Published 18:39 IST, June 3rd 2020

Kurt Angle claims being unceremoniously released from WWE was a 'blessing in disguise'

WWE Hall of Famer and former WWE Champion Kurt Angle shot down rumours about a possible WWE return by stating that ‘he’s too busy to go back to wrestling.’

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After Kurt Angle me a small appearance on last week’s WWE NXT, rumours were swirling that WWE has re-signed Olympian who y released in April. Kurt Angle shot down those rumours this week by stating that ‘he’s too busy to go back to wrestling.’ While talking to Sports Illustrated, Kurt Angle said that he was offered an opportunity to be Matt Riddle’s manr on WWE SmackDown, but he turned offer down. “I just have so much going with my business, Physically Fit Nutrition, and I need to make sure it succeeds before I do anything else,” said Kurt Angle.

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Kurt Angle explains why being released by WWE was a 'blessing'

Kurt Angle said that re is so much work at his office that he needs to be re every day to supervise. “It was almost a blessing in disguise that WWE released me. business started picking up orders, and we’re at a point where I really need to be here,” said Kurt Angle. Kurt Angle ended his answer saying that he is 100 percent sure that he will t wrestle again. However, Kurt Angle said that he will definitely make a casual appearance in WWE in future.

“I’m almost 100% I won’t wrestle again, but if I did, that’s direction I would have went. I imagine WWE was going to go with me managing Riddle and n, eventually, probably a match between two of us.”

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Kurt Angle and Matt Riddle’s recent WWE appearance

Kurt Angle’s last in-ring appearance was on May 27 episode of WWE NXT where he acted as a guest referee in  Matt Riddle vs Timothy Thatcher steel c pit fight. match was special as it was Matt Riddle’s last WWE NXT match before moving to main roster. As soon as Kurt Angle ordered match to start, Matt Riddle took fight to Timothy Thatcher. After sharing a couple of blows, Matt Riddle broke Timothy Thatcher's teeth, causing match to stop.

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After returning from break, Timothy Thatcher took control and punished Matt Riddle with everything in his arsenal. However, ' Original Bro' soon recovered and hit Thatcher with Floating Bro. As Riddle was about to deliver his special move, Thatcher dodged and trapped his opponent in rear-naked choke. Original Bro passed out and Kurt Angle declared Timothy Thatcher winner.

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18:39 IST, June 3rd 2020