5 reasons why Kurt Angle should sign with AEW

#4 One more World Championship run

Kurt Angle spoke of his desire to have one more World Championship run in WWE

Could Kurt Angle become AEW World Champion? During a recent episode of The Kurt Angle Show podcast, Kurt Angle reflected on what he hoped to achieve during his final WWE run before his retirement in 2019. Angle revealed what he had envisioned his final years as a WWE Superstar being like and what actually transpired being completely different.

Kurt Angle stated that he had hoped to return and be booked like fellow WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg. The former WWE Champion hoped to return to WWE and be featured in the main event and have one final run as a WWE World Heavyweight Champion before in-ring retirement. Unfortunately for Angle, this didn't happen:

"It's disappointing because I wanted to perform at that level. I came back to WWE with the mindset that I was going to kicka** and take names and win world titles, you know, a good example is Goldberg. He comes back and, you know, wins world titles and is in the main event at WrestleMania. I was hoping that the same would be for me. But, it just didn't happen."

Could Kurt Angle win the AEW World Championship?

If Kurt Angle were to sign with AEW, the Olympic Gold Medallist would theoretically have a greater say in the direction and booking of his character.

The concept of a legendary wrestler heading towards the final days of his career being the AEW World Champion isn't an idea completely out of touch with reality. The first ever AEW World Champion was none other than Chris Jericho at the age of 48 years and 295 days.

Therefore, it's not out of the realm of possibility that Kurt Angle at the age of 52 years old could have one final World Championship run in AEW. A title reign wouldn't even have to be too long either. A simple few months from one AEW pay-per-view event to the next could serve as Angle's final World Championship reign that he is after.