Kurt Angle: Roman Reigns has earned ‘every bit’ of WWE stardom

Kurt Angle believes Roman Reigns has earned “every bit” of his WWE success.

During a recent virtual signing with K&S WrestleFest, Angle named Reigns as someone from today’s WWE roster who he would have liked to face during his in-ring career. Angle believes Reigns was initially pushed “a little too early” in WWE, but he’s overcome that and is one of the best wrestlers in the world.

“I’m not going to lie to you, the kid’s been on fire,” Angle said about Reigns. “I will say this: he earned every bit that he’s gotten. I do believe the company pushed him a little too early and the fans didn’t want to accept that, but he’s followed through. And he’s proven that he is one of the best in the world right now.”

Following a beatdown by The Bloodline in August, Reigns returned to WWE programming on last Friday’s SmackDown and is set to team with Cody Rhodes against Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu at Bad Blood on Saturday, October 5.

Reigns was WWE’s top champion for 1,316 days before losing to Rhodes at WrestleMania 40.

Angle and Reigns never faced each other while Angle was an active competitor. The 55-year-old WWE Hall of Famer told K&S WrestleFest that he’d be open to being a manager in WWE if the money was right. He could get physically involved here and there as a manager, but Angle is never going to wrestle again.