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Having been drafted to RAW in WWE's 2021 Draft, Olympic Gold Medallist Gable Steveson is rumored to be a regular feature on the red brand soon, as reported by Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio.
Steveson made his first appearance on WWE TV at Summerslam 2021 after winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics. In September of the same year, he signed a "Next In Line" contract with WWE. This deal provides financial compensation and special access to WWE's Performance Center in Orlando, Florida for collegiate athletes.
On Gable Stevenson's potential involvement on RAW, Meltzer reported:
“I’m pretty sure that some clips of the [NCAA] tournament will be on Raw [tonight] because he’s going to be on the Raw brand as a regular very very soon, and with a push.",” said Meltzer. [H/T WrestleTalk]
Steveson recently ended his collegial wrestling career with his second NCAA Heavyweight Championship in as many years. He is also a former age-group World Champion, the defending Pan American Continental Champion, and a three-time All-American out of the University of Minnesota. Brock Lesnar previously became an All-American from the same school.
Gable Steveson is also expected to appear at WrestleMania 38 in April. This appearance could potentially come in the form of a match at The Showcase of the Immortals. In a now-deleted tweet, he revealed that he would be at WrestleMania this year.
Gable Steveson is only the second Olympic gold medalist in WWE after Kurt angle
Gable Steveson, who won the gold medal in heavyweight wrestling at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, is only the second Olympic gold medalist to sign with WWE. The first was future six-time world champion Kurt Angle.
Steveson also joins a long line of prestigious collegiate athletes and Olympians who have left their mark on WWE. These include judo bronze medalist Bad News Brown, weightlifter Mark Henry, freestyle wrestler Chad Gable, and Olympic bronze medalist Ronda Rousey.
Are you excited to see Steveson's in-ring? Do you believe that he can make an impact like Kurt Angle? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below
