Heartbreaking Confession: Chad Gable After WWE SummerSlam – “The Tears Were Just Flowing”

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On Night Two of SummerSlam 2026, Chad Gable finally managed to put his demons behind him to lift his first Intercontinental Championship, a title he had come close to winning before, yet the decisive victory had always eluded him. He was asked about his win on the SummerSlam Sunday Post-Show, to which he had a heartbreaking confession.

Gable said that he couldn’t hold back his tears on the night and just let them flow. He even brought up his Shorty G gimmick in WWE from the past, which reminded him of some of the lower moments in life, before noting how immensely fulfilling it was to overcome all of that and get to where he is today.

“I was a grown man, husband, father, and I found myself fighting back tears and I couldn’t do it; I lost it. The tears were just flowing. It’s reminiscent. It just reminds you of everything. I don’t need to list all of it, but I mean, Shorty G, there was some low points, and you either stick with it and demand it of yourself that you’re gonna overcome it all, or you don’t, and I demanded it of myself and that was so fulfilling,” Gable said. [H/T: Fightful]

Chad Gable on the heartwarming message he had once received from the late Brodie Lee

Before his massive Intercontinental Title clash with Penta at SummerSlam, Chad Gable appeared for an interview with Cody Rhodes on What Do You Wanna Talk About?

Bringing up his infamous Shorty G character, which never got over with the WWE Universe, Gable talked about his struggles despite his best efforts with a gimmick he had a feeling might never work.

He then brought up a heartwarming message from the late Brodie Lee (fka Luke Harper in WWE) after he’d delivered his first promo, where he’d essentially named himself Shorty G. Gable recalled how good it felt to receive the message from Lee, as it was a definitive low point in his career.

“I had a very encouraging text from one Luke Harper [Brodie Lee] after the first promo I did when I essentially named myself Shorty G. That was super encouraging from a guy like that because that was a low point for sure, referring to myself as that. But he made me feel as good as I could have about it and I will never forget that. It was immediate afterwards. Took a lot of the stress off of me,” Gable said.

The 40-year-old also noted that Lee’s message had a calming effect on him, and it helped him with the stress he was dealing with at the time.

Now that Chad Gable is finally the Intercontinental Champion for the first time, it remains to be seen how his title reign turns out in the weeks ahead.

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