He attended Indiana University and amateur wrestled in the toughest wresting conference in the country: the Big Ten. Kurt Angle's program with Jason Jordan never got the proper conclusion that many had envisioned.. And sure enough, they were duly drafted to Smackdown Live in July. Speculation ran rife that the identity of Angle’s son would turn out to be Chad Gable, however, the eventual reveal would see Gable’s American Alpha partner Jason Jordan unmasked as the star’s descendant. American Alpha is one of WWE's hottest tag team acts, having enjoyed a meteoric rise from Performance Center obscurity to capturing the NXT Tag Team Championships at Takeover: Dallas over Wrestlemania 32 weekend in April. © 2021 ITR Digital Media Limited. Return this item for free. Kurt Angle Says Jason Jordan Drawing Negative Fan Reaction Is the Plan. It's very possible you can get lost in the shuffle. Can You Name Every Wrestler Who Competed At WrestleMania 37? "I've watched them wrestle and they're really good. Read about our, Mike Chioda Wonders Why The Rock Didn’t Job To Cena At WrestleMania 28, Edge On Heel Turn, Orton Feud, WrestleMania With Fans, Team E&C Reunion & More, Daniel Bryan Reveals New Backstage WWE Role, Talks Inside Lesnar & HHH Matches & More, HBK & HHH On Adam Cole’s Future, Road Dogg Update, NXT Tuesdays & More. It's a lot of fun.". As much as we look to Kurt, and as much as I've studied him and been a fan of Kurt Angle's, he's been an influence, but it's nice to have a little bit of a separation between us.". Comments Required. I think that's apparent when you see Chad and me. I feel like maybe for a little while I was at that point where I was kinda getting not necessarily overlooked, but in the mix, among the middle of pack. Jordan has endured plenty of personal struggle in his life; he revealed on the WWE Network's Performance Center-based documentary series "Breaking Ground" last year that all three of his older brothers have been incarcerated. And that's why those guys would be perfect as my team, like a Team Angle, because they could do the wrestling for me until the big one comes," he said in March. "I'm 47 years old. "There was definitely the thought," said the 28-year-old. They decided to pick Jason over Chad, I’m not sure why, it might have been a politically correct move. Can You Name Every WWE Universal Champion? Kurt Angle has carved out a career as one of wrestling’s premier talents, a rare breed who is a respected veteran among his peers. "I was always close with them, had ups and downs with them," Jordan said. During the latest episode of “The Kurt Angle Show”, Kurt Angle commented on his storyline with Jason Jordan, facing Baron Corbin at WrestleMania 35, and more. WWE News. "And it's the same concept where we always get a lot of comparisons to the World's Greatest Tag Team. In order to do that you have to have that legacy. Kurt Angle is a WWE Hall of Famer. Everybody was right.' A big secret was set to be revealed, but few fans expected that Jason Jordan would be … We're looking forward to continue building on it. WWE Wrestling Battle Pack Series 56 Kurt Angle & Jason Jordan Action Figure 2-Pack. By Michael Joseph. Everhart was scouted from college by WWE's road agent, Gerald Brisco. On that episode, Corey Graves received a text that stated that Kurt Angle was a disgrace and an embarrassment to World Wrestling Entertainment. "But there's a brother-like relationship with me and Chad. Within the Storyline, Jason Jordan Discovered This by Hiring a Private Investigator. Mike Chioda On Refereeing The Rock vs Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 18! Their amateur backgrounds -- Gable wrestled for the United States at the London 2012 Games, while Jordan attended Indiana University where he became a three-time national qualifier for NCAA at the Division I level -- have seen them draw not just favourable comparison to Angle, but also likened to his former proteges, Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas. We wanna be the first American Alpha. Cinta de Oro, FKA Sin Cara, Interview With . I wanted to wrestle and I wanted to be the world champion and have them be the tag team champions just like Team Angle. Yes there are similarities but we're still different. ... “The whole Kurt Angle thing happened, and … Jordan put attending dental school on hold after graduating college, in order to pursue his dream of becoming a professional wrestler, and admitted winning the NXT tag team titles was just reward for all of his hard work and sacrifice. The original plan was for Jordan to face his faux parent at WrestleMania 35 and take the credit for retiring him after years worth of being without a patriarch. It's pretty obvious to see -- a lot of people see that. Can You Name Every WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion? Having departed TNA Impact Wrestling in January, he talked up the possibility earlier this year of a return to WWE as a mentor to American Alpha. "Kurt's a huge inspiration," Jordan admitted to ESPN on a conference call to promote WWE's upcoming European Tour, with Raw and Smackdown heading to Glasgow, Scotland, in November. He was the only Olympic gold medalist in the WWE at one time. 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Now I feel like I definitely rose to the top there. We're building that legacy now. WWE Kurt Angle & Jason Jordan Battle Pack. He revealed that Jason Jordan, who’s his (kayfabe) illegitimate son, was planned to be his WrestleMania 35 opponent, a spot that was eventually given to Baron Corbin due to Jordan’s serious neck injury. It's been nearly three full years now since the former GM of Raw introduced Jordan as his (storyline) son. Who is Jason Jordan? Jason Jordan's pro wrestling career has been one unfortunate story. While serving as Raw General Manager in 2017, the storyline was concocted that former WWE Champion Kurt Angle had secretly fathered a WWE Superstar that was active on the company’s roster. . Everybody wants to get to there from NXT. He is known for his time with the team American Alpha alongside Chad Gable, and for being the storyline son of Kurt Angle. Order now! 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