5 times WWE Superstars became Honorary Members of Factions

Factions have been a huge part of the world of pro wrestling for a long time! Groups like The Shield, Evolution, D Generation-X, NWO, and many more have come and made a huge impact on the landscape of pro wrestling.

While there have been groups like The Bullet Club who keep on changing/adding/eliminating their members, most of the factions prefer keeping the original members only. They either dismantle mutually or one of them turns to put an end to the group's history.

Interestingly, there have been instances in the world of pro-wrestling in which some superstars have managed to become an honorary part of a faction, either in a one-night deal or for a short period of time.

As fans, it's an interesting experience to see our favourite factions being tweaked a little by adding some different superstar to it. Fans often keep on fantasizing what if this superstar was a part of this faction and so on.

In this article, let's take a look at 5 instances when WWE Superstars became honorary members of Factions which they weren't part of. Do let us know which one of these was your favourite?

#5 Daniel Bryan in The Wyatt Family

2013 was the year of Daniel Bryan. He was at the peak of his career, defeating John Cena for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam (which he, unfortunately lost, thanks to Randy Orton's MITB cash in), feud with Randy for the WWE Title, and winning the Superstar of the year Slammy award.

After his feud for the WWE Championship was over, a new interesting storyline shaped up. Bray Wyatt, the leader of the newly debuted, Wyatt Family, started attempting to get Daniel Bryan to "follow the buzzards".

After refusing initially, Bryan shocked the whole WWE Universe by surrendering to the Wyatts and joining the Family. Fans watched in confusion as Wyatt would punish Bryan for attacking other members of the faction.

This didn't last long, as Bryan ultimately broke free of the group by attacking all the members on an episode of RAW in January 2014. He would go on to have a one-on-one match against Bray Wyatt which resulted in Bryan defeating him to end their feud.

#4 Kurt Angle joins The Shield

Look at Kurt trying to hide that big smile from his face!

One of the most dominating factions in WWE's history, The Shield, reunited in 2017. They were all set to take on the team of Kane, Braun Strowman, The Miz, Sheamus, and Cesaro in a 5-on-3 TLC match.

However, a viral infection hit the RAW locker room taking out many superstars, including Roman Reigns. This mishap happened days before the event, leading to a panic situation as Roman was unable to compete at Shield's comeback match.

This led to WWE making an interesting decision, which saw Kurt Angle making his in-ring return to WWE as an honorary member of The Shield. Angle was a crucial part of the match, that saw the trio defeat their opponents after a certain Monster Among Men turned on Kane.

#3 Triple H in The Shield

Fans got to see a different side of The Game!

This incident happened days after Kurt Angle joining The Shield. During WWE's European Tour in 2017, days after the viral infection outbreak, The Shield recruited none other than the Cerebral Assassin, Triple H to become their honorary member in Glasgow, Scotland.

With a major part of the roster down with the viral, the COO took the responsibility upon himself to replace many of them in live events and matches. But his one-night stint with 'The Shield' was a memorable moment for fans.

#2 Mike Tyson joins D Generation-X

D Generation-X was on their peak during the build-up to WrestleMania 14 with Triple H as the reigning WWF European champion and Shawn Michaels as the reigning WWF World Heavyweight Champion.

Michaels was set to defend his title against Stone Cold Steve Austin in the main event of WM 14. In a shocking turn of events, DX recruited the world famous boxer Mike Tyson as the "special recruiter" for the main event match at Mania.

Tyson joining DX had a huge impact in creating interest in WWE's storylines, and at the same time grabbed the attention of media from all over the world. Tyson famously turned on DX at 'Mania, costing Michaels the match, and marking an end to his stint with DX.

#1 Kevin Owens joining The New Day

So this is the most recent occurrence of one such event. This past week on SmackDown in Montreal, Kevin Owens invited Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods to his talk show, wherein he mentioned Big E's injury and his desire to join them for one night.

This led to a series of interesting and fun segments from KO eating pancakes backstage to doing Big E's work in New Day's entrance. It was fun to watch him enjoy out there with The New Day in front of his home crowd.

Though I was genuinely expecting him to turn on Kofi, leading him to challenge for the WWE Championship, that didn't happen. While this looked like a one-night deal, we have to wait and see what is next for KO and New Day!

Which among these honorary member moments was your favorite? Do let us know in the comments section below.