On January 10 , 2011 , Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater left the group , after refusing to follow CM Punk 's orders of initiation by hitting each other with kendo sticks , to join Barrett and Ezekiel Jackson on SmackDown !
After CM Punk ordered Slater and Gabriel to hit each other with kendo sticks for initiation , they refused and left Nexus to join Barrett and Ezekiel Jackson on SmackDown as The Corre .