Olympic Gold Medalist Gable Steveson Comments on Possible WWE Future

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Aug 12, 2021

Gable Steveson, who won the Olympic gold medal last week in 125 kg Freestyle wrestling, spoke to Sports Illustrated and commented about a possible future in WWE.

“If I ever go to WWE, I’d be a ‘Paul Heyman Guy,’” Steveson said. “Heyman is a legend. We’d be two people doing great things, and that would be a tough team to beat. And I’ve known Brock [Lesnar] since I was in high school. He’s been there for me for a long time, making sure I do things the right way and put my best foot forward.”

“WWE has been so great to me,” he continued. “Triple H, Brock, Heyman, Ric Flair and so many others have been so supportive. So have people from UFC, like Daniel Cormier, Jon Jones and Henry Cejudo, who have also sent me congratulations. So many great organizations and teams have reached out. A scout from the Bills, there is a connection with the Ravens. The Olympic gold medal is helping me see the world, so my next step is going to be a big decision. I’m going to decompress now and think about it.”

Steveson also said that he will be in attendance at SummerSlam later this month.

“I’m heading over to Vegas to watch the champ Roman Reigns do his thing. John Cena is great, but he’s still going to have to acknowledge Roman Reigns.”

The Sports Illustrated story also says that Gable’s older brother Bobby Steveson, also an amateur wrestler, will report to the WWE Performance Center next week.

Gable has previously talked about being a lifelong WWE fan who has dreamed of becoming a WWE wrestler, and WWE is clearly interested in signing him. Even before winning an Olympic gold medal, he was in attendance at NXT TakeOver as an invited guest in April.

Steveson tweeted at Vince McMahon earlier today, but also tweeted at UFC president Dana White last night.