In the last four years, someone appears to have seen everything. At the Tokyo Olympics, the Indiana native topped the podium in the 125-kg weight category. He soon found himself negotiating a lucrative contract with WWE. That set up another narrative for him. Stevenson embarked on a new road after leaving behind his NIL contracts, college wrestling, and national stint. This time, his goal was to pursue a professional wrestling career. However, the bittersweet voyage came to an end this year on May 3, when WWE claimed to have terminated the contract with him. A dismal ending? Hold on. Gable Stevenson isn’t one of those who sits on the ground, taking life’s knocks.

On May 30, the NFL announced Gable Stevenson’s name as the new defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills. An exciting opportunity for a 23-year-old! But again a stumble! In August, the Bills released him. Now, three months later, the Olympian is on his way to start another story in college wrestling. He is determined to give something back to his college team, the Minnesota Gophers. And it is not about just his wrestling service. Spending three years in multiple folds, he has tons of experiences about life and everything. Want to hear?

Gable Stevenson sheds light on the lessons he received 

On the 430th episode of The Bader Show, Gable Stevenson had his chance to talk about those lessons. No, it didn’t have anything scary. Instead, the two-time NCAA champion gave hope to all the budding wrestlers who are still waiting to get a positive start or a respectful day in the sport. The discussion made him weave his stint in the WWE, Olympic achievement, and college wrestling into a single thread. Meanwhile, he said, “What I learned from me in WWE for the two and a half years is that time waits for nobody, and time waits for nobody in any sense, whether it’s Olympic-style wrestling or whether it’s college wrestling.” Making a comeback in college wrestling at 24, Gable Stevenson might be the perfect candidate to talk about this. But he once let his Paris Olympics dream wash away because of his professional wrestling career. Perhaps he found his WWE stint better. Then what led him to face a dead end in that zone?

As the wrestling star mentioned in The Ariel Helwani Show, it was all about business. In the interaction, he explained, “When I got to WWE, everything was great, and everything went great the whole time; it just wasn’t the right time after I signed with WWE.” In his two-and-a-half-year engagement with WWE, the former Olympic champion had only one televised wrestling match. Was that justice to him? He said no, it wasn’t. But Gable had places to go, despite his bowing out from the wrestling entertainment show. In The Bader Show, he used that part of himself as an example to motivate others.

In the interaction, Gable Stevenson said, “If things don’t work your way in amateur wrestling or anything else, there’s always hopefully something else that you can do with yourself that can make you feel like you’re wanted and in any way possible.” He made his inroads in the NFL and college wrestling again. But wasn’t there a price for everything? Did Stevenson explain that?

The wrestling star claims a particular form to be the toughest 

In his interaction with The Bader Show, Gable Stevenson spoke about testing multiple channels to discover his own mastery. Over the last three years, he’s faced many challenges, and he’s proud of it. In the conversation, he claimed that the experience was necessary. The lesson gained shaped him for the bigger fight. On this topic, he ultimately conceded, “I think overall just learning that you should find who you are, find what you’re great at, and if you can find multiple things that you’re great at, that’s fantastic, and just run with them and never stop.” But everything comes with a price and left a few things as bitter experiences.

For Gable Stevenson, his elimination from the WWE contract may not be the bitter part. But he learned a few things when keeping his day away from amateur wrestling. It is about the toughest competitor. Per Stevenson, the wrestling game itself is the toughest. But apart from that, there’s something more. In the conversation, Gable explained it, “You know, amateurs I have seen in the Olympics are all the toughest.” And now, he wants to face the new crops of amateurs in his revitalized wrestling career. Isn’t that something motivational in itself? What do you think about this?