Gable Steveson after his Gold medal win (Reuters)
Former UFC Champion Henry Cejudo is confident about Gable Steveson becoming a champion in the future
Olympian Gold Medalist Gable Steveson recently created history by winning his second consecutive NCAA title. With this, he has officially retired from wrestling to move on to pro-wrestling promotion WWE.
Former UFC Champion Henry Cejudo took to Twitter and said that Steveson can become whatever champion he wants to be in the future.
.@GableSteveson is a future whatever-he-wants to be. @WWE champion. UFC champion. Maybe even another gold medal. He’s IT factor personified! #NCAAWrestling
His 6-2 victory over Arizona State’s Cohlton Schultz was a dominant run for the 21-year-old heavyweight from the University of Minnesota. He removed his shoes and left them at the center of the mat, to imply that its the end of his wrestling career.
Olympian Gable Steveson will be making his WWE debut at WrestleMania 38. After making it official that he is retiring from wrestling. He also posted the following message,
Also, I will be at #WrestleMania… It’s the time!
Steveson was drafted to the RAW brand last October. He signed a multi-year deal with WWE last September as a part of the first-ever exclusive NIL agreement. WWE also set up a remote training facility for Steveson near the University of Minnesota Campus. The wrestler would work with WWE coaches to learn the style of play.
It will be interesting to see what has the company planned for the Olympic Gold Medalist and how he makes his debut at WrestleMania 38.
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