Chad Gable

Chad Gable

Gable in April 2016
Birth name Charles Betts
Born (1986-03-08) March 8, 1986
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Residence Orlando, Florida, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Chad Gable
Billed height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Billed weight 202 lb (92 kg)[1]
Billed from Minneapolis, Minnesota[1]
Trained by Dan Chandler[2]
Gregg Greeno[3]
WWE Performance Center
Debut September 5, 2014[4]

Charles "Chas" Betts (born March 8, 1986)[5] is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he works for their SmackDown brand under the ring name Chad Gable. He is part of the tag team American Alpha, along with Jason Jordan.

Early life

Betts was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[5] He is a graduate of Northern Michigan University.[6]

Amateur wrestling career

Betts was a Minnesota high school state champion. He defeated Jordan Holm 2 to 0 in the final of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 84 kg category.[7] He progressed to the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he defeated Keitani Graham from the Federated States of Micronesia in the qualification round. He was eliminated from the competition in the next round by Pablo Shorey of Cuba, losing 3–0.

Professional wrestling career

WWE

NXT (2013–2016)

See also: American Alpha

In November 2013, Betts signed a contract with the professional wrestling promotion WWE. He was assigned to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida and adopted the ring name Chad Gable (a nod to Olympian Dan Gable).[8] He made his in-ring debut at a WWE NXT house show in Cocoa Beach, Florida on September 5, 2014, where he defeated Troy McClain.[9] He made his television debut on the January 8, 2015 episode of NXT, losing to Tyler Breeze.

In May, 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, Gable and Jordan were successful in their official debut together against the team of Elias Samson and Steve Cutler.[10] On September 2, Gable and Jordan 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 were eliminated from the tournament by Rhyno and Baron Corbin. Gable and Jordan defeated two pairs of former NXT Tag Team Champions, The Ascension and The Vaudevillains on the November 18 and December 2 episodes of NXT, respectively. on the January 27 episode of NXT, Gable and Jordan adopted the name American Alpha and defeated Blake and Murphy. At NXT TakeOver: Dallas, American Alpha defeated The Revival to win the NXT Tag Team Championship, but lost the tag team titles back to The Revival at NXT TakeOver: The End, fueling speculation that the team was on their way to the main roster.

SmackDown (2016–present)

On July 19, during the 2016 WWE draft, Gable was drafted along with Jordan to SmackDown.[11] On the August 2 episode of SmackDown, Jordan and Gable made their debuts, defeating The Vaudevillains. On August 21 at the SummerSlam pre-show, American Alpha teamed with The Hype Bros and The Usos (Jimmy and Jey) to face The Vaudevillains, The Ascension and Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) in a 12-man tag team match, where American Alpha's team was victorious.

American Alpha then entered an 8 tag team tournament which determined the inaugural holders of the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship, defeating Breezango in the first round to advance to the semi-finals where they faced The Usos. Despite defeating The Usos quickly on the September 6 episode of SmackDown, Gable's knee was kayfabe injured during a post-match assault when The Usos attacked them, rendering American Alpha unable to compete at Backlash.

On the November 1 episode of SmackDown, American Alpha defeated The Spirit Squad to be apart of Team SmackDown in the 10–on–10 traditional Survivor Series tag team elimination match. At Survivor Series, American Alpha would be the eliminated in the match by Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, where Team SmackDown would be defeated by Team Raw.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

Gable is a one-time NXT Tag Team Champion

Amateur wrestling

Professional wrestling

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chad Gable". WWE. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ Dan Chandler named USA Wrestling Greco-Roman coach of the year
  3. ↑ Minnesota's Chas Betts Ready to Live Out One Olympic-Sized Dream
  4. ↑ "Chad Gable profile at WrestlingData.com". WrestlingData.com. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Chad Gable: Profile & Match Listing". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www.themat.com/usawrestling.org/nationalteams.php?page=showbio&ContactID=137
  7. ↑ http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=4&page=results
  8. ↑ Zaccardi, Nick (November 4, 2013). "Olympic wrestler Chas Betts joins WWE". NBC Sports. NBCUniversal. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Chad Gable match results at WrestlingData.com". Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "2016 WWE Draft results: WWE officially ushers in New Era". WWE. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Trionfo, Richard. "WWE NXT REPORT: TAG TITLE MATCH, CHARLOTTE VERSUS DANA, THE MECHANICS IN ACTION, GABS AND JORDAN IN ACTION, OWENS IN ACTION, AND ARE YOU BULL FIT?". PWInsider. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  14. ↑ "WWE: Elite (Jordan & Gable) - Single". iTunes.
  15. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  16. ↑ 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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