And a star is born ( Stu Bennett )

Tag team and dissolution

On the June 20, 2011 "Power to the People" edition of Raw, Punk was originally going to be named the number one contender for Cena's WWE Championship, but instead, he was forced to compete in a triple threat match with Del Rio and Rey Mysterio with a Falls Count Anywhere stipulation voted for by fans which Punk won, revealing after the match that his WWE contract would expire at Money in the Bank, where he would face Cena for the WWE Championship. The following week on Raw, it was announced that Ryan had suffered an injury over the weekend and left the group. That same night, a brash Punk disrespectfully interrupted and threatened the returning Shawn Michaels, reminding him that once his contract expires at Money in the Bank that would be the last time WWE would ever see him and the WWE Championship. With his victory over Cena on July 17, 2011, the WWE Championship was finally held by the stable on their last night of existence. The group's final members then functioned as a tag team with the Nexus banner until August 1, 2011 and continued without the banner until August 22, 2011, when the group permanently disbanded.