Kurt Angle doesn’t think Chad Gable is the next Kurt Angle.
The two wrestlers have, for obvious reasons, been compared since Gable’s debut in NXT. Both are technical wrestlers, with a background in Olympic wrestlers. They also showed themselves to be a great all-rounder, excelling in both the serious and comedy sides of professional wrestling.
Fans have even started chanting “you suck!” to Chad Gable. This was famously yelled by fans in unison during Kurt Angle’s entrance. However, the Olympic gold medallist does not want Chad Gable to be seen as an extension of himself, but as his own wrestler entirely.
Kurt Angle appeared at a K&S WrestleFest signing (H/T to WrestlingInc for the transcription). In it, he spoke about Chad Gable’s performances recently, saying that he’s been “on fire”.
However, he pushed back on the idea that Gable is “the next Kurt Angle”. He surmised the Chad Gable is the first of his name, and not one to imitate the WWE Hall of Famer.
“Chad’s been on fire the last year.” Kurt Angle said. “I got to wrestle him for, like, five minutes. It wasn’t really a match. He, I felt like they dropped the ball with him for a while. I know he’s a little bit undersized, but he’s actually…he can go with anybody. I saw him German Suplex Braun Strowman, he picked him up off the mat and suplexed him and suplexed him.”
“But Chad, I love the stuff he’s doing right now. I love the fans chanting ‘You Suck!’ to him. I’m glad he found a niche that’s good for him. But I also believe he’s not the next up-and-coming Kurt Angle. I think he’s Chad Gable, and he’s proved himself.”
A similar statement has been made by Randy Orton in the past about Chad Gable.
