Nexus (professional wrestling)

The Nexus
The Nexus logo. "You're either Nexus or you're against us!" ― Motto under Wade Barrett "Faith!" ― Motto under CM Punk
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Name(s)	The Nexus The New Nexus
Former member(s)	See below
Debut	June 7, 2010 (as The Nexus) January 3, 2011 (as The New Nexus)
Disbanded	December 27, 2010 (as The Nexus) August 22, 2011 (as The New Nexus)
Years active	2010–2011
Promotions	FCW WWE

The Nexus (later renamed The New Nexus in January 2011) was a villainous stable in WWE that competed on the Raw brand from June 7, 2010 to August 22, 2011, originally consisting of eight rookies of NXT season one and shifted their roster several times throughout their 14-month existence, with David Otunga being the only member to serve the group throughout the entirety of its existence.

Their initial goal was to obtain WWE contracts for all members, with the exception of original leader Wade Barrett, already guaranteed a WWE contract for having won NXT. After NXT, the group went on to antagonize the Raw roster (and, on two occasions, the SmackDown roster), with then-WWE Champion John Cena as their main focus, who forcibly became a member of The Nexus after losing in a match at Hell in a Cell. However, Cena was eventually removed from the group by being fired at Survivor Series after Barrett lost his WWE Championship match to Randy Orton only to be rehired by Barrett, but that was only because Otunga threatened to exile him as leader if he did not. On January 3, 2011, Barrett was exiled from the group anyway after losing a triple threat steel cage match against Orton and King Sheamus to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship, as well as Barrett's leadership, which Barrett lost in favor of CM Punk after losing to Cena a chairs match at TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs to end their feud. Punk, who ended up costing Barrett the match, officially became the group's new leader, at which point the group was renamed The New Nexus in an attempt to distance itself from The Nexus, becoming a tight-knit group dedicated to one another by faith.