It didnt even matter which wrestlers they were facing. Hogan returned to his red and yellow attire on Nitro shortly before, and subsequently dropped the "Hollywood" moniker from his name. Joey is a writer with a decade of experience writing about sports, entertainment, and pop culture. The New World Order (nWo) was a professional wrestling stable of wrestlers, originally in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later in the the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). [citation needed], At Bash at the Beach in July, Dennis Rodman, who had previously become a member of the nWo, made his wrestling debut as he teamed with Hogan to take on Luger and The Giant in a tag team match. In the storyline, WCW only recognized Hogan, Nash, and Hall as WCW employees due to their holding WCW championships, and the other nWo members went unrecognized as WCW employees; because of this, they were unable to wrestle other WCW wrestlers. At Starrcade, Piper defeated Hogan. nWo Wolfpac was formed after Kevin Nash and Randy Savage realized that Hogan was only looking out for himself and his own interests as WCW champion. $27.26. [57] They began by targeting the company's two biggest stars, Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock. 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). Bischoff then fired Anderson for his actions.[17][27]. During his time in Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW), Hall, along with Corporal Robinson and the Insane Clown Posse formed the Juggalo World Order at JCW's Evansville Invasion on October 6, 2007. That pack also includes two era-specific WCW pay-per-view arenas and the nWo Wolfpac Championship Belt . [22] Luger won the match for his team by forcing Hogan to submit and earned a title shot at Road Wild, set for August. He came out unexpectedly, with no music or pyrotechnics, and kept his back to the camera purposely as he spoke: Sting: I want a chance to explain something that happened last Monday night at Nitro. I'll wait and see what happens on Saturday Night, and I tuned into Saturday Night, and what'd I see? 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. For two years, brother! [6] On the September 23rd episode, the nWo debuted Vincent, as its "head of security". [36] Kevin Nash won the 60-man battle royal and earned a WCW World Heavyweight Championship shot against the still-undefeated Goldberg. The New World Order took WCW by storm as the hottest act in the wrestling industry for over a year. After beating up Farmer's nWo Sting and calling him a "cheap imitation", Sting ambiguously told the nWo, "The real Sting may or may not be in your price range," continuing to leave everyone questioning where Sting's loyalty lay. [citation needed]. Former WCW President Eric Bischoff recently sat down for an exclusive interview on the Pancakes and Powerslams show to discuss why the New World Order became crowded faction and revealed the original reason why the NWO Wolfpac was formed. In actuality, Hall had asked for his release for personal reasons. From now on, I consider myself a free agent, but that doesn't mean that you won't see the Stinger; from time to time, I'm gonna pop-in when you least expect it.[1][6][15]. [2][67] On the following Raw on July 15, Vince McMahon came out to the ring to the entrance of the nWo music and made the announcement that the group was officially disbanded as Eric Bischoff became Raw General Manager. Almost overnight, WCW went from being a great promotion, to a potential WWE killer. [1], At SuperBrawl VIII, the nWo had a mixed array of success. [36][43] However, nWo Hollywood made their own effort to woo Sting. Hogan also gained a second bodyguard when Ed Leslie, who had previously tried to join the nWo at Road Wild in 1996, debuted as a barely recognizable bearded biker dubbed "The Disciple". [64] Austin defeated Big Show and Flair in a Handicap match at Judgment Day. The next night on Nitro, Savage helped the Outsiders get revenge on DDP by attacking him from behind while they distracted him, and reunited with Miss Elizabeth. $33.50. [citation needed] To date, fellow nWo alumni Sean Waltman and Kevin Nash have joined this faction for occasional matches. During the interview, Hogan exclaimed that he, Hall and Nash were "the new world order of wrestling", giving the group its name the New World Order. Stream WWE on Peacock https://pck.tv/3l4d8TP in the U.S. and on WWE Network. WCW/nWo Revenge was released almost 11 months after WCW vs. nWo World Tour. Bradshaw, who had come to Kane's aid, fought Hall at Backlash, which Hall won with help from X-Pac. Scott Steiner returned and rejoined the group after attacking Vicious. The red face paint allowed him to change his look and completely rebrand after the era of The Crow character was put on hold to push other stars. 6:03. [1][6][13] Two weeks after Hog Wild, Ted DiBiase made his WCW debut and declared himself the financial supporter and spokesperson of the nWo (thus becoming the fourth man), and was given the nickname "Trillionaire Ted". Kevin Nash introduced the red and black colors when changing things up in the Wolfpac. Hogan: As far as I'm concerned, all this crap in the ring represents these fans out here! Keep your WWE collection up-to-date with the latest nWo gear including New World Order accessories, apparel and collectibles from shop.wwe.com. 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 nWo stepped up its efforts to try and recruit Sting, yet never removed the nWo Sting from the group. During that time, the nWo factions were at war, pitting the babyface Wolfpac against the heel Hollywood! [43] Hogan's side retained the black and white colors of the original nWo and took on the moniker nWo Hollywood, with Vincent, Bischoff, Scott Steiner, Scott Norton, Brian Adams, Buff Bagwell and The Disciple on his side. [35], Shortly after Hogan lost the title at Starrcade, the nWo started showing more signs of division within the group. The following is a list of members of the New World Order (nWo), a professional wrestling stablein World Championship Wrestling(WCW), World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment(WWF/WWE) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling(NJPW). This storyline is referenced during the game's intro and the grouping of the nWo members in separate rosters. They called themselves nWo Wolfpac (a name which Nash had previously been using alongside Hall and Syxx to refer to themselves as a trio), and were joined in the following weeks by Curt Hennig, Miss Elizabeth, Rick Rude and Dusty Rhodes. [1] Nick Patrick became the group's official referee after he began showing partiality to nWo members during their matches. Nash and Hogan made people choose sides and then the "black and white" nWo became nWo Hollywood. [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. The reunited nWo did not last long for either faction. 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. mauricio. While this was allowed, due to the match being no disqualification, it also meant that no one was able to stop Hogan and Disciple from doing whatever they wanted to Savage. [18] This led to an announcement on the November 11 episode of Nitro that Jarrett would be facing Giant in a rematch at World War 3.[19]. Horace Hogan. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU STING!' After assaulting the nWo, Sting left the ring and Team WCW, yelling at an apologetic looking Luger "Is that good enough for you right there? The leadership roles of Kevin Nash and Hulk Hogan made fans forget that Randy Savage played the biggest role in the New World Order split. New WCW commissioner Roddy Piper resolved the issue at Souled Out on January 24 by declaring that since there was no champion for Hall to face at SuperBrawl, he would face the winner of a second Hogan vs. Sting match at Uncensored the following March. Goldbergs success as the dominant WCW Champion with an undefeated streak saw the New World Order face group of the Wolfpac passing him for a short time. Members Buff Bagwell (1999) Curt Hennig (1998) Eric Bischoff (1999) Hulk Hogan (1999) Kevin Nash (1998-1999) Konnan (1998) Lex Luger (1998-1999) Miss Elizabeth (1999) Randy Savage (1998) Rick Rude (1998) Scott Hall (1998-1999) Scott Steiner (1999) Sting (1998) See also The New World Order#1998 WCW attempted to address these concerns at The Great American Bash in June 1996. Eric Bischoff remaining in nWo Hollywood due to his friendship with Hulk Hogan was a huge boost for the group. The Rock meets The nWo: No Way Out 2002. Nash later helped Savage defeat Sting by hitting a powerbomb on the champion, earning Savage the win, the title, and the ire of Hogan who came out following the match proclaiming that Savage had "his title". At the event, Sting descended from the rafters and attacked the top members of the nWo: Hall, Savage, Nash and Hogan, cementing his allegiance to WCW. On the May 4 episode of Nitro, Nash, Savage, and Konnan appeared wearing black shirts with a red nWo logo, as opposed to the familiar white logo. The faction's popularity skyrocketed, leading to WCW turning a lot of its focus on its members. [42], The next night on Nitro, Hogan issued a challenge to the new champion for his title, and WCW commissioner Roddy Piper made the match a no disqualification match and declared that no run-ins would be permitted. Blooline (Jimmy & Jey Uso) VS nWo (Hulk Hogan & Kevin Nash) for the Raw Tag Team Titles Championship #wwe #nwo #bloodline #wickedkrew #wwe2k23 Hogan covered Nash for the win and became champion again. [deleted] 8 yr. ago err, what were the colors of Wolfpac? [36] However, Hogan changed his mind and forced Goldberg to wrestle Scott Hall in order to earn his title match. [8] The WWF, still unsatisfied, filed a lawsuit, claiming that Bischoff had proposed inter-promotional matches that would air on TBS, thereby associating the two promotions with each other. After SuperBrawl, Savage then made his intentions clear and declared that he no longer needed the nWo's help to win matches. The New World Order started off as hated heels trying to overtake WCW and their top stars. [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. 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. Bret Hart joined with some of the secondary members like Brian Adams and Stevie Ray, holding down the next few spots. They had a match at Fall Brawl but that was more WCW Vs nWo Hollywood Vs nWo Wolfpac. "My goal was to create two separate brands. 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? Incarnations and members[edit] Timeline[edit] WCW[edit] NJPW[edit] nWo Wolfpac Championship . [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. 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". He then made a challenge to then-reigning WCW World Heavyweight Champion, The Giant, for Hog Wild in August. When Jacob Peeler was hired as receivers coach at the University of Mississippi (also known as Ole Miss) before the 2017 season, he sought an identity for his group and came up with "Nasty Wide Outs", creating a wrestling-style championship belt with the original nWo logo affixed to it. [51][52] After the win, Hogan celebrated in the ring with Nash, Hall, and Steiner, revealing that the entire nWo split was all a conspiracy and the group had reunited under what would be known as the nWo Wolfpac Elite label.[53]. Dennis Rodman appearing on WCW television was a huge deal at the time in the late 90s. On the July 2, 1998 episode of Thunder, Goldberg was granted a title match against Hogan for the July 6 episode of Nitro. [76][77], On December 9, 2019, WWE announced that the nWo, consisting of Hogan, Hall, Nash, and Waltman, would be inductees into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2020. Wolfpac was must see TV for several months, I remember being excited to see how the Red and Black was going to destroy the Black and White; Especially after the original NWO was getting stale.. FULL MATCH - The Rock & \"Stone Cold\" Steve Austin vs. The nWo Wolfpac Elite quickly began to "trim the fat" by eliminating a few guys from the newly reunited nWo entirely (first, Konnan and The Giant were both [separately] kicked out on the January 11 episode of Nitro; and then Hennig was kicked out on the January 25 episode of Nitro). Moreover, the group would experience dissension, especially between Hollywood Hogan and Randy Savage, and the . Chibi Scott Hall tribute Poster. WWE has made huge money off both versions of the New World Order factions in later years. More of the same more DOUBT. [citation needed]. The Hollywood faction were legitimate heels and kept the heat going for the betterment of WCW having a hated act. StingSyxxDRM. Jarrett won a title shot facing new WCW World Heavyweight Champion Sid Vicious at SuperBrawl 2000. "You know who I am", Hall said to the stunned crowd, "but you don't know why I'm here". The addition of Luger was what convinced Sting to join the Wolfpac. Just after this, a furious Nash charged to the ring to aid the fallen Savage. Scott Hall (n le 20 octobre 1958 dans le comt de Saint Mary, Maryland et mort le 14 mars 2022 Marietta (Gorgie)) est un catcheur (lutteur professionnel) amricain aussi connu sous le nom de Razor Ramon.. Il commence sa carrire en 1984 et rejoint l' American Wrestling Association (AWA) l'anne suivante. [2] Hall and Nash then brought in former nWo member X-Pac on the March 21, 2002 episode of SmackDown! Hall, Nash and Jarrett interfered on Hart's behalf in his match with Goldberg, causing Hart to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship. So the way it is now, brother, with Hulk Hogan, and the new world organization of wrestling, brother, me and the new blood by my side whatcha gonna do, brother, when the new world organization[12] runs wild on you? The Wolfpac added Hennig at the start with Rude joining as his manager and bodyguard. The Wolfpac witnessing injuries to two of their top stars hurt the ending of the storyline when they merged with Hollywood. The reactions for the Wolfpac entrances and promos showed just how much the audience loved them. The New World Order took WCW by storm as the hottest act in the wrestling industry for over a year. Hall appeared on the May 27, 1996 edition of Nitro, which emanated from the Macon Coliseum in Macon, Georgia. The person to benefit the most from the Wolfpac version of the New World Order was Kevin Nash. So for all of those fans out there, and all those wrestlers, and people that never doubted the Stinger, I'll stand by you, if you stand by me! Gene Okerlund: Hulk Hogan, excuse me! Is that truth enough?". [2][66] Michaels, then in the midst of a four-year retirement from professional wrestling, became the first nWo member who had never wrestled in WCW. [5] The nWo also used their "financing" to purchase ad time during WCW programming, which amounted to low budget anti-WCW propaganda, or "hijack" the broadcast signal. Hogan: And then Billionaire Ted, amigo, he wanted to talk turkey with Hulk Hogan. Find this clip! After Goldberg accidentally injured himself breaking the nWo's limousine windshield, Sid Vicious, Chris Benoit and Terry Funk were left to feud with the nWo. On January 4th, 1999 WCW tried to bring back the fire they had when the nWo first appeared with a reunion of some of the original OG's, they were called the nWo Elite. Hall spotted him and immediately fled the ring. 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. [45], On the May 25 episode of Nitro the Wolfpac added Lex Luger, who subsequently urged his friend Sting to join him. We will look at both versions and try to figure out which is better. RELATED: 5 WCW Wrestlers Eric Bischoff Loved (& 5 He Had Backstage Heat With). Across their careers, Sting and Kevin Nash clashed multiple times, but would eventually join forces in the nWo Wolfpac. 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 group used a version of the Wolfpac theme as its entrance music. They were interrupted by Brock Lesnar, who told Hogan, "Party's over, grandpa". The nWo - Handicap Match. Nash then began a rivalry with Page, who he blamed for causing Hogan's injury, and defeated him for the WCW Championship at Slamboree. On the November 11 episode of Nitro, Nick Patrick disqualified Chris Jericho in a match against Konnan when Konnan kicked Jericho into Patrick. The Wolfpac became the first nWo incarnation to wrestle as faces. Updated on October 31st, 2021 by Akshay Thimmaya: The Monday Night Wars didn't truly kick off until the New World Order was formed. [36] After his loss to Goldberg, Hogan turned his attention to celebrity matches for the next two months, wrestling in two tag team matches at Bash at the Beach and Road Wild. 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. Souled Out 1997 and Bash at the Beach 1996 arenas The nWo Wolfpac Championship. nWo Hollywood continued to use the black and white colors with the original shirts and merchandise. In late December 1999, Nash, Hall, Jeff Jarrett, and Bret Hart reformed the nWo, this time with the colors black and silver. Piper began looking for a match with Hogan the following night on Nitro. For two years, I held my head high! As Nash entered the ring, Eric Bischoff came sprinting from the back and slid into the ring to intercept him. As part of the faction's schtick, they would do the Two Sweet and Suck It gestures from the nWo and Degeneration-X, respectively, implying that Bullet Club is the spiritual successor of the two factions, one Kevin Nash himself informally passed the torch too. Most of the best Hollywood segments came when he and Hogan were the ones doing the talking. 25:19. 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. The nWo Wolfpac Elite enjoyed initial success with Hogan as WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Steiner as World Television Champion, and Hall as United States Heavyweight Champion. A celebrity with strong name value was always a huge boost for WCW. Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall changed the landscape when starting their hostile takeover of WCW. At the top of the program, Bischoff issued an ultimatum to the WCW locker room: all wrestlers were given thirty days to join the group or else. And Billionaire Ted promised me world-caliber matches. Hogan, Hall, Nash, and X-Pac then appeared at WrestleMania 37 (the night after the group's induction into the WWE Hall of Fame) in a backstage segment with Bayley and Titus O'Neil. The expectations saw WCW hoping Nash vs Hall would be the top Wolfpac vs Hollywood feud when Hulk Hogan entered programs with Diamond Dallas Page and Ultimate Warrior. The nWo continued to dominate WCW, with Hogan successfully retaining the World Championship against Randy Savage and Hall and Nash winning the WCW World Tag Team Championship from Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) at Halloween Havoc. That's right, doubted the Stinger! Bret Hart defeated Wolfpac member Sting, putting him out of action for around 6 months. The Disciple hit his finisher, The Apocalypse, on Savage while the belt was draped over his shoulder. It was released on March 11, 2022, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Marcus Bagwell (redubbed "Buff Bagwell"), Mr. Wallstreet, Big Bubba Rogers, and Scott Norton became members in the following weeks. [40][41] Hogan and The Disciple then attacked Nash and Savage to close out the show. The popularity of Rodman was huge due to his wild persona and being a part of Michael Jordans Chicago Bulls dynasty. On March 14, 2022, Hall died at the age of 63. The next night on Nitro, Hall was introduced as the newest member of nWo Hollywood. At Halloween Havoc, The Giant defeated Jeff Jarrett by disqualification after Ric Flair attacked Giant during the match. At Slamboree, Hall made his return to WCW in the colors of the Wolfpac for The Outsiders' title defense. nWo tried once more to get Sting, who was now sporting black-and-white face paint, to join them. The new shirt became a hot seller for WCW as most fans wanted to rock the black and red. 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! The nWo Edition is available for pre-order for 104.99 for PlayStation 5, Xbox and PC, via the official stores for each system/console. 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. They were still around as the B-Team of the New . Scott Norton left WCW completely after the September 30[citation needed] episode of Thunder and returned to Japan. Thunder started with WCW now having to fill another two hours of television every week. Hart was forced to vacate the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and went on hiatus from WCW in mid January due to an injury suffered in a match with Goldberg at Starrcade 1999. Rodmans friendship with Hulk Hogan convinced him to join the New World Order and even wrestle matches. At Spring Stampede, Hogan and Nash defeated Piper and The Giant, but after the match Hogan assaulted Nash. The payoff was viewed as one of the worst moments in WCW and ratings started to trend down afterwards in a way they never rebounded from. wwe.com 32. Details here. Pretty soon, nWo Wolfpac and nWo Hollywood were born. nWo Sting became much more popular than the real Sting in Japan, and as a result, Farmer would spend more time in Japan. However, WCW ran with a huge storyline of both Wolfpac and Hollywood factions trying to recruit him. "Macho Man" Randy Savage, after weeks of roving with Sting as a "free agent", helped Hogan win. Things started to change thanks to fans viewing Kevin Nash and Scott Hall as cool characters. On the Nitro before Starrcade, the nWo completely took over the show by tearing down the set and chasing off the WCW announcing crew. [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. Team WCW vs. nWo Hollywood vs. nWo Wolfpac WarGames Match WCW Fall Brawl 1998. Okerlund (pointing at the debris on the mat): Look at all of this crap in this ring! The match reached its climax at approximately the sixteen-minute mark, shortly after a late tag from Sting to Savage. 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 . Team WCW, now fighting a 4-on-3 handicap match, lost when the nWo Sting locked Luger in the Scorpion Death Lock. Rodman even teamed with Hogan against fellow NBA star Karl Malone and Diamond Dallas Page in an attraction match. [citation needed]. On the same night, Hogan defeated The Warrior when Hogan's nephew, Horace, interfered and joined nWo Hollywood. [citation needed], A month earlier, Hogan suffered a severe injury during a fatal four-way match (with Page, Flair and a returned, white-painted Sting with a returned Randy Savage as the special guest referee) at Spring Stampede for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, which Diamond Dallas Page won, and was put out of action for three months. The nWo was victorious after McMichael surrendered in the match. [20] At the end of the show, Piper and Bischoff began arguing in the ring. [54] Stevie Ray eventually became their leader after winning a 4-man Battle Royal match on the April 5 episode of Nitro (Norton was not present for this match). 2:15. More and more wrestlers became members and it was only a matter of time before spin-offs of the original group were created. After a while, nWo would get substantially crowded, which would dilute its potency. Sting revealed his decision on the following week's Nitro, fooling Hogan into believing that he was going to join his side, then turning on him and tearing off the black and white T-shirt he was wearing to reveal a red and black one underneath.
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