WWE History Vol. 9: Wrestling's greatest stables

The Nation of Domination

Nation of Domination: Mark Henry, The Rock, Kama Mustafa, and D-Lo Brown. Not pictured is the group's founder, Ron "Farooq" Simmons.

The Nation of Domination had perhaps the best-realized gimmick of all the stables on our list. Their purpose was to fight for the traditionally exploited African American community, but they were billed as heels.

Wrestling is a working-class form of entertainment, and working-class Americans often stand shoulder to shoulder with minorities on the job. So the Nation of Domination were received with boos, many fans believed in their cause, somewhat limiting their effectiveness as heels.

Farooq, aka Ron Simmons, founded the group, which also included The Rock, Mark Henry, Kama Mustafa (Papa Shango and the Godfather) and D-Lo Brown. Eventually, the Rock assumed leadership of the faction and no longer pushed a black separatist agenda.

The group disbanded when the Rock broke out on his own, and Farooq wound up with the Ministry of Darkness.