The Corre
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The Corre was a professional wrestling heel
stable that performed on WWE's SmackDown brand in 2011. The stable was formed after Wade Barrett
, Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater left the Nexus
and allied with Ezekiel Jackson.
was kicked out of the Nexus
by new leader CM Punk
, he moved to the SmackDown brand from Raw
. While under CM Punk, Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater refused to perform their initiation to stay in the group and left the Nexus. On the January 14 edition of SmackDown, Barrett, Gabriel and Slater attacked Big Show, and were later joined by Ezekiel Jackson who continued the attack by body-slamming Big Show. Big Show would continue to feud with the group throughout its existence. On the January 21 edition of SmackDown, the group named themselves "The Corre" and announced that the Corre would be leaderless as all the members were equals.They all competed in the Royal Rumble
, but were all eliminated by different superstars (in order) (Gabriel by Daniel Bryan
, Slater by John Cena
, Jackson by Kane
, and Barrett by Randy Orton
) with Jackson eliminating Big Show and Barrett eliminating Rey Mysterio and Kevin Nash
, and Barrett making it to the final four.
. At Elimination Chamber
, Gabriel and Slater became the first to gain a championship within the Corre. They would win the WWE Tag Team Championship
by beating Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov.
This began Gabriel and Slater's second reign as WWE Tag Team Champions after their first reign as part of the Nexus. At the same event, Barrett received his first opportunity at the World Heavyweight Championship
when he took part in the SmackDown Elimination Chamber
match, but failed to win the championship, being eliminated by the Corre's nemesis, Big Show. The following night on Raw, Gabriel and Slater lost the championship to John Cena
and WWE Champion
, The Miz. However, Gabriel and Slater immediately invoked their rematch clause and won the rematch and the championship to start their third reign as tag team champions. On the March 25 edition of SmackDown, Barrett added to the Corre's championship titles when he defeated Kofi Kingston
to win his first singles title, the WWE Intercontinental Championship
.
in a 8-man tag team match against Marella, Kingston, Big Show, and Kane
in under 2 minutes. One day later, the Corre attacked John Cena and the Rock, but the duo overwhelmed them. On the April 22 edition of SmackDown, the Corre endured further misery when Big Show and Kane
won the championship from Gabriel and Slater. The Corre failed to regain the tag titles despite Gabriel and Slater, as well as Barrett and Jackson challenging Big Show and Kane on the April 29 edition of SmackDown and at Extreme Rules
respectively.
Tensions within the group began to flare due to failed interference in each other's matches. On the May 6 edition of SmackDown, Ezekiel Jackson refused to celebrate with the rest of the Corre when he defeated Big Show, instead choosing to walk out on them after his match. In return, Barrett, Gabriel and Slater attacked him backstage and removed him from the group. This would start a feud between Barrett and Jackson. Jackson challenged Barrett for the Intercontinental Championship twice, but failed to win the title since he won the bouts at Over the Limit
by disqualification and on the June 3 edition of SmackDown by count-out instead of a pinfall or a submission.
On the June 10 edition of SmackDown, Barrett, fleeing from Jackson, walked out on Gabriel and Slater in a 6-man tag team match against Jackson and the Usos
, leaving them handicapped and causing them to lose the match. Gabriel and Slater confronted Barrett after the match to declare the dissolution of the Corre.
. Gabriel and Slater would continue to team together and feud with the Usos. Slater engineered the duo's breakup on the July 15th edition of SmackDown when he declared that Gabriel had been holding him down. Barrett, Gabriel and Slater competed in the SmackDown Money in the Bank ladder match
at Money in the Bank
, but none of them were successful in winning the match.
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
stable that performed on WWE's SmackDown brand in 2011. The stable was formed after Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett is a retired American soccer player. He is currently an assistant coach at Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo-College:...
, Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater left the Nexus
Nexus (professional wrestling)
The Nexus was a villainous professional wrestling stable in the professional wrestling promotion, WWE, that competed on its Raw brand. The group originally consisted of all eight rookies of NXT season one and shifted their roster several times throughout their existence...
and allied with Ezekiel Jackson.
Formation
After Wade BarrettWade Barrett
Wade Barrett is a retired American soccer player. He is currently an assistant coach at Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo-College:...
was kicked out of the Nexus
Nexus (professional wrestling)
The Nexus was a villainous professional wrestling stable in the professional wrestling promotion, WWE, that competed on its Raw brand. The group originally consisted of all eight rookies of NXT season one and shifted their roster several times throughout their existence...
by new leader CM Punk
CM Punk
Phillip Jack "Phil" Brooks , better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and working on its Raw brand currently serving his second title reign as WWE Champion....
, he moved to the SmackDown brand from Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
. While under CM Punk, Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater refused to perform their initiation to stay in the group and left the Nexus. On the January 14 edition of SmackDown, Barrett, Gabriel and Slater attacked Big Show, and were later joined by Ezekiel Jackson who continued the attack by body-slamming Big Show. Big Show would continue to feud with the group throughout its existence. On the January 21 edition of SmackDown, the group named themselves "The Corre" and announced that the Corre would be leaderless as all the members were equals.They all competed in the Royal Rumble
Royal Rumble (2011)
Royal Rumble was the 24th annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on January 30, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts....
, but were all eliminated by different superstars (in order) (Gabriel by Daniel Bryan
Daniel Bryan
Colonel Dan Bryan was an officer in the Irish Army and head of G2 during World War II, known in neutral Ireland as "The Emergency"....
, Slater by John Cena
John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE as a member of its WWE Raw brand....
, Jackson by Kane
Kane (wrestler)
Glenn Thomas Jacobs is a Spanish-born American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name, Kane. He is signed to WWE, appearing on its SmackDown brand, but is currently inactive due to injury....
, and Barrett by Randy Orton
Randy Orton
Randal Keith "Randy" Orton is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE wrestling on its SmackDown brand...
) with Jackson eliminating Big Show and Barrett eliminating Rey Mysterio and Kevin Nash
Kevin Nash
Kevin Scott Nash is an American professional wrestler and actor. As of 2011, Nash is signed to a five year contract with WWE under their WWE Legends program and appears as part of their Raw brand roster...
, and Barrett making it to the final four.
Championship wins
Throughout its tenure, the Corre would often employ interference during matches and frequent post-match attacks. Tensions between the members of the Corre and the Nexus would lead to two brawls between the groups on Raw and before the Royal Rumble match at Royal RumbleRoyal Rumble (2011)
Royal Rumble was the 24th annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on January 30, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts....
. At Elimination Chamber
Elimination Chamber (2011)
Elimination Chamber was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on February 20, 2011 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California...
, Gabriel and Slater became the first to gain a championship within the Corre. They would win the WWE Tag Team Championship
WWE Tag Team Championship
The WWE Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship in WWE. It was established as a second title for tag teams in WWE in 2002 to complement the original World Tag Team Championship...
by beating Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov.
This began Gabriel and Slater's second reign as WWE Tag Team Champions after their first reign as part of the Nexus. At the same event, Barrett received his first opportunity at the World Heavyweight Championship
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)
The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the SmackDown brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the WWE Championship of the Raw brand...
when he took part in the SmackDown Elimination Chamber
Elimination Chamber
The Elimination Chamber is a professional wrestling elimination-based match held in the WWE promotion. It features a large chain-linked circular steel structure or "chamber" which encloses the ring. The chamber's floor is platformed over the ringside area which elevates it to ring level and within...
match, but failed to win the championship, being eliminated by the Corre's nemesis, Big Show. The following night on Raw, Gabriel and Slater lost the championship to John Cena
John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE as a member of its WWE Raw brand....
and WWE Champion
WWE Championship
The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963...
, The Miz. However, Gabriel and Slater immediately invoked their rematch clause and won the rematch and the championship to start their third reign as tag team champions. On the March 25 edition of SmackDown, Barrett added to the Corre's championship titles when he defeated Kofi Kingston
Kofi Kingston
Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah , is a Ghanaian American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Kofi Kingston. He is currently signed to WWE and works on its Raw brand where he is one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with Evan Bourne as Air Boom...
to win his first singles title, the WWE Intercontinental Championship
WWE Intercontinental Championship
The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is the original secondary title of the promotion. Currently, it is the secondary championship exclusive to the SmackDown brand...
.
Downturn and breakup
Things took a turn for the worse for the Corre when the group was soundly beaten at WrestleMania XXVIIWrestleMania XXVII
WrestleMania XXVII was the twenty-seventh annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , held on April 3, 2011 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia...
in a 8-man tag team match against Marella, Kingston, Big Show, and Kane
Kane (wrestler)
Glenn Thomas Jacobs is a Spanish-born American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name, Kane. He is signed to WWE, appearing on its SmackDown brand, but is currently inactive due to injury....
in under 2 minutes. One day later, the Corre attacked John Cena and the Rock, but the duo overwhelmed them. On the April 22 edition of SmackDown, the Corre endured further misery when Big Show and Kane
Big Show and Kane
Kane and Big Show are two professional wrestlers currently signed to WWE, who formed a tag team during three periods: 2001-2002, 2005-2006 and 2011...
won the championship from Gabriel and Slater. The Corre failed to regain the tag titles despite Gabriel and Slater, as well as Barrett and Jackson challenging Big Show and Kane on the April 29 edition of SmackDown and at Extreme Rules
Extreme Rules (2011)
Extreme Rules was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE, which took place on May 1, 2011 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida...
respectively.
Tensions within the group began to flare due to failed interference in each other's matches. On the May 6 edition of SmackDown, Ezekiel Jackson refused to celebrate with the rest of the Corre when he defeated Big Show, instead choosing to walk out on them after his match. In return, Barrett, Gabriel and Slater attacked him backstage and removed him from the group. This would start a feud between Barrett and Jackson. Jackson challenged Barrett for the Intercontinental Championship twice, but failed to win the title since he won the bouts at Over the Limit
Over the Limit (2011)
Over the Limit was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE, which took place on May 22, 2011 at the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington. It was the second Over the Limit event...
by disqualification and on the June 3 edition of SmackDown by count-out instead of a pinfall or a submission.
On the June 10 edition of SmackDown, Barrett, fleeing from Jackson, walked out on Gabriel and Slater in a 6-man tag team match against Jackson and the Usos
The Usos
The Usos are a professional wrestling tag team consisting of twin brothers Jimmy and Jey Uso. The Usos appear in WWE, competing on the SmackDown brand. The pair were previously managed by Tamina...
, leaving them handicapped and causing them to lose the match. Gabriel and Slater confronted Barrett after the match to declare the dissolution of the Corre.
Post-Corre activities
Barrett and Jackson would continue to feud after the Corre's breakup, and Barrett would go on to lose the Intercontinental Championship to Jackson at Capitol PunishmentWWE Capitol Punishment
Capitol Punishment was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE, which took place on June 19, 2011 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C....
. Gabriel and Slater would continue to team together and feud with the Usos. Slater engineered the duo's breakup on the July 15th edition of SmackDown when he declared that Gabriel had been holding him down. Barrett, Gabriel and Slater competed in the SmackDown Money in the Bank ladder match
Money in the Bank ladder match
The Money in the Bank ladder match is a professional wrestling ladder match held by WWE. The match can feature anywhere from six to ten participants from any WWE brand, with the objective being to retrieve a briefcase that is suspended 20 feet above the ring...
at Money in the Bank
Money in the Bank (2011)
Money in the Bank was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE, which took place on July 17, 2011 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. It was the second annual Money in the Bank pay-per-view...
, but none of them were successful in winning the match.
Members
- Wade BarrettWade BarrettWade Barrett is a retired American soccer player. He is currently an assistant coach at Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo-College:...
— January 14, 2011 to June 10, 2011 - Heath Slater — January 14, 2011 to June 10, 2011
- Justin Gabriel — January 14, 2011 to June 10, 2011
- Ezekiel Jackson — January 14, 2011 to May 6, 2011
In wrestling
- Entrance themesMusic in professional wrestlingMusic in professional wrestling serves a variety of purposes. The most common uses of music in professional wrestling is that of the entrance theme, a song or piece of instrumental music which plays as a performer approaches the ring...
- "End of Days" by Matt McCloskey
Championships and accomplishments
- World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE
- WWE Intercontinental ChampionshipWWE Intercontinental ChampionshipThe WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is the original secondary title of the promotion. Currently, it is the secondary championship exclusive to the SmackDown brand...
(1 time) - Wade Barrett - WWE Tag Team ChampionshipWWE Tag Team ChampionshipThe WWE Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship in WWE. It was established as a second title for tag teams in WWE in 2002 to complement the original World Tag Team Championship...
(2 times) - Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel
- WWE Intercontinental Championship