Gabriel Slade

A character from WWE 2K23 's MyCareer.

10 Years in the Midcard
A midcarder for most of his life with a hidden desire for ambition.

TFR/Off-Season 8: The Lock OVA
After meeting The Lock and forming Neo Evolution with Randy Orton, Slade saw an opportunity, and with Shawn Michaels propping and Orton's help, stepped over The Lock's accumulating failures to propulse his own career and escape after spending 10 years in the midcard without ever seeing a title. As The Lock was now relegated to mocap work and the indies, Gabriel spent the following months years climbing up the ladder, even changing his attire to all-black and dropping the first part of his name, until becoming WWE champion. When The Lock returns, Slade's faction tries everything in their power to keep The Lock away from the title for 58 days, as his contract states he has that much time to get the title or leave WWE forever, but in a move of desperation, Michael forces Slade to kneel and give up the title to Orton for more secure "safekeeping", forcing him to embarras and bury himself. In the end, even Slade comes to The Lock's help against his own faction to help him reach the title.