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Factions

(left to right) Jimmy Uso, Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, Solo Sakoa, Jey Uso

While I was going to do this post on The Bloodline, I realized how many factions were involved in WWE. Yes, The Bloodline has been a lot of WWE recently, but as my dad said… they are slowly losing traction and becoming less of the ‘main drama’ on the show. Factions are groups of wrestlers in their own ‘cliques,’ and there are many of these factions that can be recalled throughout the years.

The Bloodline is run by Roman Reigns as the ‘Tribal Chief’ because of his Samoan background–the numerous ethnicities of WWE are what I want my next post to be about. Jey Uso joined Roman next as the ‘Right Hand Man’ with his twin brother Jimmy. Paul Heyman became Reign’s ‘special counsel’ or ‘wise man.’ Solo Sikoa, the Uso’s younger brother, joined the Bloodline later. Recently, Sami Zayn made it his goal to ruin the Bloodline. He joined as a fake member, gaining their trust before beginning to crumble the tribe from within. Now, Jimmy and Jey are fighting. Reigns does not know who to trust. The story is beginning to die down, but going into their history is very interesting.

(left to right) Dakota Kai, Baylee, Iyo Skye

Other recent factions include Damage Ctrl, which includes Bayley, Iyo Skye, and Dakota Kai. Judgement Day was started by Edge, Damien Priest, and Rhea Ripley, but soon, Edge was kicked out for Finn Balor. The three became four when Dominik Mysterio joined, sealing the group off from most of the other wrestlers. At the moment, all four hold a title. The LWO (Latino World Order) also is big right now with Rey Mysterio as the ‘leader.’ They had issues with Judgement Day because of the father-son issues between Dominik and Rey.


(left to right) Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chyna


D-Generation X (DX) is one of my favorite factions to look back on. Triple H, Chyna, and Shawn Michaels began this one. Later, New Age Outlaws and X-Pac joined them. They were popular during the Attitude Era when WWE was at its best. The other faction that was a favorite was The Shield. The Shield included Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose. They were a hilarious trio that was very fun to watch…they always put on a show. The NWO (New World Order) was started by Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash; they were seen as almost a street gang with their motive to take over. 


Other factions included the Ministry of Darkness, Evolution, the Corporation, Fabulous Freebirds, and Four Horsemen. There are many more, but these are the main ones that are my favorite to look back on!


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