WWE Hall of Famer’s planned TV return has been scrapped

Kurt Angle has revealed that WWE’s plans for him to return as an on-screen character have now been cancelled.

Kurt Angle, in the eyes of many, is one of wrestling’s greatest ever performers, with many fans having fond memories of Angle’s time on TV.

However, the former WWE Champion has not been a regular on TV since his retirement from in-ring competition at WrestleMania 35, but that was going to change.

Taking to his podcast last week, Angle explained that he was in talks with WWE to make a return as an on-screen character for a short programme, which you can read more about by clicking here.

However, those plans appear to have been scrapped, as Angle revealed on the latest episode of his show.

Taking to his podcast, Angle explained that his return to WWE had been cancelled at the very “last second”.

He explained that he went down to the Royal Rumble ahead of a potential return, but those plans wer cancelled:

I went to the Royal Rumble. The WWE wanted me to do a short program that they ended up canceling it at the last second. But we went to the Rumble (and) my wife and I, we saw Kim Orton my wife’s best friend. We had a great time.

Angle said that WWE was never going to sign him, but they just wanted him to come in to work a three-week programme.

He also noted that he filmed some documentary interviews for the WWE Network/Peacock in St Louis the day before the Royal Rumble:

We went to the Rumble and I also did some documentary interviews a day before (and) a photo op with the fans. But I want to make it clear, I’m not signed with the WWE. They weren’t gonna sign me anyway. It was gonna be a three week program. It got canceled, but you know my obligation is to the show — the Kurt Angle show and that’s it.

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