There's a very good chance we'll see Kurt Angle back in the ring as a competitor by SummerSlam next month but in the meantime, he's serving as the on-screen General Manager of RAW. It's a role you can see the Olympic Gold Medallist is clearly enjoying but one which obviously gives him no real power!
Despite that, Angle is clearly keeping a keen eye on everything that's going on in within WWE and NXT as he's revealed in a new interview both his thoughts on the developmental brand and which star he's most excited to see brought to the main roster in the very near future. It's not people he's crossed paths with like Bobby Roode or Drew McIntyre; instead, it's current NXT Women's Champion Asuka!
"Oh gosh, I really like that Asuka girl. I'm telling you, the girls have really come on strong. Watching her, I know she's gonna make a huge impact when she comes up, and I really hope we get her on RAW. I really enjoy watching the females become a big part of the WWE. Not just an addition but a big staple. They're just as highly demanded as the guys now, I think Triple H and the WWE have done an incredible job with NXT. They're grooming these talents, they've become stars before they even get on TV on RAW and SmackDown. Wow, that's never happened before. You have to give credit to how they've been able to produce them. Whether they get them from theatre programs or independents, they bring them to NXT and they groom them.
"They get them ready for TV and it's amazing how many talents are coming through NXT. That'll continue to be their staple. that's gonna be the way it goes and I like it. I like what they're teaching them down there. And it's not just the wrestling, it's the persona, working on cutting promos, entrance themes - I mean you look at these entrances now: Finn Balor, Nakamura, Bayley, they're just different now and larger than life. I really think the WWE has caught onto something really cool. Fans like the entrances just as much if not more than the matches, yes it's true. So they're on to something and I enjoy seeing it."
Asuka is currently the longest reigning NXT Women's Champion and there's no indication that she's set to hit the main roster, especially as that brand has had its talent depleted on a number of occasions.
It's going to happen one day, though, and it's easy to picture her heading straight to the top when she does. Angle's thoughts on the development of NXT talent is also very interesting and it will be fun to see which of them he ends up crossing paths with once he finally returns to in-ring action. What do you guys think of his comments? Share your thoughts in the usual place.
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