On Saturday night in Detroit, MI, Gable Steveson won his second NCAA Heavyweight Championship. In the finals, Steveson defeated Arizona State’s Cohlton Schultz.
Steveson recently became an Olympic Gold Medalist and signed with WWE in September 2021.
Following Steveson’s win, WWE issued the following statement:
Gable Steveson repeats as NCAA Wrestling Champion
WWE’s Gable Steveson successfully defended his NCAA Championship Saturday night, defeating Arizona State’s Cohlton Schultz 6-2 to win the tournament final in Detroit.
The Olympic Gold Medalist has now won two NCAA National Titles and three Big Ten Championships as a member of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. Steveson joined the WWE roster in September 2021 in the first-ever exclusive NIL agreement. Steveson would go on to be selected as a member of Raw in the 2021 WWE Draft.
Join the WWE Universe in congratulating Steveson on the incredible accomplishment and a legendary collegiate career!
Additionally, Triple H, Mick Foley, Henry Cejudo, and others took to Twitter to react.
You can check out some of their reactions below:
Unstoppable. Undefeated.
Congrats to @GableSteveson on BACK TO BACK @NCAA championships. https://t.co/o9UE6XePTd— Triple H (@TripleH) March 20, 2022
Congratulations to Gable Steveson on his second NCAA title.#NCAAWrestling
Next stop @WWE pic.twitter.com/rjjBwzdVnU
— Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) March 20, 2022
Gable Steveson
Olympic champ. 2x NCAA champ. Retiring from wrestling.gotta hope we see him in the UFC one day
pic.twitter.com/3RzeclpSY0— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) March 20, 2022
No words can describe this moment.
? ESPN#NCAAWrestling x @GopherWrestling x @GableSteveson pic.twitter.com/HDXkiVtLHh
— NCAA Wrestling (@NCAAWrestling) March 20, 2022
PURE DOMINANCE!!
GABLE STEVESON CONTROLS HIS FINALS MATCH AND HE IS A TWO-TIME NCAA CHAMPION!!#GopherTough // #SkiUMah pic.twitter.com/QKMjmlLoYv
— Minnesota Wrestling (@GopherWrestling) March 20, 2022
