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Despite the negative reaction to the announcement from the WWE universe, Baron Corbin is going to face Kurt Angle in his farewell match at WrestleMania 35. A majority of fans expected someone like John Cena to retire Angle at the grand stage of WrestleMania, but Vince McMahon had other plans for him. He wants The Lone Wolf to defeat and retire the Olympic Gold Medalist at the Show Of Shows.
We are just a few days away from 'Mania, and unless Vince changes his mind, nobody could stop this match from happening. Many fans have expected that the reason Angle is facing Corbin is that WWE wants him to win in his final outing, but that might not be the case.
Here are five reasons why Kurt Angle will lose against Baron Corbin at the Grandest Stage Of Them All.
#5 It is what WWE foreshadowed on Monday Night Raw
WWE has already revealed the result of this match. If you are wondering when they did this, then you were probably not focusing on RAW.
Whenever these two wrestlers confronted each other, Kurt Angle stood tall -- almost every time. It is a smart way WWE told us that at WrestleMania, Corbin is going to win. Most of the time, the wrestlers who stand tall before their matches, lose it. It is what happened with Roman Reigns last year and what could happen with Seth Rollins this year.
I believe that the final episode of Raw (and SmackDown) before a pay-per-view are the ones where WWE lay all cards and subtly reveal what is going to happen at the show. This week's Raw was good for Angle's fans as he made Corbin submit to the ankle lock. However, don't expect this to happen at WrestleMania as well.
#4 Baron Corbin is going to be with WWE for a long time
A straightforward fact that everyone needs to understand.
No matter how much you hate Baron Corbin, it is true that he is going to be work in WWE for a long time. Kurt had his time in this business, and now it's his time to pass the torch to a younger talent - which in this case, is Corbin.
Retiring Angle would not positively help Corbin but instead, a negative way. He is a heel, and nothing would generate him more heat than retiring a fan-favorite superstar. The former WWE champion has already passed some torch to superstars like Drew McIntyre, and at WrestleMania, he could do the same to Corbin too.
The former Intercontinental Champion needs some attention from the WWE Universe and winning against Angle would help him in that.
#3 WrestleMania is known for shocking the world
It's confirmed that WWE has secretly planned many surprises for their fans.
It could be in the form of Kofi Kingston winning the WWE Championship or The Undertaker returning for a match. However, we have to agree that negative things excite more than positive things.
Take last year's WrestleMania for example, everyone talked about the main event match where Brock Lesnar retained his title. Almost everyone criticized The Beast for winning that match. Nobody thought that he would retain his title, but it is what happened.
While some fans have expected Angle to lose this year, it would shock the world if Corbin takes the victory -- especially after considering how WWE has done the build-up. Now, we just have to wait for some more days to see if the WWE has planned something like this or not.
#2 A typical retirement match rule
There is an unwritten rule that a wrestler has to lose his retirement match.
I know that Kurt Angle's fans want him to beat Baron Corbin at the Shows Of Shows, but this goes against this rule. Often a veteran superstar retires against talents that need a lot of momentum. However, that's not the case with Corbin. Even though he isn't a fan-favorite wrestler, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't have momentum. WWE made him an acting general manager for a reason.
So Angle could also lose for this one reason - it's his retirement match. It doesn't matter whether he wins or not; the Olympic Gold Medallist won't wrestle another match. So it's better that he loses his match and continue this tradition.
As much as I hate to say this but we have to digest the fact that Corbin is going to retire Angle - probably by winning over him.
#1 Seth Rollins needs to face a top heel superstar after 'Mania
After beating Kurt Angle at WrestleMania, Corbin will definitely become the most hated superstar, if he isn't already.
Let's assume that somehow, Seth Rollins conquered The Beast at the Grandest Stage Of Them All. He has the gold now but is only looking for a right opponent.
I know that heels like Drew McIntyre could be a perfect opponent for Rollins, but there's no way any of these superstars will lose in this feud.
If Corbin beats Angle at WrestleMania then he will get booed by the WWE Universe mercilessly, which will really help Rollins, if he feuds with him. After all, he has to increase the value of the Universal Championship, and there is no better heel who could help The Kingslayer than Corbin.
But, will Vince give Corbin such a massive victory at WrestleMania for this reason? Probably not but at least it has a chance of happening.
