page_title: Jason Jordan
section_title: American Alpha (2015–2017)
hierarchical_section_title: Jason Jordan / Professional wrestling career / WWE / American Alpha (2015–2017)
caption_attribution_description: English: Chad Gable (left) &amp; Jason Jordan (right) - American Alpha
context_page_description: Nathan Everhart is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under the ring name Jason Jordan. He has not wrestled since January 2018 after suffering a neck injury, and currently works backstage as a producer.
  He signed a contract with WWE in 2011 and was sent to its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling, before debuting in NXT the following year. In 2015, he formed the tag team American Alpha with Chad Gable, with the duo capturing the NXT Tag Team Championship before being drafted to SmackDown brand and winning the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. In 2017, American Alpha disbanded when Jordan debuted on the Raw brand as the storyline son of Kurt Angle, and subsequently forming a short–lived tag team with Seth Rollins, winning the Raw Tag Team Championship with him in December 2017. He is the first of four men to win the Raw, SmackDown, and NXT Tag Team Championships. He has also held the FCW Tag Team Championship once with CJ Parker.
context_section_description: In May 2015, Jordan began a storyline with Chad Gable in which Gable attempted to convince Jordan to form a new partnership, but Jordan would turn down his offer on two different occasions, while at the same time he competed in tag team action in losing efforts, such as losing to The Vaudevillains alongside Marcus Louis and losing to Enzo and Cass alongside Sylvester Lefort. On the July 15 episode of NXT, after nearly three months of coaxing, Jordan finally agreed to a match with Gable as his tag team partner, where they defeated Elias Samson and Steve Cutler. On the September 2 episode of NXT, Jordan and Gable competed in the first round of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament, defeating Neville and Solomon Crowe. On September 26 at a live event, they defeated The Hype Bros in the second round before falling to Baron Corbin and Rhyno in the semi-finals at NXT TakeOver: Respect. Originally villains, Jordan and Gable turned into fan favorites during this match by showing fighting spirit and resiliency against Corbin and Rhyno. In the following weeks on NXT, Jordan and Gable defeated former NXT Tag Team Champions, The Ascension on the November 18 episode of NXT, and The Vaudevillains on the December 2 episode of NXT.
  On the January 27, 2016 episode of NXT, Jordan and Gable began using the name American Alpha and defeated Blake and Murphy. On the March 16 episode of NXT, American Alpha defeated The Vaudevillains to become the number one contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championship. At NXT TakeOver: Dallas, American Alpha defeated The Revival to win the NXT Tag Team Championship. At the NXT TakeOver: The End on June 8, they lost the tag team titles back to The Revival, ending their reign at 68 days. After the match, they were attacked by the debuting The Authors of Pain. On the July 20 episode of NXT, American Alpha made their final NXT appearance, lost to The Authors of Pain.
  On July 19, Jordan and Gable were drafted to SmackDown brand as part of 2016 WWE draft. On the August 2 episode of SmackDown Live, American Alpha made their debut, defeating The Vaudevillains. At the SummerSlam pre-show, American Alpha teamed with The Hype Bros and The Usos to defeat Breezango, The Ascension, and The Vaudevillains in a 12-man tag team match. Starting on the August 23 episode of SmackDown Live, American Alpha would compete in a tag team tournament for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, defeating Breezango in the first round to advance to the semi-finals where they faced The Usos. On the September 6 episode of SmackDown Live, despite defeating The Usos, Gable's knee was kayfabe injured during a post-match assault when The Usos attacked them, rendering American Alpha unable to compete at the final. On the November 1 episode of SmackDown Live, American Alpha defeated The Spirit Squad to become part of Team SmackDown in the 10–on–10 traditional Survivor Series tag team elimination match. At Survivor Series, American Alpha would be eliminated in the match by Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, where Team SmackDown would be defeated by Team Raw.
  On the December 27 episode of SmackDown Live, American Alpha defeated The Wyatt Family to capture the SmackDown Tag Team Championship in a four-corner elimination match, also featuring The Usos, and Heath Slater and Rhyno. At Elimination Chamber on February 12, 2017, American Alpha would successfully defend their titles in a tag team turmoil match. On the March 21 episode of SmackDown Live, American Alpha lost the SmackDown Tag Team Championship to The Usos, ending their reign at 84 days. Jordan made his WrestleMania debut at WrestleMania 33, participated in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, which was won by Mojo Rawley. American Alpha then seemed to quietly split up, as Gable began wrestling by himself, including getting a championship match with Kevin Owens on the June 20 episode of SmackDown Live.
caption: Jordan (right) with Chad Gable in 2015
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