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===Feud with John Cena and the Raw Roster===
===Feud with John Cena and the Raw Roster===
[[image:Nexus WWE 3.jpg|thumb|right|The Nexus at a ''Raw'' [[House show]] in September 2010.]]
[[image:Nexus WWE 3.jpg|thumb|right|The Nexus at a ''Raw'' [[House show]] in September 2010.]]
On the July 19 edition of ''Raw'' the Nexus continued their attacks on the Raw roster by first attacking [[Adam Copeland|Edge]] and then [[Chris Jericho]], after the two longtime rivals attempted to manipulate the group against each other. Later on in the show, Barrett defeated [[Mark Henry]] in a singles match. After that, Barrett and The Nexus asked Cena to join them. Cena refused and said that he would take them all down at [[SummerSlam (2010)|SummerSlam]], and that he had found some help to do it. Cena revealed his team one by one; the members were Edge, [[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]], [[Ron Killings|R-Truth]], [[The Great Khali]], Chris Jericho and Bret Hart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1279596135|title=Raw Results – 7/19/10|work=WrestleView|last=Stephens|first=David|date=2010-07-19|accessdate=2010-07-21}}</ref> The next week of ''Raw'' featured The Nexus defeating Team Raw (Mark Henry, [[The Hart Dynasty]], Jerry Lawler, [[Evan Bourne]], [[Dustin Rhodes|Goldust]] and [[Naofumi Yamamoto|Yoshi Tatsu]]) in a 7-on-7 elimination tag team match with a clean sweep. The Nexus later mocked Cena's team, who were arguing amongst themselves, saying that they'd have an easy victory at SummerSlam.<ref name=Raw072610>{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1280200051|title=Raw Results – 7/26/10|work=WrestleView|last=Martin|first=Adam|date=2010-07-26|accessdate=2010-07-27}}</ref> At SummerSlam, the Nexus were defeated by Team WWE, featuring a returning Daniel Bryan, who joined Team WWE as a surprise member, after the Nexus had injured Khali, taking him out of the match, and eliminated both Young and Slater. Cena ended up being the sole survivor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2010/08/15/15031141.html|title=Rumored return helps Team WWE fend off the Nexus at SummerSlam|date=2010-08-15|last=Plummer|first=Dale|coauthors=Tylwalk, Nick|accessdate=2010-08-16|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> The following night on ''Raw'' each member of Nexus competed in matches against members of Team WWE with the stipulation that whichever Nexus member lost their match would be exiled from the group. While almost all the members of The Nexus won their respective matches, Darren Young failed to defeat John Cena in the main event and was not only kicked out of the Nexus, but attacked by the group following his loss.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1282015348|title=Raw Results - 8/16/10|date=2010-08-16|last=Stephens|first=David|accessdate=2010-08-18|work=WrestleView}}</ref> In a live event in Hawaii, Skip Sheffield broke his ankle, putting him out for months, thus leaving only five active members of the Nexus remaining.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1282317358|title=Update on Skip Sheffield and his in-ring status|date=2010-08-20|last=Gerweck|first=Steve|accessdate=2010-08-31|work=WrestleView}}</ref> On the 900th episode of Raw the Nexus defeated John Cena, Edge, Chris Jericho, Sheamus and [[Randy Orton]] in a 5 on 5 elimination match, after Gabriel hit Cena with the 450-splash for the third time, pinning him a second time, while Barrett dropped and pinned Randy Orton. Earlier on in the night the group also attacked [[The Undertaker]] with help from [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_43450.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw results 8/30: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live Raw #900 - Nexus vs. Team WWE|date=2010-08-30|last=Caldwell|first=James|accessdate=2010-08-31|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref>. The following week, Wade Barrett lost to Randy Orton, after a distraction from the returning Darren Young. Wade Barrett was in the six pack challenge for the WWE Championship at Night Of Champions but was eliminated by Orton following an RKO.
On the July 19 edition of ''Raw'' the Nexus continued their attacks on the Raw roster by first attacking [[Adam Copeland|Edge]] and then [[Chris Jericho]], after the two longtime rivals attempted to manipulate the group against each other. Later on in the show, Barrett defeated [[Mark Henry]] in a singles match. After that, Barrett and The Nexus asked Cena to join them. Cena refused and said that he would take them all down at [[SummerSlam (2010)|SummerSlam]], and that he had found some help to do it. Cena revealed his team one by one; the members were Edge, [[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]], [[Ron Killings|R-Truth]], [[The Great Khali]], Chris Jericho and Bret Hart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1279596135|title=Raw Results – 7/19/10|work=WrestleView|last=Stephens|first=David|date=2010-07-19|accessdate=2010-07-21}}</ref> The next week of ''Raw'' featured The Nexus defeating Team Raw (Mark Henry, [[The Hart Dynasty]], Jerry Lawler, [[Evan Bourne]], [[Dustin Rhodes|Goldust]] and [[Naofumi Yamamoto|Yoshi Tatsu]]) in a 7-on-7 elimination tag team match with a clean sweep. The Nexus later mocked Cena's team, who were arguing amongst themselves, saying that they'd have an easy victory at SummerSlam.<ref name=Raw072610>{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1280200051|title=Raw Results – 7/26/10|work=WrestleView|last=Martin|first=Adam|date=2010-07-26|accessdate=2010-07-27}}</ref> At SummerSlam, the Nexus were defeated by Team WWE, featuring a returning Daniel Bryan, who joined Team WWE as a surprise member, after the Nexus had injured Khali, taking him out of the match, and eliminated both Young and Slater. Cena ended up being the sole survivor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2010/08/15/15031141.html|title=Rumored return helps Team WWE fend off the Nexus at SummerSlam|date=2010-08-15|last=Plummer|first=Dale|coauthors=Tylwalk, Nick|accessdate=2010-08-16|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> The following night on ''Raw'' each member of Nexus competed in matches against members of Team WWE with the stipulation that whichever Nexus member lost their match would be exiled from the group. While almost all the members of The Nexus won their respective matches, Darren Young failed to defeat John Cena in the main event and was not only kicked out of the Nexus, but attacked by the group following his loss.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1282015348|title=Raw Results - 8/16/10|date=2010-08-16|last=Stephens|first=David|accessdate=2010-08-18|work=WrestleView}}</ref> In a live event in Hawaii, Skip Sheffield broke his ankle, putting him out for months, thus leaving only five active members of the Nexus remaining.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1282317358|title=Update on Skip Sheffield and his in-ring status|date=2010-08-20|last=Gerweck|first=Steve|accessdate=2010-08-31|work=WrestleView}}</ref> On the 900th episode of Raw the Nexus defeated John Cena, Edge, Chris Jericho, Sheamus and [[Randy Orton]] in a 5 on 5 elimination match, after Gabriel hit Cena with the 450-splash for the third time, pinning him a second time, while Barrett dropped and pinned Randy Orton. Earlier on in the night the group also attacked [[The Undertaker]] with help from [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_43450.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw results 8/30: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live Raw #900 - Nexus vs. Team WWE|date=2010-08-30|last=Caldwell|first=James|accessdate=2010-08-31|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref>. The following week, Wade Barrett lost to Randy Orton, after a distraction from the returning Darren Young. Wade Barrett was in the six pack challenge for the WWE Championship at Night Of Champions but was eliminated by Orton following an RKO. In Hell in a Cell Wade Barrett would face Cena as if he won, Cena joins Nexus and if Cena won, Nexus must be disbanded.


==In wrestling==
==In wrestling==

Revision as of 23:20, 21 September 2010

The Nexus
Stable
MembersWade Barrett (Leader)
David Otunga
Justin Gabriel
Heath Slater
Skip Sheffield (Injured)
Michael Tarver
Name(s) The Nexus[1]
Former
member(s)		Daniel Bryan
Darren Young
DebutJune 7, 2010

The Nexus is a heel stable in the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), that is currently competing on its Raw brand. The Nexus originally consisted of the eight contestants of the first season of NXT, but saw Daniel Bryan leave the group when he was released from WWE, a decision that caused much controversy with fans. Although Bryan would return in SummerSlam 2010, he has since aligned himself with the WWE and not the Nexus. Darren Young was the first member kicked from the group on the August 16 edition of Raw. The leader of the Nexus is the NXT season 1 winner, Wade Barrett.[3]

History

Formation and hostile attacks

Prior to their formation, each member of the Nexus was a contestant (or "rookie") on the first season of the NXT program. The conclusion of the competition on June 1, 2010 saw Wade Barrett declared the winner who was awarded a WWE contract and a championship match at a pay-per-view of his choosing.[4] The seven losers of the competition were left without a job, and Barrett immediately began performing on the Raw brand.

On the June 7 edition of Raw, the group debuted during the main event between WWE Champion John Cena and CM Punk sporting matching armbands with the letter N. Barrett led the group in an attack on Cena, Punk, Luke Gallows, Jerry Lawler, Matt Striker and other WWE personnel around the ring, as well as destroying everything at ringside, including the announce table and the ring itself.[5] During the attack, Daniel Bryan strangled ring announcer Justin Roberts with Roberts' necktie and also spit on Cena's face. This led to WWE releasing Bryan as they reportedly felt those acts were too violent for their TV-PG programming.[6][7] His absence was explained by Barrett saying that Bryan had felt remorse for his actions and as a result was kicked out of the group.[8]

A week later, the group explained their actions as retribution for the poor treatment they received from WWE management during their time on NXT. The attack was also to threaten WWE into giving the remaining six members WWE contracts. Raw General Manager Bret Hart declined the demand and fired Barrett. When Hart then ordered the whole Raw roster to stand guard at the ringside and stage areas during the main event, the Nexus attacked Hart backstage by forcing him into a limousine and crashing it into other vehicles.[9] During the Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view, the Nexus interfered in the main event for the WWE Championship, attacking all the wrestlers involved. Sheamus used the interference to win the title from John Cena.[10]

The Nexus attacking Ricky Steamboat.

The group then spent the next few weeks attacking various WWE figures, such as Hall of Famer Ricky Steamboat and other legends when they were celebrating Steamboat's DVD release following an edict that Nexus and the rest of the Raw roster could not engage in physical confrontation that week.

Raw Debut

WWE Chairman Vince McMahon subsequently removed Hart as general manager due to his injuries, and appointed a new general manager, who chose to remain anonymous (communicating only through e-mails quoted by "official spokesman" Michael Cole). The general manager immediately gave the Nexus WWE contracts and reinstated Barrett's championship match opportunity. Barrett revealed that this group was going to form no matter who wound up winning NXT, stating that the seven of them had formed a "Nexus" and had a common goal they all fought to have accomplished. However, even after apologizing for their actions, the Nexus continued their hostile attacks, including one on McMahon who tried to take credit for the Nexus' actions.[1][11]

On the July 5 edition of Raw, the anonymous general manager demanded Cena and Barrett call a truce later in the night. Cena refused and attempted to attack Barrett, which began a brawl between the Nexus and most of the Raw locker room. After Cena would not stop assaulting Darren Young, the GM announced that Cena would face the Nexus in a 7-on-1 handicap match the following week, which caused Cena to further attack Young.[12] Young was removed from the match the following week due to his injuries, making the matchup a 6-on-1 handicap match, which The Nexus won after the 450° splash of Justin Gabriel, who then pinned Cena.

Before the Money in the Bank pay-per-view, The Nexus appeared on NXT, and competed in a Battle Royal featuring the second season pros and rookies. The storyline started when Percy Watson invited his partners (the other rookies) to attack MVP (in retaliation for the pros attacking the rookies in the aftermath of the Nexus forming--to "keep them in line"), but in reply to this, MVP called the other pros and became ready for a fight. Co-host Matt Striker then intervened and arranged a Battle Royal, also including The Nexus (who were making a scheduled appearance on the show anyway). All seven Nexus members were declared co-winners after being the last men in the ring.

At Money in the Bank, the Nexus attempted to get involved in the WWE Championship match involving Sheamus and John Cena in a steel cage by breaking the door. However, the referees threw away the key and the tool that Tarver tried to use to break in. They then tried to climb up and get involved. However, Sheamus and Cena were able to hold them off and escape, with Sheamus winning. Afterwards, Cena began beating up Tarver and Young and then took Tarver's Nexus armband.[13]

Feud with John Cena and the Raw Roster

The Nexus at a Raw House show in September 2010.

On the July 19 edition of Raw the Nexus continued their attacks on the Raw roster by first attacking Edge and then Chris Jericho, after the two longtime rivals attempted to manipulate the group against each other. Later on in the show, Barrett defeated Mark Henry in a singles match. After that, Barrett and The Nexus asked Cena to join them. Cena refused and said that he would take them all down at SummerSlam, and that he had found some help to do it. Cena revealed his team one by one; the members were Edge, John Morrison, R-Truth, The Great Khali, Chris Jericho and Bret Hart.[14] The next week of Raw featured The Nexus defeating Team Raw (Mark Henry, The Hart Dynasty, Jerry Lawler, Evan Bourne, Goldust and Yoshi Tatsu) in a 7-on-7 elimination tag team match with a clean sweep. The Nexus later mocked Cena's team, who were arguing amongst themselves, saying that they'd have an easy victory at SummerSlam.[15] At SummerSlam, the Nexus were defeated by Team WWE, featuring a returning Daniel Bryan, who joined Team WWE as a surprise member, after the Nexus had injured Khali, taking him out of the match, and eliminated both Young and Slater. Cena ended up being the sole survivor.[16] The following night on Raw each member of Nexus competed in matches against members of Team WWE with the stipulation that whichever Nexus member lost their match would be exiled from the group. While almost all the members of The Nexus won their respective matches, Darren Young failed to defeat John Cena in the main event and was not only kicked out of the Nexus, but attacked by the group following his loss.[17] In a live event in Hawaii, Skip Sheffield broke his ankle, putting him out for months, thus leaving only five active members of the Nexus remaining.[18] On the 900th episode of Raw the Nexus defeated John Cena, Edge, Chris Jericho, Sheamus and Randy Orton in a 5 on 5 elimination match, after Gabriel hit Cena with the 450-splash for the third time, pinning him a second time, while Barrett dropped and pinned Randy Orton. Earlier on in the night the group also attacked The Undertaker with help from Kane.[19]. The following week, Wade Barrett lost to Randy Orton, after a distraction from the returning Darren Young. Wade Barrett was in the six pack challenge for the WWE Championship at Night Of Champions but was eliminated by Orton following an RKO. In Hell in a Cell Wade Barrett would face Cena as if he won, Cena joins Nexus and if Cena won, Nexus must be disbanded.

In wrestling

Entrance themes

Championships and accomplishments

See also

References

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