Kurt Angle – ‘I Wish John Cena Retired Me, Not Baron Corbin’

In a recent interview with Chris Van Vliet, WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle discussed his retirement match against Baron Corbin at WrestleMania 35 and how he wished for John Cena to be his final opponent.

You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:

On why he decided to retire after his feud with Baron Corbin: “I was doing a program with Baron Corbin when I decided I was going to retire. The reason why I decided to retire is because I wasn’t me anymore. I was a half a step behind. I looked like I was old. When I was wrestling, I didn’t like what I saw. And Vince wanted me to keep wrestling.”

On wanting to face John Cena for his last match: “I asked Vince, ‘Hey, can I have John Cena? ‘Because I started his career. I think it’d be proper if he ended my career.’ And Vince said, ‘No, you have Baron Corbin. You’ve been doing a program with him for six months. You have to continue. But if you want Cena, you can have it next year.’ And I said, ‘Well, I’m going to go this WrestleMania.’ And he said, ‘Well, then you’re going to wrestle Baron Corbin. Are you okay with that?’ I said, ‘Yeah, that’s fine.’ So I wasn’t able to get Cena, but he gave me the option.”

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