It appears that Chad Gable is injured.
This past Monday, Mr. Gable suffered the consequences of getting into Penta’s face. Penta was coming off of a loss to Bron Breakker and the former WWE Tag Team Champion decided to gloat about it. That didn’t end well for Chad. The American Made leader tried to punch Penta, but the WWE newcomer got the better of Gable and used The Sacrifice (his armbreaker move) to end the segment.
Apparently, this segment was used to write Chad Gable off of WWE television. It was first reported by Bodyslam.net that Chad Gable was injured. It’s not clear when Gable suffered the injury, but the RAW segment was WWE’s way of taking Gable off of television.
PWInsider confirmed that Gable had a shoulder injury, and will undergo surgery in July. It’s currently unknown how long Chad Gable will be out or if WWE had to scrap any plans for the 39-year-old.
Interestingly enough, it’s also been confirmed that El Grande Americano is injured as well and he’ll be out for the exact period of time. Currently, El Grande Americano is the WWE Speed Champion. It’s unknown whether WWE plans to strip him of the belt. Reportedly, Gable is Americano in disguise, but there’s no way to confirm since WWE has done a masterful job of hiding Americano’s true identity.
It’s a shame that Chad Gable is injured, though sadly, WWE wasn’t doing much with him beyond the comedy gimmick. It’ll be interesting to see if Gable does bring back the Americano act, if he is the luchador, that is.
As far as The Creed Brothers and Ivy Nile are concerned, the trio has mainly been used as an enhancement act for a good period of time. The Creed Brothers are a great tag team and hopefully they will be given more to do going forward. Nile has shown some vast improvement in recent months, so it won’t be a surprise if she’s given more of a chance to shine.
Here’s wishing Chad Gable and Americano a speedy recovery! We’ll keep you updated on the timeline of their return. Plus, should more news come out about what WWE plans to do with the Speed title then we’ll let you know instantly.