For whatever reason, WWE has never really taken Chad Gable particularly seriously. While he found success as part of American Alpha in WWE, that ended when the company decided to push his partner Jason Jordan as Kurt Angle's son.
In all honestly, Gable's size is likely what most goes against him, hence why WWE decided to give him the embarrassing "Shorty G" moniker. During a recent interview on Corey Graves' "After The Bell" podcast, the former Tag Team Champion opened on how he felt about being dubbed Shorty G.
"I always ask for opportunities. I’ve been in Vince’s office. I talk to the writers. I’m asking constantly for an opportunity. That’s what I want," he explained. "When I finished the King of the Ring, it was explained to me that this is the direction we are going. We are going to be playing off the short thing going forward including the Shorty G name."
"Look, I’m not the type of guy that is going to go in, ask for an opportunity, and then when given it, complain about it or say I don’t want that opportunity. That’s just not my philosophy in life. I got what I wanted which was an opportunity. Now, is it the perfect ideal situation from what I wanted? No. In amateur wrestling, me being short was not a thing because I was on a team with 55-kilo guys that are like 5 ft1, so I was on the taller end. It was fine."
"I got the opportunity, but it started going off the rails when I’m doing segments or backstage things or I’m in the ring and I’m the tallest one. Or I’m doing an interview backstage and I’m the tallest person in the interview. I’m not going to poo poo any opportunity that I’m given. I’m going to try and give it every ounce of energy I have because I love this and I’m committed to this," Gable concluded.
WWE definitely dropped the ball on the "gimmick" and it's a relief now to see Shorty G once again going by a proper name. Whether that leads to anything is hard to say, but it would definitely be good to see the former Olympic athlete receive the spotlight he deserves.