Retribution (professional wrestling)

Retribution (stylized in all caps) was a professional wrestling stable in WWE that performed on the Raw brand from 2020 to 2021. Led by Mustafa Ali, the group also included T-Bar, Mace, Slapjack, Reckoning, and briefly Retaliation. Introduced on the August 3, 2020, episode of Raw, Retribution was portrayed as a faction of masked wrestlers seeking revenge against WWE for perceived injustices within its system. The identities of the core members were revealed on September 21, 2020, and Ali was later unveiled as the group's leader on October 5.

The stable feuded with The Hurt Business, Ricochet, and The New Day but struggled to achieve significant success, recording few victories. Growing internal tensions led to the group's dissolution at Fastlane in March 2021 after Mace and T-Bar attacked Ali. Following the breakup, several members were repackaged or released from WWE.

Retribution received widespread criticism from critics, fans, and industry figures throughout its run. While individual members were praised for their talent, the group's presentation, creative direction, and character development were heavily criticized. Retribution was voted the second-worst character of 2020 by readers of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and received the Gooker Award for the worst gimmick or storyline of the year.