The stories began, naturally, when Angle wrote on Twitter that he would be in the game. He then, naturally, backed away from the claim.
In speaking to sources involved with the game, Angle was not one of the wrestlers who had their moves and mannerisms filmed via motion capture technology, so I'd place his inclusion in the "not likely" side of things.
It would appear it was just another of Angle's patented exaggerated claims on Twitter.
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