In a new interview with Sports Illustrated, Chad Gable aka Shorty G opens up about pitching more serious ideas to WWE CEO Vince McMahon and how McMahon has helped him understand why those ideas won’t connect as much as something more in the sports entertainment realm as Shorty G:
“Vince is someone who has helped me a lot. He started giving me ideas and explained why a lot of my really serious ideas weren’t working. I started to understand his vision, and now I’m off and running with this new character. I’m going to have a great time with it and I can’t wait to sink my teeth into it.”
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Chad Gable also says he routinely would go directly to McMahon and pitch ideas for himself and feels that the determination he displayed is what kept him on Vince’s radar:
“Vince finally realized, after me coming into his office over and over, listening to vignettes I created at home and reading pitches I wrote, that I’m not going away. I hated splitting up with Jason Jordan. He was my best friend in the world and we were having great matches.
“That was the point where I could have rolled over and died or waited for them to come up with something for me, but I didn’t do that—I came up with a new idea and pitched it every week. They didn’t necessarily run with a lot of those ideas, but it showed them they’ve got a guy who is hungry and ready to make an impact.”