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#3 WWE legend Kurt Angle on trying to take John Cena's spot

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Speaking about John Cena, another WWE veteran, Kurt Angle, who had a long-running program with John Cena, spoke about the former WWE Champion. Angle revealed how he had tried to take the top spot in the company from Cena.

Talking to Highspots Virtual Gimmick Table, Kurt Angle talked about how John Cena had everything to become the top name in WWE. He also admitted that he wanted that spot for himself, even though that did not happen.

''I knew he was going to be the top star, eventually. I tried hard to beat him (laughs) at being the top star, but it just wasn't in the cards. John just took over. He got a really good push by the WWE and took advantage of it, and did incredibly well. I'm very proud of him. And his career, you know, he's gone 15 years and consistently, which, in my mind, makes him the greatest WWE Superstar of all-time because anybody that can do that for 15 straight years, and barely get injured, that's an amazing feat."

Kurt Angle and John Cena had a legendary feud on SmackDown which essentially helped propel Cena into the main event picture. It was Cena who inducted Kurt Angle into the WWE Hall of Fame as well.