Kurt Angle to Return to WWE Ring After 11-Year Hiatus, Replacing Roman Reigns at 'TLC' PPV

WWE legend Kurt Angle, the current general manager of the pro-wrestling promotion’s flagship television series “Monday Night Raw,” is set to return to in-ring competition this weekend after an 11-year hiatus.

Angle, who was made a playable character in the Tuesday-released “WWE 2K18” video game, will replace Roman Reigns in Sunday’s “TLC” main event, joining Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose in a 3-on-5 handicapped match against Braun Strowman, Intercontinental Champion The Miz, Cesaro, Sheamus and Kane.

Additionally, A.J. Styles will replace Bray Wyatt in a match against “The Demon” Finn Balor. Both Reigns and Wyatt are dealing with medical issues — they’re sick.

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Wyatt’s been fighting an illness for a few weeks now, and has not been on TV. The same can be said for his real-life brother, Bo Dallas.

According to multiple media reports, a bad strain of viral meningitis — possibly the mumps — has been ravaging the “Raw” locker room this month. WWE has acknowledged there have been medical issues with its wrestlers this fall, though the organization has not gone into detail.

Reigns fell under-the-weather more recently than Wyatt and Dallas. The loss of “The Big Dog” on Sunday is a big one, as the evening’s final match was set to be the official reunion of wrestling stable “The Shield.” That power-bomb party will have to wait now.

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Finally, unrelated to Sunday’s pay-per-view, WWE Superstar Kevin Owens will no longer be appearing as scheduled at some international events this weekend, with a company rep citing “personal reasons” when reached by TheWrap.

“Kevin Owens left Buenos Aires today and will not appear at the remaining Live Events in Argentina and Chile this weekend,” WWE.com wrote on his absence. “Though Owens did perform at Luna Park for Thursday night’s Live Event in Buenos Aires, he has left before the remaining Live Event dates scheduled in Argentina for tonight, and at the Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile, this Friday and Saturday, due to personal reasons.”

“WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs” will stream live on WWE Network this Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Nude Photo Hacks: From Leslie Jones to WWE's Paige (Photos)

Sadly, numerous female celebrities have been attacked by hackers, who stole personal information as well as sexually explicit photos from their phones and computers.
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Leslie Jones

Jones is the latest victim of nude photo hackers, with her personal website being vandalized and several explicit photos posted before the site was taken down

The Department of Homeland Security has opened an investigation into the hack, which many believe was perpetrated by a fan of former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos, who was banned from Twitter after his "targeted abuse" of the comedian.
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Scarlett Johansson

"The Avengers" star has been the victim of hackers multiple times. Nude photos of the actress were released online in 2011 and again in the massive 2014 hack.

The perpetrator in the 2011 incident was eventually sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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Jennifer Lawrence

Lawrence was among the most high-profile victims of the 2014 hack. She came out strongly against those who viewed the pictures, saying doing so was "a sex crime."
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Kaley Cuoco

"The Big Bang Theory" star was also caught up in the 2014 hack, and took it in stride with a cheeky Instagram post.
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Selena Gomez

The 2014 hack immediately drew the attention of the FBI, which began investigating the event that claimed over 100 victims, most of them celebrities.
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Kirsten Dunst

Pennsylvania resident Ryan Collins was eventually captured and charged with illegally accessing the Google and Apple accounts of numerous celebrities, though their identities weren't made public.
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Kate Upton

Collins eventually pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information, receiving an 18-month prison sentence in the plea deal.
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Rihanna

Collins was not the only one charged in the hack. Edward Majerczyk of Chicago was also arrested in connection with the data breach.
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Meagan Good

Majerczyk faced the same charge as Collins: one count of unauthorized access to a protected computer.
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Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Majerczyk pleaded guilty to the charge in July 2016. The maximum sentence for the charge of unauthorized access to a protected computer is five years.
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Kim Kardashian

In January 2017, Majerczyk received a sentence of nine months in jail as part of a plea deal. Majerczyk also was ordered to pay $5,700 in restitution for counseling services for one unnamed celebrity because of the harm caused by the hack.
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Paige

WWE Divas star Paige stated on Twitter that "personal and private" photos of her had been stolen and leaked online in March 2017. The leak is possibly part of a reportedly larger hack affecting several celebrity women. Like other victims of the apparent larger leak, photos of Paige, whose real name is Saraya-Jade Bevis, appeared on the website Celebrity Jihad.
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