15 WWE Break-Ups That IMMEDIATELY Backfired

D-Generation X was the WWF's answer to WCW's brilliant nWo. It was a cultural phenomenon that birthed catchphrases like, "SUCK IT" and turned crotch chops into everyday gestures you'd see at school, work...everywhere! By 1999, the promotion started to dabble with the thought of ditching DX for a while. So, Triple H joined The Corporation in March at WrestleMania XV by helping Shane McMahon beat X-Pac.

People were shocked, but the fed had grand plans. They wanted to turn Trips into a headliner, but management also planned big pushes for Billy Gunn as King Of The Ring winner, and for Road Dogg and X-Pac as a tag team. By October, Triple H had reunited them as a heel unit and it was like none of that other stuff had even happened.

'The Game' was rising up the ranks, sure, but the DX split did nothing for other members; Gunn tanked as KOTR winner, Road Dogg trundled along, and X-Pac felt largely directionless. Meanwhile, Chyna (who had also leapt to The Corporation with Hunter) was doing her own thing and started co-holding the Intercontinental Title with roster newbie Chris Jericho.

A lot happened in a short space of time for the degenerates.

By the turn of the year into 2000, nobody was really talking about Trips turning on Pac or the D-Generation X split at all. Like many others on this list, it was an unnecessary snap decision centred around shock value over substance. Then, the WWF realised that they kinda liked having DX around as part of the product.

Strong merch sales can't have hurt.