Gable Steveson is making a comeback in amateur wrestling.
The Olympic Gold Medalist defeated Baron Corbin at the WWE NXT Great American Bash premium live event from Austin, Texas’s H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. This was his first ring appearance.
Steveson won the Olympic Gold Medal in freestyle wrestling in 2020 after winning gold at the Junior World Championships in 2017.
Steveson was named one of the competitors for the 2023 World Championships by United World Wrestling on Friday. From September 16 to September 24, the tournament will be held.
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 returned to the WWE ring a few weeks after his debut, taking out Dolph Ziggler during a Raw dark segment in Minneapolis after Ziggler received local heat from the fans.
