This is the most recent stable on the list as well as one that had fans scratching their head because we wondered why they were even formed. When The Nexus group dominated the second half of 2010 on Raw, there were good things about it, but they probably could have been booked better too. They ended up moving Wade Barrett, the former Nexus leader, to Smackdown in early 2011. While he was there, they added Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater to his group. They added a power guy to the group when Ezekiel Jackson formed after body slamming the Big Show. What was weird about The Corre (other than the spelling) was they would do these promos about how there was no leader in the group. They were all equals. What? We weren't used to hearing that. Most groups in wrestling history had a leader. That's why they worked. These guys went out there to tell us they were all the same. That's not appealing to viewers. The other reason the group didn't work is because it felt like too much of a Nexus knock off. Meanwhile, over on Raw there was a New Nexus led by CM Punk that kept the Nexus name alive. It just all felt unnecessary to the point that it wasn't helping anybody in the group. The Corre was a bad idea from the moment they started. It really hurt the career of Barrett because he went from a guy that was main eventing in 2010 to a guy that struggled for a few years and it took until 2014 for him to be repackaged to get back on his feet. Just because a stable exists, doesn't mean it will succeed. It's up to the talent in the group and to the booking to make them look good because without that they are doomed to fail.
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