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I mean think about it. The crowd in attendance had some many disappointing moments on the very same night. It began when Finn Balor announced his tag team partner, who turned out to be Braun Strowman. And then, the mystery masked Luchador that attacked Elias was unmasked and turned out to be No Way Jose.
But then, they waited impatiently for Kurt Angle to announce his final opponent. They all assumed that it would be John Cena, based on the grapevine. And the crowd went mild when they heard that the big announcement was for Baron Corbin and not a WWE legend.
So, why did WWE decide to have Kurt Angle take on Baron Corbin in his final match? Let me try and analyse the situation in this article.
Feel free to chime in with your thoughts and comments.
#5 Cena is a troll
A lot of people based their assumption that John Cena was Kurt Angle's final opponent based on the fact that Cena put up a post of Kurt Angle on his Instagram account. This was the Kurt Angle of old, and a nod to the history that the two men share with each other. Not surprisingly, the internet wrestling community was abuzz with speculation about the potential dream match.
But then again, have you guys seen John Cena's Instagram account yet? He is the ultimate troll who gets people talking with random pictures without captions, for no rhyme or reason. He knew that this picture would get the IWC buzzing and hence, this picture was put up by Cena.
Maybe there was never a plan to have Kurt Angle take on John Cena to begin with. It was mere internet speculation based on an Instagram post from a master troll.
#4 Unfinished business from their time as Authority figures
Kurt Angle will forever be remembered as one of the greatest WWE superstars of all time, because of his celebrated WWE career. He will be remembered for winning the Olympic Gold medal with a broken neck. But over the last few years, he's donned a corporate suit and played a very different role.
Back when Kurt Angle was the RAW General Manager, Baron Corbin was appointed as the Constable of the brand to act as a heel counterpoint, a sidekick of sorts to Stephanie McMahon. This led to a lot of conflict between the two men and the two men never really had a chance to sort out their differences in the ring in a big match. There were matches, but they had no build and no anticipation.
Maybe it's time to give this feud a good payoff. Plus, it'll be a good match.
#3 Corbin is no longer Roman Reigns' WrestleMania opponent
There was a lot of speculation about Roman Reigns being Baron Corbin's WrestleMania 35 opponent. But it is pretty clear that this will no longer be the case with Drew McIntyre stepping up to the plate in recent weeks.
The stage was set for Reigns and Corbin to take each other on, considering Corbin made some unflattering comments about the former man back when he diagnosed with leukaemia in October. But then again, plans changed and it turned out that Corbin did not have a WrestleMania 35 opponent.
And this is why the match with Kurt Angle was made official for WrestleMania. And let's face it, there's a readymade storyline in place between Baron Corbin and Kurt Angle for the grandest stage of them all.
And to be fair, this is a far more organic storyline than Roman Reigns vs. Baron Corbin.
#2 Angle can make Baron Corbin a bigger star at WrestleMania
John Cena does not need a win at WrestleMania to be a WWE superstar at the highest level. To be fair, Baron Corbin could do with a big singles win at WrestleMania to establish himself as the top heel of the red brand. And what better way to earn a name for yourself than to beat Kurt Angle, with the whole world watching.
I know for a fact that Baron Corbin has a lot of respect for Kurt Angle behind the scenes. He would love nothing more than to face the legend on the grandest stage of them all, and wouldn't even be opposed to doing the job. But the right call, in this case, would be to have Baron Corbin go over Kurt Angle.
Kurt Angle has been winning every single match in his farewell tour. This probably means he will lose his final match at WrestleMania.
#1 Rewarding Baron Corbin for being a loyal soldier
I was on a conference call with Scott Dawson from The Revival last night and he was asked to suggest a modern version of the Four Horsemen. One of the members he named was Baron Corbin. He said that while Corbin may not be popular with the Internet crowd, he was an ideal choice. And honestly, this is because of how much he's grown as a performer.
Baron Corbin has done almost everything that has been asked of him in WWE. He went from the Lone Wolf to Constable Corbin to the fall guy for declining ratings on TV, when he was doing his job on screen. Is it any wonder that WWE decided to reward Corbin with this opportunity?
In my opinion, Corbin will go over Kurt Angle. This will take him to the next level as the most hated man in WWE.
Maybe he's drowned in 'You Suck' chants, after this.
