Chad Gable isn’t looking at that mask vs. mask match as just one great night. He thinks it proved something much bigger.
After his mask vs. mask match against El Grande Americano, Gable says he proved what he has been saying for years — he can hang at the highest level, and he wants the WWE Championship. Speaking with Brady Jones on The Hot Tag, Gable said his tag team résumé speaks for itself, but that is not where he wants his story to end.
“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.”
Gable made it clear he is not just talking about any singles title either. He believes he belongs in the WWE Championship picture. Gable also knows one big match is not enough. He said the real challenge now is keeping the momentum alive.
“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. It’s also on me to continue this momentum to carry it forward.”
He pointed to his current story, including his attempts to deal with people from his past and make things right with Otis, as something fans are connecting with.
“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.”
Gable said the emotional part of the story matters, especially when it comes to whether he can finally get through to Otis.
“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 Gable, this is not about celebrating one strong performance and slowing down. He said he has always been more focused on the work that comes after.
“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 has been telling fans he is more than a tag team specialist, and now he believes the mask vs. mask match gave him the proof he needed. Whether WWE pulls the trigger on a major singles run is another question, but Gable clearly wants the company to know he is ready for the top spot.
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