5 Creative ideas rejected by WWE Superstars

#4 Kurt Angle refuses to manage Matt Riddle

A few weeks ago, WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle was released from the company along with several other talents, as part of WWE's budget cuts amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Soon after, WWE surprised the fans by announcing that Angle would be officiating the Cage Fight pitting Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher on NXT. Riddle lost the match to his former partner.

Mere days later, Matt Riddle made his way to WWE SmackDown and the introduction was given by none other than Angle. It has come to light now that Angle was offered a role to become Riddle's manager, but the WWE veteran refused the offer.

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He's phenomenal in the ring. There's no doubt about that. But his whole bro gimmick thing works really well. And he's going to do extremely well. WWE has offered me a job to manage him. Unfortunately, I turned it down due to a few different reasons, but I would have loved to manage him. It just wasn't the right time.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

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