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Factions are possibly the most exciting part of professional wrestling and have been a vital part in WWE. Over the years, factions have played a vital role in professional wrestling, especially in the development of some of the iconic storylines we've witnessed over the years.
Generally, the WWE Universe is treated to multi-person factions and, occasionally, we do witness thrios leave a lasting impression. Factions such as The Shield, New World Order (Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall), and the original D-Generation X are still highly-regarded among some of the best groups in professional wrestling.
Recently we've seen a group like The New Day establish its place as one of the greatest factions of all time. The trio of Kofi Kingston, Big E, and Xavier Woods recently celebrated six years together as a group in WWE and also entered their name into the history books as the longest-tenured faction in the company's history. It is not very often that you witness a pro wrestling faction garner such a vast amount of success.
With that being said, WWE could possibly consider forming a few more trio factions, which would definitely add further depth into their respective rosters and considering the fact that WWE has lost quite a handful of trio factions over the past few years and months even, this would seem like a rightful decision.
The likes of The Shield and The O.C were fan-favorite factions, however, after the disbanding of those groups, WWE could potentially add a few more dominant groups.
In this article, I've listed 5 potential three-person factions WWE could create. Let's get to it.
#5 Io Shirai, Asuka, and Kairi Sane
The Black Lotus Triad was quite the popular faction in Lucha Underground and consisted of current WWE Superstars Io Shirai, Kairi Sane along with Angela Fong and Mayu Iwatani.
During their time together in the temple, the Black Lotus Triad mainly feuded against Pentagon Jr. and eventually established their place as one of the fan-favorite factions.
Similarly, WWE could build a new faction surrounding Io Shirai, Asuka, and Kairi Sane. After all, Shirai was recently assisted by Asuka in the former's win over Sasha Banks on NXT and with Kairi Sane reportedly ready to step down from professional wrestling, I'm sure fans wouldn't mind seeing one last hurrah for 'The Pirate Princess'.
#4 Sheamus, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Cesaro
Prior to Sami Zayn's hiatus from WWE, he was part of a three-man faction with Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro, known as The Artist Collective. While the faction didn't garner the amount of success it would've hoped for, the trio did lead to Zayn winning the WWE Intercontinental Championship this year.
Of course, Zayn would eventually be forced to vacate the title and with the former IC Champion taking some time off from WWE TV, the duo of Cesaro and Nakamura are left without a third man.
While Nakamura and Cesaro don't necessarily need a third member, I'm sure the fans wouldn't mind seeing Sheamus align himself in a group which already consists of 'The Swiss Superman' and open-up on the possibility of a potential Bar reunion.
As a tag team, Sheamus and Cesaro were highly-successful and if reunited, the duo could add some much-needed depth into the SmackDown Tag Team Division, while Nakamura could focus on a singles run and still continue to represent the faction.
#3 MVP, Bobby Lashley, and Apollo Crews
Bobby Lashley was unsuccessful in winning the WWE Championship from reigning champion Drew McIntyre at WWE Backlash last month.
However, Lashley's alliance with MVP has been really interesting so far and, under the guidance of the former WWE United States Champion, maybe it's just a matter of time before Lashley finally gets his hands on some gold in WWE.
Nevertheless, after his unsuccessful attempt at winning the WWE Title, Lashley and MVP have set their sights on the WWE US Championship. Recently, they also assaulted reigning champion Apollo Crews after the latter declined an offer from MVP to take some guidance from the Baller.
While Crews hasn't exactly turned heel yet, recent reports have suggested that WWE is indeed heading towards that direction, and on an episode of RAW, we did witness the reigning US Champion beat Shelton Benjamin by using the ropes for a leverage pinfall victory.
A three-man faction between MVP, Lashley, and Apollo Crews could easily dominate the red brand of RAW and with Zelina Vega's faction almost on the verge of a split, RAW could definitely use a new heel faction at this point.
#2 Ruby Riott, Shotzi Blackheart, and Tegan Nox
Upon her main roster debut in WWE, Ruby Riott was the leader of one of the most popular female factions of all time, The Riott Squad. Led by Ruby Riott herself, The Riott Squad also consisted of Superstars Sarah Logan & Liv Morgan and lived up to their name on the main roster.
However, ever since The Riott Squad parted ways, things haven't exactly been going in the right direction for Ruby Riott herself. She made her return to action in February of this year and has been engaged in a feud against her former ally Liv Morgan but things could've been so much better for Ruby Riott.
Having Ruby Riott form a new trio faction in WWE could be the ideal decision that` might turn around her fortunes on the main roster and on this occasion, a potential alliance between Riott and NXT Superstars Shotzi Blackheart & Tegan Nox could work wonders.
Shotzi and Nox have been teaming up for a while on NXT and members of the WWE Universe have also been vocal about a potential pairing between Shotzi Blackheart and Ruby Riott.
#1 Shorty G (Chad Gable), Daniel Bryan, and Drew Gulak
Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak have formed quite the dynamic duo on WWE SmackDown. The pairing has been together on the Blue Brand for a while now and have also been coaching one another in order to become better wrestlers.
While Gulak and Bryan don't necessarily compete in the WWE tag-team division and rather prefer competing as singles performers, they've been quite an entertaining duo and have also been part of some of the finest singles matches on SmackDown, over the past few months.
WWE Tag Team Triple Crown Champion Chad Gable also seems to be a fan of the Gulak-Bryan alliance and Shorty G himself has hinted towards an alliance with the Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak pairing.
Additionally, Bryan also hinted towards a potential Bryan-Gulak-Gable connection, and at this stage, having Shorty G join forces with the duo would not only help the former WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion revive his career but also give him some much-needed exposure on the main roster.
Shorty G AKA Chad Gable is no stranger to a tag team, given he and Jason Jordan have won the NXT, RAW, and SmackDown Tag Titles in the past. And, if needed, Gable could team up with either Bryan or Gulak or go on his own solo run while being in an alliance with D-Bry and the Drew Gulak.
