Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson signs multi-year deal with WWE but returns to Minnesota

After winning a gold medal in the fight at the Tokyo Olympics, many professional opportunities and many great potential opportunities were made available to Gable Steveson. Now, Steveson will join the WWE while trying to defend his most notable title in the United States.

On thursday WWE announced Gable Steveson has signed an exclusive deal on the first name, image and appearance deal WWE has made with a college athlete. Steveson will join the WWE list while continuing to fight at the University of Minnesota, where he will win and defend the NCAA Division I national heavyweight championship.

According to Mike Coppinger of ESPN, Steveson will train at a remote training facility set up by WWE near the University of Minnesota campus. He will work with WWE coaches while attending school. When he graduates next May, Steveson will begin his multi-year contract with WWE, and will join the company as a full-time performer.

“I’ve been in the WWE since I was really young,” Steveson said. “I was with guys like Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman for a very long time. So when I grew up watching them, I was a wrestling carpet entertainer. I thought it was the right choice.”

After winning a gold medal in freestyle Olympic heavyweight, Steveson stated in August that he was evaluating his chances for his future as an athlete, from WWE to returning to school or joining. NFL career. Now joining the WWE, Steveson has signed Kurt Angle, who signed after the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, to become the first Olympic gold medal holder to join the company.

Steveson joining the WWE will be a family affair like his brother Bobby Steveson he recently joined the company As a new recruit for the WWE Performance Center. Bobby Steveson is training at the Orlando (Florida) Performance Center, and his brother will also have access.