Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Chad Gable

How Chad Gable built a successful career. Explore key moments that defined the journey.

Charles Edward Betts, known professionally as Chad Gable, is an accomplished American professional wrestler currently signed with WWE, performing on the Raw brand. Beyond his Chad Gable persona, he also portrays the masked luchador character, El Grande Americano. Before transitioning to professional wrestling, Betts had a successful amateur wrestling career.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements

2004: Minnesota High School State Champion

In 2004, Chad Gable was a Minnesota high school state champion in wrestling.

2010: Shelton Benjamin's Return and Tag Team Formation

On the August 22 episode of SmackDown Live, General Manager Daniel Bryan announced the return of Shelton Benjamin to team up with Chad Gable, creating a tag team between the two; this was also Benjamin's first WWE match since 2010.

2012: 2012 Summer Olympics

In 2012, Chad Gable competed at the Summer Olympics in London as an amateur wrestler.

2012: 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials and Summer Olympics

In 2012, Chad Gable defeated Jordan Holm to win the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 84 kg category and competed in the Greco-Roman style 84kg event at the Summer Olympics.

November 2013: Signing with WWE

In November 2013, Chad Gable signed a contract with the professional wrestling promotion WWE and was assigned to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

2013: Signing with WWE

In 2013, Chad Gable signed with WWE and began performing on the Raw brand. He also started portraying the masked luchador El Grande Americano.

September 5, 2014: In-Ring Debut

On September 5, 2014, Chad Gable made his in-ring debut at an NXT house show in Cocoa Beach, Florida, defeating Troy McClain.

December 19, 2014: Match against Braun Strowman

On December 19, 2014, Chad Gable had a match against Braun Strowman at an NXT Live event in Jacksonville, Florida, in a losing effort.

January 8, 2015: Television Debut on NXT

On January 8, 2015, Chad Gable made his television debut on NXT, losing to Tyler Breeze.

May 2015: Storyline with Jason Jordan Begins

In May 2015, Chad Gable began a storyline with Jason Jordan on NXT, trying to convince Jordan to form a new partnership.

2016: Drafted to SmackDown Brand

As a result of the 2016 WWE Draft, Chad Gable and Jason Jordan as American Alpha were drafted to the SmackDown brand.

2016: Main Roster Call-Up and SmackDown Tag Team Championship

In 2016, Chad Gable was called up to WWE's main roster with tag team partner Jason Jordan as American Alpha, winning the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.

2017: American Alpha Disbands

In mid-2017, American Alpha, the tag team of Chad Gable and Jason Jordan, disbanded.

January 2, 2018: SmackDown Tag Title Opportunity

On January 2, 2018, Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin defeated The New Day and Rusev and English to earn another shot at the SmackDown Tag Team titles.

December 2018: Raw Tag Team Championship Win

In December 2018, Chad Gable and Bobby Roode won the Raw Tag Team Championship, making Gable the second person to win the NXT, SmackDown, and Raw Tag Team Championships.

2018: Move to Raw and Tag Team with Bobby Roode

In 2018, Chad Gable was moved to Raw as part of the WWE Superstar Shake-Up, forming a tag team with Bobby Roode and eventually winning the Raw Tag Team Championship.

2019: King of the Ring Tournament and Name Change

In 2019, Chad Gable competed in the King of the Ring tournament, losing in the finals to Baron Corbin. His ring name was changed to "Shorty Gable," later truncated to "Shorty G."

January 3, 2020: Sheamus's Return and Attack

On January 3, 2020, Sheamus returned from injury and attacked Shorty G after appearing to save him from The Revival.

2021: Draft to Raw

As part of the 2021 Draft, Chad Gable and Otis were drafted to the Raw brand.

January 10, 2022: Raw Tag Team Championship Win

On January 10, 2022, Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis) defeated RK-Bro to win the Raw Tag Team Championship.

January 2022: Second Raw Tag Team Championship

In January 2022, Chad Gable won the Raw Tag Team Championship for a second time with Alpha Academy tag partner, Otis.

January 13, 2025: Loss to Penta and start of Lucha Libre "quest"

On January 13, 2025, Chad Gable lost to Penta on Raw, which led to Gable starting a comedic storyline focused on his 'quest' to understand the ways of lucha libre.