Chad Gable

Charles Edward Betts (born March 8, 1986),^[2] better known by his ring name Chad Gable, is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand and is the leader of the stable American Made. He also competes as the luchador El Grande Americano and is the current Speed Champion in his first reign. Gable is known for being a tag team wrestler, having teamed with Jason Jordan (as American Alpha), Shelton Benjamin, Bobby Roode and Otis (as Alpha Academy).

Chad Gable
Gable in 2016
Birth name	Charles Edward Betts[1]
Born	(1986-03-08) March 8, 1986 (age 39)[2] Saint Michael, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma mater	Northern Michigan University
Spouse(s)	Kristi Oliver ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	3
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Chad Gable[3] Chas Betts Shorty G[4] Shorty Gable[5] El Grande Americano
Billed height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[3]
Billed weight	202 lb (92 kg)[3]
Billed from	Minneapolis, Minnesota[3]
Trained by	Arik Cannon (professional)[6] Dan Chandler (amateur)[7] Gregg Greeno (amateur)[8] Mike Quackenbush (professional)[9] WWE Performance Center (professional)
Debut	February 9, 2013[10]

During his career he won the NXT and SmackDown Tag Team Championships once each with Jordan, the Raw Tag Team Championship twice with Roode and Otis, and the WWE Speed Championship once. Before his time in WWE he was an amateur wrestler for nine years.

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur wrestling

• High School
  • Minnesota State Wrestling Champion (2004)^[11]
  • Minnesota State Wrestling 4th Place (2003)^[12]
• International Medals
  • World University Games silver medal (2006)
  • Pan-American Championships Gold medal (2012)
  • Gedza International silver medal (2012)
  • Pan-American Olympic Qualifier silver medal (2012)
  • Granma Cup Bronze medal (2012)
  • Dave Schultz Memorial International Gold medal (2012)
• Olympic Games
  • U.S. Olympic Trials Champion (2012)

Professional wrestling

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 83 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2019^[13]
• Rolling Stone
  • Most Promising Youngster of the Year (2017)^[14]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Rookie of the Year (2015)^[15]
  • Most Underrated (2019, 2023)^[16]
  • Worst Gimmick (2019) as Shorty G
• WWE
  • WWE Speed Championship (1 time, current)^[17]
  • NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jason Jordan^[18][19]
  • WWE Raw Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bobby Roode (1) and Otis (1)^[20]
  • WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jason Jordan^[21]