Legendary announcer Jim Ross once remarked that it was "stupid" to see John Cena take a DDT on a concrete floor, then recover to win a match within just a few minutes. That one spot sums up a botched and rushed storyline, the saga of 'The Nexus'. Just a few short months after they'd exploded onto the scene in June, the group were cut off at the knees in the main event of SummerSlam 2010. 'Team WWE', comprising of Cena, Edge, Chris Jericho, Bret Hart, John Morrison, R-Truth and Daniel Bryan, faced Nexus at the event. Bryan had previously been a member of the renegade group, but had been released by WWE after choking ring announcer Justin Roberts with a tie and spitting on John Cena during an earlier angle. His involvement in this WWE squad therefore made little sense. As if that wasn't enough, The Nexus were forbidden from looking like killer heels during the bout. The match went over 35 minutes, which would have been fine had the heels been given ample time to dominate towards the end. Instead, John Cena made a cartoon-like comeback from the aforementioned DDT, and overcame the odds. Within just 2 months, WWE had killed The Nexus idea.
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.
