Gable Steveson, an Olympic gold winner, has learned which WWE show he would be appearing on to begin his pro wrestling career, and it turns out he will be appearing on Monday nights going forward.
In this year’s WWE Draft, RAW selected Steveson in the sixth round. Steveson was seen celebrating his RAW draught with his folks at his home. WWE says the rosters will be finalised during the company’s “Crown Jewel” pay-per-view on Oct. 22.
In September, the collegiate wrestler signed a name, image, and likeness deal with WWE. According to ESPN, the contract permits Steveson to compete for a Division I title while training with WWE during his senior year at Minnesota. According to reports, the corporation will open a training centre near the University of Minnesota campus where he will learn how to compete in professional wrestling.
He told ESPN last month, “I’ve been on WWE since I was extremely young.” “For a long time, I was on guys like Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman. So, having grown up watching them and being an entertainer on the wrestling mat, it seemed like the natural decision.”
Steveson will be the first gold medalist for WWE since Kurt Angle joined the company after winning gold in 1996. Lesnar was a member of the collegiate wrestling team.
In Tokyo, Steveson, 21, had an iconic moment. In the 125-kilogram freestyle division, he was down three points with 23 seconds left in the match against Georgian Geno Petriashvili. He scored five points as time expired to win the gold medal for the United States.
He won by a score of 10-8. It was his first Olympic gold medal of his career for the 21-year-old. He finished with a spectacular backflip.
In the first three rounds of Olympic competition, Steveson outscored his opponents 23-0. He upset Turkey’s 2016 Olympic gold medalist Taha Akgul 8-0 in the quarterfinals and Mongolia’s Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel in the semis before facing No. 1 seed Petriashvili.
Petriashvili was defeated by Steveson’s excellent quickness on the mat after failing to capitalise on a three-point lead late in the bout.
Steveson’s gold adds to an already illustrious amateur career.
He won gold in the Pan American Championships in 2021 and the Junior World Championships in 2017. He also won gold for Minnesota in the NCAA Division I Championships in 2021 and the Big Ten Championships in both 2021 and 2020.
He hasn’t lost a match on the international stage since August of this year.
On Nov. 13, his college wrestling season in 2021-22 begins with the Bison Open in North Dakota.
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