League of Nations (professional wrestling)
League of Nations | |
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Stable | |
Members | Sheamus King Barrett Rusev Alberto Del Rio |
Debut | November 30, 2015 |
Disbanded | April 28, 2016 |
Years active | 2015–2016 |
The League of Nations was a multinational
History
At
While maintaining a rivalry with Reigns and his allies, League members also had individual storylines;
Del Rio got a United States Championship rematch, which was contested in a two-out-of-three-falls match, on February 21 at Fastlane; he was unsuccessful.[13] Also at Fastlane, the League of Nations entered into a feud with then-Tag Team Champions The New Day, who had since become fan favorites. They mocked the League of Nations in skits by calling them the "League of Booty".[13] Sheamus and Barrett unsuccessfully challenged Big E and Kingston for their title at Roadblock on March 12, and Del Rio and Rusev were defeated by Big E and Woods in another title bout the following night on Raw, prompting all four members to attack The New Day after the match.[14][15] The League of Nations then challenged The New Day to a match at WrestleMania 32 on April 3, where they won, but were attacked by Mick Foley, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Shawn Michaels after the match.[16]
On the April 4 episode of Raw, Barrett and Sheamus faced The New Day in another tag team title match, in a losing effort. After the match, the other League of Nations members singled out Barrett as the "weak link" and attacked him before ejecting him from the group. In the chaos, the remaining members were then attacked by the Wyatt Family.
Reception
Critics panned WWE's handling of the League of Nations.
In a September 2016 interview, Sheamus said, "The whole League of Nations thing wasn't everyone's cup of tea for those of us involved, it didn't do any of us any favours."
Rusev and Del Rio have spoken about real-life animosity between the faction members, which nearly led to a backstage altercation before their match at WrestleMania 32.[31][32]
Championships and accomplishments
- WWE
- WWE United States Championship (2 times) – Alberto Del Rio[2][11]
- WWE World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Sheamus[2]
References
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- ^ Calwell, James (May 4, 2016). "WWE Video – Cole gets the Rusev Experience in weekly interview – eating Kalisto's big heart, failed League of Nations, Total Divas". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ Toro, Carlos (February 17, 2020). "Rusev: On Paper, The League Of Nations Could Have Been The Best Faction In History". Fightful. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
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