Gable Steveson’s status with WWE has been interesting ever since signing with WWE as an NIL athlete years ago.
His tenure
Steveson signed a multi-year contract with WWE in 2021, and WWE had plans for him to be featured on Raw after WrestleMania 38, with Triple H pushing to wrestle Stevson at the show before having medical issues. Steveson also underwent a heart procedure.
He had been looking to return to amateur wrestling and potentially compete in the 2024 Olympics, but it had looked like that wouldn’t be happening. He has worked a handful of live events in NXT and dark matches at SmackDown events. His only TV match was a no-contest with Baron Corbin at an NXT PLE last year.
Steveson hasn’t wrestled since the February 9th SmackDown, where he beat Cedric Alexander in a dark match.
The latest
In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that Steveson is listed for the Olympic trials later this month alongside fellow NXT wrestler Tamyra Mensah-Stock. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean they will be competing. Either way, the news has flown under the radar as a possibility.
Meltzer wrote, ”In something very quiet behind the scenes, both Gable Steveson and Tamyra Mensah-Stock are listed for the Olympic trials which take place 4/19 and 4/20 at Penn State. Now, they are listed as qualifiers for the tournament but that doesn’t mean they will be competing, only that they can, as 2021 Olympic gold medalists. I don’t expect it. I was told the company would be behind them if they wanted to do it but not that they were doing it.”
