Vince McMahon was the one who coined the name “The Corre” for the villainous Nexus stable that Heath was a part of in 2010. The group consisted of Wade Barrett, Heath [Slater], Justin Gabriel, and Ezekiel Jackson, and was active from January to June of 2011 as a spinoff of The Nexus.
During a K&S Wrestle Fest virtual signing, Heath recalled Vince McMahon coming up with The Corre. He said,
“The true story behind it is that Vince McMahon grabbed a napkin, drew a t-shirt on it, and wrote C-O-R-E. But it was copyrighted. So he just said ‘just add another R.’”
As a group, Heath and Gabriel captured the WWE Tag Team Championships twice, and Barrett had a run as Intercontinental Champion.
