Kurt Angle Reveals Why He Lost Farewell Match To Baron Corbin At WWE WrestleMania 35
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Kurt Angle lost his farewell match to Baron Corbin at WWE WrestleMania 35 last Sunday.
Even though many fans wanted to see Angle face-off against John Cena in his final bout in WWE - both men have a boatload of ruthless and aggressive history behind them, of course - WWE stuck with the former United States Champion and Money In The Bank holder for the match.
Angle recently hosted a Q & A on his Facebook page and explained why he lost a match many people thought he would win before taking on Cena: “I would have liked to go out with a win, but I understand why it didn’t occur.
"Many people believe that I should have had a different opponent. Maybe. Maybe not. But my argument as to why it should have been Corbin is pretty strong. As a HOFer and Legend in WWE, I came to my final match last Sunday. It was my retirement match. As a legend or HOFer or- whatever you want to call me, my job is to leave the WWE by doing the honours for a younger talent. I did that.”
Even though many fans wanted to see Angle face-off against John Cena in his final bout in WWE - both men have a boatload of ruthless and aggressive history behind them, of course - WWE stuck with the former United States Champion and Money In The Bank holder for the match.
Angle recently hosted a Q & A on his Facebook page and explained why he lost a match many people thought he would win before taking on Cena: “I would have liked to go out with a win, but I understand why it didn’t occur.
"Many people believe that I should have had a different opponent. Maybe. Maybe not. But my argument as to why it should have been Corbin is pretty strong. As a HOFer and Legend in WWE, I came to my final match last Sunday. It was my retirement match. As a legend or HOFer or- whatever you want to call me, my job is to leave the WWE by doing the honours for a younger talent. I did that.”
Angle then explained that his retirement from in-ring competition came about earlier than he would have liked due to inactivity in the ring: “Yes, I wish I would have wrestled more when I came back in early 2017.
"I was wrestling really well then. Because of my inactivity of being GM, my body started to get arthritic. I got tighter, more sore, and less flexible than when I was active 2 years ago. In other words, the inactivity of not wrestling consistently led me to retirement a little faster. But, I can’t complain. I loved doing what I did in WWE.”
Written by Ross Tweddell
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