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#4 SmackDown Superstar Chad Gable heading to NXT or AEW?

Chad Gable has been stuck in the mid-card limbo on SmackDown. Even though he is a 3-time Tag Team Champion in WWE, his singles career on SmackDown has failed to take off.

Dave Meltzer of WON has speculated that Gable might be the mystery man set to return to NXT. There had been rumblings that Bo Dallas might be the one returning to NXT, but Meltzer believes it would make more sense if it was Gable. He also stated that Gable will be better off if he quits WWE and goes to AEW.

If Gable can keep his main roster contract and come here it would be a win across the board. If not, I’d say he needs to get out, but until after the pandemic, I’m not sure how aggressively AEW will be going for people who do have good contracts in WWE who aren’t proven like a Rey Mysterio.

Chad Gable has been featured regularly on SmackDown, so it's hard to see him moving to NXT. However, he would certainly be a good fit on the AEW roster if he decides to leave WWE.