Doesn’t seem wrong to me. He wasn’t interesting. He could have competed at the trials, won and gone for gold #2 and raised his profile but chose not to.
IMO there isn’t anything interesting about anyone in the WWE. I can’t imagine being an adult and watching that shit let alone pay money to watch.
I don’t think he does, since he has a certain time period to finish his eligibility after he starts, and he started in 2019. But then Covid, and possibly Olympic redshirt, so not sure.
Can you randomly retroactively apply for an ORS that you didn’t actually train for?
Except that loads of people pay loads of money to watch it. Loads.
As if the WWE gives two shits about Olympic Wrestling. I doubt the people who decided to cut ties with Steveson even knew the trials took place.
Had to of applied mid season for it considering he was trying to wrestle after 1st semester.
I don’t disagree but Gable is better than Mason. He came off the streets last year and beat Mason in two straight. Gable would be a tier above the rest of the world if he didn’t waste 3 years in fake wrestling.
Done! He came; he dazzled everyone except Antknee, he left the stage of legit wrestling. I know a minor WWE guy (perennial bad guy loser ….although that’s not how I would describe him to his face). These guys do train hard, but, it’s very different from a college room. Tons of injuries. Showmanship pays! As much as anything, the fans come for the fan experience. I’ve gone to a few and it’s like a junior high locker room on steroids… literally. Not much for adults unless they seek to recreate the feelings of irrational emotions they craved in Junior High.
Agreed, but it's called freedom of choice, or freedom to make a BAD choice. Maybe my feelings are dead, but I don't feel bad for him, he did get what he wanted.
LOL all this pro wrestling is pure trash not real I don't see how anyone can watch it!they know who is winning before the match but they are good actors!!
I just think it’s unfortunate, he would’ve gone down as one of the greatest wrestlers ever. If he stayed in freestyle wrestling he could’ve had 2 more world golds and a chance at a 2nd gold medal before the age of 24. It’s crazy he threw it all away for WWE.
Yes and no. It probably was never his choice. If he wanted to go to the Olympics but his bosses ordered him to not go to Trials, and then they fired him anyway 2 weeks later, that's at least a little wrong.
Why impose our values on him? He obviously didn't share them.
Maybe he's going to use the Nagao 2025 Olympic Shirt.
There are a few documentaries about Kurt Angle that could shed light on this. Basically the jist is WWE is acting and part of acting is making the other(s) on the stage look good at what they are doing. If I had to guess, Gable is having the same problem the Kurt had, letting someone do something to him. Gable has spent his whole life training to do what he wants to others and not letting them do anything to him. That had to change. If it were a real fight Gable probably wins every time and it's not close, but it is acting and the other guy needs to look like he is winning every once in a while (or whenever the script says it).
More like does not know how to lose a fight. I'm sure he could lose a fight by not fighting back at all.
AJ on the other hand would be WWE gold. Plus all those boneheads who love him already are likely WWE fans.
That guy Ant the champ hung 2 Ls on.
WWE is athletic acting. It is not a wrestling match. If he can’t act then WWE is not for him. One doesn’t enter the ring thinking I have to try and not win. He’s not even trying to win. It’s acting. If he can’t play the role then WWE is not for him. He got some great scratch to find out. Wish I had a $400k launch to my career.
He only has a year if the ORS can be retroactively applied to last year while he wasn’t actually training. Seems to me when you take an ORS you have to train, huh? I don’t know the answer to this.
No and no. Part of Gable's failure to launch was WWE fans finding out about his sex assault allegations from a few years back, so that doesn't bode well for AJ. I personally can't see WWE having any interest in training AJ. Trainees are expected to show respect, humility, and shut the eff up when a veteran is explaining something to them. AJ is a loud idiot who thinks he is a genius and can't be left alone around the female trainees.
