WWE makes ‘excellent offer’ to re-sign Chad Gable, AEW interested in potential free agent
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Chad Gable’s potential free agency has drawn the attention of both the incumbent WWE as well as AEW.
Gable’s current WWE deal is set to expire imminently according to recent reporting by Fightful unless an extension or a new deal is reached.
In this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that WWE had “made an excellent offer” to keep Gable and that AEW has interest if his deal expires as “key people” within the company are pushing Gable to Tony Khan. Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp stated he has also heard about internal discussions within AEW about Gable, but didn’t have an update on the star’s current contractual status.
The Alpha Academy leader is currently involved in a heavily-pushed storyline with WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn and will challenge Zayn for the championship at next weekend’s Clash at the Castle. There have been no indications to this point that Gable is leaving.
The 38-year-old began in the WWE system in 2013 after signing a developmental deal following his outstanding run as an amateur wrestler and a brief stint on the indie circuit. Gable has held the WWE Raw and SmackDown Tag Team titles in addition to the NXT Tag Team titles in his career.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.