El Grande Americano helped Dominik Mysterio retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship over Penta at WWE Backlash.
Not only did Penta have to contend with Judgment Day's Carlito, JD McDonagh, and Finn Balor at ringside during his singles opportunity to win the Intercontinental Championship, he would be headbutted by Chad Gable's favorite Luchador, El Grande Americano, as the referee was distracted, leading to Mysterio hitting a Frog Splash for his first successful Intercontinental Championship defense on a WWE PLE.
El Grande Americano, who is definitely not Chad Gable in disguise, is known to load his Luchador mask with a metal plate, making the headbutts more intense.
My Daddy Dom ------ https://t.co/k9iEYzyaTH
— LIV Morgan (@YaOnlyLivvOnce) May 11, 2025
Did somebody say EL GRANDE AMERICANO?!#WWEBacklash pic.twitter.com/JIkBlBRTeP
— WWE (@WWE) May 11, 2025
At WWE WrestleMania, Americano defeated Penta's brother, Rey Fenix, and since then, there has been tension between Penta and Chad Gable.
At this link, you can read who Dominik Mysterio believes are the greatest WWE Intercontinental Champions of all time.
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