The stable consisted of recognizable NXT talents such as Dominik Dijakovic, Shane Thorne, Dio Maddin, Mercedes Martinez, and Mia Yim. All of these superstars were heavily repackaged with masks and given unique names such as T-BAR, SLAPJACK, MACE, etc.
Speaking on the Two Man Power Trip Podcast, Shane Thorne gave details on the different ideas for the leader of the group. The former WWE Superstar revealed that they pitched for Vince McMahon, Edge, and others to be the leader of their anarchist group.
Thorne also revealed that Mustafa Ali turning out to be the leader of the group wasn’t originally pitched, but they were happy with it by saying:
Shane Thorne revealed that Vince McMahon loved the Retribution Masks
All of the members in Retribution were known faces that had previously worked on NXT but still got to wear masks to hide their identity for some reason.
Shane Thorne (FKA Slapjack) said on the Two Man Power Trip Podcast that the masks were pitched to Vince McMahon and he loved it. Thorne also revealed that the masks were originally only supposed to be for the entrance.
Eventually, the stable was split after a rather underwhelming run on the main roster.
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