WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett thinks Chad Gable should be ready to walk away from WWE, telling My World with Jeff Jarrett that the creative team probably won’t hand him the push fans want, even after the El Grande Americano run.
Jarrett’s comments follow Gable’s AAA Noche de los Grandes mask vs. mask match against Ludwig Kaiser in Monterrey last weekend, one of the year’s most praised matches of the year.
“I just don’t see the WWE pushing him, because he worked under the Vince regime. And obviously now he’s worked under Triple H regime, but they’re not all of a sudden magically going to go ‘Oh yeah, he’s our guy.'”
His point: a wrestler who’s been through both the McMahon and Triple H eras usually has his ceiling set already, and a great match in Monterrey isn’t likely to reset it. From there, Jarrett turned to leverage.
“I would absolutely leverage the contract situation with New Japan having new owners and so on. I just think he needs to keep doing what he’s doing, but be ready to leave. I don’t see TKO coming to him and saying, ‘Hey man, you performed great in Monterrey, we’re going to give you a bump in pay.’ I just don’t see that. I think he could monetize his talent more.”
The New Japan angle ties to NJPW’s recent sale to TV Asahi and CyberAgent, which could open up fresh booking and money. His WWE deal has roughly a year left, which gives him room to keep working dates while he weighs his options, with the Monterrey success as a bargaining chip.
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