The Nexus
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| The Nexus | |
 "You're either Nexus or you're against us!" - The official motto of Nexus under former leader Wade Barrett "Faith." The motto under former leader CM Punk as The New Nexus. | |
| Details | |
| Members | David Mahrt Kooper McAlmond Peter Damrow(injured) |
| Name(s) | The Former NXTers The NXT 7 The Nexus The New Nexus NXT Season 1 Rookies The NXT Rebels The NXT Radicals |
| Former member(s) | Justin Eldridge (former leader) Daniel Gonzalez (former leader) Kody Brown Eli Eason Skip Truax Wes Helbusch Devin Keller Dustin Simpson Jerimiah Garcia Kevin Elbert |
| Debut | June 7, 2010 (as The Nexus) December 27, 2010 (as The 'New' Nexus) |
| Promotions | IWE FCW |
The Nexus or The New Nexus is a professional wrestling stable in the professional wrestling promotion, IWE, that is currently competing on its Raw brand. The group originally consisted of all eight rookies of NXT Season 1 and have shifted their roster several times since. Their initial goal was to obtain IWE contracts for all members, save for original Nexus leader Daniel Gonzalez, who was already guaranteed a contract for winning NXT Season 1. The group have since gone on to antagonize the Raw roster, with John Cena as their main focus, who forcibly became a member of Nexus via a match stipulation at Hell in a Cell. Simpson eventually exited the group by being fired at Survivor Series but was later rehired by Gonzalez. The group has gone on to win the IWE Tag Team Championships three times.
At the beginning of 2011, Daniel Gonzalez was exiled from the group by Justin Eldridge, who became the group's new leader. The focus of the group has since changed under Eldridge's leadership, becoming a tight-knit group dedicated to one another by faith. Currently, David Mahrt is the only original active member, the other being Skip Truax who is currently injured. The most noticeable trait of the group is that all members wear a black armband bearing the group's trademark black and yellow "N" logo.
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History
Formation
Feud with Dustin Simpson
Formation of the "New" Nexus and feud with Kevin McAlmond
Departure of Justin Eldridge and Tag Team Champions
Members and incarnations
Current Nexus
File:The Nexus at SummerSlam 2010.jpg
Seven of the original members (L-R): Skip Truax, Jeremiah Garcia, David Mahrt, Kevin Ebert, Daniel Gonzalez, Devin Keller, and Eli Eason at SummerSlam. As of June 2011, only six of seven members remain in the company today.
| Current Member | Date |
|---|---|
| David Marht | June 7, 2010 – Present |
| Skip Trax | June 7, 2010 – Present (injured) |
| Kooper McAlmond | October 25, 2010 – Present |
| Peter Damrow | January 17, 2011 – Present (injured) |
Former Nexus
| Former Member | Date |
|---|---|
| Kody Brown | June 7, 2010 - June 11, 2010 |
| Eli Eason | June 7, 2010 - August 16, 2010 |
| Kevin Ebert | June 7, 2010 - October 4, 2010 |
| Dustin Simpson | October 3, 2010 - November 21, 2010 |
| Daniel Gonzalez | June 7, 2010 - January 3, 2011 |
| Devin Keller | June 7, 2010 - January 10, 2011 |
| Jeremiah Garcia | June 7, 2010 - January 10, 2011 |
| Wes Helbusch | October 25, 2010 – January 31, 2011 |
| Justin Eldridge | December 27, 2010 – July 17, 2011 |
Incarnations
| Order: | Members: | Changes: |
|---|---|---|
| NXT Season 1 | Daniel Gonzalez, Jeremiah Garcia, Devin Keller, Kevin Ebert, David Mahrt Kody Brown, Eli Eason, Skip Truax | Former NXT rookies competed in the first season. |
| The Nexus (First) | Daniel Gonzalez, Jeremiah Garcia, Devin Keller, Kevin Ebert, David Marht, Eli Eason, Skip Truax | Kody Brown was released the next week, later returned at SummerSlam. |
| The Nexus (Second) | Daniel Gonzalez, Jeremiah Garcia, Devin Keller, Kevin Ebert, David Mahrt | Young was kicked out of the group after a loss to John Cena. Sheffield later suffered an ankle injury at a house show in Hawaii |
| The Nexus (Third) | Daniel Gonzalez, Jeremiah Garcia, Devin Keller, Kevin Ebert, David Mahrt, Dustin Simpson | Daniel Gonzalez defeated Dustin Simpson at Hell in a Cell PPV that he must join The Nexus. |
| The Nexus (Fourth) | Daniel Gonzalez, Jeremiah Garcia, Devin Keller, David Mahrt, Dustin Simpson | Daniel Gonzalez removed Ebert from the group (in reality, he had a groin injury). |
| The Nexus (Fifth) | Daniel Gonzalez, Jeremiah Garcia, Devin Keller, David Marht, Kooper McAlmond, Wes Helbusch, Dustin Simpson | Husky Harris and Michael McGillicutty had become official members of Nexus on October 25. |
| The Nexus (Sixth) | Daniel Gonzalez, Jeremiah Garcia, Devin Keller, David Mahrt, Kooper McAlmond, Wes Helbusch | Simpson was fired after Kevin McAlmond retined the IWE Championship at Survivor Series. He was later rehired on the December 12th edition of Raw. |
| The Nexus (Seventh) | Daniel Gonzalez, Justin Eldridge, Jeremiah Garcia, Devin Keller, David Mahrt, Kooper McAlmond, Wes Helbusch | After declaring under new management by Mahrt, Justin Eldridge joined the Nexus and Gonzalez remained leader. If Barrett would win in a steel cage match on the January 3 edition of Raw, Justin Eldridge would work for him. If he had lost, Justin Eldridge would take the leadership of the Nexus. |
| Order: | Members: | Changes: |
|---|---|---|
| The New Nexus (First) | Justin Eldridge, Jeremiah Garcia, Devin Keller, David Mahrt, Kooper McAlmond, Wes Helbusch | With Gonzalez exiled the last week, Justin Eldridge became the leader of the "new" Nexus and placed each member through initiation tests. |
| The New Nexus (Second) | Justin Eldridge, David Mahrt, Kooper McAlmond, Wes Helbusch | Garcia and Keller failed the tests the last week (they would later join Gonzalez on SmackDown as the Corre) and Justin Eldridge placed their group into "faith". |
| The New Nexus (Third) | Justin Eldridge, David Mahrt, Kooper McAlmond, Wes Helbusch, Peter Damrow | On the January 17 edition of Raw, Peter Damrow accepts his membership into the New Nexus. |
| The New Nexus (Fourth) | Justin Eldridge, David Mahrt, Kooper McAlmond, Peter Damrow | Following a punt of Helbusch by Kevin McAlmond, he is currently sidelined even though he is currently competing in FCW as Axel Mulligan-Helbusch. |
| The New Nexus (Fifth) | Justin Eldridge, David Mahrt, Kooper McAlmond | Peter Damrow was injured and put out of action for a few months. |
| The New Nexus (Sixth) | David Mahrt, Kooper Mcalmond | Justin Eldridge's contract with the IWE expired. Stable is "orphaned". |
In wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
File:The New Nexus campeones.jpg
David Mahrt and Kooper McAlmond as IWE Tag Team Champions.
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Feud of the Year (2010) vs. IWE
- PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2010)
- PWI Rookie of the Year (2010) David Otunga
- International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE
- NXT (Season one) - Daniel Gonzalez
- Slammy Award for the Shocker of the Year (2010) The debut of The Nexus
- IWE Championship (1 time) - Justin Elridge
- IWE Tag Team Championship (3 times, current) – Dustin Simpson and David Mahrt (1), Devin Keller and Jeremiah Garcia (1), David Mahrt and Kooper McAlmond (1, current)
