On the Nitro before Starrcade, the nWo completely took over the show by tearing down the set and chasing off the WCW announcing crew. Hogan, who had not been seen on WCW television for some time, climbed into the ring to chase away Nash and tore off his T-shirt, as he had done many times before. nWo tried once more to get Sting, who was now sporting black-and-white face paint, to join them. After the match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund came to the ring and interviewed Hogan. Just after this, a furious Nash charged to the ring to aid the fallen Savage. Others, such as Kevin Nash, television director Craig Leather, chief WCW booker Terry Taylor, and Taylor's assistants Kevin Sullivan and Paul Orndorff, all contributed their own ideas to the nWo concept. He then made a challenge to then-reigning WCW World Heavyweight Champion, The Giant, for Hog Wild in August. Shortly after, Steiner beat him down and threw him out of the group. Inferno engaged in a feud with Konnan that ended with a loss to him at Spring Stampede (which was the quiet end of his membership), while Flair and Samantha were quietly removed from television following Hogan's title loss at Uncensored. Furthermore, Bischoff also stated that the reason why the Wolfpac was formed is due to WCW not being able to capitalize on the talent they had a three-hour show. WCW 1996 - sting and nwo attacks lex luger. [20] At the end of the show, Piper and Bischoff began arguing in the ring. They had a match at Fall Brawl but that was more WCW Vs nWo Hollywood Vs nWo Wolfpac. Lastly during the main event, The Giant had won the 60-man battle royal, last eliminating both Lex Luger and Kevin Nash, thus becoming the #1 contender in earning a World Heavyweight Championship title shot. Across their careers, Sting and Kevin Nash clashed multiple times, but would eventually join forces in the nWo Wolfpac. Something as small as a color change was pivotal for the Wolfpac to stand out. The group's main logo has been parodied in various WWE merchandise for various wrestlers and groups, such as rKo, nXt: next generation, and Santos Escobar's LdF. 8 Different nWo New World Order Stable Versions - WWF Old School On the first Nitro of the new year, which took place at Atlanta's Georgia Dome on January 4, Nash and Goldberg were scheduled to face off in a Starrcade rematch as Nash had promised on the December 28 episode of Nitro. [citation needed] To date, fellow nWo alumni Sean Waltman and Kevin Nash have joined this faction for occasional matches. This rivalry led up to Scott Hall going against Austin and Hogan going against The Rock at WrestleMania X8 (in matches which Hall and Hogan both lost). The launch of WCW Thunder as a second show was originally meant to be a program solely for the New World Order. In December 2019, it was announced that the nWo would be inducted into the 2020 WWE Hall of Fame, with Hogan, Hall, Nash, and Sean Waltman as the inducted members. Later that evening, the feud between Hall and Larry Zbyszko came to an end when he defeated Hall by disqualification after Louie Spicolli, who had just signed with WCW a month earlier, interfered. [16][17] At Halloween Havoc, Hogan's old rival Roddy Piper, whom WCW had just signed to a contract, came to the ring to confront Hogan. On the July 20 episode of Nitro, Hall and The Giant challenged the champions to a match for the tag team titles. In addition to winning, per a pre-match stipulation, the nWo gained the right to challenge for any WCW championship whenever and wherever they pleased. How when and why did the Wolfpack break off from the nWo? "You know who I am", Hall said to the stunned crowd, "but you don't know why I'm here". There were a total of 62 members of the group in its existence. Hart picked up the title belt, struck Nash with it, rolled Hogan back over Savage, and revived the referee so he could count the pinfall for Hogan. It was released on March 11, 2022, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. [37] Although Hogan was now WCW World Heavyweight Champion for a fourth time and appeared to have once again taken the reins of the nWo, the members of the group itself were now going to have to choose whose side of the faction they would be on: Hogan's or Nash's. Hogan disregarded Okerlund and went into a tirade against the fans while taking another shot at Bischoff and some of the newer talent the fans were cheering. Split Started With Randy Savage vs Hulk Hogan, WCW Wanted Three Feuding Brands for Thunder, Scott Hall Turning on Kevin Nash Was To Be The Biggest Feud, Lex Luger and Sting's Friendship Was Used Heavily, Bret Hart Joined Hollywood to Provide More Star Power, Curt Hennig Double Crossed Wolfpac for Hollywood, nWo Hollywood: The 5 Best (& 5 Worst) Members, Goldbergs success as the dominant WCW Champion with an undefeated streak, The red face paint allowed him to change his look and completely rebrand, nWo Wolfpac: The 5 Best (& 5 Worst) Members, Hogan defeated Nash to become the new champ. After the match, Hogan rechristened the Big Gold Belt as the self-proclaimed nWo World Heavyweight Championship by spray-painting the group acronym in capital letters across the faceplate. Hogan and Bischoff lost to Page and Leno thanks to interference from Kevin Eubanks. Often, propaganda-style vignettes and product commercials concerning the nWo were presented in the style of a broadcast signal intrusion, with a voice proclaiming, "The following announcement has been paid for by the New World Order". This storyline is referenced during the game's intro and the grouping of the nWo members in separate rosters. The popularity of Rodman was huge due to his wild persona and being a part of Michael Jordans Chicago Bulls dynasty. This led to the nWo starting a segment on Saturday Night, called nWo Saturday Night, where nWo stable members wrestled local jobbers inside an empty arena. 3:07. . WWE 2K22: Release Date, Cover Art and Details for nWo Special Edition [5][9][10] Bischoff held a draft on Nitro to determine WCW's representatives, with Sting, Lex Luger, and "Macho Man" Randy Savage being chosen. In the match, after the bell rang to begin the bout, Hogan poked Nash in the chest, after which Nash fell to the mat. In the interim, the nWo recruited The Great Muta on May 26,[citation needed] and Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Hiro Saito several weeks after Spring Stampede; they made occasional appearances on television due to their full-time employment in NJPW. and The Warrior on the September 21 episode of Nitro after being "kidnapped" by The Warrior in the previous weeks. Vincent left the group and joined The West Texas Rednecks alongside former nWo stablemates Curt Hennig and Barry Windham, changing his name to "Curly Bill" and later to "Shane" (as another slap at Vince McMahon). After having an internal conflict with NWO Hollywood leader Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash decided to detach himself from the NWO and went on to form the Wolfpac. Scott Steiner was forced to go on hiatus due to a back injury and stripped of the United States Heavyweight Championship. The different color dynamics of the two New World Order factions played into the color schemes of street gangs at the time. During the match, however, he (along with Rhodes) turned on Nash by hitting him with the title belt, which gave the win to the team of Sting and The Giant. Ironclad Wrestling. Piper began looking for a match with Hogan the following night on Nitro. [27][37][42] As the match was still going on, Nash pulled Savage on top of Hogan and went to revive Patrick as Bret Hart entered the ring. Team WCW, now fighting a 4-on-3 handicap match, lost when the nWo Sting locked Luger in the Scorpion Death Lock. Both factions feuded for about six months before reuniting and merging back into one supergroup. As The Mauler and Steve Doll wrestled, Hall emerged from the crowd and entered the ring, bringing the match to a halt, and called for the ring announcer's microphone. Nash then began a rivalry with Page, who he blamed for causing Hogan's injury, and defeated him for the WCW Championship at Slamboree. [26] Bischoff re-awarded them the titles the next night on Nitro after claiming that Randy Anderson, who ran in to officiate after Patrick was knocked down, was not the official referee. And I think that these people here (points to the crowd) and a lot of other people around the world have had just about enough of this man (pointing at Nash), this man (pointing at Hall), and you want to put yourself in this group? Bischoff also claimed that his main goal was to create two separate brands for WCW and have the New World Order take over Nitro on TNT and have WCW live on Thunder. The Disciple hit his finisher, The Apocalypse, on Savage while the belt was draped over his shoulder. He later would be accompanied by the nWo girls. Bischoff wanted to do an invasion-type angle where World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was being sabotaged by another wrestling group, initially insinuated as being the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), since the nWo's founding members had previously wrestled for the company. The best of The nWo: WWE Playlist. Hollywood: Hulk Hogan was the biggest star, 5 WCW Wrestlers Eric Bischoff Loved (& 5 He Had Backstage Heat With), 10 Most Successful nWo Wolfpac Members, Ranked, 5 Wrestlers Who Succeeded After Leaving The nWo (& 5 That Were Worse Off). Sting knocked Hart to the floor and climbed the turnbuckle to taunt him, but the momentary lapse in concentration enabled Hall to pin Sting to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship back to the black and white. It was then given to Syxx, who began declaring himself as the champion, and Guerrero began feuding with him. The stable originated in WCW with the gimmick of a group of unsanctioned wrestlers aiming to "take over" and control WCW in the manner of a street . Savage and Nash made their own speech a little later, where Nash said to Hogan "have a nice life" and implied that the nWo was not going to be together, at least in its current form, when the night was over. You can call this the new world order of wrestling, brother! The next night,[citation needed] Hogan returned to Nitro and accepted a challenge from Savage for the championship; Nash interfered by hitting a Jacknife Powerbomb on Savage and gave Hogan the victory, but the next week[citation needed] Nash attacked Hogan during a match with Vicious and aligned himself with Vicious and Rick Steiner. The match was made by Bischoff who believed that Flair would not be able to compete after he had a kayfabe heart attack during a promo. Hall and Nash regained the WCW World Tag Team Championship from The Steiner Brothers after Scott Steiner unexpectedly turned on his brother Rick and manager Ted DiBiase. And I thought, I was watching a rerun! See more ideas about nwo, professional wrestling, wcw. This attack, which resulted in a "knee injury" caused by a chair to his knee, would be the storyline angle for writing Savage off of TV, and he would then take a hiatus from the company to recover from at least two major knee surgeries. Lex Luger joining the Wolfpac was a huge moment that made fans realize it was more than okay to cheer for the faces. Pretty soon, nWo Wolfpac and nWo Hollywood were born. nWo Wolfpac - RSVLTS [40][41] Hogan and The Disciple then attacked Nash and Savage to close out the show. [citation needed], 2 During one of their reigns, the nWo invoked "Wolfpac Rules" and named Syxx a co-champion due to a legitimate injury to Nash. NWo Wolfpac | Pro Wrestling | Fandom Bret Hart is still upset with how WCW used him when he joined the company after his hottest run in WWE. The designers came back with 6 to 10 examples, and eventually Turner management settled on the logo that would be recognized today. [74], When Hulk Hogan joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in January 2010,[citation needed] Hall, Nash and Waltman (all of whom had been with the company previously) began to appear as The Band, a group whose name was a reference to the 2000 incarnation of the nWo's "the band is back together" slogan. The subtractions of The Giant and Hennig from the nWo "black and white" left a short-lived group sardonically labeled the nWo B-Team by fans and commentators. The idea of Kevin Nash, Sting, Randy Savage, and Lex Luger all in a face faction was like an All-Star team for the wrestling world during the Monday Night Wars. On the same night, Hogan defeated The Warrior when Hogan's nephew, Horace, interfered and joined nWo Hollywood. Fantasy Rebooking WCW Starrcade 1998 PPV Card Lineup of Matches Scott Hall returning from some time away from WCW led to the shocking moment of him turning on his best friend Kevin Nash to join the Hollywood version of the New World Order. [34] Zbyszko later defeated Bischoff at Starrcade. He was followed by Syxx, Vincent, and The Outsiders, who all stepped in to stop Piper from attacking Bischoff. If you would like to support the channel and my work, please visit Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wrestling_biosOfficial Website: https://www.wrestlingbios. 1 As part of the New World Order (nWo) storyline, the title was spray painted each time with the "nWo" initials and renamed as the nWo/WCW World Heavyweight Championship, while referred to by nWo members only as the nWo World Heavyweight Championship. [citation needed]. At Starrcade, Nash handed Goldberg his first loss and won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. WCW took a huge risk by splitting the nWo into separate factions. By Edwadleo53. At this point, Okerlund directed Hogan to look at the debris strewn around the ring and told him that he could expect more of this if he chose to associate with Hall and Nash (subtly suggesting that Hogan should reconsider one more time). However, the portrayal of Hart hurt his career by getting booked as the sidekick of Hogan. Despite this, The Giant maintained his alliance with Sting, but strongly suggested that Sting had a decision to make in terms of his allegiance. The WWE 2K22 nWo 4-Life Edition comes with all of the bonus digital content included in the WWE 2K22 Deluxe Edition, PLUS: - MyFACTION EVO Cards and alternate nWo attires for "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Syxx, and playable Eric Bischoff character. Hogan continued to lead his version of the nWo with the Hollywood moniker as heels. Sting was the bigger injury since he would have had a huge role in the aftermath. Dennis Rodman appearing on WCW television was a huge deal at the time in the late 90s. Once and for all: nWo Wolfpac; good or bad move? I'll wait and see what happens on Saturday Night, and I tuned into Saturday Night, and what'd I see? WWE 2K22 is slated to release on March 11, 2022, after taking more than a year off . nWo Hollywood clearly lacked the depth of the Wolfpac when it came to top stars, but the presence of someone as important as Bischoff helped them out. But for all of the people, all of the commentators, all of the wrestlers, and all of the best friends who did doubt me, you can stick it! There's a good chance that without the nWo there would be no Attitude Era, no Austin or Rock as we know them, or anything else that came out of that era of wrestling. The stable became one of the main driving forces behind WCW competing with the WWF in the Monday Night Wars . Pro wrestling is his strongest passion with a lifetime fandom and countless live shows attended. This was after months of feuding and weeks of demanding a match against Bischoff for the presidency of the company. Because of the controversy surrounding Sting's title win, J. J. Dillon vacated the title on the inaugural episode of Thunder on January 8, 1998. The stable became one of the main driving forces behind WCW competing with the WWF in the Monday Night Wars. A civil war of sorts dominated WCW programming, ending with the birth of nWo Elite. The New World Order | Pro Wrestling | Fandom [citation needed], The nWo has inspired many parody factions like Stevie Richards' bWo, Eddie Guerrero's lWo and the dMp (for Demon Making Plant) in the Japanese manga Kinnikuman. And as far as Billionaire Ted goes, Eric Bischoff, and the whole WCW goes, I'm bored, brother! The nWo had major crossover appeal in its heyday. As the episode neared its end, Hall accosted Bischoff, who was also the lead broadcaster for Nitro at the time, in the broadcast booth and demanded that he tell WCW owner Ted Turner to pick three of his best wrestlers for "a war". Blooline (Jimmy & Jey Uso) VS nWo (Hulk Hogan & Kevin Nash) for the Raw Tag Team Titles Championship #wwe #nwo #bloodline #wickedkrew #wwe2k23 However, the group would be wrecked by injuries when Hall's foot was accidentally backed over by a car and he was put on the shelf (and was subsequently stripped of the title), while Luger suffered a torn biceps and as a result he and Miss Elizabeth went on hiatus. The nWo was victorious after McMichael surrendered in the match. With that, Sting began a retreat from the ring that would last for nearly fifteen months, and in the process, left his loyalties on the table for either side to try and move him to theirs. [2] The nWo angle became one of the most influential storylines in the mid-to-late 1990s success of WCW and was instrumental in turning mainstream North American professional wrestling into a more mature, adult-oriented product. Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall changed the landscape when starting their hostile takeover of WCW. Stream WWE on Peacock https://pck.tv/3l4d8TP in the U.S. and on WWE Network. On October 19, 2018, the nWo (Buff Bagwell, Scott Norton and Syxx) competed against the No New Friends at the Glory Pro Wrestling #Unsanctioned event.