Credit: Lords of Pain/WWE.com

Kurt Angle attributed his WWE departure, which he calls a mutual
decision, to a need to heal his various injuries.

I need my body to reheal and rehab, I have done this for too long
without a break. I haven't been able to really enjoy my life. I
haven't seen my family, I've had problems with medication - I'm just
fried physically and mentally," he tells WWE.com.

According to Kurt's manager David Hawk, Angle does not want to
wrestle until he can do so without dependence on pain killers.

But when he does improve his mental and physical state, Angle says
the door will be open for a WWE return.

"Vince says when I'm ready, if I'm ever ready, to come back just
sign on the dotted line. I'll tell you if I do return I'm going back
to my roots, training on the mat like my amateur days. Longevity is
the key," says Angle.