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The Kurt Angle Invitational Rumble was a one-time match staged by WCPW in August 2016. The winner of the 15 man rumble match would go on to face Kurt Angle in a singles bout at the upcoming True Legacy iPPV. The match was eventually won by Joe Hendry.

Rules[]

Competitors enter the ring at two minute intervals in a randomly selected order. Eliminations take place by either a pinfall, submission, knockout or by being thrown over the top rope and both feet touching the arena floor. Should a participant leave the ring under the top rope, they are allowed to return without being eliminated.

Winner[]

Winner Date Location Event Last eliminated
Joe Hendry 25 August 2016
(aired on 10 September 2016)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne WCPW Loaded #8 Ethan Carter III

Background[]

WCPW held The Kurt Angle Invitational Rumble on 25 August 2016, taped as part of WCPW Loaded #8, the main event of which was this rumble match. The invitational match was staged to identify who was going to face Kurt Angle at the upcoming pay-per-view True Legacy.

The match was eventually won by Joe Hendry, who had entered the match at number ten, when he threw Ethan Carter III over the top rope after the pair became the final remaining competitors.

Match breakdown[]

Draw Entrant Order Method of Elimination Eliminated by
1 Martin Kirby 2 Over the top rope Travis Banks[1]
2 El Ligero 8 Over the top rope Ethan Carter III
3 Travis Banks 1 Over the top rope Martin Kirby
4 Marty Scurll 5 Over the top rope Pete Dunne
5 Drew Galloway 4 Over the top rope Marty Scurll
6 Prince Ameen[2] 3 Pinfall Joe Coffey
7 Joe Coffey 10 Pinfall Primate
8 Pete Dunne 6 Pinfall Rampage
9 Doug Williams 12 Pinfall Joe Hendry
10 Joe Hendry - N/A Winner
11 Rampage 7 Over the top rope Big Damo[3]
12 Moose - N/A Unable to compete[4]
13 Ethan Carter III 13 Over the top rope Joe Hendry
14 Liam Slater 9 Knockout Primate
15 Primate 11 Over the top rope Joe Hendry

  1. Banks was already eliminated.
  2. Gabriel Kidd was forced to forfeit his position by Ameen, so the latter could compete in the Rumble.
  3. Big Damo was not in the match.
  4. Moose was attacked by Big Damo and Los Perspectiva (Lucha Archer and El Drako) before entering the ring.

Eliminations[]

The most cumulative eliminations from the Kurt Angle Invitational Rumble is two, with Joe Hendry having eliminated that number.

Wrestler Eliminations
Joe Hendry 2
Big Damo 1
Ethan Carter III
Joe Coffey
Martin Kirby
Marty Scurll
Primate
Pete Dunne
Rampage
Travis Banks
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