< Five-Man Band
Five-Man Band/Professional Wrestling
Most Professional Wrestling groups are at least four of the Five-Man Band, although to be technical, most of them are also the villains, too.
Power Stable archetypes:
| The Hero | Centerpiece |
| The Lancer | The Heir Apparent |
| The Big Guy | The Muscle, The Point Man |
| The Smart Guy | The Enforcer, The Manager |
| The Chick | The Hanger-On |
The Four Horsemen (1986-1990)
| The Hero | Ric Flair |
| The Lancer | Arn Anderson |
| The Big Guy | Ole Anderson, Barry Windham, Lex Luger, Sid Vicious... the spot rotated |
| The Smart Guy | Tully Blanchard |
| Tagalong Kid | J.J. Dillon |
The Kliq (1992-1997)
| The Hero | Shawn Michaels / Michael Hickenbottom |
| The Lancer | Triple H / Paul Levesque |
| The Big Guy | Razor Ramon / Scott Hall (though Kevin Nash, of course, had elements of this) |
| The Smart Guy | Diesel / Kevin Nash (though Scott Hall also had elements of this) |
| Tagalong Kid | XPac/Sean Waltman |
| The Chick | Sunny/Tammi Sytch (if you believe the rumors) |
The NWO (1996-97)
| The Hero | Hollywood Hogan |
| The Lancer | Randy Savage |
| The Big Guy | Scott Hall |
| The Smart Guy | Kevin Nash |
| The Chick | Elizabeth |
The Hart Foundation (1997)
| The Hero | Bret Hart |
| The Lancer | Owen Hart |
| The Big Guy | Davey Boy Smith and/or Jim Neidhart |
| The Smart Guy | Brian Pillman |
| The Chick | Diana Hart-Smith (at least at IYH: Canadian Stampede) |
D Generation X (1998)
| The Hero | Triple H |
| The Lancer | X-Pac |
| The Big Guy | Billy Gunn |
| The Smart Guy | Road Dogg |
| The Chick | Chyna (Subversion: she often was an emergency Big Guy) |
The Union (1999)
| The Hero | Mankind |
| The Lancer | Ken Shamrock |
| The Big Guy | The Big Show |
| The Smart Guy | Vince McMahon |
| The Tagalong Kid | Test |
The Radicalz (2000-01)
| The Hero | Chris Benoit |
| The Lancer | Eddie Guerrero |
| The Big Guy | Perry Saturn |
| The Smart Guy | Dean Malenko |
| The Chick | Terri Runnells |
Evolution (2003-04)
| The Hero | Triple H |
| The Lancer | Randy Orton |
| The Big Guy | Batista |
| The Smart Guy | Ric Flair |
The Cabinet (2004)
| The Hero | John Bradshaw Layfield |
| The Lancer | Orlando Jordan |
| The Big Guy | Danny Basham |
| The Smart Guy | Doug Basham |
| The Chick | Amy Weber |
The ECW Originals (2006-2007)
| The Hero | Rob Van Dam |
| The Lancer | Sabu |
| The Big Guy | Sandman |
| The Smart Guy | Tommy Dreamer |
| The Tagalong Kid | Balls Mahoney (only loosely associated with the group) |
Generation Next (2005-06)
| The Hero | Austin Aries |
| The Lancer | Jack Evans |
| The Big Guy | Roderick Strong |
| The Smart Guy | Matt Sydal |
| The Chick | Daizee Haze, then Jade Chung |
| Treacherous Advisor | AJ Styles to Matt Sydal |
Team "Lakers" (the "Lakers" vs "Nuggets" Take That match)
| The Hero | Batista |
| The Lancer | John Cena |
| The Big Guy | Mr. Kennedy |
| The Smart Guy | MVP |
| The Obi-Wan | Jerry Lawler |
Team WWE (Summerslam '10)
| The Hero | John Cena |
| The Lancers | Edge and Chris Jericho ( both are also the Token Evil Teammates) |
| The Big Guy | R-Truth |
| The Smart Guy | John Morrison |
| The Sixth Ranger | Bryan Danielson |
| The Obi-Wan | Bret Hart |
Fortune (as faces)
| The Hero | AJ Styles |
| The Lancer | Christopher Daniels |
| The Big Guy | James Storm |
| The Smart Guy | Robert Roode |
| The Chick | Kazarian |
WWE's major pay-per-views
| The Hero | Wrestlemania |
| The Lancer | Summer Slam |
| The Big Guy | Royal Rumble |
| The Smart Guy | Survivor Series |
| The Chick | King of the Ring |
"Team Teddy" (Wrestlemania 28)
| Big Good and Team Dad | Theodore Long |
| The Hero | Santino Marella |
| The Lancer | Zack Ryder |
| The Big Guy | The Great Khali |
| The Smart Guys | Kofi Kingston and R-Truth |
| Sixth Ranger | Booker T |
* Every Face team in WWE's Survivor Series.
"Team WWF" (2001)
| The Hero | The Rock (Was the last member on his team to survive and won the match) |
| The Lancer | Chris Jericho (Had a clear rivalry with The Rock and became The Starscream immediately after being pinned) |
| The Big Guy | Kane (Was originally the biggest man in the match until The Big Show was brought in) |
| The Smart Guy (Genius Bruiser) | The Undertaker (Spent a lot of the angle being the level-headed strategist for the WWF when not having crappy matches with KroniK) |
| Tagalong Kid / The (other) Big Guy | The Big Show (Replaced Team Dad Vince McMahon in the match and was the biggest wrestler in the match; first guy to be eliminated) |
"Team Angle" (2003)
| The Hero | Kurt Angle |
| The Lancer | Chris Benoit (Had a clear and historical rivalry with Angle, yet they respect each other) |
| The Big Guy (Genius Bruiser) | Bradshaw (the biggest man in the team) |
| The Chick / The Load | Hardcore Holly (The first person to be eliminated as he was immediately disqualified) |
| Tag Along Guy / The Smart Guy | John Cena (A Delinquent who uses street smarts and fighting style) |
| Sacrificial Lion | Ron Simmons |
"Team Austin" (2003)
| Big Good and Team Dad | Stone Cold Steve Austin |
| The Hero | Shawn Michaels |
| The Lancer | Booker T |
| The Big Guys | Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley |
| The Smart Guy | Rob Van Dam |
"Team Guerrero" (2004)
| The Hero | Eddie Guerrero |
| The Lancer and The Smart Guy | Rob Van Dam |
| The Big Guy | The Big Show |
| Fourth Ranger | John Cena (Mysterio's replacement; See below) |
| Sacrificial Lion | Rey Mysterio (Was supposed to be the original Lancer until Teddy Long removed him from the team.) |
"Team Orton" (2004)
| The Hero | Randy Orton |
| The Lancer and The Big Guy | Chris Benoit |
| The Smart Guy | Chris Jericho |
| The Chick | Maven |
"Team Raw" (2005)
| The Hero | Shawn Michaels |
| The Lancer | Chris Masters (Also the Token Evil Teammate) |
| The Big Guys | The Big Show and Kane (The latter is also the Token Evil Teammate) |
| The Smart Guy | Carlito (Also the Token Evil Teammate) |
"Team Smackdown" (2005)
| The Hero | Batista |
| The Lancer | Randy Orton (Also the Token Evil Teammate and The Starscream) |
| The Big Guy | Bobby Lashley |
| The Smart Guy (Genius Bruiser) | JBL (Also the Token Evil Teammate) |
| The Tagalong Kid | Rey Mysterio |
| Sacrificial Lion | Eddie Guerrero (Originally The Lancer until his untimely death.) |
"Team WWE Legends" (2006)
| The Hero | Ric Flair |
| The Lancer | Arn Anderson |
| The Big Guy | Sgt. Slaughter |
| The Smart Guy | Dusty Rhodes |
| The Chick / The Load | Ron Simmons |
| Sacrificial Lion | Roddy Piper |
"Team D Generation X" (2006)
| The Hero | Shawn Michaels |
| The Lancer | Triple H |
| The Big Guy | Jeff Hardy |
| The Smart Guy | CM Punk |
| The Chick | Matt Hardy |
"Team John Cena" (2006)
| The Hero | John Cena |
| The Lancer | Bobby Lashley |
| The Big Guy | Kane |
| The Smart Guy | Rob Van Dam |
| The Chick | Sabu |
"Team Triple H" (2007)
| The Hero | Triple H |
| The Lancer | Jeff Hardy |
| The Big Guy | Kane |
| The Chick | Rey Mysterio |
| Sacrificial Lion | Matt Hardy |
"Team HBK" (2008)
| The Hero | Shawn Michaels |
| The Lancer | Rey Mysterio |
| The Big Guy | The Great Khali |
| The Smart Guys | Cryme Tyme (Shad & JTG) |
"Team Batista" (2008)
| The Hero and The Big Guy | Batista |
| The Lancer | Matt Hardy |
| The Chick | R-Truth |
| The Smart Guy | CM Punk |
| The Tagalong Kid | Kofi Kingston |
"Team Morrison" (2009)
| The Hero | John Morrison |
| The Lancer | Matt Hardy |
| The Big Guy | Finlay |
| The Smart Guy | Shelton Benjamin |
| The Chick | Evan Bourne |
"Team Kingston" (2009)
| The Hero | Kofi Kingston |
| The Lancer | Christian |
| The Big Guy | Mark Henry |
| The Smart Guy | MVP |
| The Chick | R-Truth |
"Team Mickie" (2009)
| The Hero | Mickie James |
| The Lancer | Melina |
| The Big Guy | Gail Kim |
| The Smart Guy | Eve Torres |
| The Chick | Kelly Kelly |
"Team Rey Mysterio" (2010)
| The Hero | Rey Mysterio |
| The Lancer | Kofi Kingston |
| The Big Guy | The Big Show |
| The Smart Guy | MVP |
| The Tagalong Kid | Chris Masters |
"Team Orton" (2011)
| The Hero | Randy Orton |
| The Lancer(s) | Sheamus or/and Kofi Kingston |
| The Big Guy(s) | Mason Ryan or/and Sheamus |
| The Smart Guy | Kofi Kingston |
| The Tagalong Kid | Sin Cara |
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