Retribution (stylized in all caps) were a heel professional wrestling stable currently performing in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on the Raw brand, led by Mustafa Ali, and featuring T-Bar, Mace, Slapjack, and Reckoning, along with unnamed, masked henchmen. The stable is presented as a group of spurned performers whose goal is to destroy WWE and rebuild it in their own image. They made their debut on August 3, 2020, then fully masked; the identities of most members would be revealed on the following September 21, with Ali revealed as the group's previously unseen leader on October 5.
History
On the August 3rd episode of Raw lights in the WWE Performance Center began flickering on and off and a masked group set fire to a generator. This was the same night that Shane McMahon debuted Raw Underground. On the August 7th episode of Smackdown members attacked the announcers and then went into the audience to attack them as well. They then used a chainsaw to cut the ring ropes. On the August 10th episode of Raw RETRIBUTION once again attacked the WWE Performance Center by smashing a window with a cinderblock and flipping a car.
On the September 21st, 2020 episode of RAW, The dubbed leader of the group, T-Bar, (formerly Dominick Dijakovic), revealed that they had signed RAW exclusive deals and that they were allowed to do whatever they please in the contract. In the main event of the show, RETRIBUTION had their debut match against The Hurt Business, and lost via DQ as T-Bar poked Bobby Lashley in the eye. Following the match, RETRIBUTION revealed more members as RAW went off the air with a huge brawl.
On the September 21st, 2020 episode of RAW, we were officially introduced to the key members of RETRIBUTION. Mia Yim, Dominick Dijakovic, Mercedes Martinez, Shane Thorne, and DIO Madden were all revealed to be apart of the group as they came out in new attire, revealing their identities. The likes of DIO, Dijakovic, and Thorne also underwent a name change later on in the main event against The Hurt Business. DIO, now Mace, Dijak, now T-Bar, and Thorne, now Slapjack.
On the October 5th episode of Raw during a match between MVP and Mustafa Ali RETRIBUTION arrived to attack Ali, MVP and MVP's stable The Hurt Business. Ali appeared to align with The Hurt Business to fight off RETRIBUTION only to reveal himself as the leader of RETRIBUTION. On the October 19 episode of Raw, Retribution lost a 4 vs 4 tag team match to the Hurt Business after T-Bar submitted to Lashley's Full Nelson. Afterwards, they all would be attacked by "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt.
At the Hell in a Cell Kickoff Show, Mustafa Ali challenged any member of The Hurt Business to face one member of Retribution. On the main show, MVP confirmed that Bobby Lashley will face off against Slapjack. All members of each faction were not allowed to be present at ringside and it was a WWE United States Championship match. Bobby Lashley then defeated Slapjack to retain the United States Championship. Retribution then attacked Lashley, but retreated when the rest of The Hurt Business came. On the October 27 episode of Raw, Ali, T-Bar, Mace and Slapjack competed in a 4 on 4 elimination tag team match against The Hurt Business, losing by disqualification after Ali hit Alexander with a chair.
Retribution picked up their first win in WWE, defeating Keith Lee, Braun Strowman, Sheamus and Riddle of Raw's Survivor Series team on the November 16, 2020 edition of Raw, with Ali pinning Riddle. On November 17, Retribution (kayfabe) hacked the WWE Twitter account and released a set of Twitter fleets of members T-Bar, Mace, Slapjack and Reckoning explaining their motives for being in the group. On the November 26th edition of Main Event, Retribution appeared as a guest on Miz TV explaining their motives and attacked The Gobbledy Gooker. They then began feuding with Ricochet with every member defeating him in singles matches in order to try to convince him to join their group. However, Ricochet would reject their offer. Following this, Retribution began feuding with The New Day with Ali _targeting Kofi Kingston for taking his spot in the Elimination Chamber which led to KofiMania. On the February 22, 2021 episode of Raw, after T-Bar and Mace lost a tag team match to New Day, the first signs of a potential split occurred when Ali began to show frustration, criticizing the whole group for having lost the majority of their matches. At Fastlane Kickoff, Ali lost the rematch for the United States Championship to Riddle. After the match, Ali would again show frustration in which Reckoning and SlapJack walked out on him with T-Bar and Mace attacking him.
Members
| Member | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Mustafa Ali (leader) | October 5, 2020 – March 21 2021 |
Mace\!Mace
|
August 3, 2020 – March 21 2021 |
| Reckoning | August 3, 2020 – March 21 2021 |
Slapjack\!Slapjack
|
August 3, 2020 – March 21 2021 |
T-Bar\!T-Bar
|
August 3, 2020 – March 21 2021 |
Retaliation\!Retaliation
|
August 3, 2020 – October 9, 2020 |
| Unnamed masked henchmen | August 3, 2020 – October 5, 2020 |
