5 fantasy factions WWE should seriously consider

Ever noticed how WWE has moved away from factions over the years?

Back in the Attitude Era, the company’s biggest storylines were built around stables like D-Generation X and The Corporation, while WCW’s best nights during the ratings war were largely down to the NWO.

Even in recent years some of the most interesting WWE storylines have revolved around factions – The Straight Edge Society and The Nexus, for example – yet they seem to be short-lived and WWE only focuses on multi-person tag matches when Survivor Series comes around once a year.

With that in mind, and influenced by Finn Balor revealing who he would choose in his dream stable, we take a look at five fantasy factions that Vince McMahon & Co. should seriously consider in the future.

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#1. Finn Balor, The Club & Authors of Pain

The 'Balor Club' only has one current member

Finn Balor has repeatedly worn ‘Balor Club’ merchandise throughout his time in NXT and WWE, yet he seems to be the only Superstar who is a subscriber to said Club.

Asked recently who he would add to his faction if he could choose any current WWE Superstars, the Irishman chose former Bullet Club buddies Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson as his two right-hand men, and he surprisingly opted for NXT tag team Akam and Rezar, better known as the Authors of Pain, as the other two members.

The former Universal champion has been a regular presence on Raw since his return from injury in April, but even the most loyal ‘Balor Club’ supporters will admit that his feuds in 2017 haven’t been as captivating as they were during his NXT days.

Aligning with Balor would do wonders for The Club, who have lost their way as a team ever since WrestleMania, and it would be the perfect way to introduce the monstrous AOP to the main roster.

#2. Triple H, Sami Zayn, Samoa Joe & Kevin Owens

Triple H has previously teased an alliance with Owens & Joe

Remember during the build to WrestleMania 33 when Triple H had a quiet word backstage with Kevin Owens and it resulted in absolutely nothing?

Well, rumour had it that “The Game” was set to form his own faction with KO and Samoa Joe, but the WWE Universe never got to see it on television, only at live events, and HHH suddenly disappeared from our screens for seven months.

We’ve already suggested that he creates a new version of Evolution, but an alternative idea would be for the 14-time champion to align himself with some of the top stars who worked under him in NXT.

An alliance between HHH, Joe and Owens, with the addition of another member – let’s say Sami Zayn, provided the next Superstar Shake-up allows it – would make up an unstoppable dream team of former NXT champions, led by the man who gave them their first big breaks in the company.

#3 Braun Strowman, Asuka & The Revival, led by Paul Heyman

Paul Heyman should only represent the best of the best

Okay, it might seem a little far-fetched, but just imagine Paul Heyman strutting his way down the Raw ramp, manically grinning in a way only he can, with the monstrous Braun Strowman, the undefeated Asuka, and the hard-hitting Revival walking side-by-side behind him.

Heyman has been such a great character over the last five years that WWE will surely hope to keep him around when Brock Lesnar inevitably departs the squared circle in 2018, so what better way to keep the advocate on board than to give him the absolute cream of the crop that Raw has to offer?

In Braun, he’d have a future Universal champion; in Asuka, he’d have the star of the women’s division; in Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder, he’d have one of the top tag teams on the planet.

His previous alliances with Curtis Axel, Ryback and Cesaro didn’t exactly work, but that’s because they were always the ‘B’ clients behind Lesnar – something that won’t be a problem once “The Beast” has left the company.

#4 The Anoaʻi/Maivia family

Roman Reigns could lead this dominant faction

The Anoaʻi family is one of the most successful in wrestling history, boasting an incredible 39 titles in WWE between them, and it has been represented over the years by Yokozuna, Umaga, The Rock, Rikishi and countless others.

Nowadays, The Usos and Roman Reigns are keeping the Anoaʻi tradition going, while Tamina is related to the family through marriage and Nia Jax is considered a ‘cousin’ through the Maivia side of the family tree.

This has been mentioned on-off through the years, notably when The Usos briefly aligned with Tamina in 2010 and Reigns in 2016, but none of the five family members currently in the company has been involved in a storyline together since the Reigns vs. AJ Styles feud last year.

A five-person strong faction, led by Reigns, would be great to see. And who knows, if Sean Maluta makes enough waves in NXT, maybe he could be the sixth addition. Or, better still, The Rock could make some rare appearances as member number seven!

#5 Team Angle 2.0

Kurt Angle could mentor Chad Gable as well as Jason Jordan

When it was announced that Kurt Angle would be returning to WWE, fantasy bookers around the world began aligning the Gold medallist with fellow Olympian Chad Gable and his American Alpha tag partner Jason Jordan.

As it turned out, he was eventually put together with Jordan (his biological son! Who knew?!) but not with Gable, who has since formed a new tag team on SmackDown Live with the returning Shelton Benjamin.

Viewers of WWE’s Ruthless Aggression era will fondly remember the days of Benjamin and Charlie Haas doing Kurt’s dirty work for him during his epic rivalry over the WWE title with Brock Lesnar, so why not revisit that story after the next Superstar Shake-up?

A reunion between two-thirds of the group known as Team Angle, with Gable and Jordan added to it, would see four of WWE’s best technical wrestlers come together to form a wrestling super-faction, the likes of which we wouldn’t have seen since the Hart Foundation.