Chad Gable (@ChasBettsOfficial) is a professional wrestler and the WWE Intercontinental Champion. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Minneapolis, MN to discuss his Intercontinental Championship win at SummerSlam, becoming El Grande Americano and the epic mask vs. mask match in AAA, now hitting the prime of his in-ring career, wrestling Kurt Angle, being Penta's first WWE opponent, the rumors that Ludwig Kaiser might be the other El Grande Americano, why he hired fitness coach Jay Ferruggia to help with his diet and workouts and more!
00:00 Intro
02:02 His YouTube Channel & personal gym, The Shakk
06:42 Appreciating how special this time is
09:21 Recent shoulder injury
14:05 Crazy MITB bump
15:52 Inventing El Grande Americano
21:48 Finding out about the new El Grande Americano
25:02 Dialing up his intensity
27:35 Mask vs Mask
35:52 Work life & family life balance
40:32 Winning the Intercontinental Title
45:25 World Championship goals
48:09 Match vs Gunther
50:01 Penta
53:28 Match vs Dragon Lee in Mexico City
55:49 Seth Rollins' post about him
01:00:44 Wrestling Kurt Angle & taking inspiration from him
01:03:33 Being an independent wrestler in 2003
01:06:48 Going all in on Amateur wrestling
01:08:43 WWE discovering him
01:10:55 Matching gear with his son
01:12:05 New entrance theme
01:14:00 Getting in the best shape of his life
01:18:18 CM Punk working with the same trainer
01:22:25 Dream opponents
01:24:45 Is he in his prime right now?
01:28:50 Time keeps moving faster/turning 40
01:32:49 3 things he's grateful for
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