Big E Wants To See Chad Gable Dethrone GUNTHER At WrestleMania 40

GUNTHER is the longest-reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion, but he still has plenty of potential challengers lined up to face him at WWE WrestleMania 40. Among them is Chad Gable, someone who has already lost to GUNTHER, but has made a strong case for receiving another opportunity.

Fellow WWE star Big E recently spoke to WhatCulture Wrestling about the topic and expressed his support for Gable dethroning “The Ring General.” (H/t to Andrew Thompson of POST Wrestling for the transcription)

“Man, look, obviously they were going in a different direction (with the WWE Intercontinental Title) for Mania; what we all have read but, the (Chad) Gable story, yes. I am such a fan of Chad Gable. I have long been a fan of Chad Gable. Outside the ring, just a great, phenomenal dude. All that aside, just what he brings into the ring is special.

“That rolling German — I remember we wrestled and at the time, I was over 300 pounds. The way he’s able to lift me up with ease is incredible. What he does athletically, his strength, his amateur wrestling background, really what he’s done now as a promo… his connection with fans as well. His story is so visceral. Seeing the stuff with his daughter at ringside, his family, all that stuff.

“The story, I just felt like the way they left it felt open-ended. It felt like, man, I don’t want this to be the end for Chad Gable on his run to dethroning GUNTHER so, that is my pick, that is who I want to see and I think so often at WrestleMania, we’re always trying to find big attractions and big matches and sometimes, your biggest matches are with guys who are mainstays on the roster and they don’t always have to be part-timers so, GUNTHER versus Gable, for one, alliteration, that alone, that helps.

“So yeah, I’d love to see that for Chad, I’d love to see him win. I think that moment at WrestleMania would be massive… In many ways, it’s a David versus Goliath story. There’s a story of Gable, a guy who’s long been underutilized, getting that opportunity, seeing what he’s done with Maxxine (Dupri) and (Akira) Tozawa and Otis has been so much fun too. So, he’s a guy, I don’t think he’s ever had singles gold in the company and he’s deserving and I’d love to see him get that opportunity.”