WWE SummerSlam 2026 Night 2 Results As Chad Gable Wins IC Title In His Hometown

Aug 03, 2026 07:11 AM - 2 hours ago 1

Chad Gable won his first singles title successful WWE aft beating Penta for the WWE Intercontinental Championship successful an affectional match.

Chad Gable spent overmuch of past twelvemonth recovering from room aft inflaming lucha libre fans pinch his El Grande Americano gimmick. As an American disguised arsenic a luchador, Gable was a apical bottommost successful Triple A until a enarthrosis wounded forced Ludwig Kaiser into his role. What was intended to beryllium an absurdist drama enactment turned the 2nd El Grande Americano into a people leader arsenic Kaiser ran pinch the gimmick and ne'er looked back.

Typically, this bait-and-switch would lead to a Wally Pipp business wherever Pipp’s replacement (in this lawsuit Lou Gehrig) ne'er gave up his spot. While this script did play retired pinch the El Grande Americanos, it was not without a melodramatic blowoff lucifer astatine El Noche de los Grandes arsenic Gable unsuccessfully battled to go the 1 and only El Grande Americano. Thankfully for Chad Gable, his nonaccomplishment came successful the lucifer of the twelvemonth successful 2026, and this led to a babyface redemption circuit pinch Chad Gable playing his existent aforesaid arsenic opposed to a bottommost luchador.

Gable’s arc led him to his hometown of Minneapolis, wherever he slayed the lucha dragon known arsenic Penta. If this isn’t cinema, I don’t cognize what is.

Chad Gable Def. Penta To Win His First Intercontinental Title

Chad Gable received a immense hometown popular arsenic he excessively was dressed successful purple and golden for illustration the Super Bowl-depraved Minnesota Vikings. Fans besides shouted for Penta, but erstwhile the doorbell rang, Minnesota was afloat down Gable.
Chad Gable and Penta shook hands arsenic Gable’s family watched from ringside. Gable came retired of the breaks connected the violative against Penta. Gable past rushed into a backbreaker by Penta for a nearfall.
Penta dominated Gable pinch a barrage of offense, including a dive to the extracurricular and a Made successful Japan for a 2 count. Gable suplexed Penta into the area and went for a flying headbutt, but Penta caught him successful an armbar, busting Gable’s shoulder. The lucifer came to a halt.
Penta showed small remorse and targeted Gable’s surgically repaired shoulder. “I’m sorry, Chad,” Penta said arsenic he peppered Gable pinch kicks. Chad Gable countered pinch an ankle fastener and later an armbar complete the apical rope. Chad Gable deed a German suplex connected the apron connected Penta and followed up pinch a picture-perfect moonsault to the outside.
Penta deed a Mexican Destroyer connected Chad Gable and the 2 landed awkwardly. The referee had to cheque connected some wrestlers, who were fine, but the crowd was now moreover much invested successful the lucifer aft the vulnerable bump. Gable countered the Mexican Destroyer pinch an ankle lock. Penta desperately tried to conflict retired of the hold, but Gable locked successful and made Penta taxable successful the mediate of the ring.
After the match, Chad Gable trim a akin promo to his affectional speech aft being unmasked. This time, however, it was a happy infinitesimal arsenic he declared himself arsenic the Intercontinental champion.