5 big WWE storylines that backfired

#4 The Nexus - 2010

The Nexus debuted on raw in June

of

2010

On the June 7th episode of Raw, a group that consisted of eight rookies from NXT debuted in the main event, they began attacking everyone and tore up the ringside area. The group consisted of Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, David Otunga, Daniel Bryan, Michael Tarver, Darren Young, Skip Sheffield and Heath Slater. They called themselves the Nexus and they had one of the most memorable debuts in WWE history.

The Nexus' momentum was killed in a similar to way to the nWo's. At SummerSlam 2010, two months after they debuted, Nexus lost their 5-on-5 Survivor Series match after John Cena eliminated Wade Barrett and Justin Gabriel. This was a damaging defeat for the Nexus, especially since the match was 2-on-1 at the end.

Although Barrett would go on to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship from John Cena, the group itself never reached the heights that they set on their first appearance. If the group had maintained the momentum they set when they debuted, they could have gone on to big things, but as it was the group was never booked to be as strong as it was on their debut night on Monday Night Raw.