El Grande Americano to compete on WWE Raw

By Joseph Currier
Published: 7 Jul 2025, 14:34

Though Chad Gable is out of action with an injury, El Grande Americano is still set to compete on WWE Raw tonight.

WWE has announced that Americano will wrestle on Raw against an unnamed opponent. Last week, Ludwig Kaiser briefly portrayed the character in a backstage segment — so it looks like that could continue on tonight’s show.

Gable underwent surgery last week to repair a shoulder injury. A timeline for his return to the ring has not been established, but Gable wrote that he’ll be back ““quicker than you can say GRACIAS!”

Americano is the current WWE Speed Champion. The character continuing despite Gable’s injury would appear to indicate that the Speed title will not be vacated.

Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island is the venue for Raw tonight. Here is everything that’s been announced:

WWE Raw (Monday, July 7) —

Seth Rollins vs. Penta
Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch appears
Roxanne Perez vs. Kairi Sane
Sami Zayn vs. Bron Breakker
Jey Uso vs. Bronson Reed
El Grande Americano in action