Chad Gable, the pint-sized powerhouse with the heart of a lion and the hair of a shampoo commercial, is the latest WWE star potentially facing a contractual cliffhanger this summer. Yes, folks, the former NXT Tag Team Champion has been riding high, enjoying a prime spot on the card, but the latest scuttlebutt has it that Gable might be a free agent just in time to challenge Sami Zayn for the Intercontinental Championship at Clash at the Castle on June 15. Talk about dramatic timing!
According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter—a man who’s never met a wrestling rumor he didn’t like—Gable’s WWE days aren’t numbered after all. WWE is reportedly confident that Gable will stick around. It seems that AEW, the land of elite aspirations, had its eyes on Gable too. Stars like FTR, who once teamed with Gable in American Alpha, pushed hard to recruit him. They probably even baked him cookies and serenaded him with heartfelt ballads about tag team glory.
However, it looks like WWE offered Gable something he couldn’t refuse. We’re talking Godfather-level persuasion here, folks. Meltzer suggests a new deal might already be signed, or at least imminent.
This aligns with earlier rumblings from Fightful Select and PWInsider, where insiders hinted that the Olympian would likely stay put. Both WWE and AEW insiders believe Gable isn’t going anywhere. If Gable manages to pin Sami Zayn in Glasgow on June 15, it’ll not only confirm his stay but also mark his first singles title win in WWE. That’s right, folks—Gable could go from tag team specialist to singles champion faster than you can say “Suplex City!”