5 most disappointing WWE factions of all time

#1. The New World Order arrived in WWE from WCW

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Following the Invasion story in 2001, WWE essentially said "well, now that's over with, let's start bringing in WCW's actual big name."

OK, it was a little more complicated than that. There were contracts, egos and whatnot involved, but the fact is that following Survivor Series 2001, WCW's most recognizable stars began to trickle into WWE. It all started with the Nature Boy.

The night after Survivor Series on RAW, it was revealed that Ric Flair was, through reasons we don't have time to go into right now, a 50% co-owner of WWE along with Vince McMahon.

As the story went on, McMahon decided that he would rather see his company destroyed than in the hands of Flair any longer. Thus, he decided to inject it with a lethal dose of pooooison...

And that lethal dose of poison? The New World Order.

"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash were back in WWE and, much like they seemingly tried to do in WCW, they were there to kill the company. For fans who were let down by the Invasion's lack of big stars, this was pretty exciting.

Then, WrestleMania X8 came around. Hall lost to Steve Austin and Hogan lost to The Rock. Hollywood would find himself ousted from the group after shaking The Rock's hand following the match. Not long after, Sean "X-Pac" Waltman was brought into the group and Hall was kicked out - in reality, he had asked for his release.

The WWE nWo would see new members such as Booker T, Big Show, Ric Flair and even Shawn Michaels, the only nWo member to have never wrestled for WCW, join the ranks. Eventually though, the group just didn't work.

On July 5th, 2002, following an injury to Kevin Nash, Vince McMahon came to the ring on RAW and announced the nWo were no more. He added that former WCW President Eric Bischoff was the new General Manager of RAW.

The nWo coming to WWE was something the audience hadn't expected, even after the company purchased WCW. Sadly, the way it was implemented just didn't pan out very well. Still, it led to a pretty cool run for Hogan which saw him win the WWE Championship one last time.

Since then, the nWo have made a number of appearances on WWE TV, including at WrestleMania 31 to back up Sting in his match against Triple H. If it hasn't been for COVID-19, they would have been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame around WrestleMania time too.

Considering they were probably the biggest faction in pro wrestling during their WCW days, it's especially disappointing how they eventually turned out in WWE. That's why they top this list.

What do you guys think? Are there any other factions that you feel were a huge let down? Let us know in the comments section down below.