Kurt Angle was a recently guest on WINCLY. During the appearance, he revealed that while he doesn’t plan on getting back into the ring again, he doesn’t necessarily consider himself retired. Here are the highlights:

On If He’s Retired:

No, it’s not a retirement. I don’t think I’ll ever retire where I’m just sitting down and not doing anything. I’ve got to do something constructive and right now I’m producing for WWE, doing movies and I also have a supplement business called Barndad Nutrition,

On What Would Bring Him Back To The Ring:

No, but it seems like they always come back. I’ve seen Shawn Michaels come back; Ric Flair come back. I don’t plan on coming back but if Vince McMahon needs me, I would do it in a second. Do I think he’ll call on me? Probably not. I think Vince is more proud of me not as a wrestler, but someone who overcame his demons and stayed straight for this long. He doesn’t want to be the one who ends up having me relapse because he wanted to use me for a match and I got hurt and I ended up taking painkillers.

I think Vince looks at me as a success story, but also a liability.

On His Issues With Painkillers:

I was out of control and Vince couldn’t control me. I just got tired of everything and told Vince I wanna leave. He didn’t want to let me go and wanted me to go to rehab and stay with the company. But I said, ‘No, I’m gone Vince. I don’t wanna be here.’

I went to TNA and the painkillers didn’t get any better. When I finally got clean, it took Vince three years to even look my way.

On Vince Looking Out For Him When He Returned:

You understand what he did? He brought me back and had me settled in without doing anything physical. He continued to drug test me to make sure I was staying clean. Eventually he had me wrestle, but by then my body was arthritic.

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