Kurt Angle
Similar to Batista, Kurt Angle also had his retirement match at WrestleMania 35. His retirement was notable to fans as he was having a farewell tour where he competed against wrestlers who gave him his best matches, such as Rey Mysterio and AJ Styles. This wasn’t the first time he had a farewell tour in wrestling. His first farewell tour was in TNA, where his final match there was a loss to Bobby Roode.
Angle’s final match involved wrestling a younger talent, Baron Corbin. Although Angle wanted to work with John Cena, Vince McMahon had other plans, as he was invested in making a star out of Corbin. It may have been something Angle didn’t want, but he understood the vision in pushing to elevate younger stars. Unfortunately for Angle, he suffered defeat, but he was able to put Corbin over and make him a star that WWE was pushing for.
