Will Kurt Angle Ever Join AEW? ✖ When Paul Wight teased that a "Hall-of-Fame-worthy" wrestler would be arriving in AEW at the Revolution pay-per-view last week, one of the leading theories was that it would be former WWE Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle. Angle had been released from his backstage role during the widespread releases of April 2020 and has openly stated in interviews since that he's turned down more-recent contract offers from WWE. During the latest episode of The Kurt Angle Show he discussed Wight (fka Big Show) signing with the company, then was asked if he'd ever do the same.