Kurt Angle's Wrestlemania Farewell

[DaveWadding]

Fantasize about the million good ass matches he could possibly have.

Angle vs. Rey vs. Andrade
Angle vs. Johnny Wrestlemania
Angle vs. Rusev
Angle vs. Cena

Now u...

[Droford]

cenas first match to angles last match

at this point nothing else makes sense for cena at least

If they werent doing AJ vs Orton, Id suggest AJ vs Angle

[Tom Guycott]

Tazz comes back to give him both his first and final losses in WWE.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Angle vs. Gable. He’s hand-picked by Angle, beats him at Mania, and Roode turns out of jealousy.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Long-shot, but Angle vs. Punk. Angle’s talking about retiring and Punk makes a surprise return and cuts a promo about how Angle has a tarnished legacy. He always wanted to wrestle Kurt, but his demons got in the way and Angle flaked out as Punk was coming up.

“Why should I wrestle someone who walked out on this company, Punk?”
“Because I’m the only person in this building that doesn’t respect you, Kurt.”

[Mr. Nerfect]

Angle vs. Michaels, double retirement. As long as we get Sexy Kurt.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Angle vs. Harper, hopefully with a new look. He targets Angle with Bray as a manager. Harper is the secret weapon that is going to change WWE.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Angle vs. Zayn. Honestly kind of cold on Zayn right now, but him coming back to prove he can beat an Olympic Gold Medalist is...something. Angle is the only man he believes was as obsessed at chasing the wrestling dream as him.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Angle vs. Joe. If Cena is not coming back, Joe is the ruthless kind of motherfucker who could put Kurt out.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Angle vs. Dream. While growing up, Patrick Clark idolized Kurt Angle, American Hero. He drank milk and tried wrestling at high school. But somewhere along the way the American dream got corrupted. He could never be as...perfect as Kurt, so he had to reinvent perfection.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Angle vs. Bryan. Kurt shows up on SmackDown and calls out DB. He says it has always been a dream to wrestle him. Bryan says that Angle represents American systems of oppression. He claims to represent a nation, but he blinds them to how they are being distracted by real issues. A Money in the Bank Ladder Match is held between Owens, Ali, Kofi, Zayn, Balor, Corbin, Lashley and Ambrose at Mania (they can still do the PPV). Ambrose teases leaving the company with the title shot.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Angle, Roode, Gable & Benjamin - Team Angle vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Rusev, Sheamus & Cesaro - The Bar International

Angle smooths things up between Gable & Benjamin and puts together a team of heroes to go against these jealous thugs that have been trying to get in the way of Kofi Kingston getting his title shot. He wants to do good with his last match. But can the all-Americans trust Bobby Roode?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Angle vs. Booker T. He STILL wants to have bestiality sex with his wife.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Angle vs. Cena. Kurt goes out against the man who put him into the Hall of Fame.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Angle vs. Fandango. “What’s that, Kurt? You want to have...one...last...dance?”

[Mr. Nerfect]

Angle vs. Jarrett. “Who’s your daddy, Kurt? Who’s your Big Daddy?”

[Mr. Nerfect]

Angle vs. Bret. At the Hall of Fame, Bret reveals that he has been cleared of all concussions and has been secretly training for a return for the past few years, dreaming about wrestling Angle in his hyperbolic chamber.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Angle vs. Nia Jax. “If I’m going to go out, it might as well be permanent.”

[Mr. Nerfect]

Angle vs. Matt Riddle. Could be a cool way to launch a young guy’s career.

[Evil Vito]

Angle vs. Scott Steiner. Though if you add Samoa Joe to the mix, Angle’s chances of winning would drastically go down.

[Droford]

Angle vs. Scott Steiner. Though if you add Samoa Joe to the mix, Angle’s chances of winning would drastically go down.

Scott Steiner has to redo that promo though word for word (replace sacrifice with WM though..or not)

[Bad News Gertner]

Angle vs Daniel Puder

[xrodmuc316]

There are 3 logical choices from where I am sitting.

If Cena and Joe aren't fighting, either would be a good final opponent for Kurt.

The other one would be AJ, but looks like he is already slated to face Orton.

Aside from those 3, there are quite a few that could get a good match out of Kurt, but don't feel like a Wrestlemania match.

The only one that MIGHT be able to get built up enough between now and Mania and would get a good match out of Kurt would be Lashley. I don't think WWE would be willing to play up the TNA history though, which would help build the match.

[Gerard]

Angle vs. Nia Jax. “If I’m going to go out, it might as well be permanent.”

:lol:

[Emperor Smeat]

Angle vs. Bray Wyatt

After the match, Bray does the "derp" magic and Angle disappears forever from WWE.

[GD]

So many Noid posts

[Tom Guycott]

Angle vs. Scott Steiner. Though if you add Samoa Joe to the mix, Angle’s chances of winning <s>would drastically</s> drastic go down.

Scott Steiner has to redo that promo though word for word (replace sacrifice with WM though..or not)

I would have said that though, but it felt way too obvious. Plus, have you seen Steiner lately? Say what you want about Angle aging, but he still looks healthy enough and can still move. Scotty is just... sad. His whole body looks like Paul Orndorff's arm.


... what did I come in here to post again? Oh, yeah:

My second choice from what I posted before: Angle does the honors for Porkchop Jones. 50/50 shot on if they continue the bastard son facade or not.

[Droford]

I was at Kurt Angles last WWE match before he went to TNA(at an ECW show 8/14/06) vs Danny Doring. It would only be appropriate if they dug up Danny Doring and gave him a WM moment vs Angle in honor of the 5 second match they had vs each other in front of 500 people that day 13 years ago

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

lol shutup droford

[Big Vic]

I was gonna reprimand TDOs post but then I read the one above his.

I'd still like to see Kurt vs DB but not over DB vs Kofi.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Angle vs. Cena seems to be the leading rumor.

[Rammsteinmad]

He'll be back. Angle's never seemed like the type to just sit around and not compete.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I honestly think Angle will be done. He’s finally reached the stage where his body can’t be pushed as far as his mind wants it to be.

[Danny Electric]

Since he beat an Iranian guy for his gold medal (boo) have him face Daviari, both of them actually. Then they can beat him down in a handicap match, retire him and get revenge. Then have Muhammad Hassan return and they can all celebrate.

[Droford]

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hes only 37, get him in there

[GD]

Kurt doesn't like him.

[Droford]

grudge match 15 years in the making

[Fignuts]

Kurt vs Beaver Cleavage

[Big$limjj]

Steve Blackman vs. Angle..... book it

[Mr. Nerfect]

There’s no way they’re going to do Angle vs. Blackman at WrestleMania, come on; Blackman suffers from way too severe migraines.

[GD]

Imagine the monstrous pop when The Lethal Weapon returns to the Federation

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[Mr. Nerfect]

Seriously though, I want Angle vs. Gable. You can have Angle hand-pick Gable — a fellow Olympian with a ton of potential. He can use the “Glorious” theme, so that gets air-time, and it can go towards building jealousy between Gable and Roode.

[Evil Vito]

Imagine the monstrous pop when The Lethal Weapon returns to the Federation

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The biggest markout I’ve experienced watching wrestling live was this music hitting at the Raw 15th Anniversary Show.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Put Cena against Joe after Cena helps R-Truth win the US Title back. R-Truth defends that belt against Mustafa Ali, probably on the Kickoff, where Ali wins the belt. Owens & Zayn find themselves targets of Wyatt & Harper. Rey and Andrade have Mask vs. Hair.

* Ronda vs. Becky vs. Charlotte
* Brock vs. Seth
* Triple H vs. Big Daddy Dave
* Bryan vs. Kofi (gets 35 minutes and tries to be the best WWE Title match, bell-to-bell, in WWE history)
* Asuka vs. Winner of Women’s Battle Royal
* Orton vs. Styles
* Angle vs. Gable
* Cena vs. Joe
* Shane vs. Miz
* Roman vs. Drew
* Lashley vs. Demon Balor
* Usos vs. Hardys
* Rey vs. Andrade
* Revival vs. Black & Ricochet
* Owens & Zayn vs. Wyatt & Harper
* Sasha & Bayley vs. Beth & Nattie

* Women’s Battle Royal
* Andre Battle Royal
* Buddy Murphy vs. Tournament Winner
* R-Truth vs. Ali

[Mr. Nerfect]

Such a big fucking card. A lot of them don’t need to be longer than 15 minutes though (or there around that mark).

[The MAC]

Shane. Fuck the miz

[Fignuts]

I might not watch mania for the first time in over a decade. It's just gotten too fucking long, and theres been less and less that Ive enjoyed over the past few years.

[Blue Demon]

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[Bad News Gertner]

I might not watch mania for the first time in over a decade. It's just gotten too fucking long, and theres been less and less that Ive enjoyed over the past few years.

Same here. Gonna probably watch an old House show instead.

[Savio]

Charolette vs Asuka could have really elevated the SD women's title.... but here we are.

[Evil Vito]

Feel like I'd have no interest in Mania at all if not for the fact that I might actually be there and that's generally enough to ensure an enjoyable experience.

[Fignuts]

I couldn’t even imagine sitting in those seats for 7 hours. I can barely handle it, lying on the couch

[Evil Vito]

If all likelihood I'll be buying cheap seats and walking around the concourse at different points to check out the vantage points from different spots.

But yeah, long-ass show. Would be an easier sell if the guy I went to WM29 with was able to go this year but he's had another kid since then and is now tapped out financially.

[GD]

The biggest markout I’ve experienced watching wrestling live was this music hitting at the Raw 15th Anniversary Show.

I love that a small pocket of fans in the crowd lose their minds when they hear the entrance music

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[Fignuts]

Why does anyone even give a shit about this?

Angle can barely move in the ring at this point, and the spectacle of just seeing him wrestle is gone thanks to WWE putting him in nothing raw matches.

[GD]

Why does anyone even give a shit about this?

Angle can barely move in the ring at this point, and the spectacle of just seeing him wrestle is gone thanks to WWE putting him in nothing raw matches.

Yeah! They really dropped the ball on Angle.

[Fignuts]

Your mother has a cock, and your father loves it.

[Mr. Nerfect]

On paper, this could be an awesome Mania. I feel dirty saying that, because the product has been predictably dull for years, and I don’t want to make it sound like my hopes are up. But this is more about my anger at the current landscape.

* Ronda Rousey is a star. Becky is over with the audience. This could have been presented like Austin/Tyson if Tyson were actually going to work and put Austin over.

* Brock is a star. They beat into your head that you shouldn’t care about him because he doesn’t care. His history with Seth goes back to the Mania 31 main event where Seth screwed him out of the belt. Now he has grown and is risking his health to do it the right way. Amazing story with years of inherent build. Nope.

* Kofi has caught relative fire, and that proves how easy it is to build someone when you have them wrestle impressively and win. He is a stooge waiting for Vince outside his office. He’s not even really feuding with the guy he is going to face. His issues are with Vince.

* Roman beat fucking cancer and is coming back a triumphant hero.

* Kurt freakin’ Angle is having a farewell match.

* Orton vs. Styles has been put into the back pocket and has two diametrically opposes wrestlers clashing.

* Cena vs. Joe probably isn’t happening. They have so much history. Started in the business together. One was treated like the golden boy and the other had to scrape and claw for everything.

* Batista is a star and has been giving some awesome performances as a heel, but Triple H needs to act too cool for school.

* Rey vs. Andrade have been tearing it down and could be having a match with stakes.

* Charlotte could have protested Becky being in the Rumble, and as runner-up gone into a rematch of one of the best matches on the card last year against Asuka. Would have been fucking fine.

If that were the entire card, WrestleMania 35 could have been an all-time classic show. You could have stars coming out of it. Keep Mania for your elite stories. If you don’t make the card? Work harder to get over. Is being thrown into a nothing match that fatigues everything, where someone has to lose and your audience realizes they don’t care about that to your benefit? Don’t be such a mark.

But I don’t care. They have fucked up every single one of their stories except Styles vs. Orton so far, and you can’t have one good story in the middle save a product where everything else is cut down. I don’t understand how they fuck this up so much.

[DaveWadding]

Angle vs. Matt Riddle.


BROOOOOOOO

[Emperor Smeat]

Going by WWE and Angle's recent teases, this was the list of potential opponents considered for Angle's retirement match:
* John Cena
* Samoa Joe
* Baron Corbin
* Drew McIntyre
* Shelton Benjamin
* Bobby Lashley
* AJ Styles

Once you remove people based on current and speculated Mania plans, its pretty much down to Cena, Benjamin, and either Corbin or McIntyre (McIntyre vs Reigns seems more likely).

Only McIntyre would benefit from whatever star rub Angle has left. Cena makes the most sense if WWE just wants a quickly thrown and high profile one-off match like Taker-Cena last year.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I think it will be Cena/Angle, but I do think Benjamin will get a Raw match (and might even win). Something tells me that they want to do something with him. Like a locker room leader kind of spot.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Corbin could end up in the IC Title match. They often fall into patterns, and they did a Triple Threat for the belt last year. I don’t think they care that the main is also a Triple Threat.

[Sixx]

On paper, this could be an awesome Mania. I feel dirty saying that, because the product has been predictably dull for years, and I don’t want to make it sound like my hopes are up. But this is more about my anger at the current landscape.

* Ronda Rousey is a star. Becky is over with the audience. This could have been presented like Austin/Tyson if Tyson were actually going to work and put Austin over.

* Brock is a star. They beat into your head that you shouldn’t care about him because he doesn’t care. His history with Seth goes back to the Mania 31 main event where Seth screwed him out of the belt. Now he has grown and is risking his health to do it the right way. Amazing story with years of inherent build. Nope.

* Kofi has caught relative fire, and that proves how easy it is to build someone when you have them wrestle impressively and win. He is a stooge waiting for Vince outside his office. He’s not even really feuding with the guy he is going to face. His issues are with Vince.

* Roman beat fucking cancer and is coming back a triumphant hero.

* Kurt freakin’ Angle is having a farewell match.

* Orton vs. Styles has been put into the back pocket and has two diametrically opposes wrestlers clashing.

* Cena vs. Joe probably isn’t happening. They have so much history. Started in the business together. One was treated like the golden boy and the other had to scrape and claw for everything.

* Batista is a star and has been giving some awesome performances as a heel, but Triple H needs to act too cool for school.

* Rey vs. Andrade have been tearing it down and could be having a match with stakes.

* Charlotte could have protested Becky being in the Rumble, and as runner-up gone into a rematch of one of the best matches on the card last year against Asuka. Would have been fucking fine.

If that were the entire card, WrestleMania 35 could have been an all-time classic show. You could have stars coming out of it. Keep Mania for your elite stories. If you don’t make the card? Work harder to get over. Is being thrown into a nothing match that fatigues everything, where someone has to lose and your audience realizes they don’t care about that to your benefit? Don’t be such a mark.

But I don’t care. They have fucked up every single one of their stories except Styles vs. Orton so far, and you can’t have one good story in the middle save a product where everything else is cut down. I don’t understand how they fuck this up so much.

Wait, Batista is gonna be at Mania?

[DaveWadding]

Wait, Batista is gonna be at Mania?

Wrestling HHH, yeah

[GD]

@SixxT9 Also James Gunn was reinstated for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

[Sixx]

I know, but what oes this have to do with Batista wrestling again?

[GD]

Nothing. Just wanted to fill you in.

[Blue Demon]

I've watched 32 consecutive 'Manias....don't know if I wanna stop yet. But, as mentioned, this shit is getting long and lackluster.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

The Big Dog? or is he going to be facing DrewMc?

[Evil Vito]

I actually enjoyed last year's Mania up through probably Taker/Cena.

Bryan's return match was kinda disappointing since it was basically just Shane wrestling 90% of it...but still, the crowd was electric so that was good.

Nia/Bliss I cared nothing about and it was a bit ridiculous since Alexa, being the heel, had to control most of the match when the story dictated it should be a quick squash.

Nak/AJ was good but didn't live up to my admittedly lofty expectations and future encounters between them were better.

Braun's thing was harmless but dumb. And the main sucked.

[Tom Guycott]

I've watched 32 consecutive 'Manias....don't know if I wanna stop yet. But, as mentioned, this shit is getting long and lackluster.

Longer streak than 'Taker. You deserve a rest.

[Droford]

Even taker took a few breaks

[Droford]

Going by WWE and Angle's recent teases, this was the list of potential opponents considered for Angle's retirement match:
* John Cena
* Samoa Joe
* Baron Corbin
* Drew McIntyre
* Shelton Benjamin
* Bobby Lashley
* AJ Styles

Once you remove people based on current and speculated Mania plans, its pretty much down to Cena, Benjamin, and either Corbin or McIntyre (McIntyre vs Reigns seems more likely).

Only McIntyre would benefit from whatever star rub Angle has left. Cena makes the most sense if WWE just wants a quickly thrown and high profile one-off match like Taker-Cena last year.

Cena's the only one that makes sense since it puts him on the show and he can lose to Angle and no one will care cause he wont be back fast enough for anyone to remember. Of course theres the retiring wrestlers go out with their shoulders on the mat for a 3 count ideal, but I dont see angle losing. if they use Mcintyre or anyone else besides probably Shelton, and they lose to beat up old man at WM they might as well go somewhere else to wrestle.

[slik]

Probably will be Baron Corbin...

Angle will hit a few suplexes and then Corbin will escape from the Ankle Lock and defeat Angle in a 2-3 minute match. Internet will be 'mad' and then Baron will have 'mega-heel-heat' and get shoe-horned into a feud with maybe Seth if Seth wins the Universal Title post WM for months??

I could see that all happening via WWE being WWE.

[Mr. Nerfect]

It's not impossible, but I do think it will be Cena.

[Blue Demon]

Longer streak than 'Taker. You deserve a rest.

Even taker took a few breaks

Yeah, watched from 3 on :o So would that be 33 consecutive Manias then? I guess it will be with this one.

[rockman725]

I'm pretty sure it will be Cena too. Him or Undertaker are the only 2 that make sense that aren't involved in a current storyline. DB would spark major interest, but since he's holding the title, no way they steer away from current storylines for that. The only other dart on the board... what's Big Show doing!?! lol

If they are going to make this a current story-relevant thing, than it is possible that it will be Corbin. I'd hate it, but would make sense.

[XL]

They could always go the tag route and have Cena team with Angle against Corbin and Lashley.

[Evil Vito]

Good god that would suck. But I could totally see it.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Corbin will be a Raw match, I think. If it happens again.

[Fignuts]

ahahahahahhahahahahahaha

[DaveWadding]

Yeah, just delete this thread now.

[Mr. Nerfect]

They certainly know how to piss all over their own legs.

[slik]

Probably will be Baron Corbin...

Angle will hit a few suplexes and then Corbin will escape from the Ankle Lock and defeat Angle in a 2-3 minute match. Internet will be 'mad' and then Baron will have 'mega-heel-heat' and get shoe-horned into a feud with maybe Seth if Seth wins the Universal Title post WM for months??

I could see that all happening via WWE being WWE.


Ahem.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Logical booking.

[XL]

Shall we all just agree to skip the Mania match and consider the match against Gable as his last?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

No, I will wait until he does one with Shelton. But I think I will be buying a beer during Corbin/Angle.

[XL]

Shelton was on Raw last week. We won’t see him for at least another 3 months.

[Big Vic]

Probably will be Baron Corbin...

Angle will hit a few suplexes and then Corbin will escape from the Ankle Lock and defeat Angle in a 2-3 minute match. Internet will be 'mad' and then Baron will have 'mega-heel-heat' and get shoe-horned into a feud with maybe Seth if Seth wins the Universal Title post WM for months??

I could see that all happening via WWE being WWE.
I only believe predictions made by Shisen, has he posted in this thread yet?

[Emperor Smeat]

As of last night, the announcement that Baron Corbin would be facing Kurt Angle at Wrestlemania 35 was not a swerve to lead to something else. WWE obviously was aware of the negative fan response when the announcement was made, weaving it into their commentary and even Kurt Angle’s own comments about the match on social media.

The idea that Kurt Angle picked his own opponent for Wrestlemania is obviously storyline.

The word we have heard is Angle was hoping for a more high-profile final opponent. His wife actually responded to some comments online about the bout being underwhelming before deleting several tweets.

Angle vs. Corbin has been billed as the WWE Hall of Famer's "farewell" match.

[GD]

:)

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