American Alpha

American Alpha
Chad Gable (left) & Jason Jordan (right)
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.

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 24th 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 against the NXT Tag Team Champions 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
  • "Elite" by CFO$^[5] (July 29, 2015–present)

Championships and accomplishments

American Alpha are the current NXT Tag Team Champions

Professional wrestling

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Rookie of the Year (2015) – Gable^[6]

• WWE NXT
  • NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time, current)

References

1. Trionfo, Richard (July 15, 2015). "WWE NXT REPORT: SASHA VERSUS CHARLOTTE, ZAYN UPDATE, MAIN EVENT FOR TAKEOVER ANNOUNCED, HAS JASON JORDAN FINALLY FOUND A TAG TEAM PARTNER HE CAN TRUST, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
2. Caldwell, James. "4/1 “NXT Takeover: Dallas” Results – CALDWELL’S Complete Live Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
3. Killam, Mike. "7/15 WWE NXT Results: Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte Women’s Title Match, Sami Zayn Returns to Address Injury, Samoa Joe in Action". Wrestle Zone. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
4. Trionfo, Richard. "WWE NXT REPORT: TAG TITLE MATCH, CHARLOTTE VERSUS DANA, THE MECHANICS IN ACTION, GABLE AND JORDAN IN ACTION, OWENS IN ACTION, AND ARE YOU BULL FIT?". PWInsider. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
5. "WWE: Elite (Jordan & Gable) - Single". iTunes.
6. Meltzer, Dave (January 25, 2016). "January 25, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2015 Observer Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter (Campbell, California): 30. ISSN 1083-9593.

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