The Royal Rumble is one of WWE’s most anticipated shows of the year and the big event is set to air live from Indianapolis on Saturday night. WWE is expected to pull out all the stops for the show and a number of names are rumored for potential appearances this year.
Fightful Select reports that Kurt Angle told people close to him he had been contacted by WWE regarding something for the Royal Rumble. It was stressed that it’s unknown if Kurt was contacted specifically about the Royal Rumble match, or for some other type of appearance.
Kurt Angle will be in the area as he’s currently scheduled to be in Indianapolis for WrestleCon this weekend. Currently the former WWE Champion is being advertised for Saturday only.
It’s been years since Kurt Angle has stepped into the ring as he last wrestled at WrestleMania 35 when he was defeated by Baron Corbin in his retirement match.
Recently Kurt Angle was asked about potentially being a part of John Cena’s retirement tour and he indicated that he’s unlikely to wrestle Cena when he said, “No, I can’t wrestle anymore. Actually, you know what? I did wrestle about two months ago. I did a commercial for CBS, and it was for the NFL pre-game for the Ravens and Steelers. So me and a gentleman named Kyle Brandt, he’s a sportscaster for CBS, he pretended he was the Ravens, and I pretended I was the Steelers. We had a pro wrestling match, and I was bumping. What happened was, I threw my back out, and I couldn’t walk for a week after that.
My wife was like, ‘You’re never getting in that ring again.’ She’s right. I shouldn’t have even got in the ring. But it was a lot of fun to do it. But I would love to wrestle John Cena. There’s nobody that wants to wrestle John more than I do for his retirement match, especially with the respect I have for him. I just can’t do it. Because if I get in the ring and I start beating myself up, I’ll never heal [laughs]. I could just walk in there cold and have a match with him, but then I’d probably regret it when I was done.”
Stay tuned for updates.