There’s something special about seeing a wrestling faction dominate the wrestling world. When a group of talented wrestlers bands together to forge an indomitable group, there is little that can stand in its way – and this is something we have seen time and time again in sports entertainment.
Right from the days of The Four Horsemen to nWo igniting the Monday Night Wars, DX warring with The Corporation and The Ministry of Darkness to Randy Orton and Batista joining forces with Triple H and Ric Flair in Evolution to The Shield becoming legitimate main eventers; factions have always been one of the most beloved aspects of wrestling.
With this in mind, let’s take a look at factions which are ruling the wrestling business today.
#5 The Broken Hardyz
Like them or hate them, there is just no ignoring The Broken Hardyz these days. What started off as a ludicrous gimmick in the form of Broken Matt Hardy has evolved into something much greater than anyone could have ever imagined.
Speaking with a Jamaican accent and going on and on about deleting “Brother Nero,” Matt Hardy has been able to single-handedly make TNA worth watching again. As Jeff Hardy also dove head-first into the pool of madness following The Final Deletion, he was also joined by Matt’s real-life wife Reby and they have even gone on to include their son in the gimmick.
And honestly, calling it a gimmick is doing what Matt has achieved, a disservice, as both he and the rest of the Hardyz have made it a lifestyle. They deserve a place on this list just for the sheer conviction and creativity needed to pull this off.
#4 The New Day
Honestly speaking, I had The New Day higher up on this list until the events of Survivor Series unfolded. The trio of Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods have been one of the most dominant factions in the WWE over the past couple of years, and although that momentum seems to be slowing down, there is no denying their talents.
What started off as a gimmick, which could be termed silly at best, Kingston, Woods, and Big E poured their hearts and souls into making it work and they are reaping the benefits now. With their corny catchphrases, Booty O’s, trombones, as well as their wrestling skills and ability to connect with the fans, The New Day is one of the hottest factions in the world today.
Fast closing in on Demolitions incredible reign of 478 days as Tag Team Champions, The New Day might just etch their names into the history books. The only thing preventing them from placing higher on this list is their lacklustre performance at Survivor Series, coupled with an incredible victory for the next faction on this list...
#3 The Wyatt Family
Bray Wyatt has had to overcome a number of challenges in his wrestling career – starting with his debut as Husky Harris. He quickly went back to the drawing board and reinvented himself as Bray Wyatt – one of the most enigmatic and over wrestlers in the world today – and forming his Wyatt family with Luke Harper and Eric Rowan.
Despite this, Bray and his Wyatt family were perennially underbooked and mismanaged, leading to poor results in a number of feuds where their performance was still top notch. All that has changed in recent weeks, though.
With Randy Orton joining forces with Luke Harper and Bray Wyatt, The Family is on course for an unprecedented run of success. Sure, there were many misgivings about the decision to pair the Viper with the Eater of Worlds but those doubts seemed to have been washed away after Survivor Series.
Orton helped Bray numerous times through the Traditional 5-on-5 match. He even took a spear from Roman Reigns to allow Bray to hit the Sister Abigail and pick up a win that should signal a sharp upturn in the fortunes of The Wyatt Family.
#2 Chaos
A name that is probably unknown to most WWE fans, Chaos is one of the most successful factions to come out of New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and was originally formed by Shinsuke Nakamura in 2009. Nakamura led the Japanese powerhouse faction for seven years until his exit from NJPW to join up with the WWE.
Now led by IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Kazuchika Okada, Chaos is made up of a number of incredibly talented Japanese and gaijin wrestlers such as Hirooki Goto, Gedo, Tomohiro Ishii, Beretta, Jado, Rocky Romero, Yoshi-Hashi, Will Ospreay, and Toru Yano.
Okada shows time and time again, why he is IWGP Heavyweight Champion and you can look at any given Chaos match and be assured of a quality wrestling performance from everyone involved.
With their incredible technical prowess and position as the ultimate babyface faction to oppose The Bullet Club, Chaos are without a shadow of a doubt the second-best wrestling faction in the world today.
#1 The Bullet Club
Who else could it have been? The Bullet Club is quite simply, the most dominant faction to have graced the wrestling business, since the days of the nWo. For those of you who don’t know, The Bullet Club is an NJPW faction which is the most over faction in all of wrestling.
Originally formed by Prince Devitt (you might know him as Finn Balor), The Bullet Club has been the ultimate heel faction in Japanese wrestling for years now. With an original lineup of Devitt, “The Machine Gun” Karl Anderson, Bad Luck Fale, and Tama Tonga, they quickly took over NJPW.
Soon joined by Doc Gallows and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson), The Bullet Club quickly won all the available gold in Japan. While many feared their demise after the departure of Devitt, they found a more than able replacement in none other than AJ Styles.
When they were put under the gun once again (no pun intended) following Styles’ departure, Kenny Omega stepped up to the mark. Now composed of Omega, Adam Cole, The Young Bucks Tama Tonga, Tonga Roa, Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi, Adam Page, and Bone Soldier, they are an unstoppable force.
With Omega becoming the first gaijin to win the G1 climax and about to challenge for Okada’s IWGP Heavyweight title, The Bucks holding tag team gold and Cole holding the ROH Heavyweight title, there is precious little to stop the force of nature that is The Bullet Club.
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