Happy Nexus Day

**Evil Vito** · 06-07-2011, 10:26 AM

One year ago today, one of the most promising angles of all time kicked off. I can't remember the last time I was completely glued to the television watching the carnage unfold. It was the first time in years that I was actually feeling desperate for the next week's Raw to arrive so I could see where the storyline went. That entire weekend was spent discussing the legitimacy of Bryan's release as well, so that only further added to the "mystique" of the angle early on.

I was there live at ringside as they attacked Vince. Some people got bored of their random gang beatdowns, but I loved them. Reminded me of the glory days of the nWo. It wasn't until SummerSlam that the group really started to downturn. They could have been salvaged despite losing the big SummerSlam match, but instead they lost their most menacing member in Skip Sheffield and before long booted Darren Young and Michael Tarver. For a while it was just 4 guys in the group (as it is now) and it hardly looked threatening.

They even managed to screw up a brilliant storyline with Cena being forced to join the group that could have easily led to one of the most well-built WM matches ever. Now I'm shocked that the Nexus (well, "New" Nexus even though Punk has almost led them longer than Barrett at this point) has lived to see its first birthday considering how downhill the angle went after then. There are basically 2 versions of the group running around, neither of whom are made to look like actual threats. Probably just a matter of time before they both fade away, burying any remnants of that once great angle for good.

Discuss the greatness that was the initial segment, or anything about the rise and fall of the group here. Happy Nexus Day.

06-07-2011, 10:26 AM	#1
Evil Vito President of Freedonia Posts: 58,383	Happy Nexus Day One year ago today, one of the most promising angles of all time kicked off. I can't remember the last time I was completely glued to the television watching the carnage unfold. It was the first time in years that I was actually feeling desperate for the next week's Raw to arrive so I could see where the storyline went. That entire weekend was spent discussing the legitimacy of Bryan's release as well, so that only further added to the "mystique" of the angle early on. I was there live at ringside as they attacked Vince. Some people got bored of their random gang beatdowns, but I loved them. Reminded me of the glory days of the nWo. It wasn't until SummerSlam that the group really started to downturn. They could have been salvaged despite losing the big SummerSlam match, but instead they lost their most menacing member in Skip Sheffield and before long booted Darren Young and Michael Tarver. For a while it was just 4 guys in the group (as it is now) and it hardly looked threatening. They even managed to screw up a brilliant storyline with Cena being forced to join the group that could have easily led to one of the most well-built WM matches ever. Now I'm shocked that the Nexus (well, "New" Nexus even though Punk has almost led them longer than Barrett at this point) has lived to see its first birthday considering how downhill the angle went after then. There are basically 2 versions of the group running around, neither of whom are made to look like actual threats. Probably just a matter of time before they both fade away, burying any remnants of that once great angle for good. Discuss the greatness that was the initial segment, or anything about the rise and fall of the group here. Happy Nexus Day.