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Originally Posted by Alienoid06
I actually agree with MAH. Not entirely, but just hear me out:
Kurt Angle is getting back into a ring. His manager was teasing him doing into MMA. Sure, Angle's crazy enough to do that in a situation where falling out of bed could kill him, but you'd think if he was really on death's door, there would be a big outcry by Angle's friends, and those who can make money off him. TNA isn't going to push Angle if he's not ready, he will get the healing time he needs. There is more money in it for TNA if Angle actually walks into a PPV.
It's also his choice. I'm going to sound like a dick here, but Angle is so damn good at what he does, if he wants to do it, let him. He's not my good friend, he's not my husband or provider. My only relationship to Kurt Angle is as a viewer and admirer of his professional work. If Angle is not wrestling, I have nothing to do with him. If he wants to wrestle, I am in no position to refuse.
TNA would probably bring Kurt Angle if he was injured, true. I mean, not like "in a few weeks he will be fine" injured, there's money in that, but if doctors advised Kurt Angle to never wrestle again, I think TNA would still use Angle. They would be fools not to. And, once again, it is his choice. Angle wants to die at Victory Road, let him. We don't have access to Kurt Angle's medical status, or his own mentality towards the business. I'm going to watch and listen as if he were healthy. He may not be, but as far as I know, or as far as I care, he is.
People can quote the things from Angle's past, and his medical history, and they can infer from that, but the fact is that Angle wants back in, and people much more qualified in the situation than us are allowing it.
Just to play devil's advocate, and this isn't based on any facts at all, just a scenario I created interpreting things the way I want to (kind of like Vermaat, hopefully less retarded):
Maybe Kurt Angle was released because of his family? Seriously, I doubt the WWE would bring it up if Angle didn't have home issues still going. If it were just his body, the WWE would have said so. I feel it may have been a combination.
But anyway, Wellness Policy testing comes into play, and Kurt tests positive for painkillers. Vince tells Kurt he needs to stop. Kurt tells Vince to fuck himself, because he has been on painkillers since before he came to the WWE. The WWE can't really let Angle wrestle if he's a constant violation of the Wellness Policy, so they amend it, allowing wrestlers to continue working whilst suspended. It becomes apparently Angle won't be paid, though, he hates not being paid to wrestle with the schedule he's on, so he decides to quit, or the WWE fires him.
Kurt could quit because he doesn't want to stop taking painkillers, and he doesn't want to compromise his pay, either. The WWE could fire Kurt because he they really can't get anything out of Kurt Angle anymore. The drugs are a part of Kurt Angle, thus Kurt Angle can't be a part of the WWE.
That could have been where the "mutual decision" came in. Angle wanted painkillers, the WWE wanted none of it. Angle sees his family, tells them they're relocating to Florida, where Kurt will be able to spend time with them, whilst also doing what he loves how he loves to do it.
So yeah, my point is that the WWE may have exaggerated the damage done to Kurt Angle. The Wellness Policy may have come in between their relationship, and Kurt Angle may still be able to go, but he does need live the lifestyle where he needs drugs to keep him focused. If so, it is debatable whether or not he should still be wrestling. I'm not a physician or anything, but Kurt Angle's body may be so used to the harsh schedule, that a lighter one would relax him greatly, which could help him heal. No wrestling is probably best, but some with a little bit of rest and relaxation might do wonders for Kurt Angle the performer, and Kurt Angle the person.
I mean, look at Ric Flair, Finlay and Shawn Michaels. Neck and back problems are probably very different, but all three were told it was done for them. All three are having some of the better matches on WWE TV on a week-to-week basis. Kurt Angle may not have even reached the zenith of his career yet. Just wait and see, and don't assume one way or the other. Put your faith in those close to Kurt Angle, and Angle himself, to look after his body and his life.
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