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==History==
==History==
===Formation and attacks on WWE personnel===
===Formation and feud with John Cena===
[[File:The Nexus at SummerSlam 2010.jpg|thumb|300px|The Nexus at [[SummerSlam (2010)|SummerSlam]]]]
[[File:The Nexus at SummerSlam 2010.jpg|thumb|300px|The Nexus at [[SummerSlam (2010)|SummerSlam]]]]
On the June 7, 2010, "Viewer's Choice" edition of ''Raw,'' during the [[main event]] which saw [[John Cena]] face [[CM Punk]] after the leader of the [[Straight Edge Society]] on with 45% of the viewer vote, the group debuted sporting matching [[armband]]s with the [[N|letter N]]. Barrett, who entered from the ramp, led the group, who entered through the crowd and jumped the barricades, in an attack on Cena, Punk, [[Luke Gallows]], [[WWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Jerry Lawler]], ''NXT'' host [[Matt Striker]] (who joined Lawler and [[Michael Cole (wrestling)|Michael Cole]] at commentary), then-''Raw'' ring announcer [[Justin Roberts]], WWE timekeeper Mark Yeaton and other WWE personnel around the ring, not to mention destroying everything at ringside, including the ring itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/06/08/14303706.html|title=RAW: Vote early, vote often; NXT takes over|date=June 8, 2010|last=Plummer|first=Dale|accessdate=July 21, 2010|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> During the attack, which ended with Cena being taken out of the [[American Airlines Arena]] on a stretcher, [[Daniel Bryan]] strangled Roberts with his necktie and, in a sign of disrespect, spit in Cena's face, the latter of which led him to be released from his contract on June 11, 2010, as WWE reportedly felt those acts were too violent for the company's [[TV Parental Guidelines#TV-PG|TV-PG]] programming.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1276327124|title=New update on Danielson's release from WWE|date=June 12, 2010|last=Martin|first=Adam|accessdate=June 12, 2010|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/14734694|title=Daniel Bryan released|date=June 11, 2010|accessdate=June 12, 2010|publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> His absence was explained by Barrett as having felt remorse for his actions and, as a result, was kicked out of the group, rather than reveal the truth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1276572395|title=Raw Results – 6/14/10|date=June 14, 2010|last=Stephens|first=David|accessdate=June 27, 2010|work=WrestleView}}</ref> Nexus was established as the main heel stable in ''Raw,'' attacking several wrestlers and legends, including Hall of Famers [[Ricky Steamboat]], [[Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)|Dusty Rhodes]] [[List of WWE Raw on-air personalities#AUthority figures|Raw General Manager]] [[Bret Hart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06142010/|title=Pains, growing|first=Greg|last=Adkins|date=June 14, 2010|accessdate=July 15, 2010|publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/fatal4way/matches/14558842/results/|title=Stealing glory|first=Ryan|last=Murphy|date=June 20, 2010|accessdate=July 1, 2010|publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> After Hart's attack, McMahon removed him as ''Raw'' General Manager "due to his injuries" and subsequently appointed a new [[Anonymous Raw General Manager|General Manager]], who chose to remain anonymous for fear of being attacked like Hart was, communicating only through e-mails quoted by Cole, the "official spokesman" (and the only one not attacked by the group during their invasion).<ref name=seven>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06212010/|title=Seven deadly sinners|first=Greg|last=Adkins|date=June 21, 2010|accessdate=July 1, 2010|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_42106.shtml|title=WWE Raw results 6/21: Keller's report on the fallout from the Fatal 4-Way PPV event, Jericho puts his career on the line|date=June 21, 2010|last=Keller|first=Wade|authorlink=Wade Keller|accessdate=June 22, 2010|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref>
On the June 7, 2010, "Viewer's Choice" edition of ''Raw,'' during the [[main event]] which saw [[John Cena]] face [[CM Punk]] after the leader of the [[Straight Edge Society]] on with 45% of the viewer vote, the group debuted sporting matching [[armband]]s with the [[N|letter N]]. Barrett, who entered from the ramp, led the group, who entered through the crowd and jumped the barricades, in an attack on Cena, Punk, [[Luke Gallows]], [[WWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Jerry Lawler]], ''NXT'' host [[Matt Striker]] (who joined Lawler and [[Michael Cole (wrestling)|Michael Cole]] at commentary), then-''Raw'' ring announcer [[Justin Roberts]], WWE timekeeper Mark Yeaton and other WWE personnel around the ring, not to mention destroying everything at ringside, including the ring itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/06/08/14303706.html|title=RAW: Vote early, vote often; NXT takes over|date=June 8, 2010|last=Plummer|first=Dale|accessdate=July 21, 2010|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> During the attack, which ended with Cena being taken out of the [[American Airlines Arena]] on a stretcher, [[Daniel Bryan]] strangled Roberts with his necktie and, in a sign of disrespect, spit in Cena's face, the latter of which led him to be released from his contract on June 11, 2010, as WWE reportedly felt those acts were too violent for the company's [[TV Parental Guidelines#TV-PG|TV-PG]] programming.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1276327124|title=New update on Danielson's release from WWE|date=June 12, 2010|last=Martin|first=Adam|accessdate=June 12, 2010|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/14734694|title=Daniel Bryan released|date=June 11, 2010|accessdate=June 12, 2010|publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> His absence was explained by Barrett as having felt remorse for his actions and, as a result, was kicked out of the group, rather than reveal the truth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1276572395|title=Raw Results – 6/14/10|date=June 14, 2010|last=Stephens|first=David|accessdate=June 27, 2010|work=WrestleView}}</ref> Nexus was established as the main heel stable in ''Raw,'' attacking several wrestlers and legends, including Hall of Famers [[Ricky Steamboat]], [[Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)|Dusty Rhodes]] [[List of WWE Raw on-air personalities#AUthority figures|Raw General Manager]] [[Bret Hart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06142010/|title=Pains, growing|first=Greg|last=Adkins|date=June 14, 2010|accessdate=July 15, 2010|publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/fatal4way/matches/14558842/results/|title=Stealing glory|first=Ryan|last=Murphy|date=June 20, 2010|accessdate=July 1, 2010|publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> After Hart's attack, McMahon removed him as ''Raw'' General Manager "due to his injuries" and subsequently appointed a new [[Anonymous Raw General Manager|General Manager]], who chose to remain anonymous for fear of being attacked like Hart was, communicating only through e-mails quoted by Cole, the "official spokesman" (and the only one not attacked by the group during their invasion).<ref name=seven>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06212010/|title=Seven deadly sinners|first=Greg|last=Adkins|date=June 21, 2010|accessdate=July 1, 2010|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_42106.shtml|title=WWE Raw results 6/21: Keller's report on the fallout from the Fatal 4-Way PPV event, Jericho puts his career on the line|date=June 21, 2010|last=Keller|first=Wade|authorlink=Wade Keller|accessdate=June 22, 2010|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref>


===Feud with John Cena===
[[File:Nexus Steamboat.jpg|thumb|left|The Nexus after exiling [[Daniel Bryan]] and attacking [[WWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Ricky Steamboat]] on the June 21, 2010, episode of ''Raw'']]
[[File:Nexus Steamboat.jpg|thumb|left|The Nexus after exiling [[Daniel Bryan]] and attacking [[WWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Ricky Steamboat]] on the June 21, 2010, episode of ''Raw'']]
During the summer of 2010, Nexus had a feud with Cena. First, Cena was scheduled to face The Nexus in a 7-on-1 [[handicap match]] on the July 12, 2010, edition of ''Raw,'' but Cena attacked [[Darren Young]] the previous week, subsequently removing him from the following week's scheduled match,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/07052010/|title=Truth and consequences|first=Greg|last=Adkins|date=July 5, 2010|accessdate=July 15, 2010|publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> which became a 6-on-1 handicap match, which The Nexus won anyway. On July 18, 2010 at [[Money in the Bank (2010)|Money in the Bank]], The Nexus attempted to get involved in the WWE Championship match involving Sheamus and Cena in a [[steel cage]], but Sheamus and Cena were able to hold them off and escape, with Sheamus winning the match and retaining the WWE Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1279507940|title=Money in the Bank PPV Results – 7/18/10|date=July 18, 2010|last=Martin|first=Adam|accessdate=July 21, 2010|work=WrestleView}}</ref> Their following match would take place at [[SummerSlam (2010)|SummerSlam]], where The Nexus faced the team of Cena, Hart, [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]], [[Chris Jericho]], [[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]], [[Ron Killings|R-Truth]] and the returning [[Daniel Bryan]], being defeated after Cena pinned Barrett and Gabriel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1279596135|title=Raw Results – 7/19/10|work=WrestleView|last=Stephens|first=David|date=July 19, 2010|accessdate=July 21, 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723132939/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1279596135|archivedate=July 23, 2010|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2010/08/15/15031141.html|title=Rumored return helps Team WWE fend off Nexus at SummerSlam|date=August 15, 2010|last=Plummer|first=Dale|author2=Tylwalk, Nick|accessdate=August 16, 2010|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> According to Edge and Jericho, the original plan was to put [[Over (professional wrestling)|over]] Barrett, but Cena asked for a change and defeated Barrett and Gabriel.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM6o7rNSpMg&t=39m40s Talk is Jericho, Edge (pt. 2) (39:40)]</ref> The following night on ''Raw,'' The Nexus invoked their SummerSlam rematch clause and competed in seven one-on-one matches against Team WWE (except Hart, who was replaced by Orton), with the stipulation that whichever Nexus member lost their match would be exiled from the group. Young was the only Nexus member who failed to defeat Cena in the main event, therefore The Nexus attacked Young with their respective finishing moves and officially exiled him from the group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1282015348|title=Raw Results – 8/16/10|date=August 16, 2010|last=Stephens|first=David|accessdate=August 18, 2010|work=WrestleView}}</ref> At a live WWE [[live event]] in [[Hawaii]] on August 18, 2010, [[Ryback|Skip Sheffield]] broke his ankle during a tag match where he teamed with Otunga against [[The Hart Dynasty]] ([[David Hart Smith]] and [[Tyson Kidd]]), putting him out of action for the next two years, leaving The Nexus with only five active members heading into September.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1282317358|title=Update on Skip Sheffield and his in-ring status|date=August 20, 2010|last=Gerweck|first=Steve|accessdate=August 31, 2010|work=WrestleView}}</ref> On September 19 at [[Night of Champions (2010)|Night of Champions]], Barrett used his guaranteed championship match that he won for winning ''NXT'' in the [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic elimination matches|six-pack elimination challenge]] for Sheamus' WWE Championship, but he was eliminated by Orton, who later won the match and the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2010/09/20/15407301.html|title=Few gimmicks, more title changes at Night of Champions|date=September 20, 2010|last=Tylwalk|first=Nick|accessdate=October 4, 2010|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref>
During the summer of 2010, Nexus had a feud with Cena. First, Cena was scheduled to face The Nexus in a 7-on-1 [[handicap match]] on the July 12, 2010, edition of ''Raw,'' but Cena attacked [[Darren Young]] the previous week, subsequently removing him from the following week's scheduled match,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/07052010/|title=Truth and consequences|first=Greg|last=Adkins|date=July 5, 2010|accessdate=July 15, 2010|publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> which became a 6-on-1 handicap match, which The Nexus won anyway. On July 18, 2010 at [[Money in the Bank (2010)|Money in the Bank]], The Nexus attempted to get involved in the WWE Championship match involving Sheamus and Cena in a [[steel cage]], but Sheamus and Cena were able to hold them off and escape, with Sheamus winning the match and retaining the WWE Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1279507940|title=Money in the Bank PPV Results – 7/18/10|date=July 18, 2010|last=Martin|first=Adam|accessdate=July 21, 2010|work=WrestleView}}</ref> Their following match would take place at [[SummerSlam (2010)|SummerSlam]], where The Nexus faced the team of Cena, Hart, [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]], [[Chris Jericho]], [[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]], [[Ron Killings|R-Truth]] and the returning [[Daniel Bryan]], being defeated after Cena pinned Barrett and Gabriel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1279596135|title=Raw Results – 7/19/10|work=WrestleView|last=Stephens|first=David|date=July 19, 2010|accessdate=July 21, 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723132939/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1279596135|archivedate=July 23, 2010|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2010/08/15/15031141.html|title=Rumored return helps Team WWE fend off Nexus at SummerSlam|date=August 15, 2010|last=Plummer|first=Dale|author2=Tylwalk, Nick|accessdate=August 16, 2010|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> According to Edge and Jericho, the original plan was to put [[Over (professional wrestling)|over]] Barrett, but Cena asked for a change and defeated Barrett and Gabriel.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM6o7rNSpMg&t=39m40s Talk is Jericho, Edge (pt. 2) (39:40)]</ref> The following night on ''Raw,'' The Nexus invoked their SummerSlam rematch clause and competed in seven one-on-one matches against Team WWE (except Hart, who was replaced by Orton), with the stipulation that whichever Nexus member lost their match would be exiled from the group. Young was the only Nexus member who failed to defeat Cena in the main event, therefore The Nexus attacked Young with their respective finishing moves and officially exiled him from the group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1282015348|title=Raw Results – 8/16/10|date=August 16, 2010|last=Stephens|first=David|accessdate=August 18, 2010|work=WrestleView}}</ref> At a live WWE [[live event]] in [[Hawaii]] on August 18, 2010, [[Ryback|Skip Sheffield]] broke his ankle during a tag match where he teamed with Otunga against [[The Hart Dynasty]] ([[David Hart Smith]] and [[Tyson Kidd]]), putting him out of action for the next two years, leaving The Nexus with only five active members heading into September.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1282317358|title=Update on Skip Sheffield and his in-ring status|date=August 20, 2010|last=Gerweck|first=Steve|accessdate=August 31, 2010|work=WrestleView}}</ref> On September 19 at [[Night of Champions (2010)|Night of Champions]], Barrett used his guaranteed championship match that he won for winning ''NXT'' in the [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic elimination matches|six-pack elimination challenge]] for Sheamus' WWE Championship, but he was eliminated by Orton, who later won the match and the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2010/09/20/15407301.html|title=Few gimmicks, more title changes at Night of Champions|date=September 20, 2010|last=Tylwalk|first=Nick|accessdate=October 4, 2010|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref>
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[[File:Punk en Nuevo Nexus.jpg|thumb|The New Nexus after exiling Barrett for losing a triple threat steel cage match to [[Randy Orton]] and [[Sheamus]] on the January 3, 2011 edition of ''Raw'' and naming [[CM Punk]] new leader, with McGillicutty in the background]]
[[File:Punk en Nuevo Nexus.jpg|thumb|The New Nexus after exiling Barrett for losing a triple threat steel cage match to [[Randy Orton]] and [[Sheamus]] on the January 3, 2011 edition of ''Raw'' and naming [[CM Punk]] new leader, with McGillicutty in the background]]
On the January 3, 2011, edition of ''Raw,'' The Nexus ambiguously announced after months of repeated attacks on Cena and the WWE roster that it was under "new management", with Punk being revealed to be the new leader, having acquired the position after Barrett lost a steel cage match against Orton and Sheamus thanks to Punk himself and was subsequently exiled from The Nexus (now renamed The New Nexus to distance itself from former leadership).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/results/16737908/|title=WWE: TV Shows > Raw > Raw Results > January 03, 2011|date=January 3, 2011|last=Adkins|first=Greg|accessdate=January 3, 2011|publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> After refusing to follow Punk's orders of initiation by hitting each other with kendo sticks, Gabriel and Slater left the group the following week on ''Raw,'' opting to join Barrett and former [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship|ECW Champion]] [[Ezekiel Jackson]] on ''SmackDown'' as [[The Corre]] while Harris, McGillicutty and Otunga successfully completed Punk's initiation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/01/10/16837026.html|title=RAW: CM Punk thins out the ranks|date=January 10, 2011|last=Plummer|first=Dale|accessdate=January 12, 2011|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> On the January 17, 2011 edition of ''Raw,'' [[Mason Ryan]] joined The New Nexus after interfering in Punk's match against Cena, attacking both before Punk handed Ryan a Nexus armband.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_46834.shtml|title=Keller's WWE Raw report 1/17: Cena vs. Punk, Royal Rumble Hype, Bryan vs. Morrison, Ziggler vs. Orton|date=January 17, 2011|last=Keller|first=Wade|authorlink=Wade Keller|accessdate=January 18, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> At the [[Royal Rumble (2011)|Royal Rumble]], The New Nexus cost Orton his rematch clause for [[The Miz]]'s WWE Championship, starting a feud with him.<ref name="RoyalRumble2011">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_47251.shtml|title=Keller's WWE Royal Rumble results 1/30: Ongoing coverage of Biggest Royal Rumble Ever and Three Title Matches|last=Keller|first=Wade|date=January 30, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=January 30, 2011}}</ref> Over the ongoing weeks, Orton punted all members of The New Nexus, causing storyline injuries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/01312011/|title=WWE: TV Shows > Raw > Archive > 01/31/2011|date=January 31, 2011|accessdate=February 11, 2011|publisher=[[WWE]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2011/02/28/17446551.html|title=Raw: Triple H talks Wrestlemania; The Miz loses an ally|last=Plummer|first=Dale|date=February 28, 2011|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2011/03/07/17530751.html|title=Raw: Stone Cold stuns Cole's Wrestlemania plans|last=Plummer|first=Dale|date=March 7, 2011|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2011/03/14/17616206.html|title=Raw: Cena wrecked on the Road to Wrestlemania|last=Plummer|first=Dale|date=March 14, 2011|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}</ref> Punk and Orton faced each other at [[WrestleMania XXVII]] and [[Extreme Rules (2011)|Extreme Rules]], where Orton defeated Punk both times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_48996.shtml#.WRmjS-vyiUk|title=CALDWELL'S WWE Wrestlemania 27 PPV Results 4/3: Complete "virtual time" coverage of live PPV - Rock hosting, Cena-Miz, Taker-Hunter for The Streak|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=April 3, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=May 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_49726.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Extreme Rules PPV Results 5/1: Complete "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – three title changes and a host of gimmick matches|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=May 11, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=March 28, 2014}}</ref> On the May 23, 2011 edition of ''Raw,'' thanks to a distraction from Del Rio, McGillicutty and Otunga defeated [[Big Show and Kane]] for the WWE Tag Team Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-05-23/results#WWE%20Tag%20Team%20Titles%20changed%20hands|title=WWE: Homepage > TV Shows > Raw > Raw: May 23, 2011 > Raw results: Ref and tumble|date=May 23, 2011|last=Adkins|first=Greg|accessdate=May 25, 2011|publisher=WWE}}</ref>
On the January 3, 2011, edition of ''Raw,'' The Nexus ambiguously announced after months of repeated attacks on Cena and the WWE roster that it was under "new management", with Punk being revealed to be the new leader, having acquired the position after Barrett lost a steel cage match against Orton and Sheamus thanks to Punk himself and was subsequently exiled from The Nexus (now renamed The New Nexus to distance itself from former leadership).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/results/16737908/|title=WWE: TV Shows > Raw > Raw Results > January 03, 2011|date=January 3, 2011|last=Adkins|first=Greg|accessdate=January 3, 2011|publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> After refusing to follow Punk's orders of initiation by hitting each other with kendo sticks, Gabriel and Slater left the group the following week on ''Raw,'' opting to join Barrett and former [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship|ECW Champion]] [[Ezekiel Jackson]] on ''SmackDown'' as [[The Corre]] while Harris, McGillicutty and Otunga successfully completed Punk's initiation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/01/10/16837026.html|title=RAW: CM Punk thins out the ranks|date=January 10, 2011|last=Plummer|first=Dale|accessdate=January 12, 2011|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> On the January 17, 2011 edition of ''Raw,'' [[Mason Ryan]] joined The New Nexus after interfering in Punk's match against Cena, attacking both before Punk handed Ryan a Nexus armband.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_46834.shtml|title=Keller's WWE Raw report 1/17: Cena vs. Punk, Royal Rumble Hype, Bryan vs. Morrison, Ziggler vs. Orton|date=January 17, 2011|last=Keller|first=Wade|authorlink=Wade Keller|accessdate=January 18, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> At the [[Royal Rumble (2011)|Royal Rumble]], The New Nexus cost Orton his rematch clause for [[The Miz]]'s WWE Championship, starting a feud with him.<ref name="RoyalRumble2011">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_47251.shtml|title=Keller's WWE Royal Rumble results 1/30: Ongoing coverage of Biggest Royal Rumble Ever and Three Title Matches|last=Keller|first=Wade|date=January 30, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=January 30, 2011}}</ref> Over the ongoing weeks, Orton punted all members of The New Nexus, causing storyline injuries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/01312011/|title=WWE: TV Shows > Raw > Archive > 01/31/2011|date=January 31, 2011|accessdate=February 11, 2011|publisher=[[WWE]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2011/02/28/17446551.html|title=Raw: Triple H talks Wrestlemania; The Miz loses an ally|last=Plummer|first=Dale|date=February 28, 2011|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2011/03/07/17530751.html|title=Raw: Stone Cold stuns Cole's Wrestlemania plans|last=Plummer|first=Dale|date=March 7, 2011|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2011/03/14/17616206.html|title=Raw: Cena wrecked on the Road to Wrestlemania|last=Plummer|first=Dale|date=March 14, 2011|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}</ref> Punk and Orton faced each other at [[WrestleMania XXVII]] and [[Extreme Rules (2011)|Extreme Rules]], where Orton defeated Punk both times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_48996.shtml#.WRmjS-vyiUk|title=CALDWELL'S WWE Wrestlemania 27 PPV Results 4/3: Complete "virtual time" coverage of live PPV - Rock hosting, Cena-Miz, Taker-Hunter for The Streak|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=April 3, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=May 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_49726.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Extreme Rules PPV Results 5/1: Complete "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – three title changes and a host of gimmick matches|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=May 11, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=March 28, 2014}}</ref> On the May 23, 2011 edition of ''Raw,'' thanks to a distraction from Del Rio, McGillicutty and Otunga defeated [[Big Show and Kane]] for the WWE Tag Team Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-05-23/results#WWE%20Tag%20Team%20Titles%20changed%20hands|title=WWE: Homepage > TV Shows > Raw > Raw: May 23, 2011 > Raw results: Ref and tumble|date=May 23, 2011|last=Adkins|first=Greg|accessdate=May 25, 2011|publisher=WWE}}</ref>
On the June 20, 2011, "Power to the People" edition of ''Raw,'' Punk was originally going to be named the number one contender for Cena's WWE Championship, but instead, he was forced to compete in a triple threat match with Del Rio and [[Rey Mysterio]] with a [[Falls count anywhere match|Falls Count Anywhere]] stipulation voted for by fans which Punk won, revealing after the match that his WWE contract would expire at [[Money in the Bank (2011)|Money in the Bank]], where he would face Cena for the WWE Championship.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raw Results – 6/20/11|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/24386-raw-results-62011|website=WrestleView.com|accessdate=November 15, 2013|last=Stephens|first=David}}</ref> The following week on ''Raw,'' it was announced that Ryan had suffered an injury over the weekend and left the group.<ref>{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw results 6/27: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw Roulette – Shawn Michaels involved, Punk "shoots," Cena vs. Truth|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_51072.shtml|website=PWTorch.com|accessdate=November 15, 2013}}</ref> That same night, a brash Punk realized a [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#worked shoot|worked shoot]] [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#promo|promo]] (which he dubbed a "pipe bomb"), reminding that once his contract expires at Money in the Bank, that would be the last time WWE would ever see him and the WWE Championship, as he considered taking his talents to another wrestling promotion.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stephens|first=David|title=Raw Results – 6/27/11|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/24566-raw-results-62711|website=WrestleView.com|accessdate=November 15, 2013}}</ref> With his victory over Cena on July 17, 2011, the WWE Championship was finally held by the stable on their last night of existence.<ref>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Adam|title=Money in the Bank PPV Results – 7/17/11|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/uncategorized/25144-money-in-the-bank-ppv-results-7-17-11/|work=Wrestleview|accessdate=December 14, 2012}}</ref>


===Tag team and dissolution===
===Tag team and dissolution===
On the June 20, 2011, "Power to the People" edition of ''Raw,'' Punk was originally going to be named the number one contender for Cena's WWE Championship, but instead, he was forced to compete in a triple threat match with Del Rio and [[Rey Mysterio]] with a [[Falls count anywhere match|Falls Count Anywhere]] stipulation voted for by fans which Punk won, revealing after the match that his WWE contract would expire at [[Money in the Bank (2011)|Money in the Bank]], where he would face Cena for the WWE Championship.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raw Results – 6/20/11|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/24386-raw-results-62011|website=WrestleView.com|accessdate=November 15, 2013|last=Stephens|first=David}}</ref> The following week on ''Raw,'' it was announced that Ryan had suffered an injury over the weekend and left the group.<ref>{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw results 6/27: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw Roulette – Shawn Michaels involved, Punk "shoots," Cena vs. Truth|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_51072.shtml|website=PWTorch.com|accessdate=November 15, 2013}}</ref> That same night, a brash Punk realized a [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#worked shoot|worked shoot]] [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#promo|promo]] (which he dubbed a "pipe bomb"), reminding that once his contract expires at Money in the Bank, that would be the last time WWE would ever see him and the WWE Championship, as he considered taking his talents to another wrestling promotion.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stephens|first=David|title=Raw Results – 6/27/11|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/24566-raw-results-62711|website=WrestleView.com|accessdate=November 15, 2013}}</ref> With his victory over Cena on July 17, 2011, the WWE Championship was finally held by the stable on their last night of existence.<ref>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Adam|title=Money in the Bank PPV Results – 7/17/11|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/uncategorized/25144-money-in-the-bank-ppv-results-7-17-11/|work=Wrestleview|accessdate=December 14, 2012}}</ref> The group's final members then functioned as a [[tag team]] with the Nexus banner until August 1, 2011,<ref>{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 8/1: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw - Triple H resolves WWE Title situation, battle royal, Ace speaks|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_51822.shtml|publisher=PW Torch|accessdate=August 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=Raw Results - 8/1/11|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1312246822|work=Wrestleview|accessdate=August 29, 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827121927/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1312246822|archivedate=August 27, 2011|df=}}</ref> and continued without the banner until August 22, 2011, when the group permanently disbanded.<ref>{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 8/22: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw - Cena-Punk #1 contender re-match, new tag champions, lies & conspiracies|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_52454.shtml|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=August 29, 2011}}</ref>
The group's final members then functioned as a [[tag team]] with the Nexus banner until August 1, 2011,<ref>{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 8/1: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw - Triple H resolves WWE Title situation, battle royal, Ace speaks|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_51822.shtml|publisher=PW Torch|accessdate=August 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=Raw Results - 8/1/11|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1312246822|work=Wrestleview|accessdate=August 29, 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827121927/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1312246822|archivedate=August 27, 2011|df=}}</ref> and continued without the banner until August 22, 2011, when the group permanently disbanded.<ref>{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 8/22: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw - Cena-Punk #1 contender re-match, new tag champions, lies & conspiracies|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_52454.shtml|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=August 29, 2011}}</ref>


===Chikara reunion (2018)===
===Chikara reunion (2018)===

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The Nexus
The Nexus logo
"You're either Nexus or you're against us!"-Motto under Wade Barrett
"Faith!"-Motto under CM Punk
Stable
Name(s)The Nexus (2010–2011)
The New Nexus (2011)
The Nexus Alliance (2018)
Former
member(s)		See below
DebutJune 7, 2010
(as The Nexus)
January 3, 2011
(as The New Nexus)
DisbandedDecember 27, 2010
(as The Nexus)
August 22, 2011
(as The New Nexus)
Years active2010–2011
2018 (reunion)

The Nexus (later renamed The New Nexus in January 2011) was a villainous stable in WWE that competed on the Raw brand from June 7, 2010, to August 22, 2011. It originally consisted of eight rookies of NXT season one and shifted their roster several times throughout their 14-month existence, with David Otunga being the only member to serve the group throughout the entirety of its existence.

Their initial goal was to obtain WWE contracts for all members, with the exception of original leader Wade Barrett, already guaranteed a WWE contract for having won NXT. After NXT, the group went on to antagonize the Raw roster (and on two occasions the SmackDown roster), with then-WWE Champion John Cena as their main focus. In October 2010, Cena forcibly became a member of The Nexus after losing in a match at Hell in a Cell. However, Cena was eventually removed from the group by being fired at Survivor Series after Barrett lost his WWE Championship match to Randy Orton in November 2010, only to be rehired by Barrett the following month.

On January 3, 2011, Barrett was exiled from the group anyway after losing a triple threat steel cage match against Orton and King Sheamus to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship as well as Barrett's leadership, which Barrett lost in favor of CM Punk after losing to Cena a chairs match at TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs in December 2010. Punk, who ended up costing Barrett the match, officially became the group's new leader in January 2011, at which point the group was renamed The New Nexus in an attempt to distance itself from The Nexus, becoming a tight-knit group dedicated to one another by faith.

The group won the WWE Tag Team Championship three times while Punk won the WWE Championship in his final match with the stable at Money in the Bank on July 17.

Concept

On the February 2, 2010, episode of ECW, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon announced that NXT would replace ECW on Syfy when the latter ended its run on February 16, describing NXT as "the next evolution of WWE television history."[2] The concept of the stable was each original member of Nexus was a contestant on the first season of the NXT program, which composed at the time of the talent from WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling in a competition to become WWE's next breakout star with the help of mentors from WWE's Raw and SmackDown brands.[3][4] On June 1, Barrett was declared the winner and, as a result, was awarded a WWE contract and a championship match at a WWE pay-per-view of his choosing (he ultimately chose Night of Champions) while the others were left without a job.[5]

History

Formation and feud with John Cena

The Nexus at SummerSlam

On the June 7, 2010, "Viewer's Choice" edition of Raw, during the main event which saw John Cena face CM Punk after the leader of the Straight Edge Society on with 45% of the viewer vote, the group debuted sporting matching armbands with the letter N. Barrett, who entered from the ramp, led the group, who entered through the crowd and jumped the barricades, in an attack on Cena, Punk, Luke Gallows, Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler, NXT host Matt Striker (who joined Lawler and Michael Cole at commentary), then-Raw ring announcer Justin Roberts, WWE timekeeper Mark Yeaton and other WWE personnel around the ring, not to mention destroying everything at ringside, including the ring itself.[6] During the attack, which ended with Cena being taken out of the American Airlines Arena on a stretcher, Daniel Bryan strangled Roberts with his necktie and, in a sign of disrespect, spit in Cena's face, the latter of which led him to be released from his contract on June 11, 2010, as WWE reportedly felt those acts were too violent for the company's TV-PG programming.[7][8] His absence was explained by Barrett as having felt remorse for his actions and, as a result, was kicked out of the group, rather than reveal the truth.[9] Nexus was established as the main heel stable in Raw, attacking several wrestlers and legends, including Hall of Famers Ricky Steamboat, Dusty Rhodes Raw General Manager Bret Hart.[10][11] After Hart's attack, McMahon removed him as Raw General Manager "due to his injuries" and subsequently appointed a new General Manager, who chose to remain anonymous for fear of being attacked like Hart was, communicating only through e-mails quoted by Cole, the "official spokesman" (and the only one not attacked by the group during their invasion).[12][13]

The Nexus after exiling Daniel Bryan and attacking Hall of Famer Ricky Steamboat on the June 21, 2010, episode of Raw

During the summer of 2010, Nexus had a feud with Cena. First, Cena was scheduled to face The Nexus in a 7-on-1 handicap match on the July 12, 2010, edition of Raw, but Cena attacked Darren Young the previous week, subsequently removing him from the following week's scheduled match,[14] which became a 6-on-1 handicap match, which The Nexus won anyway. On July 18, 2010 at Money in the Bank, The Nexus attempted to get involved in the WWE Championship match involving Sheamus and Cena in a steel cage, but Sheamus and Cena were able to hold them off and escape, with Sheamus winning the match and retaining the WWE Championship.[15] Their following match would take place at SummerSlam, where The Nexus faced the team of Cena, Hart, Edge, Chris Jericho, John Morrison, R-Truth and the returning Daniel Bryan, being defeated after Cena pinned Barrett and Gabriel.[16][17] According to Edge and Jericho, the original plan was to put over Barrett, but Cena asked for a change and defeated Barrett and Gabriel.[18] The following night on Raw, The Nexus invoked their SummerSlam rematch clause and competed in seven one-on-one matches against Team WWE (except Hart, who was replaced by Orton), with the stipulation that whichever Nexus member lost their match would be exiled from the group. Young was the only Nexus member who failed to defeat Cena in the main event, therefore The Nexus attacked Young with their respective finishing moves and officially exiled him from the group.[19] At a live WWE live event in Hawaii on August 18, 2010, Skip Sheffield broke his ankle during a tag match where he teamed with Otunga against The Hart Dynasty (David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd), putting him out of action for the next two years, leaving The Nexus with only five active members heading into September.[20] On September 19 at Night of Champions, Barrett used his guaranteed championship match that he won for winning NXT in the six-pack elimination challenge for Sheamus' WWE Championship, but he was eliminated by Orton, who later won the match and the title.[21]

The Nexus after losing Michael Tarver to injury and adding Husky Harris and Michael McGillicutty on the October 25, 2010, episode of Raw

On October 3, 2010, at Hell in a Cell, Barrett and Cena faced each other in a match with the stipulation that if Barrett won, Cena would have to join The Nexus, but if Cena won or any other Nexus member got involved, the group would be permanently disbanded. Thanks to interference from Harris and McGillicutty, who would join The Nexus on October 25, 2010, edition of Raw as a reward, Barrett managed to win the match and keep the group going and Cena was forced to join The Nexus.[22] The following night on Raw, Michael Tarver was paired with Cena who attacked him after the match. Barrett in the next segment said that he was planning on getting rid of Tarver anyway and that Cena did him a favor, implying that Tarver was no longer a member[23] (in reality, Tarver had a nagging groin injury and was later released from his contract in June 2011).[24] The anonymous Raw General Manager stated that Cena had to honor the stipulations of the Hell in a Cell match and take orders from Barrett or be fired, but later that night, he instead ordered Cena to help him win the number one contender battle royal for Orton's WWE Championship and as the match came down to Cena and Barrett, Barrett ordered Cena to eliminate himself and won the match.[23] On October 24, 2010, at Bragging Rights, The Nexus won their first championships in WWE when Cena and Otunga defeated Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre to win the WWE Tag Team Championship.[25] In the main event, Barrett defeated Orton via disqualification, this time caused by Cena, who as a result was chosen by Barrett as his own special guest referee for his WWE Championship rematch against Orton at Survivor Series, declaring that unless he won the title, Cena would be fired, but if Barrett defeated Orton, Cena would be relieved of all responsibilities to The Nexus.[26]

John Cena reading an address as a member of The Nexus after losing a match to Wade Barrett at Hell in a Cell

On the November 5, 2010, edition of SmackDown, Otunga, who had been questioning Barrett's leadership over the past several weeks, led Gabriel, Harris, McGillicutty and Slater to an invasion of SmackDown, interrupting a match between Alberto Del Rio and Edge, but The Nexus was then defeated in the main event in a 5-on-5 tag team match by Edge, Del Rio, Big Show, Kane and Kofi Kingston.[27] Barrett did not approve Otunga's decision to lead The Nexus on SmackDown and as a result forced him to defend his spot in the group a week later on SmackDown.[28] On the November 12, 2010, edition of SmackDown, thanks to interference from Kane, Otunga defeated Edge in a lumberjack match to keep his spot in The Nexus.[29] On November 21, 2010, at Survivor Series, Orton retained the WWE Championship against Barrett via pinfall and Cena was fired (kayfabe) from WWE and subsequently exiled from The Nexus.[30] Despite this, Cena continued to show up on Raw in the subsequent weeks, causing interference in The Nexus' matches and attacking them as well as costing Slater and Gabriel the WWE Tag Team Championship to Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov in a fatal four-way tag team elimination match on the December 6, 2010, edition of Raw.[31] Later that night, Cena informed The Nexus that his attacks on them may stop, but only on the condition that Barrett rehires him. Wanting the attacks to stop, The Nexus, with the exception of McGillicutty, who was (kayfabe) injured after being attacked the previous week by Cena, threatened to exile Barrett from the group unless he got Cena rehired.[31] On the December 13, 2010, edition of Raw, Barrett rehired Cena for fear of being exiled by The Nexus, but on the condition that A. Cena face Otunga in the main event and B. Barrett and Cena settle the score in a chairs match at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.[32] At the event on December 19, Cena defeated Barrett in the main event by dropping 16 steel chairs on him after dispatching the rest of The Nexus.[33]

The New Nexus

See also: The Corre
The New Nexus after exiling Barrett for losing a triple threat steel cage match to Randy Orton and Sheamus on the January 3, 2011 edition of Raw and naming CM Punk new leader, with McGillicutty in the background

On the January 3, 2011, edition of Raw, The Nexus ambiguously announced after months of repeated attacks on Cena and the WWE roster that it was under "new management", with Punk being revealed to be the new leader, having acquired the position after Barrett lost a steel cage match against Orton and Sheamus thanks to Punk himself and was subsequently exiled from The Nexus (now renamed The New Nexus to distance itself from former leadership).[34] After refusing to follow Punk's orders of initiation by hitting each other with kendo sticks, Gabriel and Slater left the group the following week on Raw, opting to join Barrett and former ECW Champion Ezekiel Jackson on SmackDown as The Corre while Harris, McGillicutty and Otunga successfully completed Punk's initiation.[35] On the January 17, 2011 edition of Raw, Mason Ryan joined The New Nexus after interfering in Punk's match against Cena, attacking both before Punk handed Ryan a Nexus armband.[36] At the Royal Rumble, The New Nexus cost Orton his rematch clause for The Miz's WWE Championship, starting a feud with him.[37] Over the ongoing weeks, Orton punted all members of The New Nexus, causing storyline injuries.[38][39][40][41] Punk and Orton faced each other at WrestleMania XXVII and Extreme Rules, where Orton defeated Punk both times.[42][43] On the May 23, 2011 edition of Raw, thanks to a distraction from Del Rio, McGillicutty and Otunga defeated Big Show and Kane for the WWE Tag Team Championship.[44] On the June 20, 2011, "Power to the People" edition of Raw, Punk was originally going to be named the number one contender for Cena's WWE Championship, but instead, he was forced to compete in a triple threat match with Del Rio and Rey Mysterio with a Falls Count Anywhere stipulation voted for by fans which Punk won, revealing after the match that his WWE contract would expire at Money in the Bank, where he would face Cena for the WWE Championship.[45] The following week on Raw, it was announced that Ryan had suffered an injury over the weekend and left the group.[46] That same night, a brash Punk realized a worked shoot promo (which he dubbed a "pipe bomb"), reminding that once his contract expires at Money in the Bank, that would be the last time WWE would ever see him and the WWE Championship, as he considered taking his talents to another wrestling promotion.[47] With his victory over Cena on July 17, 2011, the WWE Championship was finally held by the stable on their last night of existence.[48]

Tag team and dissolution

The group's final members then functioned as a tag team with the Nexus banner until August 1, 2011,[49][50] and continued without the banner until August 22, 2011, when the group permanently disbanded.[51]

Chikara reunion (2018)

In 2018, The Nexus reunited for Chikara King of Trios tournament as The Nexus Alliance, being represented by Fred Rosser (Darren Young), PJ Black (Justin Gabriel), and Michael Tarver.[52]

Former members

Member Joined Left
Wade Barrett June 7, 2010 January 3, 2011
Daniel Bryan June 7, 2010 June 11, 2010
Darren Young June 7, 2010 August 16, 2010
Skip Sheffield June 7, 2010 August 18, 2010
Michael Tarver June 7, 2010 October 4, 2010
Justin Gabriel June 7, 2010 January 10, 2011
Heath Slater June 7, 2010 January 10, 2011
David Otunga June 7, 2010 August 22, 2011
John Cena October 3, 2010 November 21, 2010
Husky Harris October 25, 2010 January 31, 2011
Michael McGillicutty October 25, 2010 August 22, 2011
CM Punk December 27, 2010 July 17, 2011
Mason Ryan January 17, 2011 June 26, 2011

Timeline

Championships and accomplishments

David Otunga (right) and Michael McGillicutty as WWE Tag Team Champions

See also

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