Alpha Academy are an American

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composed of

Chad Gable Charles Edward Betts (born March 8, 1986) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Chad Gable. He is a four-time tag team champion in ...

and

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. They are signed to

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and perform on the

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. 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.

History

Formation and SmackDown Tag Team championship pursuits (2020-2021) Chad Gable and Otis were first paired together in December 2020 following Otis's split from

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and the dissolution of

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. The team made their debut on December 11, 2020 in a defeat to the team of Cesaro and

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.They went on to lose in most of their matches, but won a couple of them . They would eventually turn heel in February 2021 after attacking the Mysterios after a match. The team would eventually become no.1 contenders for the SmackDown Tag team Championship and would feud with The Usos in 2021 but were unsuccessful. They moved to Raw as part of WWE Draft 2021. Raw Tag Team Champions (2021-2022) Alpha Academy became

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on January 10, 2022 by defeating

RK-Bro RK-Bro is an American professional wrestling tag team composed of Randy Orton and Matt Riddle. They are both currently signed to WWE, where they perform on the Raw brand. The team's name is derived from Orton's initials and finisher "RKO" and comb ...

from the

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. They would both enter in the Royal Rumble match. After a brief feud with RK-Bro and Seth Rollins - Kevin Owens, on March 7, 2022, RK-Bro defeated Alpha Academy to regain the titles in a three-team match which also featured the team of Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens. They would get their rematch at WrestleMania 38 but were unsuccessful.

Championships and accomplishments

WWE Raw Tag Team Championship The WWE Raw Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, representing the Raw brand division. It is one of two male tag team championships for WWE's main roster, ...

( 1 time)

References

External links

Alpha Academy
Profile at Cagematch.net * * {{WWE Tag Team Championship WWE teams and stables