Chris Dunn, a former WWE writer, recently recalled how The Viking Raiders pitched an idea to become a modern-day version of The APA. John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) and Ron Simmons (Faarooq) were known ...

The Nation of Domination largely ended up being The Rock's launchpad into the main event and the massive wave of success he ...

Ron Simmons is a man of few words, but his actions as a pioneer speak volumes. A multiple-time tag champ in both WWE and WCW and a College Football Hall of Famer, the big man’s greatest achievement ...

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Whilst Bubba Ray had to wait until after WWE to become a World champion, Faarooq had already tasted glory before he started working for the McMahons. Under his real name of Ron Simmons, the former ...

The WWE has been home to a multitude of memorable duos and factions, but few are as beloved as The APA. Ron “Faarooq” Simmons and John “Bradshaw” Layfield both came into WWE unsure of what the future ...

The Nation of Domination's second run in the WWE ran from June of 1997 until March of 1998. In that time, they were one of the best heel groups at that time, playing to a Black Panther-like gimmick.

As a former three-time WWE Tag Team Champion, John Bradshaw Layfield knows a thing or two about tag team wrestling. Alongside Ron "Faarooq" Simmons as The Acolytes, and then the APA, JBL carved out ...