Kurt Angle wrestled his last match at WrestleMania 35, losing to Baron Corbin.
After he finished up his in-ring career, Angle transitioned into a producing role backstage with WWE. Angle was in that role, while also making cameo appearances on WWE TV, until April 2020 when he was released during the pandemic due to budget cuts.
Speaking on his Kurt Angle Show podcast, Angle reflected on his time coming to an end as WWE producer.
"Yes, [Mark Carano] called me. 'Hey, we're going to let you go.' Actually, I wasn't that into my job. I was a producer. I was killing time. I knew that if they were going to do cuts, I would be the first one let go because they were paying me a lot of money, more money than other producers. I knew that if they were going to do cuts and they were going to let go of someone, I'd be the first. I didn't put much into it, I really didn't. I should have been a lot more passionate about it," said Angle.
EC3, who as a guest on the show, praised Angle for the job he did, but commented that Angle looked like he wanted to be doing something else.
Angle replied, "I'd rather wrestle, but that wasn't going to happen."
Angle and EC3 then joked about Angle challenging for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title.
Elsewhere during the interview, EC3 revealed he would defend the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title against Bryan Danielson, on one condition. Find his full comments by clicking here.
