Kurt Angle

“I wasn't the greatest at commentary and they brought me in because of my name and they wanted me to go for a year and try it out and so I did it and I really enjoyed it. But they have a great future in front of them. I mean they're going all over the world. They're traveling to different countries, doing events. They were in Russia. They're going to be in Europe, India, they're going everywhere. They're traveling like the WWE does.”

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Angle discussed his departure from RAF commentary and predicted a great future for the league's global expansion.

“But the thing is, every match in Olympic-style wrestling is real. So, if he does wrestle, then good for him. And I hope he doesn't get hurt, unfortunately. Listen, Ray Lewis is a bada--, but I mean, he's probably what 55, 60 years old. So, I don't know if it'd be a good idea for him to get on the mat with some of those studs.”

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Angle expressed concern about Ray Lewis, who is 51, getting on the mat with elite wrestlers.

“Ray did wrestle I believe in high school. So, he knows wrestling, but I think he's going to be there to represent RAF. If they do something with him, I don't know if it's going to be a real match.”

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Angle spoke about Ray Lewis's wrestling background and whether a potential RAF match would be real.

“I don't know if he's going to be able to do it,”

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Kurt Angle told OutKick Dropkick he couldn't see Ray Lewis having much success on the mat against world-class opponents.

“I got let go due to budget and I completely understood,”

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Angle said there were no hard feelings after being let go from his brief role as an RAF commentator due to budget.

“And the thing is wrestling in the United States is very popular, but it's even more popular overseas. So, it's not as popular in Western Europe, but Eastern Europe, Asia, India, those areas, it's very popular. So, I think they have a great future in front of them. I think they're going to do tremendously well, and they're signing not only the American wrestlers, they're signing wrestlers from all over the world. So, this is going to be something that is going to turn into a dynamo company. This is going to be, God willing, it's going to be like the UFC.”

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Angle predicted RAF would become a dynamo company comparable to the UFC, citing wrestling's overseas popularity and international signings.