As we reported earlier today here on eWn, Gable Steveson won an Olympic gold medal in the men’s freestyle 125kg class on Friday. He won the match after getting a shocking two takedowns in less than 10 seconds.
Following his big win, Steveson said,
“I put on a good show. People are going to remember the name Gable Steveson, that won the Olympic heavyweight championship.”
Triple H, Paul Heyman, and WWE all took to Twitter today to react. You can check out some of their tweets below:
A GOLD-MEDAL celebration!!!
Congratulations to @GableSteveson on his performance at the #TokyoOlympics. Focused until the last second, another gold meal for @USAWrestling and #TeamUSA!!!! https://t.co/3ngH9Mrbok— Triple H (@TripleH) August 6, 2021
10 points in 2min.
8-0 victory over reigning champ.
Gold medal match next.
Legends falling ….
Legends being made….@GableSteveson = MACHINE!!#TeamUSA #TokyoOlympics— Triple H (@TripleH) August 5, 2021
GABLE STEVESON WINS OLYMPIC GOLD!#PaulHeymanGuy @GableSteveson captures #OlympicGold in the most dramatic fashion imaginable!@WWE @TripleH @bobby_steveson @WWEonFox @btsportwwe @arielhelwani @NBCSports @jacobu https://t.co/ztDm4YoCcy
— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) August 6, 2021
👀 INCREDIBLE.
Congratulations, @GableSteveson!🥇#Tokyo2020 #TokyoOlympics https://t.co/gPPy6Lfokx
— WWE (@WWE) August 6, 2021
👀 INCREDIBLE.
Congratulations, @GableSteveson!🥇#Tokyo2020 #TokyoOlympics https://t.co/gPPy6Lfokx
— WWE (@WWE) August 6, 2021
