The Kliq (from left to right: Sean Waltman, Triple H, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Shawn Michaels) in 2015
Stable
Members
Kevin Nash Scott Hall Sean Waltman Shawn Michaels Triple H
Name(s)
The Kliq
Years active
1994–2010
The Kliq was a backstage group in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) during the mid-1990s, composed of Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Sean Waltman, Shawn Michaels, and Triple H. Michaels, Nash, and Hall wielded a considerable amount of power within the company at the time, which they reportedly used to positively influence one another's careers and occasionally negatively influence the careers of others.[1]
In May 1996, The Kliq broke character at a live event at Madison Square Garden in an unscripted incident referred to as the "Curtain Call", which had far-reaching ramifications for the WWF specifically and the wrestling world as a whole. At a time when professional wrestling organizations worked to maintain the illusion of storylines and characters, the Curtain Call marked the first time that such high-profile performers had so publicly broken character, forcing the WWF and other wrestling organizations to begin acknowledging the scripted elements of their programming.
The Kliq was also the primary catalyst for two of the most well-known stables in wrestling history: the New World Order (nWo) in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later the WWF/E, and D-Generation X (D-X) in the WWF/E. Michaels and Waltman would serve in both groups; Triple H was a member of D-X, while Nash and Hall performed with the nWo. Waltman, who wrestled for both WCW and the WWF during the mid-to-late 1990s, is recognized by WWE as the only wrestler to have been "an active member of both the nWo and DX during their heydays", as Michaels only joined the nWo during their WWF/E reunion in June 2002, becoming the leader before the group disbanded in July.[2]
^Finnegan, Joseph (2016-01-02). "The Kliq | 10 Tales of Their WWE Locker Room Stranglehold". Pro Wrestling Stories. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
^WWE Books (2018). 100 Greatest Matches (revised). DK. p. 102–103. ISBN 9780241353585.
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