5 opponents for Kurt Angle for his last TV match at Smackdown before Wrestlemania

Kurt Angle has been on a farewell tour after he announced his retirement at this year's Wrestlemania. He has been producing decent to quality matchups while on his journey to his last match at Wrestlemania.

Kurt Angle's announcement of his Wrestlemania opponent to be Baron Corbin was quite underwhelming. Considering his stature in the business, Corbin is a major step-down for his retirement match when there were rumors of him facing either of John Cena and the Undertaker. Fans are hopeful that somehow WWE swerves us all and replace Baron Corbin.

Leaving Corbin aside, Angle started his farewell tour with Apollo Crews giving him some relevant TV time and then on the successive week, he gave a dream match on free TV with Chad Gable. This week, Kurt invited Samoa Joe to RAW to fight him as part of the farewell tour and then went to Smackdown to fight AJ Styles.

Rey Mysterio is scheduled to face Kurt Angle next week on RAW, which is going to be his final match on RAW before his retirement.

Kurt might as well have a match at Smackdown before retirement. Here are some of the superstars that Kurt Angle might face on his last TV match at Smackdown before Wrestlemania.

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#5 Shelton Benjamin

Shelton Benjamin was one of the first choices for Kurt Angle's opponent at Wrestlemania for his retirement match. Their history during the Team Angle period was supportive of that argument.

Benjamin has mainly been lost in the roster and has last appeared on RAW for a one-off match against Seth Rollins and has been off TV ever since.

It would be nice to rekindle their old alliance in a one-off match which happens to be Angle's last match on TV.

#4 EC3

EC3 was a major star back in TNA/Impact and has had phenomenal matches in the promotion. Although, when he came to WWE, his overall momentum slowed down quite a bit. He was still a star in the developmental brand but after he was promoted to the main roster, he was turned into a mute piece of chiseled meat, majorly seen flexing at the mirror.

EC3 and Kurt Angle have a storied history from their TNA days. Even if they don't tap on that, EC3 is a much better performer to ignore and giving him the rub from Kurt Angle, gets him back on track.

#3 Eric Young

Eric Young is a veteran in the business with over a decade of experience mostly known for his work in TNA or Impact wrestling. Eric Young arrived on WWE with a group of superstars who created havoc and chaos down in NXT. There were talks of matches against the popular trios like the Shield and the New Day. But, somehow, they weren't able to bring that momentum to the main roster.

Considering his age, Eric Young is in his last legs of his career and there are chances that he gets over merely as an enhancement talent on WWE main roster. Even if that's the role slotted for Young, being the last TV opponent for Kurt Angle is a viable option considering the history they have.

#2 A rematch with AJ Styles

This week Kurt Angle came to Smackdown and locked in horns with his long term rival, AJ Styles. A little into the match, Randy Orton attacked AJ Styles with an RKO, cutting the match short.

What if Angle wants to have a complete uninterrupted match final match with AJ Styles and hence challenge Styles for a rematch next week.

AJ Styles and Kurt Angle have produced a series of classic matches under Impact wrestling so their sole match under the WWE banner must not be wasted as a non-finish.

#1 Randy Orton

From his long term rival to the person who disrupted his match, Randy Orton. Randy is at an upper level on the card, which automatically makes him a viable opponent for Kurt Angle. There is small term story too if Kurt wants to continue with.

Orton was the one who interrupted his farewell tour so he becomes a logical next opponent for Angle and given the control that Angle has, in choosing his opponent, he may want to fight a top tier superstar on his way out.