Clique (professional wrestling)

The Clique (sometimes referred to as the Kliq) was a backstage group in the World Wrestling Federation of the mid-1990s, made up of the following members:

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Group - World Wrestling Federation - 1990s

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• Shawn Michaels
• Paul Levesque (then Hunter Hearst Helmsley, now Triple H)
• Kevin Nash (Diesel)
• Scott Hall (Razor Ramon)
• Sean Waltman (1-2-3 Kid/X-Pac)

The five were best friends in real life; most of them remain close friends today. When all five were in the WWF together, they held virtually all the booking power (the power to make matches and determine storylines), and refused to put over (elevate, usually by losing a match) anyone outside the group. Other wrestlers were on the fringes of the Clique from time to time—most notably Chyna, who was in a real-life relationship with Levesque for several years, and Justin Credible —but the core group remained the same. After Nash and Hall left WWF for WCW, the three remaining Clique members, plus Chyna, formed the nucleus of D-Generation X, which started out as a heel stable but became fan favorites over time.

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Booking power - Storylines - Put over - Chyna - Justin Credible - WCW - D-Generation X - Heel - Stable

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Some fans use the terms Clique and Kliq interchangeably. "Kliq" was originally used by the WWF to describe Shawn Michaels' fanbase at one period in the mid-90s. It is widely believed that "Kliq" was a nod to smarks who knew of the existence of the Clique.

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