Gable Steveson has officially retired from collegiate wrestling and he's now set to enter the pro wrestling world. He signed with WWE but there is still interest from the MMA world in hopes that he crosses over.

WWE represents a new chapter for Gable Steveson and he's done with collegiate pro wrestling. MMA does still hold some interest for him and he's not ready to close that door.

“For now, I’m done,” Steveson said Wednesday on The MMA Hour. “For now I’m gonna focus on WWE, go to WrestleMania, do all those things. But like I said, for now. I know that competitive itch is gonna come back, and who knows, it might be at the 2024 Olympic Trials when I show up again.

“But I do feel like I will put the shoes back on, just not for a little bit.”

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Even if he succeeds in WWE, Gable Steveson could take an actual fight in MMA to test himself. Many fighters, including Daniel Cormier, think Steveson could do very well if he were to make the switch from pro wrestling.

“There’s a chance,” Steveson said. “There’s a chance for a lot of things. There’s a chance I do step into the MMA ring. I like to challenge myself in all aspects and the Brock [Lesnar] route is what I plan to take right now.

“Just learning from him and learning his steps is gonna help me succeed to the maximum potential, and I think there is that chance to step in the octagon, and I think I’ll be really good with the right training and the right support system around. So I’m just gonna leave that chapter open, and maybe we’ll write it and maybe we won’t.”