5 WWE Superstars who had backstage power to choose their opponents

#2 Kurt Angle chose his final WWE opponents (except Baron Corbin)

You might be surprised to see Kurt Angle’s name on this list. After all, the man himself has confirmed on numerous occasions that he wanted to face John Cena at WWE WrestleMania 35 but Vince McMahon told him he must take on Baron Corbin in the final match of his career instead.

The Olympic Gold medallist makes this list due to the period of his career in the build-up to WrestleMania 35, which saw him face Superstars including Apollo Crews, Chad Gable, and Samoa Joe on WWE RAW.

It was reported by the Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer that Angle was allowed to hand-pick his final opponents in the latter stages of his WWE career, even though he was not given permission to select who he wanted to face at WrestleMania 35.

The WWE Hall of Famer has said since announcing his retirement that he was due to retire at WrestleMania 36 against Cena, but he asked McMahon if he could end his legendary career one year early.

McMahon felt that the storyline with Corbin needed to come to an end at WrestleMania 35, which is why Angle had to face his fellow WWE RAW authority figure on the show.