WWE’s Gable Steveson withdraws from amateur wrestling World Championships
Gable Steveson will not be competing at the 2023 Senior World Championships later this month.
Steveson has informed USA Wrestling that he is withdrawing from the competition. He had qualified for the event by defeating Mason Parris at Final X in June. Parris will now replace Steveson in the tournament, which takes place in Belgrade, Serbia from September 16 to 24.
Parris will compete in Belgrade on September 16-17, and will be wrestling in his first Senior World Championships. #WrestleBelgrade
— USA Wrestling (@USAWrestling) September 6, 2023
It’s not clear what led to Steveson withdrawing from the event. The 23-year-old returned to amateur wrestling in April at the 2023 US Open Wrestling Championships. He outscored his opponents 44-1 and went 4-0 in the competition. There have also been rumors that Steveson intends to use his final year of eligibility and return to NCAA competition.
A report from FloWrestling in June states Steveson was hoping to return to the college ranks with WWE’s blessing.
Flowrestling wrote:
Steveson still has to sort out scheduling details with the WWE before his return is official, but if all goes according to plan, he will be back on the NCAA mat next season.
Steveson wrestled his first official WWE match earlier this summer when he went to a double countout with Baron Corbin at NXT Great American Bash on July 30.
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