WWE NXT Takeover Respect: 22 Things You Might Have Missed

15. Olympic Gable

Say what you want about the Full Sail crowd, perhaps they might be a shade self-indulgent with the constant chants, but it creates an electric atmosphere and, dammit, some are downright hilarious. The NXT crowd has, shall we say, taken to Chad Gable, by which I mean the audience were going ape-mental for Chad Gable. He has the perfect storm of Olympic pedigree, cocksure charm and diminutive stature that inspires fierce loyalty from fans who rebel against WWE management's conventional body-expectations. They chanted his name throughout and, evidently, many fans find something of the Kurt Angle about the singlet-sporting Olympian, because they started singing the word 'Gable' to the tune of 'Medal', Kurt Angle's theme. https://youtu.be/V-rybe5jryM That's wonderful.