WWE chief Vince McMahon met with Olympic gold medallist Gable Steveson backstage at SummerSlam last night.
The freestyle wrestler is a wanted man and was in attendance at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium to take in the 34th SummerSlam event.
And he made sure to have a chat with the boss before leaving the show with UFC chief Dana White also interested in his services.
The 21-year-old posted a snap of himself backstage with McMahon to his Instagram with the accompanying caption: "The man I wanted to see."
Steveson also posed for a picture with the WWE's Executive Vice President of Global Talent Strategy Development and COO, Triple H.
The Olympian's rendezvous with McMahon came two weeks after he revealed to SunSport that the WWE bigwig had personally reached out to him.
The Minnesota Golden Gopher said: "I haven't really thought about what's next.
"I told everybody I was going to come home and sit down for a little bit and just relax myself and just pick what's best for me and what's next.
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"I could go for double gold in 2024, I could see Vince McMahon – who has reached out to me personally to go out there to do WWE.
"Or I could go see White. I mean, even the [Minnesota] Vikings gave me a message.
"The options are open, my doors are open."
Steveson is also fielding interest from mixed martial arts promotions, with both Bellator and the UFC interested in acquiring his services.
UFC chief White revealed told TMZ this week: "[Gable] will be in town this weekend, and I think we're gonna hook up and talk.
The man I wanted to see
"Obviously, there's a lot of work for him to do before he can make it to the UFC. But we'll see what happens."
Steveson is refusing to make any hasty decisions on his future but admits the prospect of competing in MMA is something that intrigues him.
He told SunSport: "[I'm] most definitely a [long-time follower of MMA].
"I've been following for a long time.
"I feel like in Olympic wrestling, I've secured myself as the baddest heavyweight on earth. To go out there and bring the gold medal home.
"For me to go out there and to bring a UFC championship home, at the heavyweight division too, could cement me as the baddest man again.
"Who wouldn't want to put their best foot forward and be the baddest man in two different things at one time?
"I can do that myself, I know I can do it."
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