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Gable Steveson Signs With WWE

Steveson will be on the WWE roster while still wrestling for the University of Minnesota to defend his NCAA title.

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Gable Dan Steveson of Team United States celebrates defeating Geno Petriashvili of Team Georgia during the Men’s Freestyle 125kg Gold Medal Match on day fourteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on August 06, 2021 in Chiba, Japan.
Gable Dan Steveson of Team United States celebrates defeating Geno Petriashvili of Team Georgia during the Men’s Freestyle 125kg Gold Medal Match on day fourteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on August 06, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

APPLE VALLEY, MN — Gold medal Olympian from Apple Valley Gable Steveson announced in a Tweet that he was signed by WWE.

Steveson will be on the WWE roster while still wrestling for the University of Minnesota to defend his NCAA title, according to a news release from WWE.

This is the company's first-ever NIL(allowing for college athletes to monetize on their Name, Image, Likeness) deal, WWE said.

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The 21-year-old will graduate in the spring with a business degree, The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. After graduation he will be a full-time performer for WWE, the report said.

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