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Chase University
Stable
Name(s)Andre Chase University
Chase University
Chase U
Former
member(s)		See below
DebutSeptember 21, 2021[citation needed]
DisbandedNovember 19, 2024
Years active2021–2024

Chase University, formerly known as Andre Chase University and usually shortened as Chase U, was a professional wrestling team that performed in WWE. The team's gimmick consisted of an educational university, with team founder Andre Chase serving as its dean and the rest acting as the students. They won the NXT Tag Team Championship twice.

History

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WWE (2021–2024)

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On the September 21, 2021 episode of NXT, Chase debuted a new heel teacher persona and began hosting a segment on the show called Andre Chase University. Over the next few months, Bodhi Hayward and Thea Hail joined the stable, but Hayward was released in November and was replaced by Duke Hudson.

On the January 31, 2023 episode of NXT, Chase U defeated The Dyad (Rip Fowler and Jagger Reid) and Malik Blade and Edris Enofé in a triple threat tag team match to become the fourth team to challenge for the NXT Tag Team Championship at NXT Vengeance Day but were unsuccessful at capturing the titles.[1] Over the next several weeks, Chase U would go into a feud with Schism, which would also involve Tyler Bate, who began to help Chase U against Schism. An eight-person mixed tag team match would be set up for NXT Stand & Deliver, with the control of Chase U on the line. At the event, Chase U defeated Schism.[2] On the June 6 episode of NXT, Hail won a battle royal to become #1 contender for the NXT Women's Championship which she lost at NXT: Gold Rush.[3] Following the loss, which Hail blamed on Chase as he threw in the towel, she began a more rebellious persona where she openly critiqued Chase. After a loss to Jacy Jayne, the two formed a friendship after Jayne advised Hail to be more assertive. This involved Hail acquiring new ring gear and forming a tag team with Jayne, who in turn joined Chase U. On the October 17 episode of NXT, Chase and Hudson won a battle royal to become number one contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championship. At NXT: Halloween Havoc Night 1, Chase and Hudson defeated Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo to win the NXT Tag Team Championships.[4] At Night 2, Hail and Jayne failed to win WWE Women's Tag Team Championship from Chelsea Green and Piper Niven after Chase refused to allow Jayne to use the title belt against Green.[5] Chase and Hudson lost the titles back to D'Angelo and Stacks on the November 14 episode of NXT, ending their reign at 21 days.[6]

On the December 5 episode of NXT, a new member was introduced as Riley Osborne (previously known as Josh Morrell in NXT UK)[7] who entered the 2023 Men's NXT Breakout Tournament representing Chase U, with Hail in turn developing a storyline where she has a crush on Osborne. Around the same time, Chase U started a storyline where it was revealed that the University was in heavy debt after Chase gambled away all their funds. In the Breakout Tournament, Osborne defeated Keanu Carver and Lexis King but lost to Oba Femi in the finals at NXT: New Year's Evil.[8][9][10] On the January 23, 2024 episode of NXT, repo men were seen repossessing material equipment in Chase U, including Hudson's MVP trophy, teasing the disbandment of Chase U.[11] In the following week, Jayne announced that she has created the "2024 Ladies of Chase U" calendar to be launched at NXT Vengeance Day and that the projected sales will save Chase U. Chase thanked Jayne and officially accepted her into the stable.[12] Around the same period, Jayne took on a new protégé, Jazmyn Nyx, a student from Chase U (also part of the Ladies of Chase U Calendar) who would help Jayne win matches by cheating which Hail refused to do. On the March 12 episode of NXT, Hail and Fallon Henley lost a tag team match after Jayne refused to be her partner the previous week. An emotional Hail disavowed her friendship with Jayne and declared she was returning to the "old Thea Hail". On the following week of NXT, Jayne and Nyx turned on Chase U and cost Osborne the NXT Heritage Cup championship match against No Quarter Catch Crew's Drew Gulak.[13] At NXT Stand & Deliver on April 6, Hail teamed up with Henley and Kelani Jordan to defeat Jayne, Kiana James and Izzi Dame in a six-woman tag team match.[14] On the following episode of NXT, Jayn revealed the truth of Chase U's gambling debt. In Hail's NXT Women's Championship match in 2023, Chase placed an illegal bet that Hail will win the title. However, he chose Hail's wellbeing and threw in the towel, resulting in him losing the bet.[15] On the April 16 episode of NXT, Hail lost to Tatum Paxley after interference from Jayne and Nyx. Following this, a match was scheduled for Hail and Jayne during Week 2 of Spring Breakin', which Hail won. However, a dissatisfied Henley turned heel and attacked Hail as she was celebrating.[16][17][18]

Final storyline and disbandment (2024)

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On the May 7, 2024 episode of NXT, Hail thanked Ridge Holland for comforting her at Spring Breakin'. Later that night, Hudson lost to Lexis King after Holland attempted to assist Hudson but inadvertently cost him the match.[19] On the following week, Holland challenged The Good Brothers (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) to a tag team match when The Good Brothers mocked Holland for leaving the main roster to NXT. Chase offered Osborne to be Holland's tag team partner to Osborne's dissatisfaction. The Good Brothers won the match after another mishap from Holland.[20] On the May 21 episode of NXT, Fallon Henley defeated Hail to qualify for a spot for the six-woman ladder match to crown the inaugural NXT Women's North American Champion at NXT Battleground. Backstage, Osborne got into an argument with Holland for costing Hail the match, to which Chase proposed that both men settle their differences in the ring[21] where Holland defeated Osborne. After the match, Osborne still did not approve of Chase U working with Holland, with Hudson taking Osborne's side.[22] On the June 18 episode of NXT, Holland was accepted as a member of Chase U. Holland entered the 25-man battle royal for an NXT Championship match at NXT Heatwave but he was eliminated by Dragon Lee and Tyler Bate. Later that night, Holland assisted Chase and Hudson to defeat The Good Brothers in a tag team match by giving Hudson leverage from outside the ring as Hudson pinned Anderson.[23] On the following episode of NXT, Chase and Hudson won a tag team turmoil match for a NXT Tag Team Championship title match at NXT Heatwave on July 7 but they failed to defeat Nathan Frazer and Axiom for the titles.[24][25] After NXT Heatwave, Hail began a short feud with NXT Women's Champion Roxanne Perez, culminating in a title match at Week 1 of NXT: The Great American Bash on July 30 but Hail failed to win the title.[26] Holland went on to secure a rematch for the tag titles, but with Chase teaming with Holland instead. On the August 13 episode of NXT, Chase and Holland defeated Frazer and Axiom to win the titles, making Chase a two-time champion while Holland wins his first championship in WWE.[27] At NXT No Mercy on September 1, Chase and Holland lost the titles back to Frazer and Axiom, ending their reign at 19 days. After the match, Holland viciously attacked the group, defecting from Chase U and reverted back to a heel in the process.[28]

After his defection, Holland vowed to take down Chase U. On the September 10 episode of NXT, Holland defeated Hudson and took him out with the barricade after the match.[29] Two weeks later, Holland defeated Osborne but failed to take him out.[30] On the October 15 episode of NXT, Holland defeated Osborne again. After the match, Chase returned to save Osborne as Holland was about to take him out.[31] At NXT Halloween Havoc on October 27, Holland defeated Chase in an Ambulance match.[32] On the November 19 episode of NXT, Chase faced Holland with the stipulation that Chase U had to disband should Chase lose. Holland was victorious, causing Chase University to disband and its members to go their separate ways.[33]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2024)

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On the August 15, 2024 episode of Impact!, Riley Osborne made his Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) debut to defeat Chris Bey and John Skyler in a three-way match to qualify for the Ultimate X match at Emergence but failed to win the title at the event.[34][35]

Members

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* Founding member(s)
L Leader
Member Joined Left
Andre Chase (L) January 4, 2022 * November 19, 2024
Bodhi Hayward January 4, 2022 * November 1, 2022
Thea Hail May 31, 2022 November 19, 2024
Duke Hudson November 1, 2022 November 19, 2024
Jacy Jayne September 5, 2023[a] March 19, 2024
Riley Osborne December 5, 2023 November 19, 2024
Jazmyn Nyx January 16, 2024 March 19, 2024
Ridge Holland May 14, 2024[b] September 1, 2024

Timeline

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Championships and accomplishments

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Notes

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  1. ^ Jayne joined the stable as an associate member on September 5, 2023 before being accepted as an official member by Andre Chase on January 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Holland joined the stable as an associate member on May 14, 2024 before being accepted as an official member on June 18, 2024.

References

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  2. ^ McGuire, Colin (April 1, 2023). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: McGuire's live review of Bron Breakker vs. Carmelo Hayes for the NXT Title, Roxanne Perez vs. Zoey Stark vs. Gigi Dolin vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Indi Hartwell in a ladder match for the NXT Women's Title, Wes Lee vs. Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. Axiom for the NXT North American Title, Johnny Gargano vs. Grayson Waller". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
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  14. ^ Powell, Jason (April 6, 2024). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Carmelo Hayes, Ilja Dragunov vs. Tony D'Angelo for the NXT Title, Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  15. ^ Moore, John (April 9, 2024). "NXT TV results (4/9): Moore's review of the Stand & Deliver fallout show, Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin vs. Axiom and Nathan Frazer for the NXT Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  16. ^ Moore, John (April 16, 2024). "NXT TV results (4/16): Moore's review of Carmelo Hayes vs. Trick Williams in a steel cage match, Ridge Holland vs. Joaquin Wilde, Sol Ruca vs. Lola Vice, Noam Dar vs. Dijak". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  17. ^ Moore, John (April 30, 2024). "NXT TV results (4/30): Moore's review of Spring Breakin' Night Two with Oba Femi vs. Ivar for the NXT North American Title, Axiom and Nathan Frazer vs. AOP for the NXT Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  18. ^ Tessier, Colin (May 1, 2024). "Fallon Henley Turns On Thea Hail On 4/30 WWE NXT". WrestleZone via Yahoo Entertainment. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  19. ^ Moore, John (May 7, 2024). "NXT TV results (5/7): Moore's review of Roxanne Perez vs. Chelsea Green for the NXT Women's Title, Wes Lee vs. Josh Briggs, Karmen Petrovic vs. Shayna Baszler, Mia Yim vs. Arianna Grace". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  20. ^ Moore, John (May 14, 2024). "NXT TV results (5/14): Moore's review of Sol Ruca vs. Izzi Dame, and Ivy Nile vs. Lash Legend in NXT Women's NA Title qualifiers, Charlie Dempsey vs. Tony D'Angelo for the NXT Heritage Cup, Je'Von Evans vs. Noam Dar". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  21. ^ Moore, John (May 21, 2024). "NXT TV results (5/21): Moore's review of Joe Coffey vs. Wes Lee vs. Josh Briggs for a shot at the NXT NA Title, Thea Hail vs. Fallon Henley, and Brinley Reece vs. Jaida Parker in NXT Women's NA Title qualifiers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  22. ^ Moore, John (May 28, 2024). "NXT TV results (5/28): Moore's review of Trick Williams and Je'Von Evans vs. Mark Coffey and Wolfgang, Michin vs. Tatum Paxley and Kelani Jordan vs. Wren Sinclair in NXT Women's NA Title ladder match qualifiers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
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  24. ^ Moore, John (June 25, 2024). "NXT TV results (6/25): Moore's review of Tag Team Turmoil for a shot at the NXT Tag Titles, NXT Champion Trick Williams vs. Shawn Spears in a non-title match, Tony D'Angelo vs. Nathan Frazer for the NXT Heritage Cup". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  25. ^ Powell, Jason (July 7, 2024). "NXT Heatwave results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Ethan Page vs. Je'Von Evans vs. Shawn Spears for the NXT Championship, Roxanne Perez vs. Lola Vice for the NXT Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  26. ^ Berge, Kevin (July 30, 2024). "WWE NXT Great American Bash 2024 Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  27. ^ Aguilar, Matthew (August 14, 2024). "WWE's Chase U Becomes NXT Tag Team Champions in Epic Win". ComicBook. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  28. ^ Moore, John (September 1, 2024). "NXT No Mercy results: Moore's live review of Ethan Page vs. Joe Hendry for the NXT Championship with Trick Williams as special referee, Roxanne Perez vs. Jaida Parker for the NXT Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  29. ^ Moore, John (September 10, 2024). "NXT TV results (9/10): Moore's review of Trick Williams vs. Pete Dunne in a Last Man Standing match for a shot at the NXT Title, Nathan Frazer and Axiom vs. The Street Profits for the NXT Tag Titles, Giulia vs. Chelsea Green". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  30. ^ Powell, Jason (September 24, 2024). "NXT TV results (9/24): Moore's review of Kelani Jordan vs. Wren Sinclair for the NXT Women's North American Title, Grayson Waller Effect with guests Nathan Frazer and Axiom, Ridge Holland vs. Riley Osborne". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
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