In Marvel's "The Avengers," Earth's Mightiest Heroes set aside their differences and come together to battle a common enemy. Throughout WWE history there have been a number of similar circumstances where WWE, WCW, ECW and NWA Superstars joined forces to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds. WWE Classics looks at 10 of the most memorable “Super Teams” that have assembled within the squared circle.

To even the odds with the most nefarious and talented group of all-time, The Four Horsemen, Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff and The Road Warriors joined forces during the summer of 1987. Rhodes and Koloff were already called “The Superpowers,” but their allegiance with the dominant Road Warriors made them nearly unstoppable. The 1987 Great American Bash was stretched out over a series of three separate events, two of which featured The Superpowers and The Road Warriors battling The Horsemen in WarGames Matches. Coming together to battle a common foe, Rhodes, Koloff, Hawk and Animal proved their dominance and defeated the Horsemen in both matches. Rhodes would continue his alliance with The Road Warriors and the trio would capture the NWA Six-Man Tag Team Titles on two occasions. 

The two-man super-team of Hulk Hogan and “Macho Man” Randy Savage came together at WrestleMania IV. In the finals of the WWE Championship Tournament at The Show of Shows, Savage squared off with The Million Dollar Man. However, Savage could not secure the victory because of constant interference from Andre the Giant. This prompted “Macho Man” to send for help in the form of Hulk Hogan, who helped Savage overcome the odds and capture the WWE Championship. In the months that followed, Hogan and Savage remained united to prevent The Million Dollar Man and Andre the Giant from buying their way to the top of WWE, defeating the money-minded duo at SummerSlam. Unfortunately, tensions flared between The Mega Powers over Miss Elizabeth and the duo exploded at WrestleMania V. This, however, would not be the end of the Mega Powers as they later united to battle the Dungeon of Doom in WCW.

In 1995, Hulk Hogan and “Macho Man” Randy Savage were embroiled in a bitter rivalry with the evil Dungeon of Doom. At Fall Brawl 1995, the pair once recognized as WWE’s Mega Powers needed powerful allies to take on Kamala, The Zodiac, The Shark and Meng in a WarGames Match. Hogan and Savage teamed with two of WCW’s most stalwart competitors – Lex Luger and Sting. Dubbed “The Hulkamaniacs,” the four-man dream team entered the bout dressed in camouflage fatigues and ready for battle. The assembled strength of The Hulkamaniacs was too much for The Dungeon of Doom to handle and they picked up the victory. The win allowed Hulk Hogan to have five minutes alone inside the WarGames steel cage with his nemesis and Dungeon of Doom leader, The Taskmaster.

In 1996, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash arrived in WCW with the sole intent of wreaking havoc and starting a war. They alluded to working with a third man, and challenged any three of WCW’s stars at Bash at the Beach. WCW President Eric Bischoff held a draft and ended up assembling a team of three competitors who epitomized what the organization stood for— Sting, Lex Luger and “Macho Man” Randy Savage. At Bash at the Beach, Luger and Savage wore face paint similar to Sting to show their unity as a team and their strong allegiance toward WCW in the face of an unpredictable enemy. When Hall and Nash’s alleged “third man” did not appear, it seemed possible that WCW’s super-team would be successful. The Outsiders were forced to resort to underhanded tactics – drawing the attention of Hulk Hogan—who appeared to be another member of WCW’s super-team. But Hogan betrayed WCW, and WCW’s team was caught completely off-guard as The New World Order was born.

Following his victory over rising star “Stone Cold” Steve Austin in a brutal Submission Match at WrestleMania 13, Bret Hart formed the formidable Hart Foundation group, including family members Owen Hart, Jim Neidhart and The British Bulldog and Austin’s former ally Brian Pillman. The villainous faction was determined to undermine American culture in favor of their native Canada. In his hometown of Calgary, Alberta, “Hit Man” dared five of America’s top grapplers to take on The Hart Foundation at Canadian Stampede. The Texas Rattlesnake stepped forward, and knowing his rivals would be lauded in their native land, banded together with four of WWE’s best – MMA veteran Ken Shamrock, former Intercontinental Champion Goldust and tag team legends The Legion of Doom. Tensions flared in the weeks leading up the event, which is widely considered one of the finest in WWE history. Although Team Austin came up short, the match and post-bout chaos was highly unique due to the Canadian crowd cheering for the mostly despised Hart Foundation. “Stone Cold” and his crew might not have been victorious in the matchup, but facing off with the Canadian natives on their turf was truly a victory of courage.

It’s the classic story of boy fires man, man becomes disgruntled, man forms team of elite Superstars, elite Superstars destroy boy. For months in 1998 and into 1999, Mr. McMahon’s Corporation and The Undertaker’s Ministry of Darkness were dominant forces of evil in WWE. Although they were at odds, when The Chairman took a leave of absence, his son Shane joined together with The Deadman to form The Corporate Ministry. Mankind wrangled up three other Superstars who were also ex-members of The Corporation – Ken Shamrock, Big Show and Test – to combat the massive villainous entity and announced their unlikely alliance on Raw by declaring themselves The Union.The fab four approached the Corporate Ministry-filled ring all holding wooden 2x4s, and began a valiant attack. The group battled the devious combination of The Big Boss Man, The Acolytes and Viscera in an Elimination Match on pay-per-view with The Union emerging victorious. The Corporate Ministry disbanded the following month.