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WWE has almost made a habit of forming short-lived factions, which are usually a hit-or-miss. While it is likely that a short-lived faction is always destined to collapse and isn't built for success, there have been a few rare occasions when WWE actually managed to succeed off a short-lived group.
However, this article won't be looking at any of those stables. Rather, this is to take an in-depth look at some of the more not-so-memorable groups WWE has created over the years.
Over the years, a large part of professional wrestling is dominated by the factions that have taken the business by storm. Specifically, in WWE, the likes of D-Generation X, Evolution, The Shield, and The Undisputed Era remain as some of the most popular groups of all time. Outside of WWE, The Four Horsemen, New World Order, Bullet Club, Los Ingobernables, and a few others have formed a legacy of their own.
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But, for every Shield, there has been a group called Dogs of War. In some cases, factions have vanished so quickly from our television screens that the majority of the WWE Universe don't even remember about it.
Without any further ado, here are five short-lived factions in WWE history.
#5. WWE failed to recreate a dominant faction like Nexus in the form of The Corre
After CM Punk had taken over Nexus from Wade Barrett, the latter went on to form a new group of his own called The Corre. Nexus members Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater also jumped ship, and The Corre added Ezekiel Jackson as the powerhouse of the group.
Initially, it did seem as if The Corre would manage to make an impact on their own, the four-man group quickly went downhill instead. At WWE WrestleMania XXVII, The Corre was defeated in an eight-man tag team match by The Big Show, Kane, Kofi Kingston, and Santino Marella in under two minutes.
The loss surely didn't help The Corre in any way, as Jackson eventually turned his back on Barrett. The former would go on to challenge The Corre's leader for the WWE Intercontinental Championship but failed to win the title.
After a run that lasted for about five months, The Corre disbanded.
#4. WWE failed to recreate The Brood by reforming the group
Looking back on it, The Brood's influence in WWE was the initial reason why both Edge and Christian managed to break out as singles superstars in the company. The two former World Champions enjoyed major success in the company. However, it was their run with Gangrel that helped Edge and Christian elevate to the next level.
After splitting up with Gangrel, Edge and Christian continued their journey together as a tag team. The third member of The Brood formed an alliance with The Hardy Boyz. Gangrel, along with Matt and Jeff Hardy, came up with the concept of The New Brood.
However, the idea of The New Brood backfired, as The Hardy Boyz liked Edge and Christian more than they did Gangrel. After a series of incredible matches with E&C, Jeff and Matt Hardy left Gangrel and The New Brood disbanded. With that, WWE never considered forming The Brood again.
#3. WWE couldn't create the hype with Dogs of War
In order to rival The Shield, WWE formed a faction consisting of Drew McIntyre, Braun Strowman, and Dolph Ziggler. All three superstars were considered to be popular in their own right at the time and had done some solid work as heels.
However, putting them together ended up resulting in one of the least memorable factions of all time in recent WWE history. McIntyre, Strowman, and Ziggler are regarded as three of the best in the business when competing as singles stars, but they just didn't click together.
As opposed to The Shield's nickname of "Hounds of Justice", the trio started calling themselves The Dogs of War. For around a month and a half, The Dogs of War feuded with Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose before going their separate paths.
In the group's final ever match, Strowman turned his back on Ziggler after the latter took another pinfall that led to the loss for The Dogs of War. The group eventually came to an end after McIntyre also hit Strowman with the Claymore Kick.
#2. The Union never worked out for WWE (then WWF)
With The Corporate Ministry faction taking charge of things in WWE, the babyface group of Mankind, The Big Show, Ken Shamrock, and Test formed The Union.
The group was formed in order to go toe-to-toe against The Corporation, who had already established their places as some of the best heels of the Attitude Era. The members of the group united, as they felt that they were mistreated by The Corporation, under the rules of Shane McMahon.
Occasionally, the likes of Vince McMahon, Shawn Michaels, The Rock, and Stone Cold Steve Austin also helped The Union in fighting off a common enemy. However, the babyface group never took off, and with Vince McMahon revealing himself as "The Higher Power", WWE quietly decided to bring an end to The Union.
The group was disbanded after avoiding the spotlight for a while. With Mick Foley also needing surgery in real life, the Union of People You Outta Respect, Son was disbanded within a month.
#1. APPLE is quite possibly the least memorable WWE faction of all time
APPLE is quite possibly the most forgotten faction in all of WWE history. A group that stood for Allied People Powered by Loathing Everything that you stand for should give the average WWE fan an idea of what the faction was like.
And, on top of that, APPLE existed for a total of one day before being disbanded. The four-man faction consisted of Santino Marella, Mark Henry, Daniel Bryan, and Evan Bourne. WWE put the faction together to rival a group that has already featured on this list, The Corre.
The group was regarded as a one-off partnership and debuted, as well as disbanded on 11th April 2011. In the aftermath of the group's conclusion, Mark Henry was drafted to Smackdown, while Santino and Bourne stayed on RAW.
Bourne instead formed a dynamic tag team with Kofi Kingston known as Air Boom, a pairing that actually took off and helped both men elevate themselves.
