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31 Jul 1996: Kurt Angle of the United States holds the American flag at the free-style wrestling competition during the Summer Olympics at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
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31 Jul 1996: Kurt Angle of the United States holds the American flag at the free-style wrestling competition during the Summer Olympics at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Gable Steveson secured the NCAA Heavyweight National Championship for the second time. This sent the WWE Universe into a frenzy and everyone began speculating about Steveson’s possible WWE debut.
Steveson has already signed a WWE deal but as per that, he doesn’t come on board until May following his college graduation.
Congratulations to #WWERaw's @GableSteveson on winning the NCAA Wrestling Championship for a second year in a row!https://t.co/2iQ0etfKPe
— WWE (@WWE) March 20, 2022
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But, now that he’s won the championship for a second time, his WWE debut could be accelerated.
Gable Steveson won his 2nd NCAA championship in his final college match. After he left his shoes on thr matt. Time for him to come to WWE soon.
— Tim Jarrell of PWUnlimited (@TimmyBuddy) March 20, 2022
Gable Steveson is gonna be a WWE megastar
— Connor Deitrich (@CDeitrich22) March 20, 2022
While the fans are speculating about his WWE debut, here are three possible situations when Steveson can officially arrive.
Gable Steveson can make a WrestleMania 38 debut
The young wrestler can possibly make his debut at the upcoming WrestleMania. It’s supposedly going to be one of the biggest events of 2022.
Given the impact of WrestleMania, it’s the perfect platform for Steveson to arrive at WWE. While he may not have a match at The Show of Shows, a segment is quite possible.
It’s unknown if this is something the creative team is considering, but it’s an idea worth dabbling with.
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The young wrestler could make his debut at Money in the Bank
Considering WrestleMania already has Stone Cold Steve Austin, Steveson’s debut might get overshadowed.
However, Money in the Bank 2022 is another PPV where Steveson could make his debut. Last year, John Cena returned at Money in the Bank. Therefore, fans could be expecting something grand at MITB 2022.
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CHIBA, JAPAN – AUGUST 06: Gold medalist Gable Dan Steveson of Team United States poses with the gold medal during the Men’s Freestyle 125kg medal ceremony on day fourteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on August 06, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
In this case, Gable Steveson entering the ladder match as a surprise entrant will become the highlight of the PPV.
Now, should he win the briefcase? Gable Steveson is an athlete who has secured the NCAA Championship twice and won an Olympic Gold Medal in freestyle wrestling. Hence, his resume is all the evidence one needs to justify Steveson possibly winning the MITB Briefcase in case he’s a surprise entrant at the ladder match.
WWE sticks to the originally planned debut
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As per his contract, Steveson is going to make his WWE debut in May.
Keeping everything aside, this could be the plan WWE follows through. From the very beginning, WWE and Steveson were on the same page about his debut.
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The company wanted to wait until he graduated from college before he officially started working in the WWE ring.
Which one do you think it’ll be? Let us know in the comments below.
