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Alpha Academy
Stable
Leader(s)Chad Gable
MembersOtis
Maxxine Dupri
Akira Tozawa
Name(s)Alpha Academy
Billed heightsChad Gable: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Otis: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Maxxine Dupri: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Akira Tozawa: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Combined
billed weight		823 lb (373 kg)
DebutDecember 4, 2020
DisbandedJune 17, 2024
Years active2020–2024

Alpha Academywas aprofessional wrestlingstableinWWEcomposed of leaderChad Gable,and formerly consisted ofOtis,Maxxine Dupri,andAkira Tozawa.Gable and Otis are formerone-timeRaw Tag Team Champions.

Gable and Otis are longtime best friends in real life with their friendship dating back to 2011, where they trained for theOlympicstogether in Colorado Springs. The two are now neighbors on the same street.[1]

History[edit]

Formation and Raw Tag Team Champions (2020–2023)[edit]

On November 13, 2020 episode ofSmackDown,Chad Gableopened the "Alpha Academy" (a nod to his former tag team ofAmerican AlphawithJason Jordan) and recruitedOtisas his client.[2]The team made their debut on the December 11 episode ofSmackDownin a defeat to the team ofCesaroandShinsuke Nakamura.[3]AtTLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs,Gable and Otis teamed withBig EandDaniel Bryanto defeat Cesaro, Nakamura,King Corbin,andIntercontinental ChampionSami Zaynin aneight-man tag team match.[4][5]On the February 19, 2021 episode ofSmackDown,Gable ordered Otis to attackRey Mysterioafter theirtag team match,thus turning them intoheels.[6][7]

Founding membersChad Gable(left) andOtis(right)

As part of the2021 Draftin October, Alpha Academy were drafted to theRawbrand.[8]On the January 10, 2022 episode ofRaw,Alpha Academy defeatedRK-Bro(Randy OrtonandRiddle) to win theRaw Tag Team Championship.[9]They would both enter in theRoyal Rumble matchbut failed to win.[10]On the March 7 episode ofRaw,Alpha Academy dropped the titles back to RK-Bro, ending their reign at 55 days.[11]On Day 2 ofWrestleMania 38on April 3, Alpha Academy failed to regain the titles from RK-Bro in a triple-threat match also involving theStreet Profits(Angelo DawkinsandMontez Ford).[12][13]

Addition of Maxxine Dupri and Akira Tozawa (2023–2024)[edit]

On the March 13, 2023 episode ofRaw,Gable found Otis backstage taking part in a photo shoot withMaximum Male Models(the team ofma.çéandmån.sôör,managed byMaxxine Dupri). Otis then decided to leave with Maximum Male Models instead of Gable.[14]This would start a series of segments between Dupri and Gable where they both wanted Otis to be on their respective teams.[15]Dupri joined Alpha Academy on the May 15 episode ofRawwhen she cheered on Otis and Gable eliminating ma.çé and mån.sôör in the Intercontinental Championship number one contenders'battle royal match.[16][17]

In the weeks that followed, Alpha Academy began to slowly turn face with their crowd reactions growing louder and louder. After weeks of training, Dupri made her in-ring debut on the July 3 episode ofRawin a mixed six-person tag team match with Gable and Otis againstThe Viking Raiders(Erik,IvarandValhalla). Dupri pinned Valhalla after performing asunset flipon her.[18]On the July 10 episode ofRaw,Alpha Academy held a graduation ceremony for Dupri. At the end of the ceremony, Gable presented Dupri with her own Alpha Academyletterman's jacket.As Dupri was about to put on the jacket, The Viking Raiders appeared on the ramp to distract the team. Valhalla then attacked Dupri from behind and stole her jacket.[19]In the following episode ofRaw,Gable and Otis fought Erik and Ivar in a "Viking Rules" match. Despite dominating the match, Gable and Otis lost but Dupri managed to take back her jacket.[20]On the July 31 episode ofRaw,Dupri defeated Valhalla with aJapanese Ocean Cyclone Suplexin her debut singles match.[21]As the team was celebrating backstage,Imperium'sGunthertook offense to Dupri's match win and mocked the team.Ludwig Kaiserthen challenged Gable to last five minutes in the ring with Gunther, which Gable accepted. Despite Gable beating the clock, Gunther demanded the match to continue and defeated Gable.[22]On the August 7 episode ofRaw,Gable defeatedTommaso Ciampa,Matt Riddle,andRicochetin a fatal four-way match to be the number one contender to Gunther's Intercontinental Championship. Later that night, Otis lost to Kaiser after an interference from Imperium.[23]Two weeks later onRaw,Gable challenged Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship and won by countout. However, as championships do not change hands by countout or disqualification, Gunther remained champion.[24]

The group expanded withAkira Tozawajoining the stable and being assigned as a "junior member" on the October 23 episode ofRaw.[25]In a bid to prove himself to the stable, Tozawa challengedBronson Reedto a match but lost.[26]The following day, Tozawa appeared on Night 1 ofNXT:Halloween Havocand stoleNoam Dar'sNXT Heritage Cup.[27]Tozawa would return the Cup to Dar on Night 2 before managing to spook Dar into a match for the Cup on the following week'sNXTbut lost the match 2-1 underBritish Round Rules.[28][29]On the November 20 episode ofRaw,Dupri teamed up withDiamond Mine'sIvy Nilein a fatal-four way tag team match for aWWE Women's Tag Team Championshipopportunity but was not successful.[30]On the December 11 episode ofRaw,Nile accompanied Dupri in her non-title match againstWomen's World ChampionRhea Ripley.Ripley won by submission but did not release the hold until Nile entered the ring to save Dupri.[31]Dupri made herRoyal Rumble matchdebut at thetitular eventon January 27, 2024, entering as the 18th entrant. She lasted over six minutes and was eliminated by eventual winnerBayley.[32]

Final storyline and disbandment (2024)[edit]

During the buildup toWrestleMania XL,Gable was involved in a storyline where he trained Sami Zayn for his Intercontinental Championship match against Gunther. At Night 1 of the event, Zayn went on to defeat Gunther for the title.[33]Zayn then gave Gable a title shot on the April 15 episode ofRawbut Gable was unsuccessful in winning the title. After the match, Gable turned heel and attacked Zayn as he was celebrating with his wife at ringside.[34]On the following week, Gable said that he had spent too much time training "losers" such as Zayn and his stablemates. He then declared that the stable's focus will now be on Gable winning the Intercontinental Championship.[35]On the April 29 episode ofRaw,Zayn defended his title against Bronson Reed, which he won by disqualification after Gable attacked him. One week later, Zayn attacked Gable during his match with Reed, causing another disqualification. It was then announced that Zayn will defend the Intercontinental Championship in atriple threat matchagainst Gable and Reed atKing and Queen of the Ring.[36]In alive eventon May 13, Dupri lost toShayna Baszlerin the first round of theQueen of the Ringtournament, with Dupri replacingLatino World Order'sZelina Vegawho was not medically cleared to compete.[37]At King and Queen of the Ring on May 25, Zayn successfully retained his title against Gable and Reed.[38]AtClash at the Castle: Scotlandon June 15, Gable failed to win the title from Zayn, ending their feud, after Otis and Dupri refused to interfere on Gable's behalf.[39]Two days later onRaw,Otis, Dupri and Tozawa walked out of Alpha Academy, effectively disbanding the stable.[40]

Members[edit]

* Founding member(s)
L Leader
Members Joined Left
Chad Gable(L) December 11, 2020 * June 17, 2024
Otis December 11, 2020 * June 17, 2024
Maxxine Dupri May 15, 2023 June 17, 2024
Akira Tozawa October 23, 2023 June 17, 2024

Timeline[edit]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

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