10 Sneaky WWE Makeovers

8. Chad Gable

Chad Gable
WWE

Speaking of Chad, here he is.

Unless you've been attending recent WWE house shows in Europe, you might not know about this one at all. It's a new experiment from Chad Gable, one that makes him look very much like a young Kurt Angle. The parallels, both physically and in-ring, have always been there, but this is quite striking.

Before live events in Paris, Birmingham, Sheffield, Cardiff and more, Gable cut off his trademark long locks and went for a short and curly look. It suits him, and it somehow brings out his prominent jawline more than the traditional wrestler bangs ever did.

Chad hasn't been very vocal about his haircut either. He just sort of showed up for matches with Robert Roode (all four of which he lost, by the way) after visiting the barber's chair. Who knows if WWE will reference this when Gable returns to television, whenever that is.

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