Former WWE celebrity and Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson has joined the Buffalo Payments, mimicking Brock Lesnar’s bounce from the world of professional wrestling to skilled soccer.
On the most recent “Kurt Angle Present,” WWE Corridor of Famer Kurt Angle mentioned it made sense that Steveson could be following in Lesnar’s footsteps.
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“I am not stunned. Child’s an excellent athlete,” Angle gushed. “You suppose Brock Lesnar is an athlete? This child could be a greater athlete than Brock Lesnar. That is very tough for me to say.”
Angle has a long-running respect for the now-disgraced former WWE Champion, who’s presently entangled in Janel Grant’s civil swimsuit in opposition to Vince McMahon and numerous events for abuse and trafficking throughout her employment below McMahon, which federal investigators not too long ago took over.
“[Gable Steveson], he is so numerous,” Angle mentioned. “He is quick. He is athletic. I’ve seen him do backflips simply standing there.”
The previous WWE Champion referred to as Steveson a “as soon as in a lifetime” expertise and even shared a narrative about assembly him. Steveson apparently informed Angle that he regarded as much as him and that not solely did he need to be like Angle, however he hoped to be higher than the Olympic gold medalist sometime. “What an a****le factor to say,” Angle chuckled. “I mentioned, ‘Properly, good luck, man.'”
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Steveson was launched from WWE earlier this 12 months after not making the progress that the corporate would’ve appreciated. He was initially introduced in with nice fanfare, solely to go unutilized for a lot of his tenure, exterior of a middling feud with Baron Corbin. Like Lesnar, Steveson additionally has an abuse case hanging over his head, as he was the topic of allegations of assault in 2019.
