10 WWE Stables You Totally Don't Remember

What do you do when you can’t get things done on your own? Surround yourself with like-minded individuals, of course.

Professional wrestling history is littered with trailblazing stables. From the Four Horsemen and New World Order to The Wyatt Family and Bullet Club, multi-man factions are an integral part of the sport’s complexion. Some of the all-time greats served their time as a cog in a stable’s larger machine, and when executed correctly, stables build-up and enhance everyone associated with them, even their opponents.

It takes chemistry, credibility, and a shared purpose to make stables work, and factions like The Shield, Evolution, and Nexus have been at the heart of some of WWE’s most memorable stories over the years. Stables might not be as prominent as they once were, but there’ll never be an era where they don’t have a place in the business, and groups like The New Day keep the flag flying today.

They don’t all live long in the memory, however, and for every credible stable, there’s a handful of long-forgotten groups that ultimately failed to leave a mark on the sport. Whether through a lack of longevity, star power, or memorable angles, here are 10 WWE stables you totally don’t remember.

Not only did X-Factor have one of the most appallingly bad entrance themes in WWE history (seriously, look it up) but they’ll surely go down as one of the most lifeless groups in WWE history. They formed shortly after Justin Credible’s 2001 debut, when the former ECW Champion saved X-Pac from an attack by Chris Jericho. Credible and X-Pac formed a tag team, and recruited Albert as the group’s burly enforcer a few weeks later.

The group sounds relatively inoffensive on-paper, but the only thing they were ever good at was sucking the life out of a live audience. “X-Pac heat” was reaching its zenith at this point, and fans were openly chanting “X-Pac sucks” even on shows that the man himself wasn’t making an appearance. X-Pac’s popularity problem paired with Credible & Albert’s complete lack of dynamism and overness resulted in one of the most unthreatening stables that the company has ever produced.

Fortunately, X-Factor died a quick, merciful death during the Invasion angle. Credible joined The Alliance to represent ECW, while X-Pac and Albert stayed loyal to the WWE side. This was less than five months after the group’s formation, and it effectively spelled the end of their alliance. Their TV time was limited, lacklustre, and lifeless, and is only remembered as a footnote in each man’s WWE career