9 Thrown Together Tag Teams That Resurrected Careers

7. American Alpha

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So it might be a little bit early to tell with this, but if American Alpha hasn't resurrected Jason Jordan's career you could argue that it has saved it. Jordan was signed to WWE developmental in July 2011, where he was soon assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling.

Despite winning the FCW Florida Tag Team Championships with CJ Parker, Jordan didn't experience a whole lot of success. This continued in NXT, where he was mostly used as an enhancement talent. He teamed with Tye Dillinger for a while, but they didn't exactly set the world alight. Jordan was running the risk of spending too long in developmental, to the point where it was time to, you know, do your work or get off the pot.

Enter Chad Gable.

It would have seem far-fetched if it wasn't true, but career salvation for Jason Jordan came in the shape of a weirdly charismatic wrist-lock machine. Gable was signed in November 2013 but didn't make it to TV until May 2015, where he attempted to convince Jordan to team with him. Jordan was reluctant but eventually gave in, and American Alpha was born.

The duo are now arguably the hottest tag team in World Wrestling Entertainment.

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