In 1996, a group of wresters formed a mini-Nation of Islam/Black Panther styled stable called the Nation of Domination. While the group originally was a multi-cultural unit, dissension soon ended that version. Out of the ashes of the original Nation of Domination grew a series of factions, each led by former members of the NOD. Savio Vega formed the Puerto Rican stable Los Boricuas and Crush led a group of white bikers, the Disciples of the Apocalypse. They feuded with a new, all-black Nation throughout 1997. This is an instance where race was at the very center of these three groups. Of course, it was the Attitude Era, so pushing the envelope was nothing new during that time. But the gang wars saw about a dozen superstars defined solely by their race. Of the three factions, only one produced any significant stars, with the Nation giving us The Rock and Mark Henry, along with D-Lo Brown and The Godfather.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
