Gable Steveson joined the list of names that were released from WWE last week.
Steveson signed a multi-year contract with WWE in 2021. Although Steveson made appearances at a few live events in NXT and had worked dark matches at SmackDown events, his only televised match was a no-contest against Baron Corbin at an NXT pay-per-view event last year.
Steveson has not competed in any wrestling matches since his last dark match at the February 9th edition of SmackDown.
Steveson’s manager, Dave Martin, said there’s interest from NFL teams in the former WWE star. Appearing on “The MMA Hour” podcast, Martin said:
“Gable Steveson is very grateful for the opportunities he had with WWE and would like to thank everybody in the organization who helped him get there. He would also like to thank the fans who supported him on his professional wrestling journey. Now, Gable is ready to resume competing against elite level competition and looks forward to sharing big news with you all very soon.
“Multiple NFL teams have reached out to Gable Steveson. He has also been training at Kill Cliff FC with Henri Hooft and Robbie Lawler. There is no shortage of opportunities to compete.”
