50 Absolute Worst Things WWE Has Done In The 21st Century
38. Chad Gable Becomes “Shorty G” (2019)
Back to 2019 we go. Those who recall 2009 clearly shouldn't fret, because we'll be back there soon enough! A decade on from '09's hijinks, Vince McMahon (or a member of his writing staff) had a brain wave. Why not turn hard worker and technical standout Chad Gable into a one note punchline that doesn't even make any sense? That'll put some butts in the seats and force ratings to skyrocket.
Or not.
Regardless, in one of many duff ideas from WWE in 2019, Gable was turned into the dreary "Shorty G". He dressed like a cross between something out of Space Jam and a character from old Disney show Recess. Was Shorty there to play basketball? Did he forget his PE kit at school and have to wear the school-owned one unfortunate kids who accidentally crapped their pants had to sport? It wasn't clear, but crap fits on this occasion.
Shorty G definitely was that "poopy" stuff John Cena talked about in 2008. It didn't make sense either. Often, wrestlers who were the same size as Gable or shorter poked fun at his height during backstage promos. Mustafa Ali and The Revival thought it was hi-hi-hilarious that "Shorty" was so small...even though he wasn't much shorter than the average height.
Donning an expression that gave away his true feelings on this backstory, poor Chad had to mumble his way through some nonsense about being bullied his entire life but never letting that hold him down. It didn't matter that he was literally taller than those doing the bullying; feel sorry for him and buy the merch, people!
People didn't. No wonder.