Why WWE is unable to sustain stables

It has been an interesting past couple of months in the WWE to say the least. No, I am not talking about Dwayne coming back and winning the WWE title. I’m talking about the guys who made WWE interesting again, at a time when Punk and Team Hell No were the only interesting people in the entire 3 hour episode. By now, you might have guessed that I’m talking about the three guys who created shock ways in the WWE when they debuted – The Shield, those who proclaim to bring justice in the WWE. The creative heads hit the nail right on the head, with perfect timing to introduce the characters of Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins. If WWE plays their cards right, you have two mega superstars in the making right here, with Dean Ambrose having the potential to become the biggest heel that the company has ever seen, and Seth can become a mega babyface like Jeff Hardy.

The problem doesn’t lie with the ideas of the creative in the WWE. The problem lies in the long term planning and execution of what they initiate. Whether it is the Zack Ryder push or the Daniel Bryan push, WWE have done great work in initiating a huge platform for the superstars. But for some reason, all of that fizzles out way too soon, and before you know it, all the hard work and trust goes down the drain. Where is Zack Ryder now? Here is a guy who was arguably the most famous superstar in the WWE in 2011 – 2012, and just like that, his momentum was halted, and he once again became a curtain jerker. All of his hard work, and WWE finally recognizing him, came to nothing. It’s the same with his feud with Dolph Ziggler. Where is Miz now? It’s hard to believe he was even in the main event of WrestleMania not so long ago.

The matter gets worse when it comes to stables. In the past 5 years, WWE have come up with some really good ideas regarding stables in the company, but for some odd reason, all of that meant for nothing in the long run. Other than Evolution, no other stable has been successful in the last decade (Considering HHH was running the stable, I’m not surprised either). This brings the focus on The Shield. Will WWE continue to show faith in this impressive stable? Or will WWE continue to dissolve stables and the superstars end up going nowhere? In this article, I look at three potentially impressive stables which were dissolved too fast in the past 5 years, and analyze if WWE are unable to come up with ideas to keep these stables alive.

La Familia

If you remember Edge’s feuds when he was the champion, only two would predominantly stick in your head. One with John Cena, and the second with the Undertaker. It isn’t completely false that two women played major roles in reviving Edge’s career in the WWE – one being Lita, and the other being Vickie Guerrero. When the on-screen relationship began between Edge and Vickie, people voiced their disgust, but the duo soon became the most powerful couple in the WWE. And when guys like Chavo, Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder joined the pack, La Familia became the strongest force in the company. Edge was able to defeat the Undertaker, and Zack – Curt became the tag team champions as a stable, thus cementing their strong hold over the organization. The WWE could have gone on with the duo as the power couple like they did with Triple H and Stephanie, but they soon dissolved the stable, and where did that lead to? Vickie lost her prominence, and thus, WWE lost a good heel as she soon became ‘one of the pack’, and Curt – Zack went into oblivion, with Zack having to claw and scratch his way into the WWE’s radar again with his Long Island Iced Z! videos.

The Hart Dynasty

Who can ever forget one of the most famous stables in the history of professional wrestling, The Hart Foundation? When WWE signed the descendants of the superstars from that famous stable, the whole of IWC couldn’t wait to see them in action. The original pack included Harry Smith, Natalie Neidhart, and Teddy Hart. Later on, Ted Dibiase Jr. was added to the stable, along with Tyson Kidd. But Teddy was soon released from the WWE because of his attitude problems, and Ted Dibiase Jr. wasn’t included when the ‘Hart Dynasty’ (I cringe every time I hear that name) made their debut in the WWE. Coming from a great lineage, all of them were destined for greatness. They went on to capture the tag title gold in the WWE, but before long, the powers that be dissolved the Hart Dynasty. Harry was released soon after; Tyson, arguably the hardest worker in the company, went nowhere and is out injured at the moment, and Nataliya was subjected to fart jokes and isn’t going anywhere in the company.

Nexus

When the NXT started, people were skeptical where it would lead to. After the announcement that Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson for the IWC fans back then) had signed up with WWE, and would be a part of NXT, people just wanted to see him, period. But as soon as he was eliminated, people didn’t know where things would lead to. After Barrett won, the next RAW saw the biggest surprise in the WWE till then. Shock waves were felt all across the industry, as relatively unknown guys had taken out the face of the company, John Cena, along with Punk, and not only that, they had decimated the ring and the surrounding area. They dominated the WWE for a while, beating everyone in their sight, but as it looked like they were going to make a name for themselves, WWE decided to dissolve them. Only one guy went anywhere from there, and that was Daniel Bryan, which wasn’t a surprise. Wade Barrett was supposed to be the break out star, but he is still lingering around in the mid card, waiting for his deserved and overdue push.

So this brings out the question – will the WWE trust The Shield enough to keep them going? Or are they going to dissolve it so that they can pursue single’s careers (which hasn’t worked too well for the others I mentioned). Only time will give us the answers. I personally feel they should give these guys at least 5 more months so that they can establish themselves, before feeding them to anyone or them having internal quarrels. The Shield has the potential to be the best stable in the past decade. We can only hope WWE will give them enough time to settle themselves in the business.