We are just hours away from finally discovering what secret the RAW General Manager, Kurt Angle, has been hiding all these weeks. Various rumours have been circulating the internet recently, with some anticipating a big-time return for an ex-WWE legend or maybe even something more unexpected like the GM coming out as gay.
The final words we heard Angle say on RAW last week were ‘we have nothing to be ashamed of’, and ‘I love you’. This had led many to believe that the story is going to involve something close to Kurt’s personal life, which would make sense if he were to come out as gay. Others think it might have something to do with an affair, maybe with a certain authority figure from the McMahon family.
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Of course, the mystery doesn’t have to be linked to a love interest, perhaps Kurt has recently discovered that he is a father to an illegitimate child. If this is the case, one way the WWE could really make this angle blow up is by having that illegitimate child be a current WWE Superstar. Here are five possibilities for who that could be:
#1 Jason Jordan
Given the similarities in wrestling ability and background, many have speculated that Kurt’s child could be Chad Gable. While this is a reasonable assumption, and one that will be explored later, perhaps the WWE are secretly hoping their fans are thinking this. Maybe they can throw us a curve ball and make the lovechild Gable’s long-time tag-team partner, Jason Jordan.
Jason Jordan was revealed as Kurt Angle’s illegitimate son on the 17th July edition of RAW.
Gable is not the only member of American Alpha with wrestling skills similar to Kurt. Both men possess great technical abilities and have the raw passion for the fight that we all associate with the former Olympian. Having Jordan as the lovechild would certainly help boost his career, which appears to be flagging slightly at the moment.
Given that Gable has been featured fairly well on recent episodes of Smackdown Live, fans of American Alpha are concerned for the fate of Jordan, who might not have the same connection to the fans as his partner but whose talent certainly should not be squandered.
Jordan is one of the WWE’s youngest main roster stars, almost 20 years younger than Angle, and this certainly means that the numbers do add up. Perhaps this can lead to a heel turn for Jordan, angry that it has taken this long for his father to own up to his responsibilities. This can be used as a catalyst for a rivalry between the American Alpha partners, giving them both nice singles pushes going forward.
#2 Bayley
Another popular big time superstar under the age of 30 is Bayley. In terms of the numbers, it is not inconceivable that Angle fathered Bayley with an ex-girlfriend almost 30 years ago, and again, this would help a struggling superstar find a reason to be placed back in the main event spotlight.
There are a couple of reasons why Bayley could be the child. Firstly, part of her character is that she has been a wrestling fan all her life, and is now living her dream on the main stage. Perhaps Bayley’s love for wrestling was all a way to get close to her father, a father who didn’t even know she existed. Instead of just seeking him out and having a face to face talk with him, she instead spent all the time she could going to wrestling events in the hope of eventually plucking up the courage to introduce herself.
Another reason is that Bayley normally plays the ‘daddy’s girl’, especially since her promotion up to the main roster. Maybe this is her way of psychologically compensating for not knowing for sure who her father was growing up.
If her father did turn out to be Angle, then it could also be a good way to explain why she became much more childish since joining the main roster. What if her vulnerable, little girl gimmick was all a way to attract the attention of her daddy/GM? After all, we all remember that segment involving Bayley and Angle right before her match with Alexa Bliss at Extreme Rules. Something about that felt very paternal.
#3 Alexa Bliss
And what about Little Miss Bliss herself? She is another superstar who is young enough to be Angle’s daughter, provided he fathered her at quite a young age. She is also another female athlete with an impressive mind for professional wrestling, managing to use her charm and intelligence to reach the very top of the women’s division in such a short period of time.
The one thing that could point to Alexa being Angle’s daughter is that she clearly has a chip on her shoulder and generally scoffs at whatever life throws at her. We all know the typical story of a young girl growing up without a father and internalising her rage against men to the point where she learns to manipulate them to her advantage. Look at her time on NXT, and you will remember how she used the then NXT tag-team champions Blake and Murphy to further her own fortunes.
If Kurt’s child doesn’t turn out to be Bayley, then presumably Bayley’s ‘daddy’s girl’ image isn’t a cover or a trick. This might go some way to explaining why Alexa had a particular dislike towards Bayley during their feud. Maybe she was jealous of someone who came from a relatively peaceful, loving home and wanted to exact her revenge. The ‘This is your life’ segment involving Bliss and Bayley earlier this year was mainly about Bayley’s past after all.
During it, Alexa laughed at the fact that Bayley’s father had to accompany her to classes when she was younger. Maybe the laughing wasn’t out of ridicule, and maybe it was hiding something deeper for the RAW Women’s Champion.
#4 Bray Wyatt
This is where things could get very complex. Bray Wyatt, as some of us know, is billed as a third generation superstar, his father being the legendary IRS. It has never been fully referenced, because the WWE clearly want to keep the mystique around the Wyatt character, and talking about his family lineage would ruin it somewhat. However, if the WWE wanted to do something completely different with Wyatt, perhaps they can involve him in the Kurt Angle affair.
Mike Rotunda, the man we all know as Bray Wyatt’s father, still has links with the WWE, last making a TV appearance for them in 2014. He is a fairly recognisable figure for anyone old enough to remember the mid-1990s product and his underrated tag team with Ted DiBiase during that time. The story here could be that Bray is not actually IRS's son, and his mother had a secret affair with a young Kurt Angle. This would give Rotunda an excuse to return to the company and begin a feud with the RAW GM.
It wouldn't be too difficult to utilise Bray’s less than normal behaviour, linking it to some deep psychological issues stemming from an uncertain childhood. Perhaps finding out that he was illegitimate all those years ago sent Bray over the edge and he symbolically replaced the ideal image of his mother with that of Sister Abigail.
There was also the incident when Bray first came back into the RAW fold after the superstar shake up earlier in the year. Wyatt came down to the ring to interrupt Angle’s promo and appeared to be very respectful of his GM, something we don’t normally see from the Eater of Worlds. Could Bray know something we, as yet, do not?
In terms of what this could lead to, one direction would be to involve Bo Dallas, the real life brother of Bray. Maybe Rotunda is Dallas’s father but not Bray’s, explaining the differences between them in their approach to life. Bray could become deeply jealous of Dallas who always had a stable father figure around him, launching a feud between the two.
This would certainly humanise Wyatt, in a way he desperately needs right now. It took an old family secret for The Undertaker to take the next step towards the main event, so why wouldn’t this work for Bray as well?
#1 Chad Gable
Out of all the possible illegitimate child theories, Chad Gable strikes us as the one most likely to be true. There are a number of similarities between Angle and Gable, including their advanced wrestling abilities, their history in the Olympic Games and their love for the sport overall. Fans even started singing Gable's name to the tune of Angle's theme song down on NXT because of how much one reminded them of the other.
The WWE did put out a short video earlier today regarding the Kurt Angle affair, which appeared to put a stop to this very possibility. Cathy Kelley, while discussing other potential answers to this mystery story, is quoted as saying ‘we’re fairly confident it’s not Chad Gable’. This could, of course, all be a tactic by the WWE to throw us off the scent. Considering Gable would be such an obvious choice as Kurt’s love child, maybe the company want to get a few more hours of speculation out of us before the big reveal tonight.
Going in this direction would certainly fit in with the fact that Gable has received somewhat of a singles push in recent weeks on Smackdown. While his tag-team, American Alpha, has been largely ignored, Gable has had matches with Kevin Owens and AJ Styles over the past couple of episodes. Maybe this is WWE’s way of lining up something extra special for him.
Of course, they would have to find a way of getting Gable onto RAW, but this too could be utilised to further the story overall. Why not include a power struggle between Shane McMahon and Kurt Angle where they compete to try and keep the promising young athlete on their show. Gable would be somebody to have around if you were looking to build for the future, so this could make sense.
Sometimes, when something appears to be so obvious to so many people, it's probably a sign that you should follow through on it. Gable being announced as Angle’s child wouldn’t be too out of the ordinary and would probably benefit all parties in the long run. If they are going with an illegitimate child angle, this feels like the safest bet. Right?
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