The origins of El Grande Americano remains shrouded in mystery, but a calculated guess can be made in the aftermath of Chad Gable’s loss to Penta on his Raw debut. The diminutive superstar took a hiatus from WWE, heading south to Mexico in search of inspiration to combat his luchador problem.
Up stepped El Grande Americano, the latest lucha superstar in the Raw roster with a personal vendetta against luchadors. Despite the online backlash against the luchador, here are three reasons to love El Grande Americano.
The brainbox behind the genius of El Grande Americano is the figurehead of the American Made faction, Chad Gable. Gable is one of the most underrated workers in the WWE and he has shown amazing character development, from his treacherous Shorty G days to his heel turn on Sami Zayn.
Since turning heel, Gable has ditched Alpha Academy and forged a new alliance with Ivy Nile and the Creed Brothers, which paved the way for a new heel faction in WWE. El Grande Americano is the latest installment in Gable’s character work, and it has been brilliant thus far.
Lucha Libre is a distinct type of wrestling heralded by Mexican wrestlers, and WWE has had its contingent on the current roster. Rey Mysterio remains the most decorated and respected lucha libre wrestler on the roster, but the latest additions, Penta and Rey Fenix have added more dynamism.
El Grande Americano is the company’s newest lucha libre wrestler, and his emergence has seen him record important victories. At WrestleMania 41, he is set to feud with Rey Mysterio.
Everyone with a functional brain knows that El Grande Americano is Chad Gable. Watching the Minnesota native feign sickness on live TV, only to compete afterward, is goofy wrestling at its finest.
Watching El Grande Americano has been a breath of fresh air, and it’s nice to see how WWE has managed the storyline so far. The match with Rey Mysterio at the grandest stage of them all will be a banger for years to come.
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