Chad Gable previously had a memorable run as Shorty G, a character who was mocked for his height on a regular basis. These days stand in stark contrast to Gable’s current run on WWE RAW, where he has proven himself as one of the most excellent in-ring competitors on the roster.
Speaking on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Chad Gable reflected on his run as the Shorty G character.
“I’ve often said, probably to nobody’s surprise, that was a pretty low point,” he said. “But again, and I don’t want to get too repetitive but I was asking for opportunities on a weekly basis at that point. I was going into offices and being like, Look, I need to work, I need to do anything. Because I really wasn’t doing anything.
“So I was given the Shorty G character persona. The last thing I’m going to do, my personality, the last thing I’m going to do is scoff at it and not give it whatever I can. Whatever effort I can is going to go into that because I’ve asked for it. I asked for anything, an opportunity and I was given it.”
Chad Gable On How Shorty G Was Beneficial
Gable went on to note that he did the most he could with it. He said that he believed his approach to it showed that he was willing to contribute. Gable stated that he thought this worked to his benefit overall.
“So I did the most I could with it,” he said. “I think what it showed was that I am willing to contribute in whatever manner, if it’s down here, or up here, I’m willing to contribute whatever I can and whatever is asked of me.
“Once you’ve proven that, that you’re going to do that and you’re not going to put on a booboo face and sit around and sulk around because you’re not happy with it. Then look at this guy, let’s give him some more. Okay, he showed us his grit, he showed us that he’s here for the long run. And I think that worked to my benefit hopefully.”
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