Gabe Logan Newell, often nicknamed Gaben, is an American computer programmer and businessman who is best known as the co-founder and president of the video game development and digital distribution company, Valve Corporation. He is also one of the greatest wrestlers to ever walk the Jerma Wrestling Federation.
History[]
Newell was born on November 3, 1962, in Seattle, Washington. He attended Harvard University in the early 1980s, but dropped out to work for the American technology company Microsoft, where he spent the next decade working as a producer for some of their early Windows operating systems.
During his time at the company, Newell, along with co-worker Mike Harrington (no relation to Jeremy), were impressed by computer games that were being released in the mid 1990s, such as id Software's Doom and Quake. Fully convinced that games were the future of entertainment, and intrigued by the prospect of having his own development studio, Newell, along with Harrington, left Microsoft to co-found Valve in 1996, where he remains its president.
Valve would go on to establish themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the gaming industry, making series such as Half-Life, Portal, Left 4 Dead, DOTA, and Team Fortress. They also run the popular game-distribution platform Steam.
In January 2017, Forbes estimated the net worth of Newell to be $4.1 billion, ranking him 134th among all global billionaires.
In the Ring[]
Gabe Newell was present in the Jerma Wrestling Federation for several years. His story arc remains one of the most compelling and emotional in the federation, and his wrestling stats are nigh-unmatched by most other mortal wrestlers.
The Jerma Rumble[]
Gabe Newell brutally powerbombs Sonic out of the ring
Gabe Newell made his debut in the first Jerma Rumble, where he was one of the first two contestants in the ring alongside The Egg to kick off the event. He lasted a stunning 13 and a half minutes, a Rumble record at the time. He also got the most eliminations of the Rumble, eliminating The Egg, Byeah #36, and Bat Boy. He also eliminated Sonic the Hedgehog with a brutal powerbomb over the top rope, something Sonic would come to despise him for. His streak ended when he was eliminated by Grandpa.
Jerma Rumble 2[]
Gabe Newell was also present in Jerma Rumble 2, in which he lasted almost 5 minutes. He quickly got revenge by eliminating Grandpa, followed by eliminating the Monopoly Guy too. Gordon Freeman, one of Gaben's employees, was also present at the Rumble, where he made an unsanctioned hint towards a possible Half-Life 3 announcement that enraged Gaben. After a long and grueling battle with Freeman, Gaben found himself on the bad end of a reversal hurricanrana that had him eliminated. While not as good as his previous performance, it was still a respectable one.
Jermania 2014[]
Later, Gabe Newell was challenged by Sonic the Hedgehog for his humiliating defeat in the first Jerma Rumble. Sonic also recruited fellow video game mascot Pac-Man to help in a two-on-one tornado tag team match. This battle was slated to be part of the Jermania 2014 festivities.
Sonic and Pac-Man attack Gabe Newell on his way to the ring
On the night of the event, Sonic and Pac-Man ganged up on Gaben from behind before the match even began, beating him with a folding chair. The three then made their way to the ring, where Gaben was immediately at a numbers disadvantage, plus he was still reeling from the surprise attack.
Suddenly, Gordon Freeman made his way down to the ring. Gaben assumed he was coming to save him, but in reality Freeman was only there to make things worse, evidently still not over their scuffle in Jerma Rumble 2. Luckily for Gaben, a truly loyal employee, the BLU Spy, arrived to fight off Freeman and let Gaben focus on Sonic instead. In the end Gaben managed to pin Sonic and win the event, against all odds.
Jerma Rumble 3[]
Gabe Newell entered Jerma Rumble 3 fairly late into the event at the 17th position, giving him a clear advantage. Having grown out his beard, Gaben was ready to finally achieve glory and win the Rumble. Upon entering the ring he went for Jerma and quickly eliminated him, next getting rid of Sonny, Byeah #846, and Tony the Tiger. Gaben was left one of the last two wrestlers alongside The Pencil, and at first completely dominated the humanoid writing implement.
The Pencil tricks Gabe Newell
However, The Pencil began to show signs of injury, gesturing towards his leg. Gaben came to inspect and make sure he wasn't badly wounded, but The Pencil was just faking it and used this opportunity to punch Gaben right in the balls. Weakened, Gaben could barely fight back against The Pencil and was soon eliminated by him. The Pencil went down in history as the winner of the third Jerma Rumble, while Gabe Newell would never see such glory. Shortly afterward, Gaben resigned from the Jerma Wrestling Federation. It's unknown if he'll ever return.
Jermania 2020[]
After his absence from the rumble for multiple years, Gabe Newell makes his return in the 2020 Jerma Rumble. Gabe Newell appears with a Valve Index to promote his company's VR hardware. In the ring he faces off his arch nemesis, The Pencil, who robbed Gabe of his championship title with a balls punch in Jerma Rumble 3. While Gabe was not able to dish out revenge by eliminating The Pencil, he was able to outlast him before finally eliminated by jermaThing. Gabe Newell scored 2 eliminations in the first rumble and an assist elimination in the second rumble.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Newell stated that some of his favorite games were Super Mario 64, Doom, and a Burroughs mainframe version of Star Trek. Doom convinced him that games were the future of entertainment, and Super Mario 64 convinced him that games were a form of art. Newell is also a fan of the American animated series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
- Newell formerly suffered from Fuchs' dystrophy, a congenital disease which affects the cornea, but was cured by two cornea transplants in 2006 and 2007.
- Gabe Newell's favorite Team Fortress 2 class is the Spy.
External Links[]
- Gabe Newell's Wikipedia page