Gable Steveson Wins Wrestling Gold Medal for USA, Paul Heyman and Triple H Comment

Gable Steveson won the gold medal on Friday in 125 kg Freestyle wrestling, defeating three time wrestling world champion Geno Petriashvili from Georgia at the last second.

Steveson was down 8-5 with 10 seconds remaining in the match, then scored five points, taking the lead with 0.15 seconds remaining to win 10-8.

WHAT JUST HAPPENED! 🥇@GableSteveson grabs the GOLD as time expires. #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/yqMc3wbXsu

— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 6, 2021

That GOLD medal feeling. 🥇#TokyoOlympics | @GableSteveson pic.twitter.com/rded6GWL6o

— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 6, 2021

Paul Heyman, calling Steveson a “Paul Heyman guy,” tweeted:

GABLE STEVESON WINS OLYMPIC GOLD!#PaulHeymanGuy @GableSteveson captures #OlympicGold in the most dramatic fashion imaginable!@WWE @TripleH @bobby_steveson @WWEonFox @btsportwwe @arielhelwani @NBCSports @jacobu https://t.co/ztDm4YoCcy

— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) August 6, 2021

As you know, kind sir, I have been a believer in @GableSteveson since he was an undefeated high school wrestler from Apple Valley, Minnesota!

— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) August 6, 2021

Triple H and WWE also congratulated him.

A GOLD-MEDAL celebration!!!
Congratulations to @GableSteveson on his performance at the #TokyoOlympics. Focused until the last second, another gold meal for @USAWrestling and #TeamUSA!!!! https://t.co/3ngH9Mrbok

— Triple H (@TripleH) August 6, 2021

👀 INCREDIBLE.

Congratulations, @GableSteveson!🥇#Tokyo2020 #TokyoOlympics https://t.co/gPPy6Lfokx

— WWE (@WWE) August 6, 2021

Steveson has of course been on WWE’s radar and was shown and announced in the crowd at NXT TakeOver in April, sitting next to Stephanie McMahon.

.@StephMcMahon knows. Nice to see you, @GSteveson! #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/JSygZP44ys

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) April 9, 2021

Steveson’s brother Bobby Steveson, also a wrestler, was reportedly training at the WWE Performance Center earlier this year.

Gable talked about being a lifelong WWE fan who has dreamed of becoming a WWE wrestler in an interview with Gopher Sports last year.

“This is a dream I’ve had since I was a kid. Everybody grew up watching WWE when they were young, I know I watched it. It’s just been a lifelong dream of mine.

“All I am focused on right now is winning. My time with the WWE will come if it comes. I just need to control what I can control, which is to keep winning and being dominant in my finishing years.”

Steveson has also been trained by Brock Lesnar, who was also a top wrestler at the University of Minnesota like Steveson.

In the same interview, Steveson said he considered Lesnar a mentor and friend and spoke about their relationship.

“My relationship with Brock has been awesome. It’s outstanding that a guy like that has noticed me and has gone out of his way to be there for me and guide me in the right direction. We all know who Brock is on TV, but behind everything else, he is a nice person and he has done some amazing things for me.

“When you’re a kid, you don’t really know how to make it to the WWE, but when I got to the University of Minnesota, I learned how Brock went about things and how to make connections.”

Steveson also talked about hopefully becoming a “Paul Heyman guy,” saying, “Every great spokesperson needs its next public figure. Some day, I wish that I can be that next public figure for [Heyman].”