In a surprising revelation, Chad Gable has peeled back the curtain on his new heel character, disclosing that it bears a striking resemblance to his authentic self.
Following his recent shift to a villainous persona, marked by a ruthless attack on Sami Zayn after another Intercontinental Championship defeat on WWE Raw, Gable has embraced a more arrogant demeanor, flaunting his wrestling prowess while chastising his Alpha Academy cohorts for failing to meet his lofty standards.
In an illuminating interview with TNT Sports, Gable offered insights into the alignment of his on-screen persona with his off-screen personality, revealing that this iteration of his character is perhaps the closest to his true self.
“It’s certainly easier. Most people probably identify with the fact that it’s easier to get people to hate you than to like you. This version of it, believe it or not, is probably the closest to maybe my real personality than anything else I’ve done. Not to say I’m a jerk, but I’m a very hard-nosed, disciplined human being in real life.
“If you ask anyone close to me, they’d tell you the same. I don’t necessarily talk to them the way that I talk to the Alpha Academy right now. They also do know that when it comes down to the things that I take seriously like training and fitness, anything I apply that discipline to, they don’t interfere in that part of my life. Otherwise, those tendencies in me do come out and they might catch me a little crankier than I normally would be. It’s a very real part of my personality, which is cool.
“When I told Otis, when we’re doing some of this character work on TV, it’s so fun to me because there is zero stress or thinking involved. When I’m working through some of these promos or interviews, I don’t think at all, it just comes out and I’m like, ‘Man, that feels good.’ I’m not even working now. I’m just being me. It feels like it’s resonated because people are seeing something where they’re like, ‘We’ve been waiting to see this.'”
With Chad Gable set to put his newfound attitude to the test in an upcoming Triple Threat Match for the Intercontinental Title at WWE King & Queen of the Ring, his authentic portrayal has already garnered comparisons to a wrestling icon.
Kurt Angle, recognizing parallels between their personas, has hailed Gable’s transformation as a “rebirth” of his own character, commending him for executing familiar heel tactics with finesse and precision.
