Kurt Angle made an appearance on the latest episode of Insight With Chris Van Vliet to discuss a wide range of topics, including John Cena and his 2025 WWE retirement plans.
Angle has stated in the past and even in this interview that he wanted Cena to be his retirement opponent in 2019 at WrestleMania 35. However, because Angle was in a feud with Baron Corbin at the time and didn’t want to wrestle for another year, he put over Corbin in his retirement match.
Angle was asked about potentially inducting Cena into the WWE Hall of Fame one day. Cena inducted Kurt Angle into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017.
“Well, I’ll tell you this, there are a lot of people that deserve to induct John. Randy Orton, who was his biggest, I guess, competition, or, you know, his nemesis, but Stephanie McMahon, don’t forget that she’s the one that discovered his rapping ability, and she was a big fan of his. I mean, she really supported him quite often, but no, listen, I’d be honored to induct John Cena. You know, the one thing I want to say about him is that he has shown that he is possibly the greatest WWE superstar of all time, winning 16 World Heavyweight Titles in one company. Ric Flair won 16, but he won them in NWA, WCW, and WWE, and you can’t take that away from him. They were all major promotions, but to do it all in one company makes you that company’s greatest star. And I really believe that he deserves another title before he retires.”
Angle agreed that he thinks Cena will win another World Title in 2025.
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