Angle tells Gorilla Position who he would like to wrestle in WWE
Thursday 16 February 2017 12:57, UK
Kurt Angle told Gorilla Position that he would be interested in managing Smackdown Tag Team Champions American Alpha.
Angle, who won six world titles while competing for WWE between 1998 and 2006, will be inducted into the company's Hall of Fame in March.
The 48-year-old hopes to wrestle for WWE again but says he would also be keen to nurture Chad Gable and Jason Jordan, who won Smackdown's twin titles from The Wyatt Family in December.
Angle took gold in freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, while Gable competed in the Greco-Roman class at the 2012 Games in London.
"I love watching American Alpha," said Angle. "They have such a gift.
"They remind me so much of Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin in the old Team Angle, while this Gable kid also reminds me a little bit of myself, so I would be happy to manage them to some extent.
Angle confirmed that he will not compete at WrestleMania 33 on April 2 - but says there is a host of wrestlers on WWE's "well-groomed" roster that he would like to face in the future.
"I will not be wrestling at WrestleMania but we will find out soon after that whether I will wrestle [for WWE] or not," added Angle.
"There are so many guys I would love to work with because the roster is so well-groomed - you have Dolph Ziggler, Cesaro, Rusev, Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, AJ Styles.
"I would also love to go again with Randy Orton, John Cena, Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker - Taker versus Angle would be an awesome WrestleMania match."
To hear more from Angle, including on his favourite WWE matches, listen to the Gorilla Position podcast. The show also features an interview with Nikki Bella and full Raw and Smackdown recaps.
