Alpha Academy

Alpha Academy are a professional wrestling tag team composed of Chad Gable and Otis. The team is currently performing in WWE on the Raw brand, where they are former one-time Raw Tag Team Champions.[1] The pair are longtime best friends in real life, with their friendship dating back to 2011, where they trained for the Olympics together in Colorado Springs. The two are now neighbors on the same street.[2]

Alpha Academy
Alpha Academy (Chad Gable (left) and Otis (right))
Tag team
MembersChad Gable
Otis
Name(s)Alpha Academy
Otis and Chad Gable
Billed heightsChad Gable: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Otis: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Combined
billed weight		533 lb (242 kg)
DebutDecember 11, 2020
Years active2020–present

History

On November 13, 2020 episode of SmackDown, Chad Gable opened the "Alpha Academy" (a nod to his former tag team of American Alpha with Jason Jordan) and attempted to recruit Otis as his client.[3][4] The team made their debut on the December 11 episode of SmackDown in a defeat to the team of Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura.[5] At TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, Gable and Otis teamed with Big E and Daniel Bryan to defeat Cesaro, Nakamura, King Corbin, and Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn in an eight-man tag team match.[6][7] On the February 19, 2021 episode of SmackDown, Gable ordered Otis to attack Rey Mysterio after their tag team match, thus turning them into heels.[8][9]

As part of the 2021 Draft in October, now known as Alpha Academy, both Gable and Otis were drafted to the Raw brand.[10] On the January 10, 2022 episode of Raw, Alpha Academy defeated RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle) to win the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship.[11] They would both enter in the Royal Rumble match, but they failed to win the match.[12] On the March 7 episode of Raw, Alpha Academy dropped the titles back to RK-Bro, ending their reign at 55 days.[13] On Day 2 of WrestleMania 38 on April 3, Alpha Academy failed to regain the titles from RK-Bro in a triple-threat match also involving the Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford).[14][15]

On the March 13, 2023 episode of Raw, Gable found Otis backstage taking part in a photo shoot with Maximum Male Models (the team of ma.çé and mån.sôör, managed by Maxxine Dupri). Otis then decided to leave with Maximum Male Models instead of Gable.[16] On the following episode of Raw, Otis accompanied Gable in Gable's match against Ricochet. Midway through the match, Maxxine walked out to bring Otis backstage. This distracted Gable and allowed Ricochet to win the match.[17]

Championships and accomplishments

References
  1. Parsons, Jim. "Alpha Academy Win The Raw Tag Team Championships". The sportster. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. Black, Matt. "Chad Gable Reflects On His Real Life Friendship With Otis Following RAW World Tag Team Title Win". Mandatory. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. Waddon, Mitch (September 3, 2021). "Otis Explains The Origins Of Alpha Academy Pairing With Chad Gable In WWE". cultaholic.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. Waddon, Mitch. "Otis Explains The Origins Of Alpha Academy Pairing With Chad Gable In WWE". cultaholic.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. "Matches". cagematch.net. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. Powell, Jason (December 20, 2020). "WWE TLC Kickoff Show results: Powell's review of Big E, Daniel Bryan, Otis, and Chad Gable vs. Sami Zayn, King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Cesaro in an eight-man tag match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  7. Garretson, Jordan (December 20, 2020). "Big E, Daniel Bryan, Otis & Chad Gable def. Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn, King Corbin, Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura (Kickoff Match)". WWE. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  8. GUZZO, GISBERTO (February 19, 2021). "Alpha Academy Turn Heel, Attack Rey Mysterio On WWE SmackDown". Fightful. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  9. Powell, Jason (February 19, 2021). "2/19 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Edge's appearance, Kevin Owens, Daniel Bryan, and Cesaro vs. Jey Uso, King Corbin, and Sami Zayn in a six-man tag match, the final push for the Elimination Chamber event". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  10. "See all the results from the 2021 Draft".
  11. "CHAD GABLE / OTIS / WWE Alpha Academy Crowned New RAW Tag Team Champions". wrestlingattitude.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  12. Powell, Jason (January 29, 2022). "WWE Royal Rumble results: Powell's live review of the Royal Rumble matches, Brock Lesnar vs. Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship, Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE Universal Championship, Becky Lynch vs Doudrop for the Smackdown Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  13. Powell, Jason (March 7, 2022). "3/7 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Chad Gable and Otis vs. Randy Orton and Riddle vs. Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens in a Triple Threat for the Raw Tag Titles, Edge explains his attack on AJ Styles, Jerry Lawler appears, Logan Paul and Miz hold a Homecoming Party". Pro Wrestling Do Net. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  14. Clapp, John (April 3, 2022). "Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro def. Alpha Academy and The Street Profits (Triple Threat Match)". WWE. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  15. Powell, Jason (April 3, 2022). "WrestleMania 38 results: Powell's live review of night two with Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar for the Unified WWE Championship, RK-Bro vs. The Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy for the Raw Tag Titles, Edge vs. AJ Styles, Johnny Knoxville vs. Sami Zayn in an Anything Goes match, Pat McAfee vs. Austin Theory, Bobby Lashley vs. Omos". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  16. Powell, Jason (2023-03-13). "3/13 WWE Raw results: Powell's live review of Cody Rhodes vs LA Knight, Kevin Owens vs. Solo Sikoa in a Street Fight, Raw Women's Champion Bianca Belair vs. Chelsea Green in a non-title match, Elias vs. Bronson Reed, Edge calling out Finn Balor, Brock Lesnar and Omos meeting face-to-face". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  17. Powell, Jason (2023-03-20). "3/20 WWE Raw results: Powell's live review of Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns' appearance, U.S. Champion Austin Theory vs. Montez Ford in a non-title match, Bianca Belair and Asuka vs. Chelsea Green and Carmella, Logan Paul's talkshow, penultimate edition before WrestleMania 39". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  18. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2020 - the Internet Wrestling Database".
  19. "WWE Raw Tag Team Championship history". WWE.
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