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#2 Kurt Angle (WWE, 1998-2006, 2017-2020)
Kurt Angle, one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, left WWE in 2006. He won six world title reigns before his departure, so he was one of the hottest free agents in the industry.
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He quickly signed with TNA, but his contract was flexible. As a result, he could wrestle in Japan, too. Just four months into his run in the Inoki Genome Federation, Angle defeated Brock Lesnar to win the IWGP 3rd Belt Championship. He successfully defended the title against Yuiji Nagata at Wrestle Kingdom II.
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Angle eventually lost the title to the rightful IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Shinsuke Nakamura in a title unification match. His future appearances in Japan were few and far in between. Angle's last bout came against Hiroshi Tanahashi at NJPW Resolution 2009, where he unsuccessfully challenged for the title.
He returned to the WWE in 2017, and he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Angle also served as the general manager of WWE RAW. He was released by the company in April 2020 due to budget cuts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
