10 faction members who went on to have successful singles careers
The Evolution The WWE is all about all out entertainment and these days and The New Day is surely living up to their potential by being the best thing on WWE TV. A few months back they were three singles competitors who were rotting at the bottom of the pack, but the repackaged stable bought them back into the limelight.It is still early stages to judge whether Big E or Xavier Woods could go on to attain singles success as Kofi has already tasted in his career, but it sure looks promising. In the past too there have been some legendary stables like The Four horsemen , Evolution, D Generation X, The Hart Foundation just to name a few who were instrumental in creating a long lasting image on how a perfectly cool stable should be. Today we have the New Day and the shield who are the epitome of all the values laid down by those set of legends.The most glaring fact about those stables was that it was formed as a way to introduce and utilize superstars with potential to go on to be legends in their own singular right, and in most cases one or more exceptionally talented superstar from the stable went on to prove his credentials as a bonafide main eventer.In this slideshow, we take a look at those stars who shined brightly not only being part of some legendary stables but stood out of the pack and went on to carve out some sucessful singles careers.
#1 Ric Flair - The Four Horsemen
If you ask any pro wrestling legend or a fanatic or even the current generation of stables who was the best and most influential stable in the history of the WWE, there would be only one answer and that is The Four Horsemen.
Led by the charismatic Nature Boy Ric Flair, the original Horsemen consisted of Arn Anderson, Ole Anderon, Tully Blanchard and Jame J.Dillon as their manager. They had it all, swag, oozing coolness, sophistication and a hell lot of talent to back it up. But from amongst the four, there was just one exceptionally talented superstar who went to attain legendary status as a singles competitor and no prizes for guessing who that is.
Ric Flair not only went to have a singles career but also surpassed many records on his way, with his Championships record being the stuff of legends. He was a wrestler made of a different cloth it seemed and he had what it took to make it big all on his own. Even today he is a regular on WWE TV and is one of the most respected legends in the business.
It has to be noted that Ric Flair made it big before The Four horsemen was formed, but he makes this list for the sheer magnitude of his accomplishments as a singles star and a faction member of a once in a lifetime stable