Corre

Title History

• WWE Tag Team titles [Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater] defeating Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov (February 20, 2011);
• WWE Tag Team titles [Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater] defeating John Cena & Mike “The Miz” Mizanin (February 21, 2011);

Career Highlights

World Wrestling Entertainment – The Corre formation:

• When C.M. Punk became leader of the Nexus on RAW, Wade Barrett made the jump to SmackDown!..
• Soon after, Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater quit C.M. Punk’s Nexus and followed Wade Barrett to SmackDown!..
• They were joined by the returning Ezekiel Jackson and became “The Core” – feuding against The Big Show

World Wrestling Entertainment – The Corre vs. The Big Show:

• January 14, 2011–SmackDown!: The Big Show defeated Wade Barrett by DQ after interference by Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel!
• ~~~ Big Show fought back against the trio until Ezekiel Jackson showed up and joined in the gang-style assault by Barrett’s troops!
• January 21, 2011–SmackDown!: Wade Barrett named his heel group “The Corre” – with no leader and all members treated as equals..
• ~~~General Manager Theodore Long made it clear he would not tolorate The Corre playing outside the rules (like Nexus did on RAW)
• ~~~Teddy Long ended up being taken out by “unknown assailants” but The Corre became quick friends with new G.M. Vickie Guerrero..
• ~~~~Justin Gabriel (w/Wade Barrett & Heath Slater & Ezekiel Jackson) defeated World Heavyweight champion Edge in a Non-title Match..
• ~~~After the match, The Corre destroyed Edge – allowing Dolph Ziggler to come in and put his foot on Edge’s chest and pose for the fans..
• January 24, 2011–RAW: The Nexus got into a confrontation with The Corre and set up a main event between C.M. Punk & Wade Barrett..
• ~~~~~C.M. Punk (w/The Nexus) vs. Wade Barrett (w/The Corre) ended in a Double DQ after special referee John Cena “abused his power”..
• January 28, 2011–SmackDown!: The Big Show defeated Heath Slater – (The Corre tried to attack but other wrestlers saved Big Show!)
• January 30, 2011–Royal Rumble: All four members of the Corre participated in the 40-Man 2011 Royal Rumble Match..
• ~~~~~~~~~Justin Gabriel (entered #3, eliminated by Daniel Bryan) – – – – – – Heath Slater (entered #25, eliminated by John Cena)..
• ~~~~~~~~~Wade Barrett (entered #30, eliminated by Randy Orton) – – – – – – Ezekiel Jackson (entered #36, eliminated by Kane)..
• ~~~NOTE: At the beginning of the Rumble; The Corre and The Nexus got into a huge brawl before they were ordered to go backstage!

World Wrestling Entertainment – The Corre :

• February 4, 2011–SmackDown!: Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel defeated Vladimir Kozlov & Santino Marella (c) w/Tamina in a Non-title..
• ~~~Wade Barrett (w/three members of The Corre) defeated The Big Show – (Ezekiel Jackson slammed The Big Show after the match!)..
• February 11, 2011–SmackDown!: Justin Gabriel defeated Vladimir Kozlov w/Santino Marella – (The Corre attacked Kozlov/Santino!)
• ~~~LATER: Wade Barrett defeated Rey Mysterio [After the match; The Corre attacked Rey until The Big Show made the save!]
• February 18, 2011–SmackDown!: Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov defeated Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel by DQ to retain their titles..
• ~~~Wade Barrett also participated in a 12-man tag team match featuring all of the participants in both Elimination Chamber matches..
• February 20, 2011–Elimination Chamber: Edge won the SmackDown! Elimination Chamber match to retain the World Heavyweight title..
• ~~~Edge defeated Rey Mysterio and Kane and the Big Show and Drew McIntyre and Wade Barrett to retain the World Heavyweight title..
• ~~~~~~~Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel w/Ezekiel Jackson defeated Santino & Vladimir Kozlov w/Tamina to win the WWE Tag Team titles!

World Wrestling Entertainment – The Corre :

• February 21, 2011–RAW: John Cena & The Miz (w/Alex Riley) defeated Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater to win the WWE Tag Team titles!
• ~~~~~The Corre defeated John Cena & Mike Mizanin (w/Alex Riley) in an immediate rematch to recapture the WWE Tag Team titles!
• February 24, 2011–WWE Superstars: The Corre (Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel) defeated JTG & Trent Barreta in a Non-title match..
• February 25, 2011–SmackDown!: The Big Show defeated Wade Barrett by count-out – [Big Show fought off the Corre with a steel chair]
• March 4, 2011–SmackDown!: The Corre (Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel) defeated Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov to retain their titles..
• ~~~~~The Big Show defeated Kane by DQ after interference by The Corre (Kane & Show then banded together to take out the Corre!)
• March 11, 2011–SmackDown!: Kane defeated Wade Barrett by DQ after interference by The Corre (The Big Show made the save!)
• ~~~Big Show & Kane defeated The Corre (Wade Barrett & Heath Slater) by DQ after interference by Justin Gabriel & Ezekiel Jackson..
• March 18, 2011–SmackDown!: Kane & Big Show defeated (champions) Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel by DQ when the Corre interfered..
• March 25, 2011–SmackDown!: Wade Barrett w/The Corre defeated Kofi Kingston to win the WWE Intercontinental title..
• March 28, 2011–RAW: Santino Marella (w/Kane & Big Show & Tamina & Vladmir Kozlov) defeated Justin Gabriel w/The Corre..
• April 1, 2011–SmackDown!: Kofi Kingston defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett by DQ after the Corre interfered..
• April 3, 2011–WrestleMania 27: Kane & Big Show & Kofi Kingston & Santino Marella beat The Corre in an 8-Man Tag Team match..
• ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Corre = Wade Barrett & Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater & Ezekiel Jackson..

World Wrestling Entertainment – The Corre:

• April 4, 2011–RAW: The Corre attacked The Rock & John Cena (Rock hit Barrett with a Peoples Elbow then a Rock Bottom)
• April 8, 2011–SmackDown!: Kane & The Big Show & Santino Marella & Kofi Kingston defeated The Corre..
• April 11, 2011–RAW: The Corre defeated Santino Marella & Evan Bourne & Daniel Bryan & Mark Henry..
• April 15, 2011–SmackDown!: Ezekiel Jackson w/The Corre defeated Kofi Kingston..
• April 22, 2011–SmackDown!: Wade Barrett defeated Kofi Kingston to retain the WWE Intercontinental title..
• ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ezekiel Jackson accidentally hit Wade Barrett during the match..
• April 25, 2011–RAW: Rey Mysterio defeated WWE Intercontinental champion Wade Barrett in a Non-title Match..
• ~~~~Wade Barrett also competed in a SD! vs RAW Battle Royal which was won by The Big Show & Kofi Kingston..
• May 1, 2011–Extreme Rules: Big Show & Kane defeated Wade Barrett & Ezekiel Jackson in a Lumberjack Match to retain their titles..

World Wrestling Entertainment – The Corre:

• May 6, 2011–SmackDown!: Ezekiel Jackson w/The Corre defeated The Big Show w/Kane..
• ~~~Ezekiel finally turned and attacked the Corre backstage but they managed to get him down..
• May 13, 2011–SmackDown!: Kane defeated WWE Intercontinental champion Wade Barrett by DQ when the Corre ran in..
• ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ezekiel Jackson also ran for an attempted save only to get destroyed by the Corre as well..
• May 20, 2011–SmackDown!: Ezekiel Jackson & Kane & The Big Show defeated The Corre (Barrett & Slater & Gabriel)..
• June 10, 2011–SmackDown!: Ezekiel Jackson & The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso) defeated The Corre (Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel & Wade Barrett).