5 most disappointing WWE factions of all time

#3. The Union fizzled away in WWE's greatest era

The Union

Ah, the Attitude Era. WWE's most successful era. And they've had a lot of eras.

Outside of D-Generation X, the two biggest factions in WWE at that time were The Corporation (led by either Vince or Shane McMahon) or the Ministry of Darkness (The Undertaker's collection of goth miscreants). Those two groups would eventually merge into the Corporate Ministry, and that's where The Union comes in.

The Union was also known as U.P.Y.O.U.R.S. or Union of People You Oughtta Respect, Son (no, seriously). It was made up of Mankind, Ken Shamrock, Test and the Big Show, all of whom were previous members of the Corporation.

It was on May 3rd, 1999, less than a week after the Corporation and Ministry merged, when the four "disgruntled former employees" decided to take matters into their own hands.

They held sturdy 2x4 pieces of lumber into their hands and had this banger of a theme song, too.

Even Vince McMahon himself was a temporary member of the group, before it turned out he was the "higher power" behind the Corporate Ministry to begin with. By the end of that month, however, Mick Foley was in need of knee surgery and the group eventually fizzled away.

The team's name is interesting, considering the severe pushback the idea of pro wrestlers unionizing has usually been met with by promotions throughout the course of wrestling's history. We're not here to discuss that, but it bears mentioning at least.

Also, the main reason this group is at #3 is because we didn't want three WWE factions in a row featuring Wade Barrett. Poor guy.