Gable Steveson signed with WWE in September 2021 through the NIL program. He exposed last October that he was training at the WWE Performance Center after stepping away to get surgical treatment to deal with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
While speaking with Damon Martin of MMAFighting, Steveson discussed his WWE status, noting he believes he’ll make his main launching after WrestleMania.
” I’m quite near debuting and being on-screen,” Steveson stated. ” I’m simply awaiting that call and awaiting that time. Some days it’s difficult since I never ever understand when it will come and I’m utilized to amateur wrestling where it’s like, ‘Hey, we have the Olympics in 3 months or we have the Olympic trials in 2 months, be prepared for it.’ Now, you’re going through the movements with no objective, and I want I might have that objective in sight and put forth and provide individuals genuine responses when I’m debuting, however it will be coming actually, actually quickly. And when I suggest actually, truly quickly, most likely after [WrestleMania] or simply a bit after that. I believe having the ability to comprehend that this video game is various and it’s a procedure and I’m going to follow the procedure properly and simply keep progressing. I’m young and I’m starving. I wish to be the very best in whatever I can perhaps be. Step one is WWE and head out there and be the most physical, athletic, and dominant wrestler given that most likely Brock Lesnar, perhaps even more than that.”
Steveson, who won an Olympic gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2020 Olympics, wishes to go back to the Olympics next year.
” I understand the Olympics is next year and I hope to be a part of that and keep moving forward and keep winning huge titles for the USA. I would like a 2nd run,” he stated. “I feel I have a lot more left in the tank to display. I wish to show USA ideal and keep progressing general and turn into one of the very best American amateur wrestlers ever, and I hope I can accomplish the Bruce Baumgartner status of having a lot of medals and having the honors to be a part and reveal of WWE and be a performer, too.”
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