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 and is the leader of Alpha Academy.

He is a four-time tag team champion in WWE.

(2004) He defeated Jordan Holm 2 to 0 in the final of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 84 kg category.

A prolific amateur wrestler who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Betts signed with WWE in late 2013 and underwent training before he was deployed to developmental branch NXT.

He progressed to the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he competed in the Greco-Roman style 84kg event.

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.

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).

He made his in-ring debut at a NXT house show in Cocoa Beach, Florida on September 5, 2014, defeating Troy McClain.

He had a match against then debuting Braun Strowman at an NXT live event in Jacksonville, Florida on December 19, 2014 in a losing effort.

He made his television debut on the January 8, 2015 episode of NXT, losing to Tyler Breeze.

Starting in May 2015, NXT newcomer Chad Gable began a storyline with Jason Jordan, in which he tried 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 team match with Gable as his teammate.

On the July 15 episode of NXT, Jordan and Gable were successful in their official debut together against the team of Elias Samson and Steve Cutler.

On September 2, Jordan and Gable 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 would get eliminated from the tournament by the team of Baron Corbin and Rhyno.

Originally villains, the duo turned into fan favorites even in defeat, when they showed fighting spirit and resiliency throughout the match.

At NXT TakeOver: London, Gable and Jordan were successful in a fatal four-way tag team match which was taped for the December 23 episode of NXT.

On the January 8 tapings of NXT, the team of Jordan and Gable began using the name American Alpha.

American Alpha faced off with the Vaudevillains on the March 16 episode of NXT in a number one contender's match where they emerged victorious, earning them an NXT Tag Team Championship match against Dash and Dawson, now called "The Revival", at NXT TakeOver: Dallas.

The pair won the NXT Tag Team Championship at the event.

On June 8 at NXT TakeOver: The End, American Alpha lost the titles back to The Revival, ending their reign at 68 days.

After the match, they were assaulted by the debuting Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar), who were managed by the legendary manager, Paul Ellering.

The pair subsequently failed to win back the NXT Tag Team Championship after being defeated by the Revival in a two out of three falls match on the July 6 episode of NXT, before wrestling their final match on the brand on July 20, where they were defeated by the Authors of Pain.

A tag team specialist, he won the NXT Tag Team Championship with his partner Jason Jordan as American Alpha, before being called up to the main roster in 2016, where the two won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship before disbanding in mid-2017.

As a result of the 2016 WWE draft on July 19, the team was drafted to the SmackDown brand, being their first tag team pick overall.

On the August 2 episode of SmackDown, American Alpha made their debut, defeating the Vaudevillains.

The pair teamed with The Usos and the Hype Bros at SummerSlam to defeat the team of The Ascension, Breezango and The Vaudevillains.

The pair then entered an eight-tag team tournament which would determine the inaugural SmackDown Tag Team Champions, 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 turned heel, rendering American Alpha unable to compete at Backlash and undoing their attempts to become the inaugural champions.

They returned on the September 20 episode to face The Usos in a number one contender's match to establish who would face inaugural Smackdown Tag Team Champions Heath Slater and Rhyno at No Mercy, where they were defeated due to Gable's injury, marking their first loss on the main roster.

He formed a tag team with Shelton Benjamin before being traded to Raw in the 2018 Superstar Shake-up and subsequently forming a team with Bobby Roode, winning the Raw Tag Team Championship with him in December 2018.

With this, Gable became the second man (after his former tag team partner Jason Jordan) to hold the NXT, Raw, and SmackDown Tag Team Championships.

In January 2022, Gable won the Raw Tag Team Championship for a second time with tag partner, Otis.

Charles Edward Betts was born in Saint Michael, Minnesota.

He is a graduate of Northern Michigan University.

He received his master's degree from Full Sail University in October 2021.

Betts was a Minnesota high school state champion.