Principal East Norfolk Sixth Form College and CEO of East Norfolk Multi Academy Trust
I help young people in Great Yarmouth and Waveney achieve excellent educational outcomes supported by my outstanding staff.
🌟 Everyone's path is unique.
In just four years, Gable Steveson has achieved what many only dream of:
🏅 2x NCAA Wrestling Champion at Minnesota
🥇 Olympic Gold Medalist in Tokyo
💼 WWE's first NIL athlete
✨ And now, he's taking on a new challenge—signing with the Buffalo Bills as a defensive tackle.
Here's why I love EVERYTHING about this story:
- This is truly transformational by definition based on the skill, dedication, drive, and curious mindset needed to attempt such a change.
- Whether he's an instant success or needs an extended period of time to develop, the willingness to charge forward and venture into uncharted waters is inspiring to anyone who hasn't because they're scared to fail.
- Like any path in life, he's taking his proficient and transferable skills and evolving, knowing it's about team success regardless of his individual successes or failures.
I just LOVE organizations that are built like this. Most have a cookie-cutter mindset and pre-determined expectations, but a move like this doesn't happen without a brave, supportive, and development-based culture. My favorite companies—and luckily my work history—have all had that common thread.
As a Miami Dolphins fan, it's hard for me to hold any love for the Bills, but please believe I have no issue acknowledging and applauding innovation that leads to growth.
Join me in cheering for Gable Steveson as he embarks on this new adventure (until the Bills play Miami, of course)! 🏈
#Inspiration#AthleteJourney#GableSteveson#WrestlingChampion#OlympicGold#NFL#BuffaloBills#DreamBig#Resilience#Innovation#TeamSuccess
Everyone's path is unique.
The last four years for 24-year-old Gable Steveson:
• 2x NCAA Wrestling Champion at Minnesota
• Olympic Gold Medalist in Tokyo
• WWE's first NIL athlete
• Released by WWE
Now, he's signing with the Buffalo Bills as a defensive tackle—hoping to become the second to win a gold medal and a Super Bowl ring, joining Bob Hayes.
#TheComeUp
After having a long thought process of the news that I've received from the wrestling community in particular the WWE, I like the way this would give wrestlers more recognition and opportunity to interact with fans and it'll provide fans to engage with their favorite wrestlers at the earlier part of their careers.
This reminds me a little bit of what the NCAA is providing for their college athletes to be endorsed with sponsorships and gain more casual fans on social media for popularity and recognition before they go to the pros. I believe that these prospects will receive expert advice to become a pro in the WWE in getting signed to the main roster in RAW, Smackdown, and NXT.
I wish AEW would develop a similar idea to this as their roster looks to continue to sign younger wrestlers from other promotions. But, the sport of pro wrestling it is all about creating new stars as it is all about entertaining the 18-40 audience. They bought Ring of Honor as show to help talent to get ready for AEW Dynamite, Dark, Rampage, and Collison. AEW having a developmental program would benefit them in creating a new stars under their umbrella. But they're still a young company that has been around for half a decade.
I believe that AEW is still in that trial and error state as a company to find out where and how they can generate the most revenue and in growing their company to take place on bigger stages as they have arguably the best roster in the world. Right now, AEW is the second biggest wrestling promotion in the world close behind the WWE as they've been around for almost 6 decades.
#WWE#WWEID#AEW#ROH#SportsEntertainment#ProWrestling#TKO#WarnerBros
WWE Enthusiast & Sports Management Professional | Creative Innovator | Dedicated to Transforming Sports Entertainment
When I read about this I could not be more happy for independent wrestling talent! This is amazing news about WWE Independent Development™ (WWE ID)! This new initiative is a fantastic opportunity for independent wrestlers to carve out their paths to WWE success!
I truly hope to have the chance to work with these talented athletes one day! The dedication and passion they bring to the ring inspire me, and I can’t wait to see how WWE ID helps them grow and shine.
Here’s to the future of professional wrestling and the amazing prospects coming up through this program! I hope more professional wrestling schools will be chosen as the program progresses! #WWEID#WrestlingDreams#FutureStars#IndependentWrestling#WrestlingCommunity#ProWrestling#SupportIndies#WrestlingLife#WrestleOn#WrestlingJourney
