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Kurt Angle's announcement of his Wrestlemania opponent to be Baron Corbin was quite underwhelming. He is a multiple time champion and a Grand Slam Champion in both WWE and TNA/Impact wrestling and has won championships around the world, from NJPW to the Indies.
Angle is a Hall of Famer under both the Impact and WWE but his most important achievement is that he is an Olympic Gold Medalist in amateur wrestling. Angle has entertained us for over two decades and now its time for him to finally say goodbye to the ring considering his health and future.
Considering his stature in the business, Corbin is a major step-down for his retirement match when there were rumors of him facing either of John Cena and the Undertaker. Even if he wants to put over a younger superstar, there are a plethora of superstars in the roster better than Corbin.
WrestleMania would be the last ride for Kurt Angle and it could be used to push a new superstar. Here are some of the superstars who could retire Kurt Angle at the Show of Shows:
#5 Johnny Gargano
Johnny Gargano recently made his debut on the main roster after the Royal Rumble event. He was brought up to team up with Tomasso Ciampa to reform DIY again while his conflict with him continued on the yellow brand. Somehow, teaming up on RAW and then on NXT was scheduled to lead up to an NXT Takeover match for the brand's top title.
An injury to the neck of Ciampa ruined all the plans and both the DIY members were taken off WWE TV. Ciampa is scheduled to go for neck surgery which leads to Gargano facing Adam Cole for the vacant NXT title at the NXT Takeover.
We have seen NXT superstars do double duty during the Wrestlemania weekend and appear on the biggest show of the year.
Johnny Gargano, formerly known as Johnny Wrestling would be an ideal match for an Olympic Gold Medalist and might result in a technical masterpiece.
#4 Ethan Carter 3
EC3 was a major star back in TNA/Impact and has had phenomenal matches in the promotion. Although, when he came to WWE, his overall momentum slowed down quite a bit. He was still a star in the developmental brand but after he was promoted to the main roster, he was turned into a mute piece of chiseled meat, majorly seen flexing at the mirror.
EC3 and Kurt Angle have a storied history from their TNA days. Even if they don't tap on that, EC3 is a much better performer to ignore and giving him the rub from Kurt Angle, gets him back on track.
#3 Bray Wyatt
Bray Wyatt was one-half of the RAW tag team champions in his last storyline in which he featured on WWE TV. After they lost the title, Matt Hardy announced his retirement which left Wyatt without anything to do. He has since vanished from the WWE TV except for some network specials.
Bringing him back to retire Kurt Angle could be the best way for his return as he would be back in a major program from the get-go and won't get lost in the mid-card.
#2 Killian Dain
Killian Dain is a monster waiting to be the breakout star from the SAnitY. He and his stablemates have lost in the immense and ever-growing roster of WWE. It's a shame that a superstar like Killian Dain isn't used on the TV on a weekly basis.
WrestleMania is the Grandest Stage of Them All and a retirement match brings a lot of eyes for the new prospect to establish him as a monster on the main roster.
Retiring a Hall of Famer would be an accomplishment very few superstars get and would give him a huge Wrestlemania moment to cherish.
#1 Kevin Owens
Owens came back on TV during a controversial segment and made his way directly into the WWE championship match replacing Kofi Kingston. However, he was unsuccessful in winning the championship and is now free for Wrestlemania and without a match.
Kevin Owens is currently on the blue brand but since there are many superstars jumping ships and working both shows, it isn't impossible for him to go to RAW ( where he was actually drafted ) and have a match with Kurt Angle.
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