Anybody Else See The Similarities Between Fourtune And Nexus?

[Low_Ki]

Now I had a quick browse at some of the threads in this forum and couldn't see anything that resembled it so apologies if it has already been talked about on here.

Looking back over the last few months in the world of pro wrestling, it seems like there are a lot of parallels in comparing storyline's in both TNA and WWE. The most obvious parallel is that of Fourtune and Nexus.

Nexus we brought together as seven rookies (not counting Daniel Bryan) who came to take over the WWE and eliminate all potential threats to their throne. Then there is Fourtune. Now a group of seven guys, who for some reason, are portrayed as heel characters despite the fact that EV2 are systematically invading their 'house'. The only obvious difference is that Nexus are still portrayed as being rookies and Foursome...I mean Fourtune are a group of well traveled pro's.

On both shows, there is a very heavy gang warfare undertone, and my question is, do you think that the inception of Fourtune was brought on by the WWE's formation of Nexus, or do you think TNA creative had had this group in their minds before Nexus ever made their debut? Was it a way for TNA to counter the growing popularity that Nexus garnished for the WWE, or is TNA just focusing on itself and its own brand of storyline?

 

[bookerman]

No offence, but I think that you see two stables of more than 4 people and start looking for similarities when there aren't any. Fortune is more like The Magnificent 7 from late WCW. As singles wrestlers, each and every one of them has at least some talent and is an unique character. You've watched them for a couple of years and now, as they come together, they really do look like an unstoppable force and they have a pumped up manager in Ric Flair, which adds tradition to them and helps the credibility along. Another thing is they have a serious motivation for their actions. The whole Nexus thing is innovative, I'll admit, but I doubt any of these guys could get over as a singles wrestler to save his life. They are only interesting to me as a destructive force, killing everything in it's path and keeping silent, or at least vague, because that made it creepy in the beginning. Nexus have run their course, been defeated two months into the storyline, yet they're supposed to be formidable. The stable has no motivation whatsoever, except for the usual "We're young, hungry, so get out of our way!". I don't really believe that Fortune is a way to counter the Nexus angle. You have Ric Flair, a man of Four Horsemen fame and a great talker, so why not elevate a couple of TNA Originals with his help?

 

[Jack-Hammer]

Aside from the fact that both happen to be stables, I don't really see any similarities between The Nexus and Fortune at all. The fact that The Nexus is entirely made up of a group of young unknowns while Fortune consists of established TNA talent that have been fixtures in the main event and mid-card scenes for years speaks for itself.

The motives for each group also seem to be different with The Nexus essentially being labeled as a group of young guys that, kayfabe, refused to simply fade away when it seemed the WWE was finished with them and Fortune basically being a group of established talent simply banding together in order to grow even more successful.

The WWE essentially used the first season of NXT as a jumping off point for The Nexus. Whether you like them or not, The Nexus made a huge impact in a short amount of time and have gotten over quite well. When it comes to Fortune, and this once again comes from them already being established talent, most of the big guys of that faction don't need to be part of a faction because they've been getting over for years. AJ Styles is the virtual heart and soul of TNA with multiple title runs to his name, Beer Money is arguably the best overall wrestling tag team of the second half of this decade with mutliple tag title runs. Douglas Williams, while not nearly in the same league as Styles or Beer Money, earned success and credibility before Fortune. His two runs as X-Division champ and runs with the TNA and IWGP tag titles came before hooking up with Fortune. And, of course, Ric Flair doesn't need Fortune. I don't really need to explain why. The only ones with any real potential benefit in general could be Kazarian & Matt Morgan, only they still seem to be swimming in the land of mediocre even since becoming part of Fortune.