One would think that with Ric Flair who at the time was with the defunct WCW would pursue a talent like Kurt Angle to sign with them. However, Flair telling Angle to join the rival competition WWE was definitely one of the best pieces of advice Angle ever received.
Both Ric Flair and Kurt Angle are part of the exclusive and prestigious WWE Hall of Fame after the latter was inducted in March 2017, the night before Wrestlemania.