Gable Steveson's WWE training is now occurring on a full-time basis following the Olympian undergoing an ablation to treat Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
As first reported by ESPN, Gable Steveson said the health issue was discovered last year before he traveled to Tokyo for the Olympics, but he didn't undergo the procedure until WWE's medical staff advised him through the process. It's noted that the advisement included recommending top cardiologists to treat his condition.
WPW is a rare congenital heart defect where an extra electrical pathway causes a rapid heartbeat. An ablation is a procedure that uses small burns or freezes to cause scarring on the inside of the heart to help break up the electrical signals and maintain a normal heart rhythm. This process spanned a number of months, delaying Gable's full-time start with WWE.
"Right now, I'm just hammering out wrestling with the other WWE Superstars, and being able to diversify myself in there with my amateur wrestling and mixing in the pro wrestling, too, is going to be a big thing for me," Steveson said.
"I think right now, a big thing for me is taking in everything and being like a sponge and soaking everything in and just listening, keeping my ears open, keep my eyes open, and at the end of the day, if you do that, you can only go forward."
It was noted that Gable's training is being led by Fit Finlay. In the past, Finlay has been credited with working to help many of the WWE women's wrestlers of the past hone skills in the ring.
Triple H, WWE's Chief Content Officer, remains optimistic that Gable will be a major WWE Superstar in the near future.
"We're glad to see that Gable is healthy and training full-time at our Performance Center in Orlando," said Paul "Triple H" Levesque, a WWE Hall of Famer. "WWE takes pride in our best-in-class medical team which guided Gable through this process to ensure that he has a long, healthy career with WWE."
In 2021, Gable was drafted to Monday Night Raw. In 2022, he appeared at WrestleMania 38, getting physical with Chad Gable.
Previously, Triple H noted that there was a plan for him to work with Gable before he was forced to retire due to a heart condition of his own. Learn more here.
