Chad Gable Defeats Penta, Claims Intercontinental Title At WWE SummerSlam

Chad Gable has his first major singles gold in WWE at long last, defeating Penta for the Intercontinental Championship at WWE SummerSlam night two. Gable battled Penta for the title at Sunday’s PLE, winning the singles title that has long eluded him.

Gable and Penta put on a wrestling clinic for 11 minutes, with the two trading technical offense throughout. Penta targeted Gable’s bad shoulder, forcing him to battle through the pain to stay in the match. Penta had control late in the bout and went for a Mexican Destroyer, but Gable countered into an Ankle Lock. Penta tried to fight his way out of it, but Gable pulled him to the center of the ring and grapevine the leg to force the submission and win the title.

After the match, Penta put the title around Gable’s waist before raising his arm. The former champion left and Gable’s family joined him in the ring as he cut an emotional promo about his win and coming from Minneapolis. You can see clips from the WWE SummerSlam match below.

As noted, this is Gable’s first major singles championship in WWE. He is a two-time WWE Raw Tag Team Champion and held the WWE Speed Men’s Championship, as well as the NXT Tag Team Championships. Penta’s WWE Intercontinental Championship reign ends at 153 days; he won the title from Dominik Mysterio on the March 2nd episode of WWE Raw.

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— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2026

CHAD GABLE IS INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION!!! 🏆

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— WWE (@WWE) August 3, 2026

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