Chad Gable
American Alpha’s Chad Gable recently spoke with Jason Bryant for Mat Talk Online, talking about competing as an amateur and Olympic wrestler, and his career as a NXT and WWE Superstar and this year’s 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. You can read the synopsis and listen to the interview in the player below:
In 2012, Chas Betts represented the United States on the Greco-Roman Olympic Team in London. Four years later, Betts, now known professionally as WWE Superstar Chad Gable, is one of the rising stars in the world of professional wrestling.
The Albertville, Minn., native was a Greco-Roman specialist, foregoing the traditional college wrestling route to train strictly in Greco at Northern Michigan under Ivan Ivanov at the U.S. Olympic Education Center. From there, it was a World Team in 2009, an Olympic Team in 2012 and now a career tag-teaming with another former amateur wrestler, Jason Jordan (known to college fans as Indiana alum Nathan Everhart).
With his close friend and teammate Andy Bisek representing the Minnesota Storm in Rio for the 2016 Games, Gable breaks down what made Bisek rise from obscurity to be one of the best in the World and breaks down some of his own memories from London four years ago.
Eva Marie
After hyping her in-ring debut tonight, Eva Marie was ‘unable’ to compete after a ‘wardrobe malfunction’, as her top came undone and she ran to the back after a ref gave her a towel.
Her opponent, Becky Lynch, requested a new opponent, and her challenge was answered by Alexa Bliss, who told Lynch to be careful what she wished for. Eva Marie ended up coming back out being announced as ‘ready to compete’ and Bliss used the distraction to hit Twisted Bliss on Becky for the win.
Eva spoke with Charly Caruso afterwards and said she felt bad about missing the match, but her ankle is better and she fixed her top, and she’ll be ready to debut soon.
