Gable Steveson is returning to amateur wrestling.
The Olympic Gold Medalist beat Baron Corbin at the WWE NXT Great American Bash premium live event from the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in Austin, Texas. This marked his in-ring debut.
In 2020, Steveson won the Olympic Gold Medal in freestyle wrestling after winning gold at the 2017 Junior World Championships.
On Friday, Steveson was among the competitors the United World Wrestling announced for the 2023 World Championships. The tournament will take place from September 16 to September 24.
The announcement noted, “At 125kg, Gable STEVESON (USA) is set to return after a substantial absence. The 21-year-old sensation made waves at the Tokyo Olympic Games, stunning the wrestling community with his triumph. He managed to defeat now-reigning world champion Taha AKGUL (TUR) and three-time world champion Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO) en route to Olympic glory. Following his Olympic gold, Steveson took a brief retirement from wrestling to pursue a career in WWE. However, he has since added another Olympic gold to his aspirations.”
Steveson was back in a WWE ring a few weeks after his in-ring debut as he took out Dolph Ziggler during a Raw dark segment in Minneapolis after Ziggler got local heat with the fans.
