10 Fantasy WWE Stables That Would Have Been Amazing

1. The Kliq

The Kliq
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Little more than bad timing spoiled opportunities for the infamous backstage crew to all come together on screen at various points in their dovetailing careers, but 1995 saw the crew only one babyface turn away from it becoming a reality when nearly all of them were at the peak of their powers.

Hunter Hearst Helmsley joining the group behind the scenes within weeks of his WWE arrival earlier that year ensured that the quintuplet would never be together on screen because of his heel persona...until four of them broke kayfabe a year later when Razor Ramon and Diesel were leaving for WCW.

By the time they returned in 2002, Shawn Michaels was still shelved, and by the time he returned a few months later, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman were cast off again because of mounting personal demons getting the better of both.

All the near-misses over the years made their eventual reunions for Hall Of Fame ceremonies et al all the sweeter, even if part of that is only as result of the original add-on and bag carrier now being the one in place to pay them a wage for the rest of their days. Their near-15 year story is one of the changing wheels of the industry they've all - with Triple H the only exception - loved but left at various points between then and now.

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