The Matteson-Kelmsley Faction

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The Matteson-Kelmsley Faction
Details
Members	See below
Name(s)	The Matteson-Kelmsley Era The Matteson-Kelmsley Faction The Matteson-Kelmsley Regime Corporate DX
Debut	December 13, 1999
Disbanded	July 21, 2002
Years active	1999–2002
Promotions	IWF/E

The Matteson-Kelmsley Faction was a villainous stable in the International Wrestling Federation, which was founded in late 1999, had mostly faded away by early 2001 and finally ended in mid-2002.

The period of its existence and dominance was also dubbed the Matteson-Kelmsley Regime and the Matteson-Kelmsley Era. Although initially it was an affront to The Corporation by the daughter of the owner, Kaila Matteson, and one of its biggest up-and-coming stars, Triple K, it evolved into an alliance between then-heel stable, D-Generation X and a resurrected Corporation. It also included the majority of all heel wrestlers in the company at the time.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Origins 1.2 Purpose 1.3 Opposition 1.4 Dissolution 2 Members 3 In wrestling 4 Championships and accomplishments 5 See also

History

Origins

Purpose

Opposition

Dissolution

Members

At its height, the Matteson-Kelmsley Faction included the following:

• D-Generation X (Triple K, Kaila Matteson-Kelmsley, Tori, X-Pac and Road Dogg)
• Matteson family - (Mr. Matteson, and Shane Matteson, with Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco)
• Kevin Kelly & Vince Russo - Creators of the Matteson-Kelmsley Faction

Also associated with the Matteson-Kelmsley Faction were:

• Kurt Angle – interested in standing up for the "good name" of Kaila
• Chris Benoit - who was on the Faction's payroll and sided with Shane and the Faction
• The Big Bossman and Bull Buchanan – the Faction's enemies often enlisted the services of APA. Bossman and Buchanan were brought into the faction as a countermeasure.
• Caryn Mower – personal trainer for Kaila Matteson.
• Shawn Michaels – who favoured Triple K when being special guest referee and IWF Commissioner.
• "The Conspiracy" - (Shane, Big Show, Chris Benoit and Edge and Christian)
• T & A (Test and Albert) (with Trish Stratus)
• The Power Trip - was the remnants of the faction, before the faction disbanded on July 21, 2002
• Nick Patrick* (Hired referee)
• Mike Chioda - The faction's hired Referee
• William Regal - (Commissioner)
• Jerry Lawler - is a McMahon family loyalist and sided with The Corporation's days and to the faction but mostly with Shane and Kaila
• Val Venis (with Trish Stratus)
• Al Snow - Wanted Jon Foley fired as Commissioner
• The Radicalz - were "given" contracts and aligned themselves with IWF Champion Triple K
• Rikishi - Was hired and paid off by Triple K to run down Steve Austin at Survivor Series.
• Mean Street Posse - childhood friends of Shane and ex-lovers to Kaila and were placed in matches by Stephanie and Triple K against the APA
• Billy Gunn - was kicked out of D-Generation X for "losing his cool" to explain his impending absence to recover from his injury.
• Chyna - was initially going to be part of the faction but feuded with faction ally Kurt Angle
• The Hooper Boyz - was initially going to be part of the faction because of their appearance in D-Generation X's Music Video The Kings

In wrestling

• Entrance themes
  • "Break It Down 2000" by The DX Band (December 1999 - February 2000)
  • "The Kings" and "My Time" by Run–D.M.C. and The DX Band used as the Faction's Main Theme (March 20, 2000 – July 2000)
  • "No Chance in Hell" by Peter Bursuker & Jim Johnston - used as the McMahon family (April 3, 2000 - June 25, 2000)

Championships and accomplishments

• International Wrestling Federation
  • WWF Championship (2 times) – Triple K
  • IWF Hardcore Championship (4 times) – Gerald Brisco, (2), Pat Patterson (1), and Shane Matteson (1)
  • IWF Intercontinental Championship (5 times) – Triple K (3) and Chris Benoit (2)
  • IWF Tag Team Championship (3 times) – The New Age Outlaws (1) and Edge and Christian (2)
  • IWF Women's Championship (1 time) – Kaila Matteson-Kelmsley

See also

• The Authority
• Corporate Ministry
• The Corporation
• D-Generation X

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