Kurt Angle's signs 1-year extension with TNA

[PhD]

I, like many of you, had a nice facepalm moment upon seeing the recent headline "Kurt Angle Announces New One-Year Deal with TNA." As follows is the tweet upon which the story is based:

"I just recently signed a new 1 year deal with TNA. I am there for a while! Unless I lose at BFG. Then I will retire."

Reading this in deadpan syntax, it seems like a joke. Does he really think reminding us of his "title or bust" angle is going to make up for the fact that he announced signed a new deal less than two weeks before the PPV at which the future of his career is supposed to be decided?

I realize that it's widely speculated among smarks that Angle will win at BFG, but don't tweets like this, with lame kayfabe qualifiers appended to them, completely undermine the booking in a stupid fashion? I mean, how hard would it have been to save this announcement, for, oh, I don't know, after he wins the belt?

It would seem to me that while this seems to reinforce the general principle that the internet has destroyed wrestlings aura, shouldn't management keep talent from shooting themselves in the foot, so to speak?

 

[Zeven_Zion]

I didn't facepalm when I read the tweet, I facepalmed when some twat made a thread about it.

Uhhh, okay, he signed a new deal, and he did what he always does and that's talk about that damn retirement angle. I can see what you mean, totally. But still, I don't really think anyone gives a damn about his tweets and "shooting himself in the foot". He lands on his head all the time, dated Chewbacca's little sister, one of his colleagues is probably prowling his ex-wife's brains out, give 'um a break!

That tweet was a mess tho.

"I'm here for a long time! I'm here forever! Love me love me love me! .. oh by the way, if I retire I'll kind of have to wipe my ass with the contract. It's in a couple of weeks. But love me love me love me!"

..guess he ran out of milk. Poor thing.

 

[jccool420]

It was kind of dumb for him to tweet that 2 weeks before the PPV...

but, I don't think it's a lock that he'll win the title... If Anderson turns heel and screws him out of the title, he'll stay and continue his fued with Anderson... Which would be great for the World Title...

 

[czar76]

come on people! isn't everyone taking this a bit to seriously. the man did his job. he blended kayfabe with reality. isn't that what everyone wants? a bit of the real along with the storyline. it's wrestling people it isn't supposed to make sense in a realalistic mindset.

marking out is one thing,but damn.

 

[Rayne]

Expect Angle to lose at BFG; him winning is just way, way too predictable. Then he can "retire" and we will be treated to a month or so of retirement vignettes (for instance, him begging Dixie for his job back, him seeking revenge on someone who screwed him out of his career, finding himself restless during retirement, whatever.)

Or, better yet, an Angle heel turn where he comes back despite his promises; heel Angle has always been better than face Angle IMO. Either way, don't look at Kurt Angle losing as him ending his time in TNA.

 

[a0161613]

Angle doesn't HAVE to retire at BFG. It sadly is quite likely that Hardy will be pinned by Anderson. Angle can say he wasnt pinned and the "lose or retire" ends. He can then get a one on one rematch with Anderson and lose, which he should have done at Lockdown.

Angle is such a great wrestler that he is buyable in any part of the card. So he doesnt have to stay in the main event. He can wind down a little and work with some new faces in the next year.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

Two things:

1. This is fantastic. The longer I see Angle in TNA, the more blessed I am as a professional wrestling fan. The last thing I want to see is him return to We Were Entertainment only to feud with their half-breed championed mediocrity their fans call talent. Angle v. Swagger would be one of the worst things I could possibly see, and I am hoping like all hell I never have to see it.

2. This has no bearing on the retirement angle. Kurt would be retiring in a kayfabe sense, which means there would still be an opening for a return, just as there was for Flair and Foley, especially.

 

[flocker]

The more they push the retirement angle, the more sure I am that he isn't going to "win".

But it is a 3 way dance. So Anderson pins Hardy, and Angle doesn't "lose" add Angle to the "deception" angle and you've more or less recreated the MEM- which was the most successful thing TNA has done ratings wise in forever.

They have other people they can "fit" into the Steiner and Booker roles. Hahahahaha put Raven in an Italian suit Hahahahahahaha.

 

[Judah's Lion]

what about a swerve? lots of folks are suggesting that Anderson pins Hardy, so Angle never loses and Angle and Anderson continue their feud. what about Hardy pinning Anderson to begin/continue his feud with Angle?

no one has predicted it, mostly cuz of Hardy's court stuff. i get that. but the title could be on him for a short while with a quick feud against Angle. that'd be new and unpredictable. just saying.

 

[PhD]

OK, since people are so skeptical that the retirement stipulation will actually be enforced, doesn't it undermine the credibility of such an angle in future scenarios? If Angle doesn't win yet opts to come back, even after a month of being begged back, what was the point of the stipulation in the first place? This is the problem I am attempted to point out. Regardless of what does happen, it seems to me worth pointing out that there isn't really a clear way out of this situation; either Angle wins in predictable fashion (and I'll second the fact that I hope to see him around, as he is without a doubt the best thing going in pro wrestling), or he loses and ends up making a clusterfuck of 4 months of booking build when he invariable ends up sticking around.

Yes, I understand Foley is coming back, but he was also off TV for, what, 4 months? And he's only coming back for one more match. And Flair "retired" from another company. Like I said, if this kind of retirement scenario is booked in the future, I know I won't be giving two shits about it.

 

[PhD]

And what part of "unless I lose at BFG" is so confusing? Losing means not winning. Pulling one of the "well I didn't actually lose" things would be a totally lame swerve, which should be obvious based on how many people have already called it. Can anyone tell me they'd receive narrative satisfaction from such a turn?

 

[JBK2008]

I think it was dumb on Angle's part, but after the current run he's had in TNA, did you honestly think he was going to leave? It was still dumb, but all signs show him walking out of BFG with the TNA Championship.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Well Kurt definetly let the cat out of the bag early on this one. I guess he could "retire" and come back. Maybe Bound For Glory will be his last match and he will be an agent afterward. Anyway, I'm glad to see Angle staying with TNA. Some of the best matches and the best action in TNA have been with Angle. This may or may not change the outcome at Bound For Glory. I'm just glad to see Angle with company another year.

 

[Joe's Gonna Kill You]

I'm very glad that Angle has agreed to a new one year deal with TNA and that is most important thing that I got from this news. Angle has had Great Matches in TNA and hopefully this means we will get to see more great matches from him in the future. I don't think this changes the outcome at BFG. Great news and I'm very glad that Angle is staying with TNA.

 

[info62]

come on people! isn't everyone taking this a bit to seriously. the man did his job. he blended kayfabe with reality. isn't that what everyone wants? a bit of the real along with the storyline. it's wrestling people it isn't supposed to make sense in a realalistic mindset.

marking out is one thing,but damn.

I agree with this post, there was nothing controversial from what Kurt Angle said at all. Had he just said "I'm going to stay here for a while" then people would think that meant he was going to win, OR that the retirement stipulation was dropped. There was no foreshadowing anything, he was just clarifying. It is was just in keyfabe.

Good to know that Angle signed though. It probably would have made sense for TNA to hold off on announcing the one-year contract signing until after BFG though, because now that we know about it, people are going to automatically think that either A) Kurt wins the title or B) Kurt loses because one of the other 2 in the match has a heel turn (most likely Anderson). But honestly we were pretty much all speculating that anyway. So I wouldn't consider this an indication of how the main event is going to turn out.

 

[RD_21]

That was bad timing at his best. I still hope that Anderson turn heel by screwing Kurt but the way TNA tried to show that it was ok for anderson to be an asshole and a face are getting my hope lower. I doubt he could be a heel now unless he really bash the fan which he needs to do. Anderson is super funny but he needs to be the jerk you hate and want to see lose and get his big mouth shut.

But with the contract we know that even if he does "retire" he will come back so Kurt shouldn't have said anything.

 

[Dean Winchester]

Angle I wanna see go back to the WWE. His best days was in the WWE and I know him and Vince McMahon are cool again. Imagine seeing Angle back in a WWE ring wrestling again. Be fucking sweet.