Before signing with WWE in 2013, Chad Gable had a successful amateur wrestling career, including competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
A handful of amateur wrestlers have successfully transitioned to WWE, and there have been infamous stories of wrestlers challenging those with an amateur background to a "playful" shoot fight.
Gable doesn't partake in such activities.
"It's not so much that someone wants to do it with me, it's more people that have no background in it that know there are a couple of guys that do have a background in it and they are trying to get guys going. That's happened to me, where they try to get me in on it. I know what that turns into. I've seen it enough times. It's not going to end good for anybody. I'm very satisfied with my career and I don't feel like I have anything to prove in that sense to anybody. That goes down a little bit of a different path, but I've never succumbed to any of that and been like, 'I have to prove myself.' I'm good. I did it. I've seen people succumb to it and throw down with each other. It ends in fisticuffs. It's going nowhere good," Gable said to Jay Ferruggia on The Jay Ferruggia Show.
Shelton Benjamin previously told how he got into a shoot contest with Daniel Purder that ended with Vince McMahon yelling at them. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
Elsewhere during the interview, Gable commented on the possibility of holding a singles title. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
If you use any of the quotes above, please credit and link to the original source with a h/t and link back to Fightful for the transcription.
