WWE has announced that Hall of Famer Kurt Angle will be replacing Roman Reigns in the 3-on-5 Handicap Tables, Ladders & Chairs match at Sunday's WWE TLC pay-per-view. Angle will now team with RAW Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose to face Cesaro, Sheamus, Kane, Braun Strowman and WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz.
In addition, AJ Styles will be replacing Bray Wyatt in the match against Finn Balor's Demon.
Below is the full announcement:
QuoteBreaking news: Kurt Angle will return to action and replace Roman Reigns at WWE TLC; AJ Styles to battle "The Demon" Finn Bálor
Due to medical issues impacting two WWE Superstars scheduled to appear at WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, streaming live on WWE Network this Sunday, the special event will now feature Kurt Angle competing in a WWE ring for the first time in more than 11 years, as he replaces Roman Reigns. In addition, former WWE Champion AJ Styles will replace Bray Wyatt and face "The Demon" Finn Bálor.
A WWE Hall of Famer and the current General Manager of Raw, Angle will join forces with Raw Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose to battle the daunting combination of Braun Strowman, Intercontinental Champion The Miz, Cesaro, Sheamus and The Big Red Machine Kane in a Tables, Ladders & Chairs 5-on-3 Handicap Match.
The showdown between "The Demon" and Styles is one that the WWE Universe has been wanting for a long time and promises to be one of the most exciting matches of 2017.
Check back with WWE.com as more information becomes available. Don't miss a moment of WWE TLC, streaming live on WWE Network, this Sunday at 8 ET/5 PT.
It's reported Reigns, Bray, Bo Dallas & JoJo have contracted some kind of viral illness.
It'll be awesome to see Angle again and obviously they had to do this to try and get buyrates, but I wonder how they'll make sense of this later. I guess putting Jason Jordan would be no hype
Man, can't believe we're also getting the Bullet Club leaders in a match. Seems too soon. This is a wrestlemaia worthy bout honestly
From what I heard Bo had gotten bacterial meningitis and they send Bray and Jojo home as a preemptive measure, I haven't heard anything about Reigns though.
I actually like the new card better than the old one to be honest.
It's the mumps, same as what tore though NHL locker rooms a few years ago.