10 CRAZY Last-Minute Picks To Win WWE Royal Rumble 2022

The last time WWE signed a gold medal winning Olympian, it worked pretty well to say the least. That’s not to suggest that Gable Steveson can be the next Kurt Angle by virtue of his amateur wrestling prowess - Angle was a one of a kind talent with off the charts physicality, personality, and smarts. That doesn’t come along every day.

Still, the signs are promising for Steveson. Taking as read his physical ability, he’s a lifelong wrestling fan (which wasn’t the case for Kurt), which should give him a step up in his training. What’s more, from his social media presence he’s clearly got something about him, combined with the desire to make it in wrestling.

The stumbling block is that Steveson is yet to have a match for the company, and should he win the Rumble, would be going from zero to superstardom faster even than the rapid ascension of Kurt. If anyone could make this believable, though, it’s a young, hungry, legitimately successful wrestling machine.

Pit him against Brock at ‘Mania and you could have a real passing of the torch moment. If he’s anything like his predecessor, Gable Steveson could be a sensation.