Gable Steveson Wins Second NCAA Heavyweight Title, Triple H & Mick Foley React

Gable Steveson won his second NCAA Heavyweight Championship in wrestling on Saturday night in Detroit, MI, defeating Cohlton Schultz of Arizona State.

Steveson is also a former Olympic Gold Medalist and signed a multi-year contract with WWE in September of 2021.

WWE issued a statement on Steveson’s latest win.

Gable Steveson repeats as NCAA Wrestling Champion

WWE’s Gable Steveson successfully defended his NCAA Championship Saturday night, defeating Arizona State’s Cohlton Schultz 6-2 to win the tournament final in Detroit.

The Olympic Gold Medalist has now won two NCAA National Titles and three Big Ten Championships as a member of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. Steveson joined the WWE roster in September 2021 in the first-ever exclusive NIL agreement. Steveson would go on to be selected as a member of Raw in the 2021 WWE Draft.

Join the WWE Universe in congratulating Steveson on the incredible accomplishment and a legendary collegiate career!

Reactions from Triple H, Mick Foley, and Henry Cejudo, along with some highlights, are below.

Unstoppable. Undefeated.
Congrats to @GableSteveson on BACK TO BACK @NCAA championships. https://t.co/o9UE6XePTd

— Triple H (@TripleH) March 20, 2022

https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/1505364750582095875?s=20&t=E86XOqmoc-sRxORv7PU5Mw

.@GableSteveson is a future whatever-he-wants to be. @WWE champion. UFC champion. Maybe even another gold medal. He's IT factor personified! #NCAAWrestling

— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) March 20, 2022

Gable Steveson
Olympic champ. 2x NCAA champ. Retiring from wrestling.

gotta hope we see him in the UFC one day
pic.twitter.com/3RzeclpSY0

— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) March 20, 2022

No words can describe this moment.

📺 ESPN#NCAAWrestling x @GopherWrestling x @GableSteveson pic.twitter.com/HDXkiVtLHh

— NCAA Wrestling (@NCAAWrestling) March 20, 2022

PURE DOMINANCE!!

GABLE STEVESON CONTROLS HIS FINALS MATCH AND HE IS A TWO-TIME NCAA CHAMPION!!#GopherTough // #SkiUMah pic.twitter.com/QKMjmlLoYv

— Minnesota Wrestling (@GopherWrestling) March 20, 2022