Olympic Gold Medalist Gable Steveson will be making his much-anticipated in-ring debut in WWE at NXT Great American Bash 2023. He was set to make a “decision” on his NXT career during last night’s episode of NXT as he opted to finally debut on TV in a proper full-length match against a main roster superstar.
The Free Agent Corbin made his presence known as Steveson was about to announce whether he would be staying on NXT or will return to amateur wrestling in the NCAA to pursue the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France as he still has one more year of eligibility in the NCAA.
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Before letting his decision know, Corbin told Steveson that WWE isn’t amateur wrestling, and eventually “this whole thing will make you question your entire existence.” In return, Steveson told Corbin that he had already made up his mind about staying in the WWE. He would further proceed to challenge Corbin to a match at NXT Great American Bash 2023 on Sunday. Furthermore, he also attacked Corbin, sending him out of the ring.
That being said, the Olympian’s in-ring debut on WWE TV is finally happening at NXT Great American Bash 2023. Interestingly, he won’t be sent to Raw despite getting picked by the Raw brand in the 2021 Draft. Eventually, he never wrestled for the red brand but started appearing on NXT earlier this year.
Dominik’s next title defense set for Bash 2023 PLE
In another major announcement, the reigning and defending NXT North American Champion will be defending his title at NXT Great American Bash 2023 in a Triple Threat against former champion Wes Lee and free agent Mustafa Ali.
The announcement came as the Judgment Day member and Rhea Ripley were celebrating Mysterio’s championship reign. Lee and Ali interrupted the segment to get involved in the scenario. Ali was initially been set to challenge the former North American Champion Wes Lee at NXT Great American Bash 2023 but Dominik won the title to change the equation for the PLE.
WWE NXT Great American Bash 2023 PLE Match Card
WWE NXT Great American Bash 2023 premium live event takes place this Sunday, July 30 at the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas. The updated match card for the PLE following this week’s NXT goes as follows,
– Kickoff Show Match: Nathan Frazer, Dragon Lee, Yulisa León & Valentina Feroz vs. The Meta-Four (Noam Dar, Oro Mensah, Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson)
– NXT Championship Match: Carmelo Hayes (c) vs. Ilja Dragunov
– NXT North American Championship Match: Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. Wes Lee vs. Mustafa Ali
– Submission Match For The NXT Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Thea Hail
– NXT Tag Team Championship Match: Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) (c) vs. The D’Angelo Family (Tony D’Angelo & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo)
– Gable Steveson vs. Baron Corbin
– Roxanne Perez vs. Blair Davenport
