Jason Jordan facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Jason Jordan |
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|---|---|
| Birth name | Nathan Everhart |
| Born | September 28, 1988 Tinley Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) |
April Elizabeth
(m. 2017) |
| Children | 1 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jason Jordan |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Billed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Billed from | Chicago, Illinois |
| Trained by | Florida Championship Wrestling WWE Performance Center |
| Debut | September 30, 2011 |
| Retired | January 28, 2018 |
Nathan Everhart (born September 28, 1988), known in the wrestling world as Jason Jordan, is an American who used to be a professional wrestler. He now works for WWE as a lead producer for their shows Raw and SmackDown.
Jordan joined WWE in 2011. He first trained in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) before moving to NXT in 2012. In 2015, he formed a tag team called American Alpha with Chad Gable. They won the NXT Tag Team Championship. Later, they moved to the SmackDown brand and won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
In 2017, American Alpha split up. Jordan then joined the Raw brand. He was part of a storyline where he was the son of Kurt Angle. He also teamed up with Seth Rollins for a short time. Together, they won the Raw Tag Team Championship in December 2017. Jason Jordan is the first of eight wrestlers to win the Raw, SmackDown, and NXT Tag Team Championships. He also won the FCW Tag Team Championship once with CJ Parker. He stopped wrestling in 2018 because of a neck injury and has been a producer ever since.
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Early Life and College
Nathan Everhart was born in Tinley Park, Illinois, on September 28, 1988. He started amateur wrestling when he was seven years old. He thought it was the same as professional wrestling at first!
High School and College Sports
At Victor J. Andrew High School, he played wrestling, football, and baseball. He then went to Indiana University. There, he continued wrestling in the Big Ten Conference. He was a top wrestler, qualifying for the NCAA Division I national championships three times.
While at Indiana University, Everhart was ranked among the top 15 wrestlers in the country for three years. In his final year, he had an amazing record of 35 wins and no losses in the regular season. At one point, he was ranked as high as 2nd in the nation. After graduating, he put his plans for dental school on hold to chase his dream of becoming a professional wrestler. His achievements at Indiana University were so impressive that his face was painted on the wall of the campus gym in 2010.
Professional Wrestling Career
Joining WWE
Early Days (2011–2015)
A WWE scout named Gerald Brisco noticed Nathan Everhart in college. Nathan was invited to a WWE tryout in 2010. He was offered a contract but waited until he finished his college degree. In July 2011, he signed with WWE. He was sent to their training area, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). There, he started using the ring name Jason Jordan.
His first wrestling match was on September 30, 2011. He teamed with Abraham Washington but lost. He appeared on FCW TV in November 2011. Jordan continued to wrestle in FCW until it became NXT in 2012. Before that, he won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship with CJ Parker in July 2012.
On June 27, 2012, Jordan made his NXT debut, losing to Jinder Mahal. He wrestled occasionally in NXT during 2012 and 2013. In April 2014, he formed a tag team with Tye Dillinger. However, they didn't have much success and broke up in February 2015.
American Alpha (2015–2017)
In May 2015, Jordan started a story with Chad Gable. Gable wanted to form a tag team, but Jordan said no a couple of times. On July 15, 2015, Jordan finally agreed to team with Gable. They won their first match together.
On September 2, 2015, Jordan and Gable, now called American Alpha, entered the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament. They won their first round match. They made it to the semi-finals at NXT TakeOver: Respect. Even though they lost, fans started to cheer for them because they showed great fighting spirit.
On January 27, 2016, American Alpha defeated Blake and Murphy. On March 16, they became the top contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championship. At NXT TakeOver: Dallas, American Alpha defeated The Revival to win the NXT Tag Team Championship! Their championship reign lasted 68 days. At NXT TakeOver: The End on June 8, they lost the titles back to The Revival. After the match, they were attacked by a new team, the Authors of Pain. American Alpha's last NXT match was on July 20, 2016, where they lost to the Authors of Pain.
On July 19, 2016, Jordan and Gable were moved to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2016 WWE draft. They debuted on SmackDown Live on August 2, defeating The Vaudevillains. At the SummerSlam pre-show, American Alpha was part of a big 12-man tag team match, which their team won.
In a tournament for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, American Alpha defeated Breezango. However, kayfabe (in the storyline), Gable's knee was injured by The Usos, so American Alpha couldn't compete in the finals. On December 27, 2016, American Alpha won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship in a four-team match. They held the titles for 84 days before losing them to The Usos on March 21, 2017. Jordan made his WrestleMania debut at WrestleMania 33 in a battle royal. After this, American Alpha quietly split up.
Storyline with Kurt Angle (2017–2018)
On July 17, 2017, on Raw, it was revealed that Jordan was the kayfabe (storyline) son of Raw General Manager Kurt Angle. This meant Jordan moved to Raw, and American Alpha officially ended. In his first match on Raw, Jordan defeated Curt Hawkins.
Jordan then started a rivalry with Intercontinental Champion The Miz. At SummerSlam, Jordan and The Hardy Boyz lost to The Miz and his team. On September 18, Jordan won a match to become the number one challenger for The Miz's Intercontinental Championship. At No Mercy on September 24, Jordan did not win the title.
Jordan then had a rivalry with Elias. Jordan would interrupt Elias's songs by throwing vegetables at him. This led to a match at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, where Jordan defeated Elias. On November 6, Jordan won another match against Elias, ending their rivalry.
Jordan was supposed to be part of Team Raw at Survivor Series. However, on November 13, he was injured by Bray Wyatt (in the storyline). He was replaced by Triple H. In December, Jordan started teaming with Seth Rollins, whose partner Dean Ambrose was injured. On December 25, Jordan and Rollins defeated Cesaro and Sheamus to win the Raw Tag Team Championship. This made Jordan the first person in WWE to hold the Raw, SmackDown, and NXT Tag Team Championships.
At Royal Rumble on January 28, 2018, Jordan and Rollins lost the titles back to Cesaro and Sheamus. Their reign lasted 34 days. This was Jordan's last televised match. In the storyline, Jordan's injury made it hard for him to compete, causing problems between him and Rollins. In real life, Jordan had a serious back injury.
Career-Ending Injury and Producer Role (2018–Present)
On February 5, 2018, Jordan told Rollins he couldn't wrestle that night. Later, Kurt Angle sent Jordan home to write him off TV. The next day, WWE announced that Jordan had successful surgery for a neck injury. It was reported he would be out of action for over a year. The storyline with Kurt Angle was supposed to end at WrestleMania 34 with a match between them, but Jordan's injury prevented it.
After his injury, Jordan started working as a producer for WWE. Producers help plan matches and segments. Jordan appeared on SmackDown on May 29, 2020, his first TV appearance in over two years. In April 2021, Jordan was promoted to lead producer, overseeing all other producers at TV tapings. On December 9, 2022, Jordan appeared on SmackDown during a birthday celebration for his storyline father, Kurt Angle.
Other Appearances
Jordan is a playable character in the video games WWE 2K17, WWE 2K18, and WWE 2K19.
Personal Life
Nathan Everhart married April Elizabeth on March 17, 2017. They live in Land O’ Lakes, Florida. They have a daughter named Ava Rose, who was born on June 21, 2020.
He is good friends with his former tag team partner Chad Gable. Jordan says Gable is "like a brother" to him.
Championships and Achievements
- Florida Championship Wrestling
- FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with CJ Parker
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 87 of the top 500 single wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018
- WWE
- NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chad Gable
- WWE Raw Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Seth Rollins
- WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chad Gable
See also
In Spanish: Jason Jordan para niños
