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Another thing I was thinking about:
At this stage, I think that essentially all the members of the Nexus besides Ryback, Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt would actually benefit from the group getting back together. Even Wade Barrett at this point. Not immediately, but sometime soon. You can start the build at WrestleMania, with Brad Maddox-announced referee for the match, David Otunga, screwing The Miz out of the Intercontinental Title against Wade Barrett. Rumors of Nexus getting back together spread, and Wade Barrett and David Otunga both deny it.
Down the track Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel and Darren Young all betray their partners in the same week. The following week a big beat-down of some babyface ensues and we get Michael McGillicutty and Mason Ryan joining in on the beat-down. That gives the group seven guys. Wade Barrett would be the main player, David Otunga would be heelish second-in-command, Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel would be the tag team, Michael McGillicutty would be the mid-card singles guy in the group and Mason Ryan would be the muscle. Darren Young would be Darren Young. They can face scorned former partners for a few weeks in various combinations. Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, Darren Young & Michael McGillicutty vs. Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal, Tyson Kidd & Rufus "Pancakes" Patterson as a PPV opener could be pretty decent.
They would be thematically different from The Shield enough to survive on their own, and you can reveal that their current incarnation is the brain-child of Brad Maddox, who can join as the eighth member.
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