Throughout 1997, the promotion made a big deal over a proposed display of gang warfare between a number of stables on the roster. Originally, both Savio Vega and Crush had been part of the Nation Of Domination, but that particular incarnation of the group would splinter as the year progressed. Both men left the Nation to form their own factions. Vega formed Los Boricuas, which hinted at the group's Puerto Rican heritage. For Crush, creative members introduced the Disciples Of Apocalypse. All of a sudden, Crush was a the leader of a biker gang, and they were assuredly there to watch his back. Rounding out the war were the remaining members of the Nation Of Domination, which would expand to include Ahmed Johnson and D'Lo Brown. The Nation were still led by Faarooq, but there was a real problem with star power hindering things. The idea was fine in theory, but it's something that some at the time even labelled far too stereotypical. After all, this was a white biker group fighting a militant black stable and a Puerto Rican street gang. That wasn't the biggest problem. The main issue was that fans didn't really care about the feud, which took up a lot of airtime. Contrast it with the super-cool nWo, and it was undeniably lame.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
