The Dragon Saga
Whale in a Teardrop
Monday, July 21st 2013
No Way Out is in the books as the WWE crew move forth for the July 21st edition of Monday Night RAW Supershow, beginning the build-up to Summerslam and the landscape of the WWE appears to have altered. WWE Champion Dolph Ziggler will roll into the Denver Coliseum celebrating a victory over challenger John Cena due to outside interference from his brother Briley. WWE Universe will be awaiting the reaction of former World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus after he controversially lost his belt to challenger and new World Heavyweight Champion, Cody Rhodes, who needed a low blow to aid his victory. CM Punk aims to address his victory over Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose is scheduled to defend his Intercontinental Championship against Santino Marella. However, something is transpiring and everybody is anticipating the inevitable.
Rumors had been circulating for weeks that WWE were in negotiations with a "former WWE Champion" about a return. Internet wrestling sites blew up on who it could be. Would Jeff Hardy be returning? Was Batista finally going to be unleashed on the universe again? Was WWE negotiating terms with Bill Goldberg? Guessing games galore submerged the wrestling world, but on the night of No Way Out, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon planted the biggest seed of all as he handed his son-in-law Triple H an American flag and quoted the line, "...you'll need this, cause tomorrow night, things are going to get real! It's going to get, damn real! Haha."
Minutes following these words, terms such as "Kurt Angle", "It's Real, It's Damn Real!", "Kurt Angle WWE" and "American Hero" began trending on Twitter as one of the most discussed topics of Monday revolved around the question... was Kurt Angle returning to the WWE? Throughout the day sources "claimed" his TNA contract had expired, but that he was still in negotiations with Dixie Carter. Others claimed he was home in Pittsburgh and had no plans in travelling to Denver, Colorado for Monday Night RAW Supershow, as fans hoped and preyed for the return of "The Olympic Gold Medalist" Kurt Angle. Several questions were left unanswered, was Kurt Angle returning? Was Vince McMahon playing mind games with the WWE Universe? Was Kurt Angle finished with TNA?
As RAW loomed and fans excitement raised, the name on everyone's lips was... Kurt Angle.