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Chad Gable Nears WWE Return After Shoulder Injury

Published 26 November 2025

Chad Gable, a prominent WWE Raw performer and leader of the American Made faction, is nearing a return to in-ring action after months sidelined by a shoulder injury, with recent training sessions signaling his preparation for the upcoming Survivor Series WarGames event on November 29.

Gable has been absent from WWE television since late June, when he sustained a rotator cuff injury during a backstage confrontation on the June 23 episode of Raw. The incident involved an arm attack by wrestler Penta, which storyline officials used to write him off programming. Prior to the injury, Gable's last match occurred on June 17 during an episode of WWE Speed, where he defended the Speed Championship as the masked luchador character El Grande Americano in a victory over Berto of Legado del Fantasma. He underwent surgery for the injury in July and confirmed its severity during an interview at a Minnesota Twins baseball game.

In Gable's absence, Ludwig Kaiser assumed the El Grande Americano role, adopting the masked persona and forming the rival group Los Americanos alongside Pete Dunne, as Rayo Americano, and Tyler Bate, as Bravo Americano. Kaiser has appeared in this character on Raw and...

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