10 Shocking Times WWE Pulled The Plug On Mega Pushes
6. The Nexus
As complete goobers on the talent (in how it both developed and destroyed future stars) show version of NXT, The Nexus were faceless nobodies failing to become anything more from large shadows cast by their main roster mentors.
New signing Daniel Bryan was the only one not plucked from their failing Florida Championship Wrestling system, but was doled out punishment booking as a way to bring him down to their level rather than even attempting to raise the rest to his.
Show winner Wade Barrett was decent by default, but all eight looked like trained killers when they emerged together on Raw to assault everybody and everything in their path.
Expertly produced and uniquely performed, The Nexus' beatdown of John Cena provided incredible pro wrestling visuals for the gang as they left the entire show - one they'd allowed themselves to be systematically destroyed by just to be a part of - in tatters.
Daniel Bryan's over-exuberance got him briefly split off from the angle, but the rest could and should have had career-enhancing summers from the memorable mauling. Instead, they were made to absorb losses too great before John Cena thinned out their numbers with increasingly demeaning attacks.
The hand of the author was too present - you could almost see Vince McMahon losing interest in the group with every depressing passing week.