Chad Gable is on the verge to return to WWE. On June 30, 2025, Chad Gable suffered a shoulder injury, and he’s been out of action ever since. At the time The 39-year-old Superstar, suffered the injury he was working as El Grande Americano, but Ludwig Kaiser has taken on the El Grande Americano gimmick while Gable has been away.
According to Wrestlevotes Radio on Fightful Select, Chad Gable is getting closer to an in-ring return, and is expected to be in Saudi Arabia for Royal Rumble week. There are no immediate plans to move Ludwig Kaiser away from the El Grande Americano gimmick, and there are no immediate plans to move Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne away from the Rayo and Bravo Americano gimmicks.
Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful notes that creative discussions have already taken place regarding how to integrate Chad Gable and The Creed Brothers into the El Grande Americano angle.
