Just days from his in-ring debut, a report has revealed that no one within WWE knows what’s next for Gable Steveson.
Prior to joining WWE, Steveson was one of the most sought-after combat athletes in the world after excelling as an amateur wrestler. However, since putting pen to paper on a deal with the sports entertainment giant, things haven’t quite played out how either side would have hoped.
Steveson has only featured sporadically on television and his progress was slowed by a health issue.
Despite now seemingly being on the brink of a breakthrough, the star has repeatedly spoken about trying to win a second Olympic gold medal and has continued competing as an amateur.
While this has led many fans to question where Steveson goes from here, incredibly, it seems that the same uncertainty extends within WWE. Writing in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer stated that WWE still has no idea whether the star will be competing in the World Championships which take place in mid-September.
“Those in WWE have said that they don’t know if Steveson will still be competing in the world championships that take place from 9/16 to 9/24 in Belgrade, Serbia, and that he himself doesn’t know either, and with his contract with WWE, they will be making that decision. But he clearly wants to do still compete. As of a few weeks ago, he was still doing that after dominating all the top American heavyweights and winning a spot by winning both the national championships and Final X over Mason Parris.”
When Did Gable Steveson Join WWE?
Gable Steveson was originally linked with a move to WWE back in 2020 while he was in the midst of an impressive amateur wrestling career and the star finally signed with WWE in September 2021.
Steveson had been compared to Kurt Angle, with Shawn Michaels challenging the star to follow in the WWE legend’s footsteps.