Overview
- Internal WWE sources cited by Fightful Select expect Chad Gable to return within the next month, with the Jan. 31 Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia viewed as the latest target.
- The reporting adds hope that Gable could reappear on television even before the Royal Rumble deadline.
- Gable has been out since summer shoulder surgery and has been training at the WWE Performance Center as his recovery advances.
- In his absence, Ludwig Kaiser has portrayed El Grande Americano on WWE programming, where the masked persona expanded ties including segments with Dominik Mysterio and Los Americanos.
- Outlets report that WWE plans to address the El Grande Americano situation when Gable returns, though the creative direction has not been decided or announced.