[citation needed]. [2] Hall and Nash then brought in former nWo member X-Pac on the March 21, 2002 episode of SmackDown! After the match Dusty Rhodes, who had been in the broadcast booth that night and who Zbyszko had asked to accompany him to the ring, joined Hall and Spicolli in attacking Zbyszko and joined the nWo, where he served as a mentor to Hall. Chibi Scott Hall tribute Poster. Wcw - Sting joins the nwo and attacks lex luger. WWE is still selling Funko Pops of the look since WCW fans still have a love for it all these years later. The Wolfpac allowed him to thrive at a new level. [39], The rift between the different factions of the nWo grew even wider after Syxx, who had been out since October with a severe neck injury,[citation needed] was released from his contract and sent to rehab for his ongoing alcoholism. [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 feud between Hall and Nash culminated in a singles match at Halloween Havoc in October, where Hall earned a countout win after Nash left the ring. 11:16. nWo Sting vs nWo Giant - Tag Team Champion 6-98. Additionally, Ted DiBiase quit the group after feeling remorse for some of the WCW wrestlers who were victims of nWo assaults. [11] Hall and Nash came to the ring by themselves, leaving speculation open as to who the third man was. "They made it possible for heels to be. On March 14, 2022, Hall died at the age of 63. [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. Even with more established names like Randy Savage, Sting and Lex Luger, Nash was the leader of the group and delivering the best character work of his career. He then declared that Hall and Nash were the kind of people he really wanted as his friends and that together, the three of them were going to take over WCW and destroy everything in their path. [citation needed] At Spring Stampede, the show ended with Savage and Bischoff at each other's throats after the former's loss to Page, and both were forced to be held back by other group members. On the Nitro before Starrcade, the nWo completely took over the show by tearing down the set and chasing off the WCW announcing crew. Luger, however, issued a challenge for a "winner-take-all" tag team match at Uncensored. Joey is a writer with a decade of experience writing about sports, entertainment, and pop culture. [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. The New World Order started off as hated heels trying to overtake WCW and their top stars. 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. Everyone thought the nWo was cool and this provided the ideal scenario of a face group of the popular stars getting a new spotlight together. [citation needed], Luger was hurt and badly injured right when the match started and had to be removed on a stretcher. All-time great talkers like Kevin Nash and Randy Savage cutting promos were always a fun time. [61] Big Show rejoined the nWo on the April 22 episode of Raw when Flair teamed him up with Austin, whom Big Show chokeslammed.[62]. Bischoff then fired Anderson for his actions.[17][27]. feat Dennis Rodman & the NWO 1997 (WCW. 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. Blooline (Jimmy & Jey Uso) VS nWo (Hulk Hogan & Kevin Nash) for the Raw Tag Team Titles Championship #wwe #nwo #bloodline #wickedkrew #wwe2k23 Nash and Hogan made people choose sides and then the "black and white" nWo became nWo Hollywood. The Wolfpac added Hennig at the start with Rude joining as his manager and bodyguard. 3:07. . WCW changed plans when the first WCW PPV Souled Out completely flopped to ruin the momentum. Eric Bischoff remaining in nWo Hollywood due to his friendship with Hulk Hogan was a huge boost for the group. Il y remporte une fois le championnat du monde par quipes de l'AWA avec Curt . [71] In Uncasville, Connecticut, the nWo held its reunion show at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 2, 2019. That's right, doubted the Stinger! Last Monday night, I was on an airplane flying from L.A. to Atlanta. Late in the match, while Hogan and Savage were fighting in a corner, The Disciple entered the ring and gave referee Nick Patrick a neckbreaker. At Fall Brawl, as Team WCW was being interviewed, Sting told his teammates that he had nothing to do with the attack, but Luger did not believe him. 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. And the intent, although it was never realized and executed fully, the intent was for nWo to take over TNT and have WCW live on SmackDown [Thunder]. brand, and X-Pac was released from his contract. The nWo had major crossover appeal in its heyday. [citation needed] To date, fellow nWo alumni Sean Waltman and Kevin Nash have joined this faction for occasional matches. Savage also claimed that Hogan had dropped the ball, and that he was going after Sting to try to bring the world championship back to the nWo. 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 Wolfpac shirts and even jackets have been huge sellers for WWE. See more ideas about nwo, professional wrestling, wcw. [citation needed]. Well, all I gotta say is I have been mediator, I have been babysitter for Lex Luger, and I've given him the benefit of the doubt about a thousand times in the last twelve months. [34] Zbyszko later defeated Bischoff at Starrcade. RELATED: 10 Most Successful nWo Wolfpac Members, Ranked. The creative control and influence of Hulk Hogan saw him often winning out in the end at the expense of others. Pretty soon, nWo Wolfpac and nWo Hollywood were born. By StevenK8185342. The nWo was victorious after McMichael surrendered in the match. [2][68] Afterwards, the nWo storyline was stopped and the remaining members drifted apart. During this time, the nWo had split into two factions: nWo Hollywood and nWo Wolfpac. [44], At May's Slamboree, Nash and Hall were set to defend the WCW World Tag Team Championship against two of WCW's stalwarts, Sting and The Giant. Eric Bischoff was recently a guest on Monday Night Raws 25th Anniversary show last night in New York. nWo Wolfpac Championship . The two shared a moment with Hogan, revealing an nWo shirt hidden under his "Hulk Rules" shirt. The Horsemen responded by challenging the nWo to a WarGames match at Fall Brawl in September. Incarnations and members[edit] Timeline[edit] WCW[edit] NJPW[edit] Team WCW vs. nWo Hollywood vs. nWo Wolfpac WarGames Match WCW Fall Brawl 1998. [citation needed], Current New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) stable Bullet Club takes some of its gestures from the nWo like the "too sweet" hand gesture as an homage,[75] and have been considered the stable that most closely resembles the nWo since its inception. Kevin Nash introduced the red and black colors when changing things up in the Wolfpac. Hall appeared on the May 27, 1996 edition of Nitro, which emanated from the Macon Coliseum in Macon, Georgia. [1], At SuperBrawl VIII, the nWo had a mixed array of success. Fueled initially by the unexpected villainous turn of Hulk Hogan, the nWo storyline is generally considered one of the most successful angles in the history of modern-day professional wrestling, spawning several imitations and parodies, including the bWo, lWo and the jWo. nWo Hollywood's rivalry with Wolfpac was one of the biggest storylines of 1998, but which version of the team was actually better? The Wolfpac would get to play the faces, but Hollywood doubled down on the heel run. Goldberg was the main competition as the top face character, but the Wolfpac started to become the top act after a few months since they had four main event faces. On the November 11 episode of Nitro, Nick Patrick disqualified Chris Jericho in a match against Konnan when Konnan kicked Jericho into Patrick. 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. 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. The nWo - Handicap Match. [citation needed]. With Booker T now in the group, his partner Goldust attempted and failed many times to get in, with the rest of the members (X-Pac and Big Show) becoming frustrated at Booker T. With Nash returning and attempting to rebuild the nWo, he brought Shawn Michaels into the faction on the June 3 episode of Raw. The Wolfpac witnessing injuries to two of their top stars hurt the ending of the storyline when they merged with Hollywood. Hart eventually joined the Hollywood chapter of the nWo to add more star power. 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. Hollywood Hogan Voodoo Child Theme Debut! Bret Hart and a few others had relevance, but it was obvious that Hogan was the leader. 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. [citation needed] Hogan won the match, thus forcing Nash to retire. [citation needed], However, by that time, the nWo Elite had collapsed and no longer had any importance in WCW. The NWO Wolfpac made their debut during an episode of WCW Nitro back in 1998 as Nash along with Randy Savage and Konnan appeared sporting black shirts with a red NWO logo on it. The stable originated in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) with the gimmick of a group of unsanctioned wrestlers aiming to "take over" and control WCW in the manner of a street gang. Hogan was clearly the most valuable member of nWo Hollywood, and the group was even named after him. I did everything for the charities! The New World Order splitting into two different groups in 1998 became the top WCW storyline of the year. Team WCW, now fighting a 4-on-3 handicap match, lost when the nWo Sting locked Luger in the Scorpion Death Lock. So I said to myself, I'll just go into seclusion. You can call this the new world order of wrestling, brother! As he began his count, the fans' attention turned to the entrance area as Hulk Hogan entered and began walking to the ring to a loud roar from the crowd. 5 nWo: Cruiserweight division matches The placement of Syxx in WCW saw him mostly representing the New World Order in the cruiserweight division. 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. 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. It was practice for WCW events to have co-brand naming (see WCW/nWo Starrcade) from January 24, 1998[citation needed] to March 14, 1999. The provocative title of the panel that lead off the ambitiously named World Government Summit here last week was framed to suggest that a new global order is emerging and the world is not . 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. And as far as Billionaire Ted goes, Eric Bischoff, and the whole WCW goes, I'm bored, brother! Pro wrestling is his strongest passion with a lifetime fandom and countless live shows attended. Okerlund (pointing at the debris on the mat): Look at all of this crap in this ring! 23:05. nWo Outsiders vs nWo Giant & Sting. Going into the match, only three wrestlers on each side had been officially named: Hogan and The Outsiders for the nWo, with Luger, Arn Anderson, and Ric Flair for Team WCW. Goldberg defeated Hall and then toppled Hogan in the main event to win his first WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Both Savage and Nash formed the Wolfpac and wore the black-and-red shirts before recruiting the others to join them. I'll wait and see what happens on Saturday Night, and I tuned into Saturday Night, and what'd I see? nWo Wolfpac was a stable during 1998 and 1999 in WCW . 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. It disbanded within the year. If you would like to support the channel and my work, please visit Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wrestling_biosOfficial Website: https://www.wrestlingbios. 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. This was enough of a concern to the WWF that it considered legal action over Hall and Nash's antics. Thunder started with WCW now having to fill another two hours of television every week. Seconds after tagging in for the first time, Nash tore his quadriceps after delivering a big boot onto Booker T, immediately putting him back on the injured list. [36] Nash sided with Savage after Hogan had interfered in a number of Sting/Nash matches, not wanting to have to face Nash for what Hogan claimed was "his title". [29] Luger, however, elected to take his shot on the August 4 episode of Nitro, five days before the pay-per-view, and defeated Hogan to win the WCW Championship. Each week would see both versions of the New World Order claiming they had the best situation for Sting who seemed interested in ending the WCW loyalty. [5][6] The next week, Hall claimed to have a "big surprise" for fellow professional wrestler Sting. However, The Giant joined nWo Hollywood shortly before Slamboree as retribution for Nash injuring him at Souled Out back in January. WCW/nWo Revenge was released almost 11 months after WCW vs. nWo World Tour. 2:15. [citation needed], The differences within the nWo were becoming more apparent as Savage and Nash were suddenly realizing that Hogan was only looking out for himself, and the nWo was seen as secondary. Jul 19, 2013 - Explore T Rican's board "nWo WOLFPACK" on Pinterest. WCW is back in control of the title and Hogan spends the latter half of the year fighting off Wolfpac and having celebrity tag team matches with Dennis Rodman and such as featured segments, but not always in the title picture, necessarily. At World War 3, nWo Hollywood attacked Scott Hall and kicked him out of the group for disrespecting Hogan and Bischoff a few weeks earlier. He looked like a tomato. By kristenqrsu. [38] However, Hogan lost to Sting in a match for the vacated WCW World Heavyweight Championship due to interference from Randy Savage. StingSyxxDRM. The ending of the match symbolized a new beginning for WCW heading into 1999 and appeared to be the possible conclusion to the nWo storyline. 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. X-Pac would begin wearing Kane's mask, taunting him on the fact that he put him out of action. In reality, Nick Patrick was supposed to make a fast count, revealing himself to be a crooked official, but for whatever reason, counted a legitimate three-count instead, leading many to speculate that backstage politics were at play. Eric Bischoff revealed that the Wolfpac forming was done to have three deep brands feuding of the Wolfpac, Hollywood, and WCW adding more depth for a second program. I saw people, I saw wrestlers, I saw commentators, and I saw best friends DOUBT the Stinger. The biggest chapter of the Wolfpac vs Hollywood rivalry featured both stables trying to recruit Sting. 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. 9 Wolfpac: Provided new look for Sting The biggest addition to the nWo Wolfpac faction was Sting. [72], In 1997, the nWo had their own pay-per-view called Souled Out. Scott handed the championship belts to Hall and Nash after the match and celebrated with The Outsiders and Dusty Rhodes, marking his induction into the nWo. War Games Match 1998 (Team WCW vs nWo Hollywood vs nWo Wolfpac) Rabid Wolverine. As Sting's character and look evolved, so too did Farmer's nWo Sting character. Stream WWE on Peacock https://pck.tv/3l4d8TP in the U.S. and on WWE Network. Savage participated in a post-match beatdown of Piper, cementing his place in the nWo. 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. Shortly thereafter, Hall was all removed from television due to his own bout with alcoholism; this led to a confrontation between Kevin Nash, Eric Bischoff, and Hogan on the March 26[citation needed] episode of Thunder. RELATED: NEXT: 5 Wrestlers Who Succeeded After Leaving The nWo (& 5 That Were Worse Off). While in Japan, nWo Sting began to rise in popularity and became a prominent member of nWo Japan, regularly teaming with group leader Masahiro Chono. What in the world are you thinking?Hulk Hogan: Mean Gene, the first thing you need to do is to tell these people to shut up if you wanna hear what I gotta say!Okerlund: I have been with you for so many years, for you to join up with the likes of these two men absolutely makes me sick to my stomach! We will look at both versions and try to figure out which is better. and The Warrior on the September 21 episode of Nitro after being "kidnapped" by The Warrior in the previous weeks. Also at Starrcade, Hogan lost the WCW title to Sting. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Scott Steiner was forced to go on hiatus due to a back injury and stripped of the United States Heavyweight Championship. [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]. Souled Out 1997 and Bash at the Beach 1996 arenas The nWo Wolfpac Championship. [56] Jeff Jarrett was often accompanied by the nWo girls (Midajah, Tylene Buck, April Hunter and Pamela Paulshock). nWo Hollywood continued to use the black and white colors with the original shirts and merchandise. [citation needed]. Hogan cheating to end Savages WCW Championship reign after just one day was the biggest reason for Nash deciding to form the Wolfpac faction. I was selling out the world, brother, while they were pumping gas to put in their car to get to high school! "You know who I am", Hall said to the stunned crowd, "but you don't know why I'm here". The match reached its climax at approximately the sixteen-minute mark, shortly after a late tag from Sting to Savage. Please logout and login again. Excuse me. 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. 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. 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. This is what's in the future for you, if you wanna hang around the likes of this man Hall and this man Nash. 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. On July 8, Nash returned to action on Raw, teaming up with Eddie Guerrero, X-Pac, Big Show, and Chris Benoit to take on Booker T, Goldust, Bubba Ray Dudley, Spike Dudley, and Rob Van Dam. The nWo was originally portrayed as a separate entity from WCW. Later that night, Hogan made his return to WCW for the first time since November 1998 and was challenged by the reigning champion. Hogan continued, reminding everybody of the "great big organization up north" where Hall and Nash had come from and that he too had been there and how he had made that company a household name. These memorable things being removed from the equation would have been a huge mistake. Bret Hart is still upset with how WCW used him when he joined the company after his hottest run in WWE. The nWo stepped up its efforts to try and recruit Sting, yet never removed the nWo Sting from the group. The Rock meets The nWo: No Way Out 2002. Fans clearly had love for the Wolfpac to still support the faction after all that time. At Starrcade, Piper defeated Hogan. That pack also includes two era-specific WCW pay-per-view arenas and the nWo Wolfpac Championship Belt . Syxx was one of the larger athletes in the division, but he wrestled at a style that allowed him to face off with the faster-paced talents. [36][43] As part of his joining the Wolfpac, Sting began painting his face red and black instead of the black and white "Crow" style face-paint he had been wearing since 1996. Piper began looking for a match with Hogan the following night on Nitro. Bradshaw, who had come to Kane's aid, fought Hall at Backlash, which Hall won with help from X-Pac. Jarrett faced Vicious for the title again at Uncensored[citation needed] but lost. [36][43] However, nWo Hollywood made their own effort to woo Sting. After spending a year hitting members of the nWo with the Scorpion Death Drop, Sting gave up the life of a sad rafter clown and decided to be a cool dad, joining the nWo Wolfpac. And, if it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, all these johnny-come-latelies that you see out here wrestling wouldn't be here! [45], On the May 25 episode of Nitro the Wolfpac added Lex Luger, who subsequently urged his friend Sting to join him. And I thought, I was watching a rerun! For the next two weeks, the nWo feuded with Kane until he was lured backstage by X-Pac and put out of action by having his head smashed with a chair. More and more wrestlers became members and it was only a matter of time before spin-offs of the original group were created. The group used a version of the Wolfpac theme as its entrance music. 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. 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. 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. Hogan accepted Nash's request and took Goldberg's place in the main event. They were still around as the B-Team of the New . 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. 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). 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. Wrapping up the event on pay-per-view, a still-stunned Tony Schiavone said: "Hulk Hogan, you can go to hell straight to hell". Most of the best Hollywood segments came when he and Hogan were the ones doing the talking. At Halloween Havoc, The Giant defeated Jeff Jarrett by disqualification after Ric Flair attacked Giant during the match. FULL MATCH - The Rock & \"Stone Cold\" Steve Austin vs. [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. . "Macho Man" Randy Savage, after weeks of roving with Sting as a "free agent", helped Hogan win. However, while referee Randy Anderson checked on a downed Hall, Hall grabbed his shirt while Nash nailed Savage with a low blow which knocked both men to the mat. So I heard Lex Luger say, 'I know where he lives, I know where he works out, I'm gonna go get him.' [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.

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