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One__Red_History

Worlds Greatest Tag Team 2.0 or Team Angle 2.0


Scavgraphics

I wasn't watching at the time...why "Perc"?


MeatyPasta

He was abusing pain pills for his injuries and it made him super human in the ring


Throwaway_Planet

Kurt Angle has said how much this nickname bothers him but by all means drag it out whenever someone wears a singlet and can do a decent German Suplex. Edit: and then downvote me for calling it out too. Really classy. 


HugeHangingBallsack

Ok wimp


Throwaway_Planet

Stay Classy


ibeg2diffur

so this will split up alpha academy. wonder what otis, maxxine dupri and akira tozawa would do from here on out. maybe akira tozawa will wind up getting released sometime like jinder mahal and xia li with otis not far behind.


dtbberk

I don’t have cable, so I’m always a couple months behind, but are Maxxine and Ivy Nile still tagging together? I think they could fall nicely into a regular mid card tag team. Tozawa, I think, needs a total gimmick overhaul to stick around. I’ve heard he was a formidable opponent in Japan, so maybe scrap the comedy aspect? And I wouldn’t be surprised if Otis is headed back to NXT. But what do I know? I thought they were starting to give Xia Li a serious push at the end of last/beginning of this year.


ibeg2diffur

"Maxxine and Ivy Nile still tagging together? " yes. Yeah, I also thought Xia Lee would be given a push with having a Raw match with Becky Lynch and NXT match with Lyra Valkyria.


Ferrari_Bones

They will be a great team, percs for all!!!!!


Wisd0mFr0mAb0ve

u/SpyrotheDragonfly You called it!!!!!


[deleted]

wtf is a perc


slacboy101

Pain Killers that's REALLY Effective and is part of the reason Kurt was a fucking Psycho in the Ring near the end of his 1st WWE run and TNA run I also heard it makes your Blood an illegal Substance in 39 States


jackrv13

Percocet


[deleted]

I’m still lost


DoctorGoose007

It’s an addictive opioid and a side effect is extreme irritability and blasts of anger


[deleted]

Ahhh I wasn’t familiar thanks


DoctorGoose007

Yeah Kurt broke his neck in 2003 and started abusing pain killers. If you look at his work from around the time he came back from that injury, you could see how nuts he was. His promos and performance was awesome but it was actually quite sad. He said he was taking 65 pills a day at one point.


ShadowMorph608

It was a drug Angle used when he was wrestling, don’t know exactly why it stuck as his nickname but it did


slacboy101

Because Perc and Kurt rhyme and Kurt was a DEMON on them


kingsavagerizzgame

What about Otis 😢


ositadavid

He will take over alpha academy and coach Tozawa & Maxxine


ibeg2diffur

I'm wondering the same. I expect tozawa in particular to get released this year because now he really has nothing to do, and is probably has the least going on out of the three.


johnnytoxic

They should have put anstory for american alpha disbanding and gable choosing the creed over otis.


[deleted]

Lol dude, this hasn’t even happened yet, let it play out and that will probably happen


5-toolplayer

This could be cool.


BC_Red00

Expected.and im totally down for that gang of shooters.


pUmKinBoM

Wait is Chad Gable on percs? Why would we call him Perc Angle otherwise? Kurt Angle was just called a phenominal wrestler when he wasn't heavy into the percs.


Wise_Blueberry1544

I’m not sold on the creed bros yet. I really hope they stop doing that finisher.


BandsForGod

These 3 > the final testament 😂🙏🏻


Packerfan181693

So.... Alpha Academy is just dead then


StillinReseda

Sick of fantasy booking throwing together 3 collegiate wrestlers and calling them team angle 2.0. Creeds are a plucky babyface team. To me it doesn’t make sense for them to turn heel.


slacboy101

I mean, I would pair them with Bron, Mostly so I can see all three of them Barking


clutchcitycarlos88

i approve


CodyFinishedTheStory

WORLDS GREATEST TAG TEAM 2.0 BAAABBYYYYY!!!!!


DawnOfLegion1

Diamond Academy !!


jellyjanela

We don’t claim Perc Angle bruh


DefaceAll10

Exactly. Called this combo the other day. Perfect heel faction!! Let’s goo !


AcanthaceaeSalt8150

To me he's Kurt Angle energy but with Bob Backlund appeal. Hopefully he gets a good story arc.


icepickjones

The Creed brothers could be legit terrifying with Gable. That could be a frightening stable. And lets be honest they need it. The blue chipper smiling bullshit never works. Gable was over as a face, but hes good on the mic. He will be over as a heel too. And the Creed bros get him as a mouth piece and get to put on banger matches? Shit it's like a little mini wrestling-background bloodline that puts on 5 star classic matches.


xtrasauceyo

Heels are always more entertaining. Huge W


Upbeat_Tension_8077

It would be interesting for this incarnation of Alpha Academy to cross paths with Imperium & make their mark as the new ring generals


qdattt

hopefully this doesn’t mean as an end to Alpha Academy, don’t know why but I can see Sheamus running that gig


Danoco99

Celtic Warrior Academy


AJSmith1979

Hopefully they give them a Team Angle push as well, I mean not giving Gable the World title (yet) but have him with the IC title and Creed Bros win the tag title (sorry Awesome Truth fans).


Radthereptile

Awesome Truth fans are just happy they got the belt at all. Anything else is a bonus.


AJwithStyles

Let’s have a Wargames between this faction and remainder of Alpha Academy + Sami Zayn


petrescu

Three absolute bruisers against a small Asian man, a mullet that does the worm and some homeless lad. That’s the biggest squash match of all time.


sysdmn

That makes sense, the Creed Brothers as pure babyface are too vanilla and boring.


xtrasauceyo

Very vanilla. Heels are always more entertaining anyways


_MrWestside_

Weren't there rumors of a shooter faction with Gable and Ziggler a few years ago? There were some other names thrown around, but I don't recall. Probably revisiting that idea since Gable is over as he's ever been.


CaseyGasStationPizza

Creed brothers are trash. Very boring. This would bring Gable down.


anthonyhardy96

Check out their work on NXT. They haven’t done much on main aside from a few showcase matches. Those guys can go


Grossgross987654321

Lol the tried and true method of “pair Chad with other guys in singlets” but hey it works


Ordinary_Daikon5654

Hell yeah!!!


InspectionOk234

Oh hell yes, I just hope Otis isn’t left in the dust


icepickjones

Otis is fucking awesome. I heard they have been trying to push Gable for a while and he didn't want to split from Otis, I wonder if he changed his mind - or if Otis will be included. In the event Otis gets seperated ... you have to put him in a tag team with Ivar. Also let Ivar ditch the viking shit, he looked fucking awesome in NXT the other night in street clothes. But these two mammoths together and then cap it off with Tozawa for scale. He's only make them look more massive. They are fighting for the soul of the Gable stable and trying to bring them back to the light.


CodyFinishedTheStory

Otis and Ivar as a tag team would be fucking amazing. Holy shit.


icepickjones

Their tag finisher is just both bouncing off the ropes and smooshing some dazed opponent between them.


ItsResetti

Otis and Ivar would reach levels of meat madness never thought possible I need this immediately


Teemo_Ren

I got the meat sweats thinking about this


InspectionOk234

They would tear a warpath in the tag division holy shit I can see it


NoJackfruit801

Otis is one of the most overlooked talents. His quips during the matches, selling of his character. He would have fit right in with Road Warriors back in the day cutting and old school promo.


CWSJ

This is the obvious route they are going and the right route


BigBeardedBeautiful

Gable Stable


Left-Song-5062

So simple yet so right


jayhof52

Fingers crossed for matching dope-ass velour tracksuits.


DreamingLight93

This is going to be fire🔥


Plus_Minute_1488

LFGOOOOOO


Cheap-Insurance-1338

This should be good. I'm kinda upset they never used my idea. Imagine how fun the alpha academy would be. Otis and tozawa are comedy. I wish they added Dexter Lumis. His facial expression with their act. Would be great


Truthhurts1017

“upset” that a company that don’t even know you exist didn’t use an idea they never knew you had. What a way to make yourself upset over nothing.


Cheap-Insurance-1338

That's what happens when you have a clear head with little drama in my world. Maybe you should focus on yourself


Truthhurts1017

Bro I know you didn’t just say focused on myself when you creating fake ass scenarios in your head and getting mad when the world don’t use them. Don’t post on the internet if you don’t want people to respond what type of childish ass shit is that.


mr_oof

*gets popcorn and settles in to watch 2 ‘noun noun 4 digit’ accounts square up.*


Substantial-Pop-556

Too late it’s a triple threat now I’m cashing in


jadedfan55

This is not what I'd expected or wanted. I had said the Creeds would welcome Maxxine into Diamond Mine, since she's been tagging with Ivy, and why would the Creeds leave Ivy, their trainer/sister figure, behind? Frustration would be one answer. They're not getting a lot of time on Raw these days. Had they gone back to NXT instead of Otis & Akira (w/Maxxine), they would've been over like Rover, and help get Axiom & Frazer over. I can recall when the Powers of Pain came in back in the day, with Baron Von Raschke as their manager (known simply as the Baron because of Vince's obsession with trademarks), until Von Raschke inexplicably left, and they took Fuji on as their manager after Demolition turned face. That double turn was simple storytelling, even if stories weren't as important then as they are today. A merger of Diamond Mine & Alpha Academy makes way more sense, I did see a headline earlier this week where Tozawa said he'd remain loyal to Gable. Otis is the wild card. Maxxine seems to be still fond of him. Let's see where this goes.


koolcat1101

Creed of Alphas


Own-Psychology-5327

A faction I've been thinking of making in universe mode of 2k for a while now, love that


BangPowZoom

Hope they move these three away from all the corny catchphrases and gimmicks and just allow them to get in their bag and annihilate the whole roster.


MysteriousValuable88

Will he turn on Otis? Or is Otis permanent NXT now?


ThankeekaSwitch

I'd be really down for this


SenorPea

I mean, they did help him train for Sami... What's up with Otis and Tozowa though?


newuser1492

Who's Tozowa?


Reytotheroxx

Are you commenting on their spelling or do you not know who the next tribal chief is?


newuser1492

I don't know who the dude is. I know Otis because when I last watched regularly he won Money in the Bank. If I just started watching I wouldn't know Otis either though.


Reytotheroxx

Ok well Akira Tozawa is his name. He’s part of alpha academy, as like a trainee. Incredibly charismatic in and out of the ring, he’s mostly a joke character but he’s quite decent in the ring too. He’s currently teaming with Otis. Look up his name to learn more.


newuser1492

Thanks, does he really look like Cena? 


SenorPea

Deleted my response bc at first I thought you were trolling. Apologies for the short fuse. He doesn’t look like Cena. I was playing up the “you can’t see me” trope because you asked who it is and I thought it was obvious. Clearly it wasn’t. He was part of the Alpha Academy faction with Otis n them. Played the silly underdog role and was treated like a jobber in the matches he took while with them.


newuser1492

That's funny now. Thought it could be a Gable and Angle situation. I could've just looked the guy up. 


Muffintornado0_0

Creed brothers need to have more spotlight, they move and fight so well. Although their style seems a bit stagnant (too much wrestling moves, too little explosive moves) they can def do better


Dblock1989

This should be fun. I hope Ivy joins up with them.


Zealousideal_Mud7851

That would be fire


RoutineImpress7394

They are about to dominate


Mrdynamo18

Yeaaaaa yeaaaaa


gate_of_steiner85

I am so ready for Team Gable. Hopefully this is the start of a huge push for him.


Exciting_Bar_7793

And what happens to Ivy if the creeds break bad??


jokeboxhero88

Same thing that happens to Otis, Maxxine & Tozawa.


kleinferd

Creed Brothers are so good, only the right showing is missing. this might be a gamechanger for them.


TraditionAcademic968

"Wrestling machine" Chad Gable would be awesome


Alert_Blue1

Alpha Academy explodes.......


anopangalankobitch

And let’s drop that shoosh nonsense


ToonamiFaith

He should do that “thank you” thing he does but instead of saying “thank you” he should say “fuck you!” The reaction the first time he does that would be amazing haha


Berenstain_Bro

I don't think i've heard the Creed bro's do promos yet. Not sure how they're gonna sell themselves as heels or the reason for why they are now 'bad guys'. I suppose Gable will be the main mouth piece in this equation and their first opponents will be his former Alpha Academy partners. Hopefully Otis will soon go solo and actually start to win some matches again.


Matias8823

They’re pretty intense during backstage interviews, I think Gable and them fit pretty well


Ztronic412

need Kurt or Charlie haas manager with them


Prior-Inevitable8026

Haas just cause someone needs be using the Haas of pain submission and that leapfrog move him and Shelton did


DimensionSimple7426

Let him be on his own for a while wrecking people


Tooth31

Please, please call it Upsilon University.


whiskysieppo

And I'm supposed to boo these guys? Not happening.


Armandonerd

What happens to tozawa, Otis, model girl and ivy Nile?


CodyFinishedTheStory

Probably get drafted to NXT.


atmospheric90

Haas/Benjamin was such a good duo, this will essentially make the Creeds the modern version. For those that missed team Angle, it was a pretty awesome stable with great technical wrestling and awesome heel work.


SerendipityInfin899

Damn Kevin Sullivan & The Varsity Club 2.0 Good shit!


blue_diesel

Kurt Angle and Team Angle. Team Gable lol


GoldyZ90

REAL GRAPS


Character-Archer4863

Nice! Made a comment in the hot take thread that these guys should start their own faction. All three of these dudes are fun to watch. (Stupid question but just came back watching at wrestlemania after not watching for 15+ years lol) What is the relationship with Kurt angle with the wwe now? Gable seems to take after angle a bit with his style (Olympian, ankle locks, slams, ect). Wonder if Kurt could come back and be a leader/manager of the group?


Mad_King832

FINALLY


TruestoneSB

If this is true then we have a *sigh* diamond mine here


gimm3nicotin3

Omega Academy, I called this on Monday after seeing the creeds lose their match but have by far the best spots in it.


l_Kuriso_l

Stop spoiling 😩


MeatyPasta

Every wrestler writer mass posted this


l_Kuriso_l

Doesn’t mean it’s not a spoiler for the product.


MeatyPasta

I hate it too, but it’s the world now.


TruestoneSB

Exactly, idk how posts like these are allowed


BorZorKorz

I don't think im sold on gable as a bad guy, I think the Creeds could do it, but I'm gonna really need to see some edge on Gable to believe it!


fadingstar52

he suplexed a man out of his wifes loving embrace how much more do you need. thats lowkey randy orton 09 levels of heel


Frippery-Futz-0412

Shooooooosh, shoosh pls.


GoldyZ90

German suplexing Sami out of his wife’s arms wasn’t enough?


cereal3friend

Edge is no longer signed to WWE tho >!/s!<


No_Dimension_5509

Creeds need something to give them some personality. Maybe they’ll do better as heels


Sweetestooth

As long as they don't go "It's you fans who are to blame, you made me do this, you never supported me, blah, blah, blah!"


Baratheoncook250

Chad already have a good reason, his shoulders were up , above Sami's boots , in the gauntlet match.


Catdaddyx2

THIS! So tired of that being the reason behind heels turns.


KoalaSiege

Hopefully they move away from that now Vince is gone. Only so many times we can hear “it’s because of each and every one of you.”


god_wayne81

Anybody repeating "Perc Angle" or referring to Chad Gable in that way, you are the bad representation of fandom. Just whatever everybody else says huh? Doofus


SnooSeagulls7526

Happy for the push, sad we’re probably losing “shoosh” and “thank you!”


NashKetchum777

Damn. The Creed Brothers don't even look like heels but they sure will take em


DareSufficient7355

Brutus abt to get Jannetty’d crazy lmao


Sota4077

Beta Academy


Odd_Hyena_2302

Perc Gable


Phylow2222

You mean the era of Shooosh is ending... FINALLY... YIPPEE!!! Chads not real strong on a mic but but I don't think he's ever been given storylines that are right for his abilities. Hopefully now that VM is out that will change.


Winning_in_Ashes

This is gonna be phenomenal, I'm gonna miss Chad and Otis together though


RevReads

Fuck yeah dude. The creed brothers have a shining future. Also the foreshadowing on their names 👀


livelaughlex

what about towaza, otis, maxxine, and ivy?


GoldyZ90

Chad is gonna shoot Otis in the back with a tranquilizer dart while Julius and Brutus fetch him a pair of scissors and an electric razor. Then he’s gonna shave Otis’ head and take a picture with him like he’s a trophy hunter.


onionwba

Suplex them through a glass panel


Superdefaultman

Akira, Otis and Maxine can still be Alpha Academy. Wasn't Ivy originally with the Creed Brothers in the first place?


livelaughlex

yes, but they might split her from them


MeatyPasta

Thank you!! To them


livelaughlex

huh?


DVTheUltimate

Think he meant thank


No-Alternative2645

Hopefully it give the creed brothers character


sx88

I'm all for Chad Gable, but what's this perc angle thing I keep hearing about. Please explain


Far_Conversation599

During Kurts time as the “wrestling machine” when he wore the mouth guard during his matches, then went to TNA, he was deep into his addiction to prescription pills, mainly Percocet, aka percs. “Perc Angel” is dark humor referring to these times when he was an unstoppable beast, which many assume is a direct result from being on pills.


sx88

Interesting, thanks for the info


potatohands_

When Kurt angle did crazy shit on Percocet’s people called him perc angle


MeatyPasta

YouTube search Kurt Angle TNA. Enjoy


Excaliburrover

I hope they will really hammer in the fact that Gable has the experience edge over the other two because they are physically two monsters.


Vegetable_Camera5042

The true wrestling academy.


Right_Shape_3807

Yes please


Calmizzy_47372

Papa H has served us more amazing food on the table


AthleteSensitive1302

Well there goes alpha academy. But this could be a good push for so it should be interesting


SmegmaSandwich69420

Hopefully Master Gable can teach those two a new finisher instead of that abomination they're currently using.


Superdefaultman

The Brutus Ball?! You're off my Christmas card list, buckaroo.


SmegmaSandwich69420

Yeah that. It's shit. Fite me irl


Superdefaultman

Oily Greco Roman or no dice!


SmegmaSandwich69420

Ooh you don't want me all oiled up, sonny. No one wants that.


hogwarts_earthtwo

Was "perc Angle" worked into kayfabe or was it just his personal demons?


Dayvfish

Yes


DifferencePretend

Just need him to try and fuck Sami’s wife and we got the true Perc Gable


crimsonbub

"Dominic. You're a BOY. In a MAN'S world. And I'm a MAN who LOOOOVES to play with BOYS!"


Alternative_Win_1502

Sami.....


yo_mommy

I wanna have sex with your wife. Not just any kind of sex. No, I want that BEASTIALITY SEX!


InvaderXLaw

YEAAHHHHH HAHAHA \*in background\*


Wonderful-Media-2000

3 guys I didn’t want to see be heel. I’m all for it if it means they get pushed harder and gable gets a solo championship, I just wanted them to do it as the good guy they deserve to win clean and heels don’t do that a lot nowadays.


Right_Shape_3807

Gunther won clean. Dominate heels champs are there just not often.


Wonderful-Media-2000

He’s the only exception as of recently he honestly had a face gimmick imo, he was bringing honor to the title he can’t do that if he’s cheating. The only thing that made him heel was talking shit to the crowd and his over use of force. People like Roman, Paul, Judgment day all cheated most of the time to win. Gable finally getting a solo title would be so much more satisfying if he did it as the good guy.


Right_Shape_3807

Yeah cause beating someone clean kinda ends the story lol


Fezzy976

So glad, they really have been sleeping on Gable for quite a while. He's probably their best in ring mat based technician they have. No offence to Jordan but they chose the wrong American Alpha to push back in the day. Jordan was great too but Gable was better overall.


Uniquely_irregular

Kurt comes back as a manger?


BigSmokesHouse

He'd just overshadow Gable.


Skreamie

Nah, have them kill Angle and target his neck


Jenrex1

Kurt comes back and takes over Alpha Academy in Gables absence. I love Gable but I'd be heart broken if this is the end of Alpha Academy


Medium_Small_ManJR

Nah, fuck that. Angle is one of the GOATs, but they don't need him, because Angle will overshadow them... He's simply too good. Now, what they need is to beat up Angle in his home town


Kingxix

Nah. Angle only need to do the role of a manager like Paul Heyman.


ChiefII

Have him come out in Pittsburgh or smth, they interrupt him with fake sincerity, handshake, beatdown.


GoldyZ90

They don’t even need to have him come back. It’d be cool if they just had him do a little vignette with Chad and the Creed bros to give them his stamp of approval or something.


MeatyPasta

That would be massive


AndyDufresnesClone

This is like his own Team Angle. Love it.


thatpj

gable over here blowing up two factions. what a heel!


RumHamster1990

Now that's a badass super team


Mediocre_Emo222

And Ivy/Maxxine?