The "New" "New Nation" is a streamlined and corporate machine headed up by Titus O'Neil who plays a "black CEO" type character. He's "more corporate than John Cena" and an "ideal, 21st century WWE Champion." He brings up his sports background, college degree, charity work, and membership in the Omega Psi Phi fraternity as an example of what makes him so great. He gives each of the members defined roles and makes Brodus Clay his bodyguard, Big E. and Xavier Woods a true tag-team and tells Kofi Kingston that it's him - and not The Rock - that's "the most electrifying wrestler in WWE history." Once defined in these roles for a few weeks, R-Truth returns, but he's wearing kente cloth and old-school Nation of Domination garb. He addressed the crowd and says that what Titus O'Neil has done is impressive, but that what he's going to do is even more impressive, and he brings out Mark Henry, Ron Simmons, D-Lo Brown and Kama (aka The Godfather) (similarly dressed in classic "Nation" attire). D-Lo, Kama and Mark take turns on the mic talking about how they can't watch what the "New Nation" is doing, and are back to fight them. Of course, Simmons ends the segment with "Damn." Over the next few weeks Big E. and Xavier would wrestler Henry and Brown, and various permutations of Truth, Kama and Simmons would wrestle Titus, Brodus and Kofi.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
