Look, the ongoing Sami Zayn/Chad Gable drama is still clearly one of the red show’s most popular storylines at this current moment.
But the deafening outbursts that meet Otis every time he threatens to finally rip his arrogant master in two have been masking an irritating mistake WWE has made since Gable first turned on Zayn after their Championship match. Intercontinental.
When people originally dreamed up the concept of Gable finally snapping and punching the performer who had helped conquer GUNTHER at WrestleMania 40, most wanted to see this leader of Alpha Academy become a more ruthless and bitter figure whose only goal It was not stopping at anything. to return the title to his family.
To me… it just means more.
I didn’t remember this last night just randomly. I wanted to share a piece we made over the holidays. I have used it as personal motivation and see it every day as a constant reminder of my why. To me… it just means more. pic.twitter.com/mPYCoxzNKX
—Chad Gable (@WWEGable) February 27, 2024
That horrible defeat at the hands of ‘The Ring General’ in 2023 would ultimately create a monster, albeit a very human one, who only wanted to make up for the fact that he failed in front of his loved ones.
However, WWE simply went with the cartoonish villain option the second Gable went bad, putting the Olympian in a few suits and making him play a two-dimensional bully more concerned with whipping his Academy into shape than avenging losses.
And while that move has still led to Otis receiving some love from the crowd, it definitely seems like the company squandered the opportunity to add another complex and fascinating heel figure to its ranks.
