Kurt Angle retired from in-ring competition following WrestleMania 35. Still, with Paul Wight, Christian, and Mark Henry joining AEW, fans have wondered if the Olympic gold medalist might eventually join them. It’s known that Angle was unhappy with his final match being an afterthought on the show, so a match in AEW would allow him to go out on his own terms. However, speaking on his podcast, he revealed that his wife of nine years, Giovanna Yannotti, would kick his ass if he did. Although if the offer was $10 million to wrestle Kenny Omega, he would do it without telling her.
If they paid me $10 million, I would do one more match. I’ll wrestle Kenny for $10 million.
I’ll get my ass kicked. Mrs. Angle would kick my ass, I’m more scared of her than anybody else. I wouldn’t be able to tell her. There’s no way she would let me do it. She would lock all the doors from the outside.
While it would certainly be great for Angle to finish his career with a high-profile match, it should be remembered WWE did encourage him to retire for a reason. He has broken his neck five times throughout his amateur and professional wrestling careers and has suffered numerous other injuries. Plus, he has previously revealed he requires further neck surgery, which will keep him bedbound for up to six months. So given that and the trouble he will get in his home life, it’s probably for the best for Angle to remain out of the ring.
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