10 Worst Reincarnations Of Legendary Wrestling Teams
Whenever the word "new" comes before an established name, it's never a good sign.
Wrestling shares a lot of similarities with the movie industry. Both art forms revolve around storytelling, both are usually based in the realm of fiction, and both require the audience to suspend their disbelief in order to enjoy the action.
Sadly, another attribute that the wrestling business shares with the silver screen is that the sequel is never usually as good as the original - as the world found out with the second rate, second coming of these legendary tag teams.
The mindset of promoters over the years is often to squeeze every dollar out of a successful gimmick by any means necessary. For proof of that, look no further than the various incarnations of Sin Cara and Doink the Clown over the years.
Sadly, this ethos has often been applied to several groups as well. When a team has run its course, promoters often opt to simply replace a missing part in the machine with another random cog from the talent pool.
Unfortunately, chemistry between partners isn't something that can be manufactured in a booking office; substituting one team member for a completely new one, with hopes of continuing under the same name, is never a good idea...
10. The New Nexus
When The Nexus exploded onto the scene in 2010 with their assault on John Cena, The Straight Edge Society and even the ring itself, WWE's newest faction made a huge impact on Monday Night Raw.
Over the next few weeks, The Nexus proved to be a stunning force in WWE, laying waste to Raw GM Bret Hart, and a whole host of superstars and legends along the way. Sadly, that momentum didn't last; the group became another casualty of the never-ending John Cena mega push at SummerSlam.
By the time 2011 rolled around, CM Punk had taken over the group, ousted Barrett as leader, and rebranded the outfit as The New Nexus. With almost an entirely new lineup, the group was essentially a brand new stable. Meanwhile, most of the original members had jumped to SmackDown and renamed The Corre.
The New Nexus seemed to exist only to provide punting practice for Randy Orton in the lead up to his bout with Punk at WrestleMania. One by one, each member took a boot to the head by 'The Apex Predator' and none of them - bar Punk - even made it to 'Mania.
When Punk memorably won the WWE Championship from John Cena at Money in the Bank 2011, the group quietly faded into the background without any further explanation.