The Nexus had one of the most impactful debuts in WWE history. The 10 year anniversary of their debut is drawing near and fans can look back at the group. They had a lot of momentum in the beginning but ultimately got derailed.
Wade Barrett, who was the leader of the Nexus when it debuted in WWE, spoke to Inside the Ropes recently. He revealed that they were instructed by Vince McMahon to destroy everything in sight during their debut. They were given armbands with an “N” on them, but were not told the meaning behind the letter.
Despite the vague instructions, the group went on to make a memorable debut that fans certainly have not forgotten.
“Vince speaks to us, he says, ‘OK, this is a huge opportunity for you guys, this is going to be big, we want you to go attack John Cena at the end of the show and smash everything up, here’s what I want you to do, I want you to wear these armbands with the little N on there,’ didn’t give us a reason why we were wearing the N, didn’t give us the name Nexus or anything like that, said, ‘Put these on, Wade you go down, everyone else join him, smash up everything, I want you to rip the ring apart, I want you to trash the table, I want you to punch the security guards, punch the referees, punch Jerry Lawler, beat up Justin Roberts.”
The Nexus will go down in WWE history as a failed experiment despite a lot of potential. While the company still owns the Nexus name, it is unlikely we will ever get to see them return to WWE.
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h/t to 411 Mania for the transcription.
