It’s not the blockbuster No. 1 contender’s match that everyone’s looking forward to next week, it’s the revelation of who Kurt Angle has been talking to on the phone for the past few months. For the first time in a long time, the WWE have executed a sub plot perfectly. The WWE Universe is writhed with excitement and a buzz at who the mystery person could be.
At the end of last week’s RAW broadcast, Kurt Angle declared to the secret partner that they would go public to the world next week. The only clues we’ve been given so far are that the revelation ‘could destroy his family’ and ‘ruin his career’ Those are pretty steep remarks, so who could the mystery person possibly be?
Here are 5 possible people Kurt Angle might be talking to.
#5 Hulk Hogan
After being blacklisted from the world of wrestling in 2015, Hulk Hogan has had a topsy-turvy time in the mainstream media. Accusations of racism and sexism plagued the Hulkster for months upon end and with that, the WWE completely distanced their selves from him. To mention his name on TV is now a problem and a rarity, it’s almost like a forbidden fruit on Monday nights.
Now we know the Hulkster and Angle have a storied history, involving several high-profile segments and main event matches. Perhaps Angle’s secretive texts and shady dealings could be a way to bring back in the most famous name in professional wrestling to WWE.
The storyline would make sense as Hogan is a blacklisted name in the WWE so it’d be an abomination for the RAW GM to be communicating with him.
#4 Stephanie McMahon
The principal owner of the WWE hasn’t been seen since she went flying through a table at Wrestlemania 33. Her departure forced her father, Vince, to instantly employ Kurt Angle as the general manager of RAW in hers and Mick Foley’s absence. Could this be the blockbuster way the WWE have been looking for to bring the boss’s daughter back?
Why would Kurt Angle be talking to Stephanie McMahon? Well perhaps after her husband embarrassingly lost at Wrestlemania to Seth Rollins, the 40-year-old sought comfort in the arms of a returning legend she knew so well.
The affair would well and truly lead to a Triple H vs. Kurt Angle match at Summerslam, a match that has been rumoured for weeks.
#3 CM Punk
The fans want him back, the wrestlers want him back but the higher-ups continue to refuse to embrace him. Until… a man that’s been in touch with the fans for the past few years came in at Wrestlemania to change things. Now the RAW GM is looking to bring back the most popular WWE superstar of the past 10 years.
No man ever came as close to toppling John Cena as Punk did, now imagine the impact he’d have if the 5-time world champion were to return. The comeback would occur right under the nose of Vince McMahon and Triple H, a comeback neither of them would be pleased about.
Kurt Angle is being used as the avenue to facilitate the most exciting return in WWE history. Monday Night Raw couldn’t come any quicker.
#2 Linda McMahon
She may be a part of Donald Trump’s administration, but with the President’s strong links to wrestling, nothing could possibly stop Linda McMahon from making a remarkable return to the squared circle.
We haven’t seen the chairman’s wife on screen in several years as she’s dedicated her time to launching a political career. A career in which she’s failed severally to become a senator.
Now it’s time for the 68-year-old to make an emphatic return to WWE television through her dodgy dealings with Kurt Angle. Her return could be used as another takeover angle in which Linda stakes her claim to the throne, vying to take full control of the company, putting the livelihoods of the roster in jeopardy.
#1 Dixie Carter
In his 10 years at Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Kurt Angle made several alliances with the enemy he never thought he’d join. The rival wrestling promotion have travelled the world trying to replicate the success of the WWE, to not much avail. However, this storyline gives the rival promotion a way into the WWE.
As TNA’s attendance figures and ratings continue to plummet, Carter as a minor equity shareholder must find a way to revive the company she once loved so dearly. The only way to save the company would be to make an out of the blue deal with the WWE? And who does she know better in the WWE offices than Kurt Angle? The storyline could play out as Dixie Carter using Angle to get what she wants, which is access to the WWE locker room.
Such a revelation would be shocking, captivating and take us back to the epic 2001 Invasion angle of WCW.
