Chad Gable Publicly Apologizes to Fans for His ‘Shorty G’ Character Run

Chad Gable has been on something of an apology tour lately, and he’s now extended that streak to include the WWE Universe at large — specifically for the Shorty G era of his career.

Gable addressed the matter directly, telling fans, “I’ll apologize to you guys personally and the entire audience for Shorty G. How about that? I apologize. Will you at least accept?” He also appeared to reference Maxxine in his remarks before the excerpt cuts off.

For those who may have blocked it from memory, Shorty G was a repackaging of Gable on the main roster that saw him lean into a self-deprecating gimmick centered around his height. It was widely regarded as a creative misfire that squandered the legitimate in-ring talent Gable had spent years building across the tag division and NXT. The character never gained meaningful traction, and Gable eventually shed the name and moved on.

The apology fits neatly into Gable’s current heel persona, which has involved a running bit of him issuing increasingly theatrical mea culpas to various parties — luchadors have apparently been among the recipients. Turning that same energy toward the fans and one of WWE’s more forgettable character experiments is a clever bit of self-aware storytelling.

Whether the audience accepts his apology for Shorty G is another matter entirely, but at the very least, Gable seems to agree it was something worth saying sorry for.