According to a report from PWInsider Elite, there are some within WWE that expect Chad Gable to be back as soon as the January 5, 2026 Raw, which is the one-year anniversary episode on Netflix.
The report also notes Gable was said to have spent several days at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida last month preparing for his return to the ring.
Gable has been out of action since suffering a rotator cuff injury this past June. WWE wrote him off television back on the June 23 episode of Raw, in a backstage segment where Penta ‘snapped’ his arm. Shortly after that last appearance, Gable underwent shoulder surgery.
Following Gable’s injury and surgery, Ludwig Kaiser has been portraying the role of El Grande Americano.