Kurt Angle said recently that Vince McMahon told him WWE has “wonderful plans” for him now that he’s back with the company. He, of course, believes that likely includes wrestling and reports dating back a full month indicate that will be the case.

Triple H was a guest on the Cheap Heat podcast today and was outright asked if there's a chance we see Kurt Angle in a WWE ring again:

"Yeah. But I think that... we were very clear with Kurt, I've been very clear with Kurt in every conversation I've had on this topic -- it's a proving ground. He did a lot of great things and then there's a lot of time under the table, comes with a lot of baggage, all those things. It just comes back down to 'let's get back together, let's see how it goes, if it goes well for you, if it goes well for us, and everything is great and then we see where it goes from there.' We're not going to say never. Kurt would have to go through a lot of physical requirements to be able to be allowed to perform in the ring, and I know that angers fans. That's us looking out for the well being of talent in general, whether they like that or dislike that, that's the facts."

It seems clear WWE is open to the idea but they’ll want to test the waters first, which they’re doing now with his Hall of Fame induction and his going through the media ringer leading up to it. Angle has held up really well so far.

Perhaps an on-screen non-wrestling role — the position of General Manager of Monday Night Raw just came open — will be the next step before deciding if he can handle a full blown match. We’ll just have to stay tuned.