WrestleMania: 5 big mistakes WWE made in the last 5 years

#2 WrestleMania 35: Kurt Angle's retirement match was a huge disappointment

Why

— Max Andrew Lee (@MaxAlli6ood) March 19, 2019

WrestleMania 35 was another good edition of the Show of Shows, but there were a couple of issues with it. The main problem was its excesssive length, but that shortcoming has also affected the other WrestleManias on this list. Still, WWE did fairly well from a booking standpoint at the event.

Seth Rollins, Kofi Kingston, and Becky Lynch all won the top titles in WWE at WrestleMania 35.. The botched pinfall at the end of the women's triple threat does not deserve to be on this list, as it wasn't a booking error. But the one glaring creative mistake at MetLife Stadium that night was Kurt Angle's lifeless Retirement Match.

The legendary star faced Baron Corbin in his last match, and the future King of the Ring winner was an underwhelming choice to end Angle's career. The WWE Hall of Famer himself stated that he wanted to wrestle John Cena in his farewell match at WrestleMania. But Vince McMahon turned him down in favor of the blowoff to his long feud with Corbin.

It's @RealKurtAngle's #FarewellMatch, but @BaronCorbinWWE wants to be the one who's remembered at #WrestleMania 35! pic.twitter.com/EGa9SYdhw9

— WWE (@WWE) April 8, 2019

The fact that the match happened toward the end of the show further detracted from what should have been a memorable moment for the Olympic gold medalist. The former WWE Champion lost to Corbin in around six minutes in front of an apathetic crowd. As a result, Angle's historic career ended in the most disappointing way possible.

A match between Angle and Cena would have further stacked an already loaded card, and WrestleMania 35 would have been much better for it.