{"id":163163,"date":"2026-06-17T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=163163"},"modified":"2026-06-16T22:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T02:56:21","slug":"why-chad-gable-should-permanently-join-up-with-dragon-lee-and-rey-mysterio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/06\/17\/why-chad-gable-should-permanently-join-up-with-dragon-lee-and-rey-mysterio\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Chad Gable Should Permanently Join Up with Dragon Lee and Rey Mysterio"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the past year, Chad Gable performed across WWE and AAA as El Grande Americano. Initially, a joke character designed to disrespect luchadores and Lucha Libre, he had to become serious when Ludwig Kaiser<\/a> took over the character when he was injured. <\/span><\/p>\n

Countless battles\u00a0ensued\u00a0over the past few months, with the final feud taking place at Noche de Los Grandes last month. In the mask vs. mask battle, Kaiser won, leaving him to be the only El Grande Americano\u00a0and for\u00a0Gable to go back to his old character. <\/span><\/p>\n

On the June 8, 2026 episode of Monday Night Raw, he returned to help Penta after Rey Mysterio got unmasked by Ethan Page and Rusev. The following week, he participated in his first match back against Rusev. He won, but was attacked by both men. Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee, who assisted him last week, had his back. An alliance of those three men can help him both inside and outside the ring.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Chad Gable Can Ensure That His Promises Are Kept<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

The reason why Gable embarked on a journey as El Grande Americano in the first place is that he didn\u2019t respect Lucha Libre. But after going to AAA, wrestling as El Grande Americano, and losing to his impostor, he now has a much deeper level of respect for what luchadores do in the ring. <\/span><\/p>\n

He has so much respect that he\u2019s spent the last two weeks apologizing to various luchadores<\/a>\u00a0for his behavior. Showing up last week was the first step in getting them to trust him. <\/span><\/p>\n

On Monday, Lee and Mysterio defended him<\/a> against Page and Rusev, making it clear that they have the same feelings towards him. They could\u2019ve easily dismissed his claims of change as trying to ally to possibly get back at Kaiser\u2019s Americano. But they seem to think that he actually has turned a corner in his thoughts on Lucha Libre. An alliance between the three can finally complete his story arc as El Grande Americano.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He Can Get More AAA Opportunities if He is Impactful<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Chad Gable could\u2019ve picked any luchador on the roster to help. He could\u2019ve been in the corner of Axiom, Penta or Rey Fenix. When he gets back from injury, Elio LeFleur could\u2019ve used a helper. But he chose to help Rey Mysterio, a legend in the Lucha Libre community. <\/span><\/p>\n

His inspiring career was a huge\u00a0reason why\u00a0he was chosen to be the new AAA General Manager a few weeks ago. Even though he has more responsibilities, he still wrestles\u00a0as an active competitor\u00a0on Raw.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"WWE
A WWE Raw graphic of Chad Gable. (Photo Credit: WWE)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gable stepping up shows that he, too, respects what he\u2019s done. Along with Lee, he can show him his offensive abilities<\/a> in the ring. That will allow both men to get AAA opportunities as a reward, potentially. Both of them have a ton of history with the company, and teaming with the General Manager can be an opportunity to extend that history. By keeping Mysterio safe and away from harm, Gable has a way to get back to AAA in a quick manner.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Trio Could Be Very Impactful in the Ring<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Gable couldn\u2019t have picked two better luchadores to align with than Lee and Mysterio. Even though he is relatively new to WWE, Lee has been in the Lucha scene for decades. He had runs in both AAA and CMLL, along with extended stays in New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor. <\/span><\/p>\n

At the same time, Mysterio\u2019s legacy speaks for itself with tons of championship wins across different promotions. Both of them know how important Lucha Libre is, which is why they\u2019re the perfect example for him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"WWE
A WWE Raw graphic featuring Chad Gable. (Photo Credit: WWE)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He has a chance not only to show that he cares about Lucha Libre but also to impress Mysterio to get new AAA opportunities. Likely, AAA and another storyline with Americano weren\u2019t on his mind, and he was trying to defend one of the greatest luchadores ever. By forming this exciting trio with Lee and Mysterio, Gable can be respected by the luchadores and be better positioned for more opportunities to come his way.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the past year, Chad Gable performed across WWE and AAA as El Grande Americano. Initially, a joke character designed to disrespect luchadores and Lucha Libre, he had to become serious when Ludwig Kaiser took over the character when he was injured. Countless battles\u00a0ensued\u00a0over the past few months, with the final feud taking place at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5338,"featured_media":145280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,2192,3],"tags":[1444,86,3138],"class_list":["post-163163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wwe","category-wrestling","category-wwe-universe","tag-chad-gable","tag-dragon-lee","tag-rey-misterio"],"modified_by":"Michael Joseph Sugue, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5338"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163163"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":163189,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163163\/revisions\/163189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}