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|[[The Hero]]||Centerpiece |
|[[The Hero]]||Centerpiece |
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The Four Horsemen (1986-1990) |
The Four Horsemen (1986-1990) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Ric Flair]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Ric Flair]] |
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[[The Kliq]] (1992-1997) |
[[The Kliq]] (1992-1997) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Shawn Michaels]] / Michael Hickenbottom |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Shawn Michaels]] / Michael Hickenbottom |
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[[New World Order|The NWO]] (1996-97) |
[[New World Order|The NWO]] (1996-97) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]] |
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The Hart Foundation (1997) |
The Hart Foundation (1997) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Bret Hart]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Bret Hart]] |
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[[D Generation X]] (1998) |
[[D Generation X]] (1998) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Triple H]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Triple H]] |
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The Union (1999) |
The Union (1999) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Mick Foley|Mankind]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Mick Foley|Mankind]] |
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The Radicalz (2000-01) |
The Radicalz (2000-01) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Chris Benoit]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Chris Benoit]] |
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Evolution (2003-04) |
Evolution (2003-04) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Triple H]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Triple H]] |
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The Cabinet (2004) |
The Cabinet (2004) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[John Bradshaw Layfield]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[John Bradshaw Layfield]] |
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The ECW Originals (2006-2007) |
The ECW Originals (2006-2007) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Rob Van Dam]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Rob Van Dam]] |
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Generation Next (2005-06) |
Generation Next (2005-06) |
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|[[The Hero]]||Austin Aries |
|[[The Hero]]||Austin Aries |
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Team "Lakers" (the "Lakers" vs "Nuggets" [[Take That]] match) |
Team "Lakers" (the "Lakers" vs "Nuggets" [[Take That]] match) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Batista]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Batista]] |
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Team WWE (Summerslam '10) |
Team WWE (Summerslam '10) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[John Cena]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[John Cena]] |
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Fortune (as faces) |
Fortune (as faces) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[AJ Styles]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[AJ Styles]] |
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WWE's major pay-per-views |
WWE's major pay-per-views |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Wrestlemania]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Wrestlemania]] |
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"Team Teddy" ([[Wrestlemania]] 28) |
"Team Teddy" ([[Wrestlemania]] 28) |
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|[[Big Good]] and [[Team Dad]]||Theodore Long |
|[[Big Good]] and [[Team Dad]]||Theodore Long |
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||[[Booker T]] |
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||[[Booker T]] |
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Every [[Face]] team in [[WWE]]'s [[Survivor Series]]. |
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Every [[Face]] team in [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]'s [[Survivor Series]]. |
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"Team WWF" (2001) |
"Team WWF" (2001) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] (Was the last member on his team to survive and won the match) |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] (Was the last member on his team to survive and won the match) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Kurt Angle]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Kurt Angle]] |
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"Team Austin" (2003) |
"Team Austin" (2003) |
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|[[Big Good]] and [[Team Dad]]||[[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] |
|[[Big Good]] and [[Team Dad]]||[[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] |
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"Team Guerrero" (2004) |
"Team Guerrero" (2004) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Eddie Guerrero]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Eddie Guerrero]] |
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"Team Orton" (2004) |
"Team Orton" (2004) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Randy Orton]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Randy Orton]] |
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"Team [[WWE Raw|Raw]]" (2005) |
"Team [[WWE Raw|Raw]]" (2005) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Shawn Michaels]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Shawn Michaels]] |
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"Team [[WWE Smackdown|Smackdown]]" (2005) |
"Team [[WWE Smackdown|Smackdown]]" (2005) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Batista]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Batista]] |
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"Team WWE Legends" (2006) |
"Team WWE Legends" (2006) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Ric Flair]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Ric Flair]] |
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"Team [[D Generation X]]" (2006) |
"Team [[D Generation X]]" (2006) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Shawn Michaels]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Shawn Michaels]] |
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"Team [[John Cena]]" (2006) |
"Team [[John Cena]]" (2006) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[John Cena]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[John Cena]] |
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"Team [[Triple H]]" (2007) |
"Team [[Triple H]]" (2007) |
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"Team HBK" (2008) |
"Team HBK" (2008) |
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"Team Batista" (2008) |
"Team Batista" (2008) |
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|[[The Hero]] and [[The Big Guy]]||[[Batista]] |
|[[The Hero]] and [[The Big Guy]]||[[Batista]] |
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"Team Morrison" (2009) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[John Morrison]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[John Morrison]] |
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"Team Kingston" (2009) |
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|[[The Hero]]||Kofi Kingston |
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"Team Mickie" (2009) |
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|[[The Hero]]||Mickie James |
|[[The Hero]]||Mickie James |
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"Team Rey Mysterio" (2010) |
"Team Rey Mysterio" (2010) |
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Rey Mysterio, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]] |
|[[The Hero]]||[[Rey Mysterio, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]] |
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"Team Orton" (2011) |
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Latest revision as of 13:38, 18 April 2024
Most Professional Wrestling groups are at least four of the Five-Man Band, although to be technical, most of them are also the villains, too.
Power Stable archetypes:
The Hero | Centerpiece |
The Lancer | The Heir Apparent |
The Big Guy | The Muscle, The Point Man |
The Smart Guy | The Enforcer, The Manager |
The Chick | The Hanger-On |
The Four Horsemen (1986-1990)
The Hero | Ric Flair |
The Lancer | Arn Anderson |
The Big Guy | Ole Anderson, Barry Windham, Lex Luger, Sid Vicious... the spot rotated |
The Smart Guy | Tully Blanchard |
Tagalong Kid | J.J. Dillon |
The Kliq (1992-1997)
The Hero | Shawn Michaels / Michael Hickenbottom |
The Lancer | Triple H / Paul Levesque |
The Big Guy | Razor Ramon / Scott Hall (though Kevin Nash, of course, had elements of this) |
The Smart Guy | Diesel / Kevin Nash (though Scott Hall also had elements of this) |
Tagalong Kid | XPac/Sean Waltman |
The Chick | Sunny/Tammi Sytch (if you believe the rumors) |
The NWO (1996-97)
The Hero | Hollywood Hogan |
The Lancer | Randy Savage |
The Big Guy | Scott Hall |
The Smart Guy | Kevin Nash |
The Chick | Elizabeth |
The Hart Foundation (1997)
The Hero | Bret Hart |
The Lancer | Owen Hart |
The Big Guy | Davey Boy Smith and/or Jim Neidhart |
The Smart Guy | Brian Pillman |
The Chick | Diana Hart-Smith (at least at IYH: Canadian Stampede) |
D Generation X (1998)
The Hero | Triple H |
The Lancer | X-Pac |
The Big Guy | Billy Gunn |
The Smart Guy | Road Dogg |
The Chick | Chyna (Subversion: she often was an emergency Big Guy) |
The Union (1999)
The Hero | Mankind |
The Lancer | Ken Shamrock |
The Big Guy | The Big Show |
The Smart Guy | Vince McMahon |
The Tagalong Kid | Test |
The Radicalz (2000-01)
The Hero | Chris Benoit |
The Lancer | Eddie Guerrero |
The Big Guy | Perry Saturn |
The Smart Guy | Dean Malenko |
The Chick | Terri Runnells |
Evolution (2003-04)
The Hero | Triple H |
The Lancer | Randy Orton |
The Big Guy | Batista |
The Smart Guy | Ric Flair |
The Cabinet (2004)
The Hero | John Bradshaw Layfield |
The Lancer | Orlando Jordan |
The Big Guy | Danny Basham |
The Smart Guy | Doug Basham |
The Chick | Amy Weber |
The ECW Originals (2006-2007)
The Hero | Rob Van Dam |
The Lancer | Sabu |
The Big Guy | Sandman |
The Smart Guy | Tommy Dreamer |
The Tagalong Kid | Balls Mahoney (only loosely associated with the group) |
Generation Next (2005-06)
The Hero | Austin Aries |
The Lancer | Jack Evans |
The Big Guy | Roderick Strong |
The Smart Guy | Matt Sydal |
The Chick | Daizee Haze, then Jade Chung |
Treacherous Advisor | AJ Styles to Matt Sydal |
Team "Lakers" (the "Lakers" vs "Nuggets" Take That match)
The Hero | Batista |
The Lancer | John Cena |
The Big Guy | Mr. Kennedy |
The Smart Guy | MVP |
The Obi-Wan | Jerry Lawler |
Team WWE (Summerslam '10)
The Hero | John Cena |
The Lancers | Edge and Chris Jericho ( both are also the Token Evil Teammates) |
The Big Guy | R-Truth |
The Smart Guy | John Morrison |
The Sixth Ranger | Bryan Danielson |
The Obi-Wan | Bret Hart |
Fortune (as faces)
The Hero | AJ Styles |
The Lancer | Christopher Daniels |
The Big Guy | James Storm |
The Smart Guy | Robert Roode |
The Chick | Kazarian |
WWE's major pay-per-views
The Hero | Wrestlemania |
The Lancer | Summer Slam |
The Big Guy | Royal Rumble |
The Smart Guy | Survivor Series |
The Chick | King of the Ring |
"Team Teddy" (Wrestlemania 28)
Big Good and Team Dad | Theodore Long |
The Hero | Santino Marella |
The Lancer | Zack Ryder |
The Big Guy | The Great Khali |
The Smart Guys | Kofi Kingston and R-Truth |
Sixth Ranger | Booker T |
* Every Face team in WWE's Survivor Series.
"Team WWF" (2001)
The Hero | The Rock (Was the last member on his team to survive and won the match) |
The Lancer | Chris Jericho (Had a clear rivalry with The Rock and became The Starscream immediately after being pinned) |
The Big Guy | Kane (Was originally the biggest man in the match until The Big Show was brought in) |
The Smart Guy (Genius Bruiser) | The Undertaker (Spent a lot of the angle being the level-headed strategist for the WWF when not having crappy matches with KroniK) |
Tagalong Kid / The (other) Big Guy | The Big Show (Replaced Team Dad Vince McMahon in the match and was the biggest wrestler in the match; first guy to be eliminated) |
"Team Angle" (2003)
The Hero | Kurt Angle |
The Lancer | Chris Benoit (Had a clear and historical rivalry with Angle, yet they respect each other) |
The Big Guy (Genius Bruiser) | Bradshaw (the biggest man in the team) |
The Chick / The Load | Hardcore Holly (The first person to be eliminated as he was immediately disqualified) |
Tag Along Guy / The Smart Guy | John Cena (A Delinquent who uses street smarts and fighting style) |
Sacrificial Lion | Ron Simmons |
"Team Austin" (2003)
Big Good and Team Dad | Stone Cold Steve Austin |
The Hero | Shawn Michaels |
The Lancer | Booker T |
The Big Guys | Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley |
The Smart Guy | Rob Van Dam |
"Team Guerrero" (2004)
The Hero | Eddie Guerrero |
The Lancer and The Smart Guy | Rob Van Dam |
The Big Guy | The Big Show |
Fourth Ranger | John Cena (Mysterio's replacement; See below) |
Sacrificial Lion | Rey Mysterio (Was supposed to be the original Lancer until Teddy Long removed him from the team.) |
"Team Orton" (2004)
The Hero | Randy Orton |
The Lancer and The Big Guy | Chris Benoit |
The Smart Guy | Chris Jericho |
The Chick | Maven |
"Team Raw" (2005)
The Hero | Shawn Michaels |
The Lancer | Chris Masters (Also the Token Evil Teammate) |
The Big Guys | The Big Show and Kane (The latter is also the Token Evil Teammate) |
The Smart Guy | Carlito (Also the Token Evil Teammate) |
"Team Smackdown" (2005)
The Hero | Batista |
The Lancer | Randy Orton (Also the Token Evil Teammate and The Starscream) |
The Big Guy | Bobby Lashley |
The Smart Guy (Genius Bruiser) | JBL (Also the Token Evil Teammate) |
The Tagalong Kid | Rey Mysterio |
Sacrificial Lion | Eddie Guerrero (Originally The Lancer until his untimely death.) |
"Team WWE Legends" (2006)
The Hero | Ric Flair |
The Lancer | Arn Anderson |
The Big Guy | Sgt. Slaughter |
The Smart Guy | Dusty Rhodes |
The Chick / The Load | Ron Simmons |
Sacrificial Lion | Roddy Piper |
"Team D Generation X" (2006)
The Hero | Shawn Michaels |
The Lancer | Triple H |
The Big Guy | Jeff Hardy |
The Smart Guy | CM Punk |
The Chick | Matt Hardy |
"Team John Cena" (2006)
The Hero | John Cena |
The Lancer | Bobby Lashley |
The Big Guy | Kane |
The Smart Guy | Rob Van Dam |
The Chick | Sabu |
"Team Triple H" (2007)
The Hero | Triple H |
The Lancer | Jeff Hardy |
The Big Guy | Kane |
The Chick | Rey Mysterio |
Sacrificial Lion | Matt Hardy |
"Team HBK" (2008)
The Hero | Shawn Michaels |
The Lancer | Rey Mysterio |
The Big Guy | The Great Khali |
The Smart Guys | Cryme Tyme (Shad & JTG) |
"Team Batista" (2008)
The Hero and The Big Guy | Batista |
The Lancer | Matt Hardy |
The Chick | R-Truth |
The Smart Guy | CM Punk |
The Tagalong Kid | Kofi Kingston |
"Team Morrison" (2009)
The Hero | John Morrison |
The Lancer | Matt Hardy |
The Big Guy | Finlay |
The Smart Guy | Shelton Benjamin |
The Chick | Evan Bourne |
"Team Kingston" (2009)
The Hero | Kofi Kingston |
The Lancer | Christian |
The Big Guy | Mark Henry |
The Smart Guy | MVP |
The Chick | R-Truth |
"Team Mickie" (2009)
The Hero | Mickie James |
The Lancer | Melina |
The Big Guy | Gail Kim |
The Smart Guy | Eve Torres |
The Chick | Kelly Kelly |
"Team Rey Mysterio" (2010)
The Hero | Rey Mysterio |
The Lancer | Kofi Kingston |
The Big Guy | The Big Show |
The Smart Guy | MVP |
The Tagalong Kid | Chris Masters |
"Team Orton" (2011)
The Hero | Randy Orton |
The Lancer(s) | Sheamus or/and Kofi Kingston |
The Big Guy(s) | Mason Ryan or/and Sheamus |
The Smart Guy | Kofi Kingston |
The Tagalong Kid | Sin Cara |
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