assaulting Angle after losing to him would have made Angle a sympathetic figure on the road to WrestleMania. It would've given some momentum to Corbin without the two having a battle at the show of shows.

Sure Kurt Angle has the potential to give a push to Corbin if they face at WrestleMania, but there are fewer chances that WWE would really do something significant with Corbin after that. He might likely continue his same role.

#1 Only a legend should retire a legend like Angle

Kurt Angle is one of the most accomplished stars heading into WrestleMania 35

Kurt Angle is no ordinary superstar. He is a legend. Among his countless championships and accomplishments is his inclusion in the WWE Hall of Fame and International Sports Hall of Fame (2016). A former WWE World Champion, Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Famer like Kurt Angle at least needs a multiple times World Champion.

Most of the accomplished WWE Superstars had their final matches against legendary individuals. For instance, Ric Flair's retirement match came against Shawn Michaels, Stone Cold had his last match against The Rock, and The Undertaker retired Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania. WWE should have given a similar honor to Kurt on the end of his journey.

Instead, Kurt Angle must now face the young Corbin. The only person who can benefit from this is Corbin, but as discussed there are only slim chances of WWE treating him like a significant star in the future.