What ever happened to all the stables in the WWE?

[TheLoneWolf]

I ordered WWE 24/7 today and I started watching the December 1, 1997 edition of Raw is War. One of the matches on the card was a "four corners" match that pitted the Nation vs. Los Boriquas vs. D.O.A. vs. the Truth Commission. This got me thinking, where did all the good stables go? We had those four stables in the mid-to-late 90s, and the Ministry, Corporation, DX, and Hart Foundation. Then we had Evolution and most recently, Legacy. I think that WWE should implement more stables because as history shows, they have been launching pads for some of WWE's best talent. For example, the Rock and Triple H got their starts in the Nation and DX, respectively. Edge and Christian started out in the Brood, but later flourished after their time in Taker's Ministry of Darkness, which could also be credited for launching the Acolytes/A.P.A.. And Evolution started the emergence of Randy Orton and Batista as two of WWE's biggest stars today. Now Legacy has the potential to make Ted DiBiase Jr. and Cody Rhodes as future stars. Because of all this I think there should be more stables existing within WWE, as they can be very helpful to young, up-and-coming stars, who need a career-booster. What do you guys think?

 

[SavageTaker]

I agree 1 or 2 more stables could help the wwe immensely by helping create the stars of tomorrow.also it could create some very good feuds.quite honsestly if the legacy had some other stable to feud against then it would make me more interested in them.how about if they create a stable with batista,sim snuka and manu to go up against the legacy seeing how batista could have a problem with randy orton(storyline wise),and they could have sim and manu have a problem with ted and cody for betraying them and getting them kicked out of the legacy.

Also they could create a stable between chris jericho,DH smith,and tyson kidd with nattie as their manager.i think this would definetly be a very good stable,and to have them feud with the legacy could create an awesome rivalry,with some very good matches along the way.the only problem here would be who is gonna be the face.well neither,if they had a heel vs heel that would be great,its like letting the fans decide who the better heel stable is.

 

[Blade]

To this topic i give an emphatic Meh.

There's no real need for stables, it doesn't really make the shows better or worse. While stables that form, are successful, and eventually break up do sometimes have wrestlers that are launched into superstardom (The Rock, Orton, Batista), overall they don't really do that much.

And if you think of the start of the attitude era with all those stables, well most of them were..... kinda crap.

WWE does not need more than 1 stable on each show. Putting too much into stables can end up with severe dilution like how the NWO ended up.

 

[Pimpin]

I think the reason why we don't have many stables anymore is cause the times have definitely changed. Back in the attitude era I could probably see why there was a need but with the brand extension you only need like 1 to 2 stables now instead of like 5 or 6 stables.

 

[R@ted_RKO]

I think that the reason there are no stables in wrestling is because Vince only did it to compete with NWO. I love stable wrestling so the few posts before me are high. what is the use of just one stable? they have nobody to feud with, i think that they should have a like four, and maybe just have one show do stable wrestling. Because right now there is no difference between Raw, Smackdown, or ECW except the wrestlers. So maybe to get ECW a little different identity give it stables. just an idea

 

[DudeFriendly]

they need at least 3 stables to do cool stuff with. having only one stable won't last long cause there's noone for them to feud with. having 2 will get boring seein the same shit all the time. stables much like tag teams 3 or more never a bore. i mean i'm already sick to my stomach of the colons (get it? sick to my stomach) vs. miz morrison. throw somethin else in there to make it exciting.

 

[Taker123]

To be honest wrestling has moved on from the great days of the Four Horsemen, original DX, NWO. Stables in the late 90s where never that great except for DX and probably the Miinistry. Many people like Evolution but i was never that big into them! WWE has moved on from stables and other things that we all loved about previous eras in wrestling. Maybe for the better or the worst.

 

[supergav67]

Im with ya on this man.Stables are a great way for young up & coming wrestlers to get a look in & ring time with top drawer or top mid card talent,if for no better reason than to have feuds with other stables.
I guess the reason we dont have so many is the reason we dont have many tag teams.The Roster,cut even more this year ,isnt big enough to house title matches & umpteen factions.It was easier in that sense when WWE was A show & everyone from Triple H to Val Venis had to get a look in somehow.Whether it be something in common like family (the Harts-natch) or some silly reason (like Right to Censor)
Now there seams only room for one.King Bookers Court.JBLS Cabinet,to name most of em.& you just know when Takers gubbing Orton,"Oh surprise,Here comes Cody & Ted to throw out the match" yawn.
As I write this I wonder if getting a bit part in a stable would do ,Vince,the newcomers, ,& the shows more good than FCW ever will.Wot yoo say guys.?

 

[GeTiTT]

one of the main things that made the attitude era so exciting was all the stables they had i.e:
DX
NATION
MINSTRY
RTC
TEAM EXTREME
DUDLEYZ
ETC
i think what WWE desperately needs is more stabless i like the LEGACY well what potential they have going for then as a stable
and i think what they need is more stables to feud against
i can possibly see..
BATISTA/MANU/SNUKA
CENA/CRYME TYME
and maybe reform EDGE'S STABLE
WITH HAWKINS AND RYDER becausee they are just slipping being alone without edge

 

[LokiCobain]

Once there became two brands (now 3), the stables stopped. Instead of 60 guys on one roster, which would make stables important, you had 30 and 30 and they became useless. Also, a tag team and a solo guy isn't a stable. Legacy needs more guys before it can truly be a legitimate stable. In the same way, Cena and Cryme Tyme don't make a stable either.

 

[NSL]

I was a huge fan of the stable wars, and loved every feud and match that came out of it. However, it was at a very different time in "sports entertainment". The stable wars are what made wrestlign what it is today, but it wouldn't work right now.

They made for great story-telling, and made wrestling the soap opera that has become, but that's not what modern fans want. They want the spotfests, they want Jeff Hardy jumping off a scaffold, they want Edge - the 20 time world champ.

Many of today's wrestler are where they are because of the push they received from being a part of their respective stables. The Rock and Triple H were already on their way up before the stables, but there were many others that became big, or stayed big, because of their associations. reverting back to where they were would be a big step down for their careers, and wouldn't make for good TV like ti did back then.

 

[GameOver]

Not enough wrestlers to start with
and they cut costs so they probably don't wanna pay for too many guys coming out at once unless it puts money in Vince's pocket

The last thing is everyone is out for themselves now, thats the whole point of the era. We are beyond attitude now, we are in the Selfish era.

 

[klunderbunker]

Right now I don't think there's room for factions. The wrestlers are too independent to really need partners or teams etc. With the tag divison as weak as it currently is, why would you add a midcard guy and a main eventer to that? I love the factions as well but right now, they're just not a legit option. The groundwork could be laid for one coming down the line, btu that's about it.

 

[thenewDX3]

At least 2 to 3 stables a roster. When the WWE Draft comes we will have a lot more stables.

 

[LokiCobain]

At least 2 to 3 stables a roster. When the WWE Draft comes we will have a lot more stables.

I'm glad you state it like fact like you know. When the draft comes, it'll be more of exactly the same: break up one of the few good tag teams (Colons, Miz/Morrison), a main champion (if not both), a million C and D guys are going to be shuffled, and that's it. There's only Legacy, if that can even be called a stable. Look at La Familia, did that help anyone's career? Edge didn't need it, Chavo lost the momentum he got feuding with Rey, Hawkins and Ryder don't exist anymore, and Bam Neely is over. THAT was the biggest storyline in WWE and look at the outcome. JBL's cabinet, they're all gone too. The leader benefits, and that's about it in this day and age. Evolution was the last successful one, but that's because Orton had the legacy, Batista had the Lesnar-look, HHH, and Flair.

we can't even get a legitimate tag team division, and you want 2 or 3 stables a roster? There aren't even 2 or 3 tag teams a roster. I don't know what program you're watching but it would be hard enough finding enough actual talent to create ONE stable per roster.

 

[GeTiTT]

I think most definately they need to build more tag teams before they add more stables
But maybe pair up some existing tag teams with main eventers or high midcards to give them more credibility as a tag team..for instance
CRYME TYME WITH CENA
MANU N SUNKA WITH BATISTA
HAWKINS N RYDER WITH EDGE
Other then that build more tag teams..but ones that make sense like..
REGAL.BURCHILL.KATIE
HART FOUNDATION
GOLDUST N BOOGEYMAN
KNOX N KANE OR FESTUS(new gimmick)
What you guys thhink of that?

 

[LokiCobain]

I'm all for that because it gives the younger guys some spot light. There can be 6 man tag matches that can get more guys involved. Honestly, there's a lot of one on one matches that just don't make sense, and there are guys who don't get a shot to show what they can do.

 

[boz_supernova]

the difference with the attitude era with lots of stables and todays era with no stables is the 3 different shows we now have. think about it, before the brand extension you had all those superstars with only 4-5 belts of different kinds and with that you had 6 hours of tv time each week if u include heat and jakked/metal/velocity. so where u once had lets say 50-60 wresters for the 1 roster, you now have 20-30 for 3 rosters which limits the different teams/partners you can have. you also have less tv time what with heat and jakked/metal/velocity no longer bein there. and now we have 3 top titles, 2 tag titles, and 2 mid titles, so now we have more titles for people to compete for. where as in the attitude era, you have more wrestlers sittin around not fightin for a title, so they put them in a stable so they can feud over pride rather than a title.

so in my opinion, the only way to reignite the tagteam/stable situation is to get rid of the different brands, get rid of a few belts that mean the same thing, world heavyweight, US, world tag, and ecw titles...

personally i would love to see an end to the different brands but i doubt it'll come anytime soon. saying that, these days anything could happen, and wrestlemania could see the unification of all the similar belts... we won't but we mite

 

[Azamuth]

With Brett Dibiase in training and Terry Gordy Jr. already on Smackdown Legacy could gain 2 more members in the future.