Kurt Angle remained the only Olympic gold medalist in WWE history for more than two decades until Gable Steveson joined WWE in 2021. Angle remained a big fan of Steveson since the very first day. Steveson is often compared to the WWE Hall of Famer because of the similarities between the two.
Gable Steveson signed with WWE back in 2021, the same year he won his Olympic gold medal. He even got drafted to Monday Night RAW on the same year and the fans were expecting him to make his official debut on RAW soon. But it never happened and his draft turned out to be the worst draft pick in WWE history.
Kurt Angle’s Verdict: Gable Steveson and the Comparisons to the Olympic Gold Medalist
“Well, I feel badly for him because he’s being compared to me at this point in time. He hasn’t even barely started, so I don’t know how his future is going to be. I know he’s really talented, really athletic. I’m not sure how he is as far as entertainment-wise, but as far as in the ring, I heard he’s really good. But no, I don’t think it’s a fair assessment to compare him to me right now.
Gable Steveson Wrestled Baron Corbin At NXT Great American Bash
“I think down the line, you can do that,” Kurt said on the latest episode of the Kurt Angle Show podcast. “This is crazy, but people have been coming to me and telling me, ‘Hey, he wrestled Baron Corbin at NXT, and the fans were boobing the heck out of him. Then he pulled his straps down, and the fans got even more pissed.’”
“You know what? I think that’s something WWE is actually doing. They want to make him a heel. So they’re gonna have them copy and mimic me. That’s what this is, I believe. I think they’re gonna have him copy and mimic me so he can piss the fans off. So that he starts out as a heel because it’s easier to be a heel starting out than it is a babyface. So I think that I think they’re the ones that actually told him to do this stuff. I really believe that, and I think WWE is brilliant for doing it.”
Gable Steveson recently made his ending debut but not on Monday Night RAW but in the NXT which is the development territory of WWE. He had a big match against Baron Corbon recently in the NXT Great American Bash event. He has to improve more but we can expect him to become a top star in the future much like WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle was.
(H/T and transcribed by Fightful)