kurt angle won a free vacation
 independent circuit 20162017 on march 20 2016 angle competed for urfight going against former rival and fellow wwe alumnus rey mysterio in a losing effort in a twofalls match that saw angle as a heel by using dirty tactics
 angle returned at tlc on december 16 to help braun strowman along with apollo crews finn blor bobby roode chad gable and referee heath slater beat baron corbin to strip him of authoritative power