"I don't understand," says Vince Russo on Triple H's booking of 39-year-old WWE star (Exclusive)

On the latest episode of WWE RAW, Penta took on Chad Gable in the opening match of the show following his loss at Backlash. The Mexican faced Dominik Mysterio for the Intercontinental Title in St. Louis but came up short following interference from El Grande Americano.

At WrestleMania 41, Americano beat Penta's brother, Rey Fenix. He has taken issue with other luchadors on the roster. Given that Chad Gable also holds a similar dislike for luchadors, the match was made official for this week's WWE RAW. Unfortunately for Gable, El Zero Miedo emerged victorious.

Wrestling veteran and former WWE writer Vince Russo was left utterly confused after the match since the 39-year-old lost. Speaking on Sportskeeda Wrestling's Legion of RAW, Russo seemed annoyed with the Gable-Americano storyline.

"It's not only that, Chris [Featherstone]. I thought he's El Americano. So we have him losing as Gable and winning as [El Americano] because the mask gives him superpowers, I guess. I don't understand. Everybody makes it clear that he's Americano, and he wins when he's under the mask, and when he's Chad Gable, he loses," Russo said. [From 12:23 onwards]

Legion of RAW co-host Dr. Chris Featherstone also seemed upset with Gable's loss to Penta. He seemed perplexed by the fact that the leader of American Made lost cleanly to Penta, which was another setback for Chad Gable.

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Faiz is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BBA graduate who is passionate about sports and wants to make a career in that field. This passion led to a postgraduate degree in Journalism, which helped him pivot into becoming a sports writer. When writing, he puts the utmost importance on accuracy and thorough research.

Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

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