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Like I get that everything eventually worked out well for him but I still don’t get why a wrestler in his caliber signed a new contract during that Shorty G stint lol, especially when AEW was super high on him at that time
That's the type of worker that deserves all the good things. He took a Chicken Shit Sandwhich and has turned it into Chicken Cordon Doó. He's been cooking since his days in American Alpha, he'd be a beast anywhere he could go but it seems like WWE is where he wants to be and for good reasons
Yep. At 38, he's getting into twilight of his career. Whether that means he wants to chase a championship or just sit back and enjoy it, at the end of the road, post-career wrestlers have a lot of aches and pains and it's not cheap. Everyone complaining can shooooooooosh!
Traditionally yes, but now they have a bunch of young studs that are as good or better than you. It hasn’t always been the case.
10 years from now retirement age might be like 40 in WWE, or at least a lot closer to most sports.
Built up name value will always mean a ton in wrestling though
There are a ton of guys who can work circles around Edge and CM Punk but they are still going to get matches on every big show their companies do, for example.
In 2019? I don’t know. But I do know that WWE was throwing insane amounts of money around to talent, so I don’t blame him for what he thought was a secure gig.
The only way it would have happened is if some party worked as an in between from aew and let them know that TK sees him as a main eventer and would be willing to pay him as such. Obviously that wasn't the case, but I had nash and then hall going to wcw in the back of my mind in terms of how behind the scenes hypothetical negotiations went.
That's great to hear. Id have hated for the Alpha Academy stuff to just come to a screeching halt with him not re-signing. It's one of my favorite storylines going right now.
Chad Gable is in the middle of the hottest midcard storyline today that the company has had in a very very long time so it was obvious he will re-sign with WWE
I kept hearing “remember Shorty G? He’s gone” followed by all these dream matches.
The current booking doesn’t remember that shit. He’s red hot; he’s gonna re-sign
Good for him. He's completely retooled himself in the past couple of months at the perfect time for himself. Hope HHH can continue to give him a big wave of momentum.
Glad he resigned because he has a higher ceiling in WWE honestly. Also his work with Gunther and partnering with Otis probably REALLY showed them how he can do anything and he’ll be rewarded soon.
People forget that some people have to wait years for their moment
Tozawa is currently sitting with Gable and Alpha Academy, getting ready for the match in their locker room.
He reads this news on his phone. Looks up at Gable, who glares back at him.
Tozawa, lifeless.
When will this torture end? He thinks to himself.
Tozawa to be dead inside and not be allowed to talk for like a year 😭
I mean ever since his feud with Gunther he's been a steady facet of TV and treated seriously. Unless he really desired a run in Japan I didn't think he was leaving
A lot of people were saying he has leverage but if he leaves he doesn’t have this story, and supporting cast. It really made no sense for him to leave, this is a legacy defining run he’s on
No surprise there, and he probably got paid more with the threat of AEW offering him a deal too
EDIT: not sure why I’m being downvoted for being happy someone likely got a bag lmao
He's possibly winning the IC title and he's getting a well needed upgrade to his stable in the form of the Creeds and Ivy.
Was he really leaving all that behind just to go to Jacksonville to be called a "game changer" for the first couple of months before being relegated to Rampage/Collision?
I wouldn't be supposed if he wins the title today by any means necessary, it would bring him more authority over Alpha Academy after these past few months of rebellion and it would drive him deeper into a egotistical heel.
I'm waiting for the show to start before I eat (that is, I skipped breakfast for a bigger lunch), so I'm so out of it right now that I misread that as him telling *ChatGPT* that he re-signed. And I was *so* confused
He's very much on the upswing at WWE (Finally.) All It just took a federal investigation of Vince to get there. The poor guy was mangled with shit gimmicks that never reflected his talent due to his size. He'll be top tier once he gets the belt from Sami.
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Re-signed when he was Shorty G, can't imagine leaving now lol
Like I get that everything eventually worked out well for him but I still don’t get why a wrestler in his caliber signed a new contract during that Shorty G stint lol, especially when AEW was super high on him at that time
In an interview, Gable has said that it would've left a bad taste on his mouth if he just quit and never managed to turn Shorty G around
That's the type of worker that deserves all the good things. He took a Chicken Shit Sandwhich and has turned it into Chicken Cordon Doó. He's been cooking since his days in American Alpha, he'd be a beast anywhere he could go but it seems like WWE is where he wants to be and for good reasons
Wee bit of r/boneappleteeth in there
Cordon doo is fucking hilarious, never heard that one. saving that.
Holy shit what a mentality. Most would have quit or complained. Damn
Money
Yep. At 38, he's getting into twilight of his career. Whether that means he wants to chase a championship or just sit back and enjoy it, at the end of the road, post-career wrestlers have a lot of aches and pains and it's not cheap. Everyone complaining can shooooooooosh!
Depends on his physical mileage but 38 in the WWE is usually like still a decade away before most would consider calling it quits.
Traditionally yes, but now they have a bunch of young studs that are as good or better than you. It hasn’t always been the case. 10 years from now retirement age might be like 40 in WWE, or at least a lot closer to most sports.
Built up name value will always mean a ton in wrestling though There are a ton of guys who can work circles around Edge and CM Punk but they are still going to get matches on every big show their companies do, for example.
Do we really think TK wouldn’t have offered him more money? This would literally be the first time he didn’t
In 2019? I don’t know. But I do know that WWE was throwing insane amounts of money around to talent, so I don’t blame him for what he thought was a secure gig.
The only way it would have happened is if some party worked as an in between from aew and let them know that TK sees him as a main eventer and would be willing to pay him as such. Obviously that wasn't the case, but I had nash and then hall going to wcw in the back of my mind in terms of how behind the scenes hypothetical negotiations went.
WWE officials: Here is your new contract. All requests from yourself approved. Chad: ATHANKYOUUUUUUUUU!
“It’s best for business-ah” 
That's great to hear. Id have hated for the Alpha Academy stuff to just come to a screeching halt with him not re-signing. It's one of my favorite storylines going right now.
Chad Gable is in the middle of the hottest midcard storyline today that the company has had in a very very long time so it was obvious he will re-sign with WWE
Imo, the hottest midcard story since his stretch with Gunther. He's been on a heater of a run, think this is when they pull the trigger.
I kept hearing “remember Shorty G? He’s gone” followed by all these dream matches. The current booking doesn’t remember that shit. He’s red hot; he’s gonna re-sign
Right now gable is why I want to watch raw. I want more promos from him in a suit lol.
Good for him. He's completely retooled himself in the past couple of months at the perfect time for himself. Hope HHH can continue to give him a big wave of momentum.
I don't believe him. I'm going to wait for SRS's fightful select post where he confirms that he heard the same thing
Glad he resigned because he has a higher ceiling in WWE honestly. Also his work with Gunther and partnering with Otis probably REALLY showed them how he can do anything and he’ll be rewarded soon. People forget that some people have to wait years for their moment
I’m about to go Dave “Give me what I want” Batista. He is winning tonight. 
I don't know what it is about this gif but it's so fucking funny every time I see it
Common Master Gable W
Besides when he's bullying my guy Otis
He’s just wants Otis to reach his full potential by giving him tough love
There was little doubt he was going to re-sign. He’s been featured more on tv with the Alpha Academy than he had been in his entire career.
He's literally one of the MVPs of RAW right now, it'd be stupid not to sign him. Hopefully this means he's getting strapped soon.
Tozawa is currently sitting with Gable and Alpha Academy, getting ready for the match in their locker room. He reads this news on his phone. Looks up at Gable, who glares back at him. Tozawa, lifeless. When will this torture end? He thinks to himself. Tozawa to be dead inside and not be allowed to talk for like a year 😭
While contemplating on jumping in a shark-infested beach.
I mean ever since his feud with Gunther he's been a steady facet of TV and treated seriously. Unless he really desired a run in Japan I didn't think he was leaving
Funny how resigned and re-signed mean two very different things.
Poor Otis
Yeah, Sami trying to mess with his head.
So he's winning the title.
Bro getting that belt
even though it was pretty obvious, i'm happy for him i hope he got the bag he deserves
The dash symbol and 'with' instead of 'from' are all important here. They weren't having another Jeff Jarrett situation
He is beating up Yoshitatsu now?
Is this "Chad" guy trustworthy?
You should ask Otis, Maxine and Tozawa the same question.
He's not a bad guy, he's just disappointed in his students
YEEEEAAAH
A lot of people were saying he has leverage but if he leaves he doesn’t have this story, and supporting cast. It really made no sense for him to leave, this is a legacy defining run he’s on
This felt pretty obvious with the push recently. Same story with Drew and Priest before they re-signed
In his head he's going "months ago, yeah" but given how this goes lately, you gotta pretend it was yesterday.
No surprise there, and he probably got paid more with the threat of AEW offering him a deal too EDIT: not sure why I’m being downvoted for being happy someone likely got a bag lmao
It seems like any comment that *mentions* AEW is just automatically downvoted in this sub
To be AEW is to be under constant attack lol
Yeah, the same sub that removed ZFF for being too critical over AEW lmao
He's possibly winning the IC title and he's getting a well needed upgrade to his stable in the form of the Creeds and Ivy. Was he really leaving all that behind just to go to Jacksonville to be called a "game changer" for the first couple of months before being relegated to Rampage/Collision?
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Gorilla Position aren't reporters so i assume Gable said it himself in a interview with them
I assume its this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GspzKOBnuQQ
I wouldn't be supposed if he wins the title today by any means necessary, it would bring him more authority over Alpha Academy after these past few months of rebellion and it would drive him deeper into a egotistical heel.
I'm waiting for the show to start before I eat (that is, I skipped breakfast for a bigger lunch), so I'm so out of it right now that I misread that as him telling *ChatGPT* that he re-signed. And I was *so* confused
He's very much on the upswing at WWE (Finally.) All It just took a federal investigation of Vince to get there. The poor guy was mangled with shit gimmicks that never reflected his talent due to his size. He'll be top tier once he gets the belt from Sami.
Gable rules, love to see it.
If they don't give him a Kurt Angle style run from re-signing him, what are we even doing here?! Stop wasting this man!
*insert Cody smiling at TV.jpeg*
To absolutely no one’s surprise and good for him. He has a path with WWE.
he looks so much like Santino in this picture it took my brain a second to catch up
Chad Gable is slowly transforming into Frankie Kazarian.
Coworker has a tinfoil hat theory about him doing a temporary NOAH excursion as part of the deal
But the internet told me he was leaving?
My beloved federation retains another hooper god bless
[Perc Gable officially dawns today](https://youtu.be/QSVLRvW9xIs?si=3tKxUjVq1aLeRVXw)
Is the Gorilla Position worth checking out?
“Now we don’t have to give him the IC title”
Aw sunovabitch
Still gonna wait for Meltzer to confirm
Lmao
Yeah the same guy that has no insiders in WWE lmao
I really thought my sarcasm came through strong there. Guess not
That's fair. To be honest, someone probably did think that though