The 7 most misused WWE Superstars in 2016

#2 American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan)

American Alpha haven’t found a huge deal of success since arriving on SmackDown Live.

Chad Gable and Jason Jordan were setting the world alight in NXT in early 2016. Great in-ring chemistry and storytelling made them one of the hottest tag teams in WWE.

And although there was disappointment, when they dropped the NXT Tag Team Championships to The Revival after only 68 days, many were able to take solace in the fact that the explosive team would be moving onto better things on the main roster.

Gable and Jordan found themselves drafted to SmackDown Live. The downside was that there weren’t many premier tag teams to be found on the blue brand. The plus side was that American Alpha would surely be the linchpins of the division.

Unfortunately, the talented duo has been given very few opportunities to show the WWE Universe, why they were so revered at Full Sail University.

We saw a haphazard feud between them and The Usos, and since then, they’ve done nothing particularly of note – apart from losing in a decent number one contender’s match to The Wyatt Family.

Survivor Series would have been the perfect opportunity to showcase the team. Instead, they were eliminated fifth, exiting before other SmackDown teams like The Usos and Heath Slater and Rhyno.

There’s still an opportunity to turn this around, mainly due to the lack of depth in the SmackDown Live tag team division, but also because Gable and Jordan are great to watch. Moreover, Jason Jordan is arguably the best hot tag in professional wrestling today.

The pair must have looked on in jealousy at the recent NXT TakeOver: Toronto bout, between The Revival and #DIY. After all, since debuting on the main roster, American Alpha are yet to appear on the main card of a SmackDown Live exclusive pay-per-view.

Let’s hope we see much more of Chad Gable and Jason Jordan in 2017.