WWE: Chad Gable Contract Update, Randy Orton on Not Seeing Anyone Break His Youngest World Champion Accolade in WWE, More News

Jun 7, 2024

Chad Gable WWE Contract Status Update

As noted before, Chad Gable’s contract with WWE is currently set to expire at the end of Friday, June 7th.

Fightful Select reported that while Gable’s contract officially expires at the end of Friday, he is still booked to work at WWE’s Clash at the Castle 2024 event on June 15th in Glasgow, Scotland.

It was reported that WWE officials have had on-going talks with Gable for a potential new deal over the past week.

Randy Orton Comments on His Belief of Not Seeing Anyone Breaking His “Youngest World Champion” Accolade

A recent episode of Sportskeeda’s WrestleBinge podcast featured Randy Orton as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Orton’s thoughts about his current belief of not seeing anyone breaking his accolade of being the “Youngest World Champion” in WWE history.

“As far as someone becoming the youngest world champion and taking that from me, I don’t see that happening. Only because I think it was a very special circumstance when I became the youngest world champion. I was 24 years old and I don’t know if there is anyone young enough to make it to that yet. I think I’m going to hold that for quite some time.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

WWE News & Notes

WWE filed a new trademark for “WCW” on June 4th for merchandise-related purposes to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Titus O’Neil was officially inducted into the Sports Club of Tampa Bay Hall of Fame on Thursday in a ceremony held in Tampa, Florida.

WWE recently announced that they will be holding a free-to-attend Clash at the Castle 2024 Kickoff event on June 14th at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.

Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan reported that his sources stated that Ethan Page’s promo work during this past Tuesday’s NXT show received widespread acclaim from NXT officials. Those spoken to stated that NXT officials felt Page’s performance was a highlight and showcased his exceptional promo skills and also solidifying his current position as a standout talent on the brand.

WWE officials reportedly originally had considered potential plans for a UFC Octagon to be featured for this Sunday’s NXT Battleground 2024 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to Fightful Select. Corey Brennan reported that this idea was dropped due to logistical issues. Brennan reported that despite this issue, WWE officials still have plans for a significant UFC presence to be shown at their upcoming event.

Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan reported that his sources stated that no other TNA talents besides Jordynne Grace was in attendance backstage at this past Tuesday’s NXT show.

In a recent interview with Sports Graphic Number, Marigold owner Rossy Ogawa gave his thoughts about a meeting he had with WWE CCO Paul “Triple H” Levesque in late 2023. Ogawa stated “Triple H said, ‘I want to help you with whatever you want to do, whether it’s STARDOM or individually.’ He gave me the push I needed.” Ogawa also gave his thoughts about one of his remaining career goals is to be inducted into WWE’s Hall of Fame, Ogawa stated “Aside from the success of Marigold, I personally have two remaining goals: I want to be honored in the WWE’s Legacy category, and I want to get something from the Tokyo Sports Wrestling Awards. I want to do both while I’m still alive (laughs). I think if we do what we think is interesting and what we believe in, we can lead to success.” (English translation via PostWrestling.com)

In response to a recent fan question about issues with his current booking in WWE, Andrade El Idolo responded on Twitter agreeing why WWE’s current booking always seems to make their Latino talent fight other Latino talents in the company. This person stated “Why do they always make Latinos fight among Latinos? Don’t you know of another one?” and Andrade responded stating “I wonder the same!!!!!” In a follow-up tweet, Andrade reflected about his time in AEW and posted photos of him getting to work in AEW, AAA, and CMLL over the past year. Andrade stated “The REAL LATINO MAN. AEW CMLL AAA“

In a recent interview with The Arash Markazi Show podcast, NXT head booker Shawn Michaels gave his thoughts about NXT’s upcoming Battleground 2024 event at the UFC Apex and the current synergies between WWE and UFC. Michaels stated “I know that we are very excited about going out there, and that is one of the big ‘to do’ lists, to physically get to see it. We have talked a little bit with their folks out there. For someone who came from being a wrestling fan and then went through the territories, that’s how I learned; it is very different now. The science that goes behind theirs and ours, and how all that has changed, is truly fascinating. Theirs is different from ours and probably has multi-faceted of science that wouldn’t vie in our line of work, but still fascinating. Our team is definitely looking forward to going out there and seeing what we can glean from what it is they do and if there is anything they can get from what we do. Everyone is looking advantages in this day and age to make their fighters and performers the best they possibly can. Whatever it is you can do to enhance that, we’re always looking out for the latest and greatest on that.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)