5 Things you might not know about Chad Gable & Bobby Roode

Chad Gable and Bobby Roode have featured prominently on WWE television recently as the latest new tag team on Monday Night Raw.

The duo defeated The Ascension in back-to-back weeks in early September before Gable won a one-on-one match on the most recent episode of Raw against Viktor.

Gable initially made a name for himself with fans when he joined forces with American Alpha tag partner Jason Jordan in NXT, where they became NXT Tag Team champions.

Since his main-roster call-up in July 2016, he has won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship with Jordan, formed an eight-month alliance with Shelton Benjamin, and competed in impressive singles matches against the likes of AJ Styles, Rusev and Dolph Ziggler.

As for Roode, he was already well-known to fans from his days in Impact Wrestling before he debuted in NXT in June 2016, while he held the NXT Championship for seven months before he joined WWE's main roster in August 2017.

Now that the two men are teaming together, fans are getting to witness another side to their characters, particularly in Gable’s case, that we hadn’t previously seen.

With that in mind, let’s learn a bit more about them by taking a look at three things you might not know about Gable and two things you might not know about Roode.

#5 Chad Gable was Braun Strowman’s first opponent

Braun Strowman had a different look in NXT

Way before Braun Strowman was giving out hands and toppling over vehicles, he was a rookie in the NXT developmental system who never even appeared on WWE programming before his main-roster debut in August 2015.

“The Monster Among Men” only featured at live events during his time in NXT, where he made his in-ring debut on 19 December 2014 against none other than Chad Gable.

The former American Alpha member only made his in-ring debut three months earlier, defeating Troy McClain at a live event, before losing two nights in a row against the mighty Strowman (then known as Braun ‘Stowman’) in December.

#4 Bobby Roode had an interesting first character name

Bobby Roode's original name was far from glorious

Not every WWE Superstar gets the perfect character name right at the start of their career.

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin, for example, was “The Ringmaster” when he first joined WWE, while Glenn Jacobs performed as Fake Diesel and Dr. Isaac Yankem before he became Kane in 1997.

In Bobby Roode’s case, he began his career in 1998 with a name that might surprise you: “Total” Lee Awesome!

Fortunately, his totally not awesome name didn’t stick around for long and he soon became known by his real name, Bobby Roode.

#3 Chad Gable is only rated 75 on WWE 2K19

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2K recently announced the full list of overall ratings for WWE Superstars on the upcoming WWE 2K19 video game.

While Chad Gable’s multiple tag partners are rated relatively well in the game (Jason Jordan 78, Shelton Benjamin 78, Bobby Roode 81), the former American Alpha member has been given a rating of just 75.

When you consider that Akira Tozawa (76), Bianca Belair (77), Fandango (79), R-Truth (77), Stephanie McMahon (77) and TJP (76) are ahead of him, it’s no wonder there is always so much controversy surrounding the ratings every year!

#2 Chad Gable was 1-1 at the 2012 Olympics

The majority of WWE fans probably know that Chad Gable competed in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2012 Olympics, but do you know how well he performed in London?

Then better known to people as Charles Betts, a 26-year-old Gable earned his place at the 2012 Olympic Games when he defeated Jordan Holm in a U.S. Olympic Trial in the 84kg category.

He recorded one win at the Games, defeating Keitani Graham in a qualification round, but his Olympic journey ended when he lost to Cuba’s Pablo Shorey.

#1 Bobby Roode is still the longest-reigning Impact World champion

He held the — "The Glorious One" held the title for 256 days

Bobby Roode has held two titles since joining WWE – the NXT Championship (203 days) and the United States Championship (54 days) – but neither reigns were quite as historic as his 256 days as Impact World champion.

From 26 October 2011 to 8 July 2012, Roode held Impact’s most prestigious title to become the longest-reigning holder in its history – a record that still stands to this day.

The current Impact World champ, Austin Aries, has held the title since 24 April 2018 and needs to keep hold of it until 6 January 2019 to break the record.