Kurt Angle’s return at TLC is said to have not been the original plan!

Last night at WWE TLC, we finally got the answers we were seeking pertaining to the Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match after much speculation regarding Strowman’s status following surgery to remove bone chips in his elbow a few weeks back.

As had been reported leading up to the show, Braun was not likely to be cleared for the match (see that here), but with so much on the line (if Corbin won he would become full-time RAW General Manager, if Strowman won he gets a Universal Title shot at Royal Rumble) and no changes announced in advance, WWE chose to have the match proceed in a much different way.

With help from Finn Balor, Bobby Roode, Chad Gable, Apollo Crews, Heath Slater and a returning Kurt Angle, ‘The Monster Among Men’ didn’t have to do anything to pick-up the victory and send Corbin packing from the GM’s office. Angle of course has not been seen since a loss to Drew McIntyre on RAW prior to Survivor Series in November, but according to one report his TLC appearance was not the original plan for his comeback.

Mike Johnson of PWInsider reports that original plans for the WWE Hall Of Famer would have seen him return tonight on RAW. However, after deciding to have WWE Chairman Vince McMahon appear on tonight’s show, the plans for Kurt were then switched around.

EA’s Take: I don’t know, I thought Angle showing up last night was perfect. It made complete sense, which is the most important piece and the crowd loved it. So even coming a day early, I think this could actually be better than whatever his original return plans were (which we don’t know). I’d still expect to see him tonight because I have to imagine that whatever Vince is going to say, part of it will likely address the General Manager situation.

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