10 Most Dominant Wrestling Stables Of All Time

2. The Elite

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Being The Elite

All Elite Wrestling is barely two years old, yet the achievements of The Elite following a relatively silly YouTube series and a breakaway from the Bullet Club from whence they came are amongst the biggest in North American wrestling history.

Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks formed the group as a subsidiary trio specifically to tacitly put themselves over as the three best members of the Japanese heel stable. It was during this time that they were able to live up to their name by becoming rich pro wrestlers without the promotion of Vince McMahon. Meanwhile, Cody Rhodes walked away from all of that, as Hangman Page and Marty Scurll built their reputation alongside some slightly more famous friends.

With the exception of 'The Villain' (and what a fortuitous exception that might prove to be for AEW), the crew have some of the most celebrated television wrestlers in the world, securing four years on TNT as the first true opposition to McMahon's monopoly in 20 years. None of this happened overnight, but The Elite made it seem so by virtue of banger matches and boy-popping YouTube videos. Only now - four years and one whole f*cking company in - does it feel like supply is meeting demand. And yet, the wrestlers themselves are just getting started.

 
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