On Friday night, Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson wrestled his second match for WWE at an NXT house show in Sebring, Florida.
Steveson squared off against Dante Chen at the house show event. Garrett Hooks who was in attendance, took to X (formerly known as Twitter), noting that after what was a back and forth match, Steveson came out with the win.
Several media outlets recently reported that Steveson was originally scheduled to compete in the 2023 Senior World Championships in Serbia later this month. However, he withdrew from the event this past week. It is unknown as to what the exactly the withdrawal means for Steveson’s amateur wrestling future.
Steveson signed a multi-year deal with WWE back in September 2021. He has made some appearances for WWE since first signing with the company. His in-ring debut was a match against Baron Corbin this past July at the NXT Great American Bash PLE. The match only last about six minutes and ended in a double count-out.
Below are the quick match results from Friday night’s NXT house show, courtesy of Fightful.
-Damian Pace defeated Luca Crusifino
-Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend defeated Breanna Ruggiero and Fallon Henley
-Eddy Thorpe defeated Riley Osborne
-Lyra Valkyria defeated Jacy Jayne
-The Creed Brothers (Julius Creed and Brutus Creed) defeated Tyson DuPont and Turiek Igwe
-Trick Williams defeated Scrypts
-Drew Gulak, Charlie Dempsey and Damon Kemp defeated Josh Briggs, Brooks Jensen and Myles Borne
-Blair Davenport defeated Kelani Jordan
-Gable Steveson defeated Dante Chen
-Dijak defeated Nathan Frazer and Tyler Bate (Noam Dar was the guest referee)
– NXT Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton (c) retained over Ivy Nile