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Throwback: When Liam Payne faced the WWE Hall of Famer in a pro wrestling match

Sakege November 6, 2024

Trigger warning: This article contains mention of a person’s death.

Liam Payne’s death shocked the world when it was initially announced. Many people started crying globally, which is when several people online started talking about memorable things he did, which also included his feud with WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle.

In 2013, One Direction held a live interactive performance to promote their third album. Midnight memories. It featured various things, including live performances, games, interviews and much more, according to Sportskeeda.

At the moment, payne He transformed into Lucadore and called himself Liam ‘The Payne Train’ and faced WWE’s Kurt Angle.

During the interview, which took place before the match began, the presenter mentioned that the musician was a fan of Kurt. The fighter reacted by saying he didn’t know before making comments about Payne’s outfit.

Payne told him that he had had enough of his “trash talk” and revealed that he was ready to fight Kurt. The musician also revealed that he wanted to be a professional wrestler all his life. His former band member, Zayn Malik, expressed having no idea about it and joked that he had already witnessed the costume, since Payne was supposed to wear it during a costume party.

Kurt and the Strip That Down singer faced off, resulting in Payne winning in a big way against the WWE star. Louis Tomlinson expressed that he was not surprised by his bandmate’s victory, as he was confident and strong. Malik expressed that he didn’t see it spin like he did before.

Even after being defeated, Kurt had kind words for the musician. According to the publication, while speaking with On Demand Entertainment in 2015, the WWE star expressed that she met Harry Styles, who was her daughter’s favorite.

He also expressed having enjoyed his time with the One Direction singers and added: “It was a lot of fun because I didn’t know that these kids were big wrestling fans; I didn’t know they had seen Kurt Angle grow up. It was mutually gratifying, you know? We both enjoyed each other’s company and fighting Liam was a lot of fun; Delivering it was even more fun.”