Major WWE Plans for Top 'Monday Night Raw' Faction Revealed
Plans have reportedly been revealed for a top "WWE Raw" faction.
Since Paul "Triple H" Levesque became the chief content officer of WWE, he's created stables on the red brand and "Friday Night SmackDown." WWE has thrived financially thanks to factions such as The Bloodline, which started prior to Levesque's role but garnered the most success with "Triple H" in charge of creative. There's also The Judgment Day, a group that has grown substantially in popularity over the years.
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WWE's newest stable was revealed on the April 21 episode of "Monday Night Raw." Bron Breakker speared Roman Reigns and CM Punk to align with Seth Rollins and Paul Heyman. While many have been comparing the faction to a modern version of the Dangerous Alliance, Fightful reports that WWE's vision is to make the newly minted trio an act that future stables emulate.
Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker, and Paul Heyman have formed "WWE Raw's" newest trio.(via WWE)
It was also noted in the report that WWE planned for Rollins, Breakker, and Heyman to align since "WrestleMania" weekend. There are reportedly no additions being planned at this time.
Breakker now finds himself in the main event picture after having two reigns with the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Many believed it was only a matter of time before the son of a "Dog-Faced Gremlin" got to mix it up with the likes of Reigns and Punk. Few anticipated he would join Rollins and Heyman to get there, and the move has been widely praised.
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During Monday's episode of "WWE Raw," Rollins warned Sami Zayn to take an offer to be traded to "WWE SmackDown" or become a target. Zayn refused to back down, and he left the T-Mobile Center needing medical assistance after being taken out by Rollins and Breakker.
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