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It was hailed as a dream match. I mean, of course, you have Kurt Angle, who's in contention to be the best sports entertainer of all time on one side. And on the other, you have AJ Styles, who's perhaps the best in-ring worker of our generation. on the other, right? Everyone expected this match to be an absolute classic.
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But then, the match ended before it even began. Why did AJ Styles and Kurt Angle not go the distance when it could have been quite the dream match. Some even said that this would have been an even better match than Kurt Angle vs. Baron Corbin at WrestleMania 35.
I can certainly make an educated guess and hence, I present this article to you guys. Let me know your thoughts, comments and opinions in the section below.
This is why this dream match was a no-contest.
#5 More time for the gauntlet match
With all due respect to both Kurt Angle and AJ Styles, neither man has a storyline that is as intriguing as what's going on with Kofi Kingston and The New Day right now.
WWE knew that all eyes would be on the gauntlet match in the main event spot and wanted to give the match as much time as possible, I suppose. They wanted the match to stretch out so as to not make the teams involved look weak.
And therefore, had Angle and AJ Styles gone the distance in a long match, the main event would have suffered. Bear in mind that Charlotte Flair and Asuka had a fairly long match as well, right before this throwaway contest took place. And let's be fair, the main event is a more interesting match, at least on paper that is.
#4 Neither man could afford to lose
Both AJ Styles and Kurt Angle have high profile matches at WrestleMania 35, don't they? So does Samoa Joe who lost to Kurt Angle on RAW, but then again WWE sees Samoa Joe and the US Championship division as being inferior to the top players I feel. To have either man take a pin during this match would have just ruined their momentum before WrestleMania.
And so, WWE booked a no contest between the two men, which seemed like the best way out of this situation, I suppose. The wisest thing to do would have been to not book the match at all. Maybe do a match between Angle and someone else, who could afford to take a loss.
What do you think of Kurt Angle winning every single match on his farewell tour, guys? Do you think that this means that Corbin is winning at WrestleMania?
#3 This dream match could have been underwhelming
A lot of things that sound good on paper can somehow turn out to be disappointing. Take into consideration the match between AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura, which should have been a great match at WrestleMania last year, but it turned out to be a real dud, all said and done honestly.
Kurt Angle is no longer the young man who put on all those classic matches in WWE and TNA. He is a grizzled veteran who's well past his prime and while he can still go, this match would not have been the showcase that a lot of fans were expecting it to be.
Which is why WWE probably wanted the match to end before it was exposed as another underwhelming contest. I suppose anyone that wants to catch Kurt Angle vs. AJ Styles in their prime can just watch their TNA matches.
It is what it is.
#2 To create more heat for AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton
Okay, so the promo segment between Styles and Orton from a few weeks ago was straight fire. But since then, there hasn't really been a segment or a match to build any further anticipation for AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton at WrestleMania. Which is a shame really because these are the two pillars of the blue brand.
And therefore, WWE may have just booked this match to create a little bit more heat between the two men before the big WrestleMania contest takes place. To remind everyone that the money match is between Orton and Styles, and not Angle and Styles. I don't know how far that was achieved through Orton's interference, but that was certainly the intention.
Somehow, the AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton match seems like a much smaller deal than it should be. I suppose it's because there's no title or stakes involved in this case.
#1 WWE did not want this match to overshadow Corbin vs. Angle
Let's not lose sight of the fact that while AJ Styles vs. Kurt Angle may be a more exciting match overall, Baron Corbin vs. Kurt Angle is the match that is scheduled for WrestleMania this year. And WWE does not want the WWE Universe to care more about this match than the match that is scheduled for WrestleMania.
Let's assume that this match had stolen the show. Not only would the audience not have cared about Corbin vs. Angle at WrestleMania, but they would also have probably hijacked the match with chants of 'boring' as well. You would know as you're also a part of the WWE Universe, dear reader!
And so they booked this match as a no contest, in my opinion. What do you guys think?
Would you have booked this match to finish in the way that it did on this week's show?
