Chad Gable is no more. The new Shorty G name for Gable was made official on tonight’s WWE SmackDown.

Gable recently started using “Shorty Gable” and was billed as that at one point, but tonight he officially shortened the name and embraced the change in a promo after his singles win over Curtis Axel.

You can see footage from the match and Shorty G’s post-match interview with Kayla Braxton below.

It looks like the Shorty G storyline has been planned for a few months. We first revealed back in mid-July that WWE had filed to trademark the “Shorty G” name.

able could be headed for big things on the blue brand as it was recently reported that Vince McMahon saw Gable’s current run as a push, despite the focus on height jokes and his King of the Ring tournament loss to King Baron Corbin.

As noted, Shorty G has been added to Team Hogan at WWE Crown Jewel on October 31. Shorty will team with Captain Roman Reigns, Rusev, Ali and Ricochet to face Team Flair, which will consist of Corbin, Captain Randy Orton, WWE Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Lashley, and one more Superstar to be announced soon. WWE Hall of Famers Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan will be at ringside to lead the teams.