WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 5 WrestleMania 33 Feuds That Could Begin

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3. Kurt Angle vs Rusev

Even after Angle was announced as an entrant to the WWE Hall of Fame I still wasn’t convinced he’d appear at The Rumble.  But then it happened, as Angle canceled his commentating booking in England that was scheduled for the same night of the Rumble.  Yep, I’m taking the bait.  Throw in the fact that Lana foreshadowed a confrontation between Rusev and Angle in the form of a tweet, I’m buying the Olympic Hero showing up and tossing The Bulgarian Brute from the Rumble match.  Here’s the tweet:

Now, a feud between Rusev and Angle wouldn’t be the most out of the box idea the WWE has ever produced but it is a perfect way to re-introduce Angle to the WWE Universe.  Rusev is the typical anti-American heel, and Angle, being the American wrestling icon that he is, would make this a simple, fun, if not unoriginal pairing.  But let’s be honest, throwing Angle in with pretty much anybody would ignite the WWE Universe.  He’s been away from the company for over a decade and as one of the most popular superstars in WWE history, his return would be a very welcome sight.

Now if Angle does come back he most likely would only be able to wrestle on a part-time basis.  At 48 years old and with a number of surgeries already on his record, the possibility that he would wrestle anymore than a couple of times per month is unrealistic at best.  But a feud with Rusev could be a slow burn through February and March, culminating in their clash at the biggest show of the year.  Can you just imagine how loud the pop from the crowd would be from the fans in Orlando on April 2nd?  I can already feel the hairs standing up on the back of my neck.