Besides dominating everyone in sight, the members of Main Event Mafia (MEM) looked as dapper as ever — sporting designer suits — every time they appeared on TV. According to Kurt Angle, the dress code was by design and was the “No. 1 internal rule” within the faction. 

“That was the rule and I was following it,” Angle recalled. “I was buying David Alan suits, I was one of their first customers,” added Angle, while revealing that MEM was “trying to mimic” the legendary Four Horsemen with their presentation. 

Speaking further on the formation of MEM, Angle gave insight into the backstage conversations he had with Kevin Nash and the other original members, and what led to him being anointed as “The Godfather” of the group. 

“We were starting something that we thought could be the nucleus of TNA for good,” Angle said. “We wanted to make sure we did it right. We all got along, there was no political bull—t between us. Everybody played their role, they made me The Godfather, which was really cool. And the reason was Kevin knew I was the workhorse of the company. He knew I was the guy. Sting was a part-timer, he only showed up on TV. So, I was the guy working every single night.”

While the original incarnation of MEM — comprising Angle, Nash, Sting (later replaced by Samoa Joe), Booker T, Scott Steiner, and Traci Brooks — lasted only a year, TNA attempted to revive the stable with several other members in subsequent years. In fact, Angle himself returned to lead the faction in 2013 alongside Sting, Joe, Magnus, and Rampage Jackson, but the experiment lasted less than six months. The faction was officially disbanded on November 7, 2013.