Formed as a tag team, Gable and Otis are longtime best friends in real life, with their friendship dating back to 2011, where they trained for theOlympic Games together in Colorado Springs. The two are now neighbors on the same street.[1]
On the March 13, 2023 episode ofRaw, Gable found Otis backstage taking part in a photo shoot withMaximum Male Models (the team ofma.çé andmån.sôör, managed byMaxxine Dupri). Otis then decided to leave with Maximum Male Models instead of Gable.[14] This would start a series of segments between Dupri and Gable where they both wanted Otis to be on their respective teams.[15] Dupri joined Alpha Academy on the May 15 episode ofRaw when she cheered on Otis and Gable eliminating ma.çé and mån.sôör in the Intercontinental Championship number one contenders'battle royal match.[16][17]
In the weeks that followed, Alpha Academy began to slowly turn face with their crowd reactions growing louder and louder. After weeks of training, Dupri made her in-ring debut on the July 3 episode ofRaw in a mixed six-person tag team match with Gable and Otis againstThe Viking Raiders (Erik,Ivar andValhalla). Dupri pinned Valhalla after performing asunset flip on her.[18] On the July 10 episode ofRaw, Alpha Academy held a graduation ceremony for Dupri. At the end of the ceremony, Gable presented Dupri with her own Alpha Academyletterman's jacket. As Dupri was about to put on the jacket, The Viking Raiders appeared on the ramp to distract the team. Valhalla then attacked Dupri from behind and stole her jacket.[19] In the following episode ofRaw, Gable and Otis fought Erik and Ivar in a "Viking Rules" match. Despite dominating the match, Gable and Otis lost but Dupri managed to take back her jacket.[20] On the July 31 episode ofRaw, Dupri defeated Valhalla with aJapanese Ocean Cyclone Suplex in her debut singles match.[21] As the team was celebrating backstage,Imperium'sGunther took offense to Dupri's match win and mocked the team.Ludwig Kaiser then challenged Gable to last five minutes in the ring with Gunther, which Gable accepted. Despite Gable beating the clock, Gunther demanded the match to continue and defeated Gable.[22] On the August 7 episode ofRaw, Gable defeatedTommaso Ciampa,Matt Riddle, andRicochet in a fatal four-way match to be the number one contender to Gunther's Intercontinental Championship. Later that night, Otis lost to Kaiser after an interference from Imperium.[23] Two weeks later onRaw, Gable challenged Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship and won by countout. However, as championships do not change hands by countout or disqualification, Gunther remained champion.[24]
The group expanded withAkira Tozawa joining the stable and being assigned as a "junior member" on the October 23 episode ofRaw.[25] In a bid to prove himself to the stable, Tozawa challengedBronson Reed to a match but lost.[26] The following day, Tozawa appeared on Night 1 ofNXT: Halloween Havoc and stoleNoam Dar'sNXT Heritage Cup.[27] Tozawa would return the Cup to Dar on Night 2 before managing to spook Dar into a match for the Cup on the following week'sNXT but lost the match 2-1 underBritish Round Rules.[28][29] On the November 20 episode ofRaw, Dupri teamed up withDiamond Mine'sIvy Nile in a fatal four-way tag team match for aWWE Women's Tag Team Championship opportunity but was not successful.[30] On the December 11 episode ofRaw, Nile accompanied Dupri in her non-title match againstWomen's World ChampionRhea Ripley. Ripley won by submission but did not release the hold until Nile entered the ring to save Dupri.[31] Dupri made herRoyal Rumble match debut at thetitular event on January 27, 2024, entering as the 18th entrant. She lasted over six minutes and was eliminated by eventual winnerBayley.[32]
Dissension and split from Chad Gable (2024–present)
Alpha Academy's Otis (left) andMaxxine Dupri (right) in May 2025
During the buildup toWrestleMania XL, Gable was involved in a storyline where he trained Sami Zayn for his Intercontinental Championship match against Gunther, which Zayn won.[33] As a token of appreciation, Zayn gave Gable a title match on the April 15 episode ofRaw but Gable was unsuccessful in winning the title. After the match, Gable turned heel and attacked Zayn as he was celebrating with his wife at ringside.[34] On the following week, Gable said that he had spent too much time training "losers" such as Zayn and his stablemates. He then declared that the stable's focus will now be on Gable winning the Intercontinental Championship.[35] On the April 29 episode ofRaw, Zayn defended his title against Bronson Reed, which he won by disqualification after Gable attacked him. One week later, Zayn attacked Gable during his match with Reed, causing another disqualification. It was then announced that Zayn will defend the Intercontinental Championship in atriple threat match against Gable and Reed atKing and Queen of the Ring.[36] In alive event on May 13, Dupri lost toShayna Baszler in the first round of theQueen of the Ring tournament, with Dupri replacingLatino World Order'sZelina Vega who was not medically cleared to compete.[37] At King and Queen of the Ring on May 25, Zayn successfully retained his title against Gable and Reed.[38] AtClash at the Castle: Scotland on June 15, Gable failed to win the title from Zayn, ending their feud, after Otis and Dupri refused to interfere on Gable's behalf.[39] Two days later onRaw, Otis, Dupri and Tozawa walked out on Gable, who in turn left Alpha Academy. At the end of the night, Gable was attacked by the debutingWyatt Sicks led by Uncle Howdy.[40]
Gable attempted to reunite with Otis numerous times but was ultimately rebuffed. On the July 15 episode ofRaw, Otis, Dupri and Tozawa agreed to team up withThe New Day'sXavier Woods in his feud againstThe Final Testament.[41] On the following week, the team of Otis, Tozawa and Woods were defeated by The Final Testatement'sKarrion Kross andThe Authors of Pain (Akam andRezar) in a six-man tag team match. After the match, Gable, together with the newly-alignedCreed Brothers (Julius and Brutus), continued to convince Otis, Tozawa and Dupri to reunite. Otis refused and were beaten down by Gable and The Creed Brothers.[42] On the November 25 episode ofRaw, Otis and Tozawa defeated The New Day, seemingly triggering a massive breakdown regarding Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston's near ten year friendship.[43] On the April 21 episode ofRaw, Otis and Akira were set to face theWWE World Tag Team Champions, The New Day, in a non-title match. Right when the match was about to start, a returningRusev attacked Otis and Akira while The New Day was out of the ring.[44]
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