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Chad Gable Believes WWE Leadership Now Recognizes His Main Event Potential

Chad Gable stated that his recent AAA run as El Grande Americano has convinced "the right people" within WWE and TKO that he is ready for a significant singles push.

Hamza AwanBy Hamza AwanFounder & Editor
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He noted that while he has achieved success and championships at the tag team level, he has consistently expressed his readiness for more. Gable feels the match in Monterrey proved these were not just words and that he is now backing them up.

"So, I think it’s fairly clear to everybody that I’ve been this successful tag team wrestler and almost categorized as that. I have Tag Team championships on every level. I’ve made it very clear in the past that I’m capable of more than that and I think what the mask vs. mask match did was show the world those weren’t just words. That I’m now backing it up and my intention going forward is to continue to do that and prove that I’m not just gonna want to hold singles championships going forward. That’s a goal, but, to be the guy, to hold the World championship, to hold the WWE championship. I’m capable of that. I know it, and I think people now know it and the right people now know it."

Gable acknowledged that the momentum generated by the match needs to be sustained. He is currently involved in a storyline on Raw where he is attempting to mend fences with former Alpha Academy members and address past actions. Gable views this narrative as an emotional connection with the audience, particularly his interactions regarding Otis.

"It’s also on me to continue this momentum to carry it forward. I think we got a great thing going on with me kind of making amends with these characters and demons from my past and my own demons that I’ve gotta rectify and I think people are engaged in this story again. It’s emotional and the stuff with Otis, like whether or not I’m gonna be able to get an apology across to him. It’s resonating, and it’s on me to continue it and keep it going because all too common is you have this one great moment and this great mask vs. mask match that everybody was critically acclaimed, commercially acclaimed but, I’ve never been about the achievement and the end goal. For me, it’s always, like, process-driven, which is great because right now, we are very specifically in a process of me being able to either bridge that gap and become the next-level performer that I’ve always said I wanna be, or I can rest on my laurels and say ‘Hey man, I had this awesome match. Let’s chill out for a little bit but, no thank you.’”

Gable stated that his focus is on the process of becoming a next-level performer, rather than resting on past achievements like the highly acclaimed mask vs. mask match in Monterrey.

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I'm Hamza Awan, founder of The Final Bell. I cover WWE with verified reporting, fan polls, and analysis written for people who actually watch the shows — not for algorithms. More about Hamza

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