Chad Gable: WWE heel turn was ‘kind of my idea’

Chad Gable discussed his heel turn and feud with Sami Zayn in a recent interview.

Gable appeared on The Gorilla Position ahead of Clash at the Castle on Saturday and said that he felt as though he’d “almost flatlined as a babyface” around WrestleMania. After having come up short against Gunther and Sami Zayn, Gable says he needed a change.

“The whole idea to turn heel was kind of my idea,” he said. “I felt like I had almost flatlined as a babyface somewhere around WrestleMania. Came up short against Gunther a few times, then short against Sami. And at a certain point, something’s got to change or the people are not going to buy into you any further.”

Gable continued to say that they realized WWE’s show in Montreal would be a perfect opportunity for him to turn heel.

“We made it happen and just the stars aligned perfectly and I feel like it just worked out in our favor,” Gable continued. “Since then, Otis is this perfect, sympathetic guy that you can’t help but feel bad for. So, really we’ve just got everything in our favor working for us right now and it’s great that the story is going so well.”

Gable came up short again against Zayn in Glasgow this weekend. He hasn’t been announced for a segment on tonight’s Raw as of yet.