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Major Update On Kurt Angle To WWE – He’s Telling Friends He Was Offered A WWE Deal & More

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UPDATE x 6: Kurt Angle’s TNA contract has officially
expired and according to sources, he’s now a free agent. Angle has reportedly
had talks with WWE about a return as we’ve noted in recent months.

Angle is telling people close to him that WWE offered him a full-time deal
(assuming he could pass a medical test) but he turned it down. Angle claims he
doesn’t think his body would be able to handle a full-time schedule. Instead, he
had the idea of a part-time deal. According to him, negotiations are still
ongoing. Other sources say this is just “Kurt being Kurt” and that WWE has no
interest in him due to the risks involved.

Angle is also said to be willing to return to TNA if they come to terms on a
new deal. He credits Dixie Carter and the company for helping him when he had
his personal issues over the years. He debuted for TNA in September 2006 as a
surprise. It was several months after his WWE release. Prior to his TNA debut,
there had been rumors that he was retiring.

UPDATE x 5: Mark Madden recently interviewed TNA wrestler
Kurt Angle on 105.9 the X. Angle promoted TNA’s upcoming event in Washington,
Pennsylvania set for August 16.

During the interview, Angle was asked about his current relationship with WWE
and if he could still return at some point. Angle commented:

“I think [the door] is always open. I’m really not allowed to talk
to anybody, due to my contract, but it’s always an open door. It’s about what
you can give, what they want from you, and what you want from them. At the end
of the day, it really comes down to how much they want to use me, and how much I
want to be used.”

Angle also discussed that he can no longer work a full-time schedule for the
WWE and said, “Wherever I end up it’s going to be part time.”
In addition, he thinks he could work about eight days a month, but his schedule
could be as low as one or two days of work a month. Angle’s current deal with
TNA has him reportedly working for 40 dates out of the year.

Madden apparently learned from sources that Kurt Angle did speak with Triple
H about a potential WWE return, but the company is not interested in bringing
Angle back at the moment. Later, Angle tried dealing with Vince McMahon instead,
but McMahon deferred to Triple H as the man behind the decision.

According to a source, Triple H was not happy that Angle tried to go over his
head and go through McMahon for the deal. The news of WWE not being interested
in Angle right now is consistent with an earlier report, which said that WWE
“hasn’t shown much interest” in an Angle return.

UPDATE x 4: According to one source, Kurt Angle is trying
to pitch a deal to WWE that would see him return to the company on a limited
basis, working a deal similar to the one Shawn Michaels worked in his final run
with the company. The deal would see Angle work the bigger shows and limited
dates.

WWE has reportedly shown little interest in having Angle return as an in-ring
performer. Additionally, it’s said to be common knowledge within WWE that Vince
McMahon is hesitant on having Angle on his roster given his past substance abuse
problems, as an Olympic gold medalist tragically passing away while part of his
company would result in a ton of negative media attention, among other
problems.

UPDATE x 3: As reported last July, TNA star Kurt Angle
revealed on Jim Ross’ podcast that his current TNA contract expires on September
21, which is today. During the show, Angle said his next wrestling contract
would be his last one and he needs to think about who he would sign with. He
also said he plans on returning to the ring in October.

Angle did appear at the iMPACT! Wrestling tapings last week. He participated
in a brawl with MVP. The episode will probably not air until around November.
During the podcast two months ago, Angle revealed that TNA offered him a
contract extension and turned it down. While Angle has been more open to the
idea as of late, it is hard to see him returning to WWE at the moment. Based on
recent reports, it does not sound like WWE wants to take him back.

It should also be noted that Kurt tweeted about two weeks ago that he’d be
making a “big announcement” on his future plans in about two weeks so we should
be hearing something from him soon.

UPDATE x 2: As we previously reported, photos of Kurt
Angle passed out on a flight to New York City were passed around the locker room
and production meeting at the SmackDown tapings last week. Angle then later
wrote on Twitter that he was just sleeping.

Angle said in a recent Ross Report interview that he turned down the chance
to re-sign with TNA, which led many to believe he wants to go back to WWE.
Reportedly the photos didn’t help Angle’s chances of getting back into the
company, due to numerous “higher up” people backstage talking about his
“condition”. One source who saw the photos said he was “drooling” on himself. It
was not a good sight and was the talk among management and WWE
producers/agents.

UPDATE: Late last week there were reports that pictures of
Kurt Angle passed out on a plane were making their way around the WWE locker
room and producer’s meeting at the WWE SmackDown tapings two weeks ago. Angle
posted the following on Twitter, denying the reports…

Rumors are the root of evil. The truth will endure. Here is the
truth! pic.twitter.com/qOsvOUvtWS
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) July 9,
2014

ORIGINAL: According to someone who was backstage at the
WWE SmackDown tapings in Newark, NJ on Tuesday night, several photos of TNA
Superstar Kurt Angle passed out on a plane were making their way around the WWE
locker room and producer’s meeting at the TV tapings this week. The source
reports that Angle was on the plane heading to the iMPACT! tapings in New York
City last week while WWE staffers happened to be on the same flight heading back
from that week’s SmackDown tapings in Pittsburgh, PA. The photos were taken last
Wednesday morning and were shown to the WWE staff at this week’s TV tapings.
Someone from WWE wound up taking the photos and were showing them to numerous
WWE employees at the SmackDown tapings.

The source seems to imply that Angle was not in good shape. They note that
Angle’s condition was a topic of heavy conversation in WWE. What exactly that
means is up to speculation. Basically, the person who was showing the photos
indicated that Angle seemed “out of it” and slept almost the entire flight.

For what it’s worth, there are people within TNA who have been concerned
about Kurt in recent months. On the other hand, people tend to sleep on plane
rides all the time so take this with a grain of salt.

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