#1 Kurt Angle returns to WWE
The bad blood between Kurt Angle and WWE had the wrestling fans convinced that Angle would never make a return to the company. He had stated so multiple times in the past. When asked after joining TNA if he'd ever go back to WWE, he had replied:
"I found working for TNA and Dixie Carter that wrestling can be fun again. You don't get pressured into doing something you don't want to do. There's no politics involved in TNA. I can't really discuss WWE, but everybody knows what's going on up there. I saw room for growth for me as an individual or TNA."
The rumours that Angle planned to retire from wrestling in the near future only supported the common opinion that the WWE universe had seen the last of the Olympic gold medalist.
At one point of time, Angle had even stated that he planned to work at TNA forever. A lot can change in 11 years though and nothing could have made his fans happier than to see the Olympic hero come back to WWE as a Hall of Famer.