WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle has asked people for help after sharing an article on his 16-year-old niece Mariani Aquil, who has been abducted.

In a post on his Facebook, the Olympian said "Please continue sharing. Thank you all for your support. Uncle Kurt Loves you Mini. Come back home to us safely. Please, let's find my niece."

Authorities involved believe Aquil's ex-boyfriend Jermaine Laquay Rodgers is the abductor, after allegedly breaking into Aquil's home, assaulting her, and forcing her into a red sedan.

Rogers was arrested in March last year for abducting Aquil, for holding her against her will for four days in January 2018.

Aquil alleged that Rogers prevented her from contacting family and physically assaulted her throughout the abduction. 

Angle is a former WWE World Champion, and returned to the company in 2017 to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.