American Alpha
| American Alpha | |
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Jordan (left) & Gable (right) in April 2016
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| Tag team | |
| Members | Jason Jordan Chad Gable |
| Name(s) | Jason Jordan and Chad Gable American Alpha |
| Heights | Jordan: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Gable: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Combined weight |
465 lb (211 kg) |
| Debut | July 15, 2015 |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Promotions | NXT |
American Alpha is a professional wrestling tag team composed of former amateur wrestlers Jason Jordan and Chad Gable performing in WWE's development branch, NXT. They are the current NXT Tag Team Champions.
Contents
History
Starting in May 2015, NXT newcomer Chad Gable began a storyline with Jason Jordan, in which he attempted to convince Jordan to form a new partnership, following the dissolution of Jordan's team with Tye Dillinger. After nearly two months of coaxing, Jordan finally agreed to a tag match with Gable as his teammate. On the July 15 episode of NXT, Jordan and Gable were successful in their official debut together against the team of Elias Samson and Steve Cutler.[1] On September 2, Jordan and Gable competed in the first round of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament, beating the team of Neville and Solomon Crowe. After defeating the Hype Bros, they would get eliminated from the tournament, by the team of Baron Corbin and Rhyno. Originally a heel tag team, their fighting spirit and resiliency against their larger opponents won them many fans and began a gradual babyface turn for the pair. On the November 18 episode of NXT, Jordan and Gable would call out main roster tag team The Ascension and defeat them. On the December 2 episode of NXT, Jordan and Gable would face another pair of former NXT Tag Team Champions The Vaudevillains and defeat them as well. At NXT TakeOver: London Gable and Jordan were successful in a fatal 4 way tag team match which was taped for the December 23rd episode of NXT. On the January 8 of NXT tapings, the team of Jordan and Gable began using the name "American Alpha".
American Alpha squared off with Blake and Murphy on two separate occasions on the January 27th and February 24 episode taping's where they were successful both times, as well as teaming with Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady against them and Dash and Dawson on the February 17th episode where they emerged victorious.
American Alpha faced off with the Vaudevillians on the March 16th episode of NXT in a Number 1 contenders match where they emerged victorious, earning them a match for the NXT Tag Team Championship against Dash and Dawson, now called The Revival, at NXT TakeOver: Dallas. The pair won the NXT Tag Team Championship at the event. They defeated Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady on the April 20th episode.[2]
In wrestling
- Double team finishing moves
- Grand Amplitude (Belly-to-back pop-up (Jordan) into a bridging high-angle belly-to-back suplex (Gable) combination)[3][4]
- Double-team signature moves
- Double Northern Lights Suplex
- Entrance themes
Championships and accomplishments
Professional wrestling
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Rookie of the Year (2015) – Gable[6]
- WWE NXT
References
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