“I wanted to go back and win another national title. “The going back to school thing came way before the Olympic games,” Steveson revealed while appearing on The MMA Hour. In the end, Steveson inked a three-year contract with WWE under an NIL (name, image, likeness rights) deal that will allow him to start training for his career in pro wrestling while still returning to the University of Minnesota where he hopes to capture a second consecutive NCAA title.Īccording to Steveson, he always intended on returning to college wrestling for at least another year but then it just became a process to figure out who was going to support that endeavor. Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson always had an idea that WWE would be his future home.įollowing his stunning victory at the 2020 Olympic games, the 21-year-old phenom quickly became a coveted free agent as he flirted with a potential move into professional wrestling, mixed martial arts or perhaps even trying his hand at football.