WWE Rumor Roundup: Roman Reigns’ future challenger working through injury, major return planned for Elimination Chamber 2022 canceled

#4 WWE's plans to bring back Kurt Angle for Elimination Chamber canceled

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There were reportedly big plans in the works to bring back WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle for Elimination Chamber 2022. There was a creative pitch for his appearance at the upcoming premium live event, but it got nixed.

According to Fightful Select, Angle was supposed to don the role of a special guest referee in one of the matches at Elimination Chamber.

There's no confirmation regarding which match would have seen Kurt Angle in the striped shirt. He competed in his last match at WrestleMania 35 and has since been retired. There was also a second plan in place for Angle that would have seen him appear on RAW.

#3 Nixed plans to involve Kurt Angle in a big feud on WWE RAW

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The report also claims that WWE was planning to use Kurt Angle in the ongoing feud between RK-Bro and The Alpha Academy.

The two teams recently competed in an "Academic Challenge' that ended with Randy Orton and Riddle earning their shot at regaining the RAW Tag Team Championships. However, the creative had originally planned for the two teams to engage in "The Three I's Challenge."

Borrowing the infamous elements from Angle's gimmick, the three I's of the aforementioned challenge would have stood for intensity, integrity, and intelligence. Unfortunately, the plans for the Olympic Gold Medalist's involvement in this feud were also dropped.

Kurt Angle himself confirmed that he was present backstage at Royal Rumble 2022 and was involved in discussions about a three-week program on the road to WrestleMania, which didn't come to fruition. He went on to confirm that he had not signed with the company to end rumors about a potential return.

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