The main event of last night’s Monday Night Raw was the Gauntlet Match to determine the next challenger for Gunther. The final two stars in the match were Sami Zayn and Chad Gable. After a hard-fought fight, Sami Zayn managed to pick up the win and punched his ticket to WrestleMania to challenge Gunther.
Following the tough loss, the leader of the Alpha Academy, Chad Gable mentioned during a backstage interview that he was completely disappointed and it had shattered his goal to defeat The Ring General.
“Coming up short. You hear that all the time. It’s starting to become kind of the story you know of my career thus far. Unfortunately, at least my singles career. It’s disappointing. That puts it lightly, more than anything. It’s kind of defeating in the sense. For those that have never felt something like this, it’s more visceral than you can really describe. It’s not coming up short, it’s really letting people down that depend on you in a number of ways.
“Like I said before, to me it meant a lot more than WrestleMania, a lot more than a championship. It was a very personal thing for me, my family, and kind of the things and ideals that I guide my life by. I don’t want to get melodramatic here but it’s really true. This is a lot of the guiding forces in my life rode on this and for me delivering on the things I say I’m gonna do. That’s always who I’ve been. So, this is an example of me not doing that. And if you really boil it down to it, it kind of shatters your paradigm of who you are. Of at least who thought you were. So it goes pretty deep.”
It’s hard to be ignored
Gable spoke with WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard. Gable was asked how he can ensure he has a spot at WrestleMania, whether it’s in the tag team or singles ranks.
“Consistency. You touched on that. I think is important. I’ve almost made it a point and a mission for me. Not only for myself, but the group to do that,” Gable explained. “Stay on TV, stay entertaining, and provide whatever they are asking for us. But, not just do it, but over-deliver every time. And I think when you do that, you can’t get ignored. It’s hard to be ignored. And I think we do that. I don’t think, I know we do.”
