History BreakupBreakout / ProWrestling

* Legacy: Wrestling/{{Ted DiBiase|Jr}} Jr. was initially planned to be breakout with him turning face against Wrestling/RandyOrton and he had starred in the DirectToVideo sequel to ''Film/TheMarine''. [[MisaimedFandom/ProfessionalWrestling The plans got derailed when Orton's popularity caused him to be booked as a face against DiBiase and Rhodes.]] After ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 26'', Ted was given [[Wrestling/TedDiBiase his father's]] gimmick and failed to get over even with Wrestling/{{Virgil}} and later Wrestling/{{Maryse}} by his side. Meanwhile, Wrestling/CodyRhodes was drafted to Smackdown and became [[DistractedByMyOwnSexy "Dashing"]]. Cody's been a mainstay of the show, winning the WWE tag team championship for the fourth time with Drew [=McIntyre=], being in World title contention, getting another gimmick overhaul, and winning a Wrestling/WrestleMania match against Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}. Rhodes won the Intercontinental Championship on an episode of [=SmackDown=] on August 12, 2011 and went on to become one of the top heels in WWE. [=DiBiase=] left wrestling in 2013, while Rhodes later found success as a face and with a new heel gimmick "Stardust" before leaving in 2016. Since then? ROH World Champion and Executive VP of his own promotion Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling before finally returning to the WWE and main-event Wrestlemania 39.

** [[ForeignWrestlingHeel Team]] [[CanadaEh Canada]] - Wrestling/BobbyRoode is easily the biggest star of the bunch, became the longest reigning Impact World Champion before his popular "GLORIOUS" run in WWE. Wrestling/EricYoung has been a solid worker as both heel and face throughout his career and also won the TNA world title.[[note]]His runs with a comedy gimmick having a mixed reception notwithstanding.[[/note]] Jack Evans didn't do too badly but never saw other national TV work until his appearances in Wrestling/{{AEW}}. Teddy Hart's career was marred by backstage issues, while Petey Williams continued to be a solid indie regular and the originator of the Canadian Destroyer. Meanwhile, Johnny Devine, Tyson Dux, A-1, and Ruffy Silverstein have all done nothing.

** [[Wrestling/RingOfHonor The Second City Saints]]: Wrestling/ColtCabana (aka Scotty Goldman) got released from Wrestling/{{WWE}} after a brief run as a {{jobber}}, was 2-time NWA World Champion during that title's period of irrelevancy, and eventually got signed to AEW, though was quickly taken off TV at Punk's behest due to their tumultuous relationship. The third man in the stable, Ace Steel, was forgotten to history aside from being "that guy who trained CM Punk", being the jobber who played Donald Trump in one of Raw's all-time worst segments, and possibly biting Kenny Omega.

* Extreme Expose included Layla and Wrestling/KellyKelly, the latter arguably the most popular diva on the roster. The other girl, Wrestling/BrookeAdams, got released just after they split. While Brooke did go on to be a very respectable wrestler in TNA, she never did anything in WWE, leaving her the Jannetty.

* Wrestling/TheFunkadactyls, the TagTeam of Wrestling/{{Naomi}} and Wrestling/{{Cameron}}. The former became a two-time ([=SmackDown=]) Women's Champion and a notable player in WWE's revitalized women's division, while the latter became infamous for her troubles outside of the ring (and her prior Q & A stint on ''[[Wrestling/WWEToughEnough Tough Enough]]'' with host Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin).

** This plays out into its own storyline in Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling: After reuniting briefly with Edge in the 2021 WWE Royal Rumble, Christian would sign to AEW while Edge would continue having a solid run in WWE, forming and subsequently getting booted from Judgment Day before fading into the midcard and having one final match with Wrestling/Sheamus. Meanwhile in AEW, Christian would become a rising star in his own right, culminating into his widely acclaimed 2023 heel run as the TNT Champion with Luchasaurus and a newly turned Nick Wayne at his side. And just as Christian's reign has hit its stride, [[SpotlightStealingSquad Edge debuts in AEW]] to try and rekindle [[PuttingTheBandBackTogether one last tag team run]] before he retires. Instead of accepting, Christian [[PrecisionFStrike violently rejects Edge's offer]], and thus begins their AEW feud.

** This plays out into its own storyline in Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling: After reuniting briefly with Edge in the 2021 WWE Royal Rumble, Christian would sign to AEW while Edge would continue having a solid run in WWE, forming and subsequently getting booted from Wrestling/JudgmentDay before fading into the midcard and having one final match with Sheamus. Meanwhile in AEW, Christian would become a rising star in his own right, culminating into his widely acclaimed heel run as the 2023 TNT Champion with Luchasaurus and a newly turned Nick Wayne at his side. And just as Christian's reign has hit its stride, Edge debuts in AEW to try and rekindle one last tag team run before he retires. Instead of accepting, Christian violently rejects Edge's offer, and thus begins their AEW feud.

** This plays out into its own storyline in Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling: After reuniting briefly with Edge in the 2021 WWE Royal Rumble, Christian would sign to AEW while Edge would continue having a solid run in WWE, forming and subsequently getting booted from Wrestling/JudgementDay before fading into the midcard and having one final match with Sheamus. Meanwhile in AEW, Christian would become a rising star in his own right, culminating into his widely acclaimed heel run as the 2023 TNT Champion with Luchasaurus and a newly turned Nick Wayne at his side. And just as Christian's reign has hit its stride, Edge debuts in AEW to try and rekindle one last tag team run before he retires. Instead of accepting, Christian violently rejects Edge's offer, and thus begins their AEW feud.

* Wrestling/DGenerationX - Not a total example as Wrestling/ShawnMichaels was already a big star when the group started, but of the other members of the group only Wrestling/TripleH discovered any real long term success. Wrestling/RoadDogg got stale and couldn't get over either as a singles wrestler or with other tag team partners. Wrestling/BillyGunn did only a little better than his fellow New Age Outlaw, as his popular team with Chuck Palumbo flopped pretty hard after their pseudo-homosexual partnership gimmick ended. Wrestling/{{Chyna}} had one of the most notorious falls from grace in wrestling history, and [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman X-Pac]] became the {{Trope Namer|s}} for XPacHeat.