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It only makes sense when it's common interest. DX circa 1998 was one of the most balanced stables of all time. I'm not going to proclaim it the greatest, but it really was a textbook example of what a stable should be.
It had the leader, who was going for the top singles title. It had a tag team, and it had a midcarder going for the European title. On top of that, it had a bodyguard who protected the interests of everyone in the group.
It worked perfectly.
The Horsemen were the same for NWA, and probably the greatest stable ever.
A stable needs to make sense. They need to be friends, or at the very least allies, who have individual motives that are arrived at through the common motive of the group. Capture all titles and protect eachother to better their position in the company.
At first, this is why the Corporation worked so well. Sell out and cover your own ass, and then you reap the benefits. It wasn't overpopulated until the beginning of 1999.
When interests begin to cross it gets complicated and loses credibility. Why would someone sell out to, or align with a stable that's bigger than the contender pool they're in?
It doesn't make sense. Why would HHH and Chyna lose interest in the ideal unit of DX and go to the Corporation knowing The Rock, Big Show, and others are in their way there?
It quite simply doesn't make sense.
WCW started to die when people were joining a stable bigger than the rest of the roster (nwo).
Anytime the ring can't hold all of a stable's members, or is filled by them, shit has gotten out of control. When there are more people in a stable than there are titles in the promotion, you're pushing it.
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