9 Stables WWE Debuted In The WORST Way Possible

9. The New Nation

It could be argued that Ahmed Johnson joining The Nation Of Domination in the summer of 1997 was the death of a dream, but most Ahmed Johnson-related dreams required a reality check by then anyway.

'The Pearl River Powerhouse' had taken the company by storm since his arrival in late-1995, and a brief-but-memorable run as Intercontinental Champion (branded at the time as the "People's Champion" a year and a half before The Rock made a heel gimmick out of it) seemed to set in motion an eventual push to the top of cards that appeared in dire need of fresh new babyfaces. Unfortunately, injuries robbed him of his title and continued to chip away at his momentum too - every time he looked on track, he'd suffer a setback. The pattern repeated when he finally linked up with his fiercest rivals.

Just a week on from joining the group and subsequently getting set up to fight The Undertaker for the WWE Championship at In Your House: Canadian Stampede (a show that ended up iconic in spite of Ahmed's absence), Johnson went down hurt yet again in the new Nation's first brawl with splinter group Disciples Of Apocalypse. By the time he returned (with fantastic customised NOD gear no less), he was booted and ultimately replaced by Rocky Maivia.