5 of the greatest WWE stables

Stables are one of the best things in professional wrestling. They have been a huge part of professional wrestling's DNA for decades now from the four horsemen's original blueprint down in the NWA to the nWo's game-changing impact in WCW.

The world of pro-wrestling has seen its fair share of stables and factions come and go over the years. Some of these have been immensely memorable while others have turned to dust with little to no mark left in history.

Stables have been at the heart of some of wrestling's most historic and memorable moments. There is a school of thought stating the great stables like great tag teams are a dying art but while there is certainly an element of truth to this particularly in WWE the global stage is still teeming with great groups.

Here are 5 of the greatest WWE stables.

#5 The Shield

The Shield is, of course, one of the greatest stables in WWE. Three rookies from NXT debuted on the main roster and changed the WWE landscape forever. The team quickly became the most dominant force in all of WWE. No stable in recent memory has been booked as strongly as The Shield is.

Each of its members has gone on to have a memorable singles run with Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins all being Grand Slam champions in the WWE. Hearts broke all across the WWE Universe when Seth Rollins turned his back on his brothers and aligned himself with the authority. in one fell swoop, one of the greatest wrestling stables in the WWE was no more.

Now all three members are on the same page and the trio has reunited and taken down The Dogs of War. The Shield is definitely one of the best stables in wrestling.

#4 D-Generation X

Most legendary stables tend to make their presence known with a bang while others just form without too much fanfare. The then newly turned heel Shawn Michaels was seen hanging out with the equally hated Triple H.

Before anyone knew it, they along with Triple H's bodyguard Chyna were a full-fledged stable and pushing the envelope on WWE programming in the newly born Attitude Era. When Michaels took a leave of absence, Triple H added X-Pac and the New Age Outlaws.

The group eventually dissolved but they reunited in 2006 as well as in 2009 to familiarize a new generation of fans with the stable. No one can deny just how loved they were by the WWE Universe.

#3 The New Day

A well-timed heel turn can save a struggling wrestler's career. This was the case for the new day when they turned heel in 2015 and went on to become a consistently entertaining fixture in programming and becoming one of the greatest stables ever in the process.

There's no denying that their initial run as faces was an absolute failure but Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods and Big E had enough talent amongst them to turn things around and go on to become a runaway success in the WWE.

The New Day has remained consistent, reliable and entertaining. No matter what they've had a record-shattering run with the belts.

#2 Evolution

In 2002, the newly crowned World Heavyweight Champion Triple H turned Monday Night Raw into his playing field. Fans were not overjoyed when wrestling veteran and legend Ric Flair joined him before rookies Randy Orton and Batista followed soon. For two years Evolution ran dominated Raw in ways that The Shield never could.

At one point they claimed a monopoly on Raw's titles with Triple H as the World Heavyweight Champion, Randy Orton as Intercontinental Champion and Ric Flair & Batista as the Tag Team Champions. The dissolution of the group gave us two bonafide Superstars in the shape of Randy Orton and Batista.

#1 The Authority

A lot of people have been very critical of The Authority ever since the stable made its presence felt in 2013. There is no denying the impact The Authority has had on the WWE landscape.

The group was the catalyst for Seth Rollins' heel turn which allowed all the members of The Shield to achieve glorious single star status but most importantly it made Daniel Bryan the most popular Superstar in WWE history and gave birth to the Yes Movement.

The Authority was made up by Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Seth Rollins, Randy Orton, Kane and Big Show and the stable was successful in searing WWE programming to one of the greatest WrestleMania moments ever.