History YMMV / NewWorldOrder

** In 2000, it was decided that having Bischoff around to keep order was a better alternative to Nash and [[Wrestling/KevinSullivan Sullivan's]] booking free-for-all, where nothing made sense and ''Nitro'' had worse matches than ever. Bischoff was partnered with former head of creative, Wrestling/VinceRusso, with the hope that they could keep each other's flaws in check. On-screen, Bischoff and Russo took back control of WCW and unveiled two new stables: New Blood, consisting of the up-and-coming stars, and the Millionaire's Club, a cabal of envious veterans who were holding the company back. The idea was to get the younger talent over without burying the crusty stars, but it was a zero-sum game: the old dogs wouldn't denigrate themselves by jobbing to cruiserweights, and the Millionaire's Club ended up getting most of the fan reaction. The true death of the nWo happened on July 9 during an infamous Vince Russo shoot (see [[{{Trivia/WCW}} WCW Trivia]]), which caused Hogan to quit the show in disgust.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Success is hard to argue with in any entertainment, particularly pro wrestling. As discussed by [[http://whatculture.com/wwe/10-reasons-everyone-hated-kevin-nash-in-wcw.php/ Brad Hamilton]], the nWo fundamentally changed how heels were depicted forever. Led by the swaggering and charismatic Hogan, Hall, and Nash, the nWo made the non-affiliated heels look like boobs. They made the babyfaces look like outdated clowns. They made the entire show pre-Bischoff look passe by literally running roughshod over WCW's history in their motorcycles. They were tailor-made to appeal to kids, which has always been pro wrestling's core demo anyway. In fact, the angle made ''so'' much money (at least for a while), there's perennial talk of re-re-re-re-re-reviving it in some form or another. (NEVER a good idea; it's safer to incorporate the booking ethos of the nWo "antiheroes" than to actually dig up the nWo.)

* DracoInLeatherPants: Success is hard to argue with in any entertainment, particularly pro wrestling. As discussed by [[http://whatculture.com/wwe/10-reasons-everyone-hated-kevin-nash-in-wcw.php/ Brad Hamilton]], the nWo fundamentally changed how heels were depicted forever. Led by the swaggering, charismatic Hogan, Hall, and Nash, the nWo made the non-affiliated heels look like boobs. They made the babyfaces look like outdated clowns. They made the entire show pre-Bischoff look passe by literally running roughshod over WCW's history in their motorcycles. They were tailor-made to appeal to kids, which has always been pro wrestling's core demo anyway. In fact, the angle made ''so'' much money (at least for a while), there's perennial talk of re-re-re-re-re-reviving it in some form or another. (NEVER a good idea; it's safer to incorporate the booking ethos of the nWo "antiheroes" than to actually dig up the nWo.)

* DracoInLeatherPants: Success is hard to argue with in any entertainment, particularly pro wrestling. As discussed by [[http://whatculture.com/wwe/10-reasons-everyone-hated-kevin-nash-in-wcw.php/ Brad Hamilton]], the nWo fundamentally changed how heels were depicted forever. Led by the swaggering, charasmatic Bischoff and Nash, the nWo made the non-affiliated heels look like boobs. They made the babyfaces look like outdated clowns. They made the entire show pre-Bischoff look passe by literally running roughshod over WCW's history in their motorcycles. They were tailor-made to appeal to kids, which has always been pro wrestling's core demo anyway. In fact, the angle made ''so'' much money (at least for a while), there's perennial talk of re-re-re-re-re-reviving it in some form or another. (NEVER a good idea; it's safer to incorporate the booking ethos of the nWo "antiheroes" than to actually dig up the nWo.)

* DracoInLeatherPants: Success is hard to argue with in any entertainment, particularly pro wrestling. As discussed by [[http://whatculture.com/wwe/10-reasons-everyone-hated-kevin-nash-in-wcw.php/ Brad Hamilton]], the nWo fundamentally changed how heels were depicted forever. Led by the swaggering, charasmatic Bischoff and Nash, the nWo made the non-affiliated heels look like boobs. They made the babyfaces look like outdated clowns. They made the entire show pre-Biscoff look passe by literally running roughshod over WCW's history in their motorcycles. They were tailor-made to appeal to kids, which has always been pro wrestling's core demo anyway. In fact, the angle made ''so'' much money (at least for a while), there's perennial talk of re-re-re-re-re-reviving it in some form or another. (NEVER a good idea; it's safer to incorporate the booking ethos of the nWo "antiheroes" than to actually dig up the nWo.)

* WhiteGangBangers: The nWo was modelled pretty heavily on an LA street gang, with their hand signs, members all wearing the same colours and spraypaint, even their motto "nWo 4 life" is similar to several of the more brutal gangs like MS-13 that execute members who try to leave. Being raised from the fairly monochrome WCW roster, they were made up almost entirely of whites, and [[ScottHall one fake hispanic]].

* RootingForTheEmpire: [[ArcFatigue At first]], anyway.
* ShockingSwerve

* WhiteGangBangers: The nWo was modelled pretty heavily on an LA street gang, with their hand signs, members all wearing the same colours and spraypaint, even their motto "nWo 4 life" is similar to several of the more brutal gangs like MS-13 that execute members who try to leave. Being raised from the fairly monochrome WCW roster, they were made up almost entirely of whites, and [[ScottHall one fake hispanic]].

* DracoInLeatherPants: Success is hard to argue with in any entertainment, particularly pro wrestling. As discussed by [[http://whatculture.com/wwe/10-reasons-everyone-hated-kevin-nash-in-wcw.php/ Brad Hamilton]], the nWo fundamentally changed how heels were depicted forever. Led by the swaggering, charasmatic Bischoff and Nash, the nWo made the non-affiliated heels look like boobs. They made the babyfaces look like outdated clowns. They made the entire show pre-Biscoff look passe by literally running roughshod over WCW's history in their motorcycles. They were tailor-made to appeal to kids, which has always been pro wrestling's core demo anyway. In fact, the angle made ''so'' much money (at least temporairily), there's perennial talk of re-re-re-re-re-reviving it in some form or another. (Probably won't happen; it's safer to incorporate the booking ethos of the nWo "antiheroes" than to actually dig up the nWo.)

* DracoInLeatherPants: Success is hard to argue with in any entertainment, particularly pro wrestling. As discussed by [[http://whatculture.com/wwe/10-reasons-everyone-hated-kevin-nash-in-wcw.php/ Brad Hamilton]], the nWo fundamentally changed how heels were depicted forever. Led by the swaggering, charasmatic Bischoff and Nash, the nWo made the non-affiliated heels look like boobs. They made the babyfaces look like outdated clowns. They made the entire show pre-Biscoff look passe by literally running roughshod over WCW's history in their motorcycles. They were tailor-made to appeal to kids, which has always been pro wrestling's core demo anyway. In fact, the angle made ''so'' much money (at least temporairily), there's perennial talk of re-re-re-re-re-reviving it in some form or another. (Probably won't happen; it's safer to incorporate the booking ethos of the nWo "antiheroes" than to actually dig up the nWo.)* IKnewIt: Given all the time [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]] had been feuding with Hulk Hogan, he wasn't about to let his FaceHeelTurn pass without comment...

* IKnewIt: Given all the time [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]] had been feuding with Hulk Hogan, he wasn't about to let his FaceHeelTurn pass without comment...

* DracoInLeatherPants: Success is hard to argue with in any entertainment, particularly pro wrestling. As discussed by [[http://whatculture.com/wwe/10-reasons-everyone-hated-kevin-nash-in-wcw.php/ Brad Hamilton]], the nWo fundamentally changed how heels were depicted forever. Led by the swaggering, charasmatic Bischoff and Nash, the nWo made the non-affiliated heels look like boobs. They made the babyfaces look like outdated clowns. They made the entire show pre-Biscoff look passe by literally running roughshod over WCW's history in their motorcycles. They were tailor-made to appeal to kids, which has always been pro wrestling's core demo anyway. In fact, the angle made ''so'' much money (at least temporairily), there's perennial talk of re-re-re-re-re-reviving it in some form or another. (Probably won't happen; it's safer to incorporate the booking ethos of the nWo "antiheroes" than to actually dig up the nWo.)

* DracoInLeatherPants: Success is hard to argue with in any entertainment, particularly pro wrestling. As discussed by [[http://whatculture.com/wwe/10-reasons-everyone-hated-kevin-nash-in-wcw.php/ Brad Hamilton]], the nWo fundamentally changed how heels were depicted forever. Led by the swaggering, charasmatic Bischoff and Nash, the nWo made the non-affiliated heels look like boobs. They made the babyfaces look like outdated clowns. They made the entire pre-nWO promotion look passe by literally running roughshod over WCW's history in their motorcycles. They were tailor-made to appeal to kids, which has always been pro wrestling's core demo anyway. In fact, the angle made ''so'' much money, there's perennial talk of re-re-re-re-re-reviving it in some form or another. (Probably won't happen; it's safer to incorporate the booking ethos of the nWo "antiheroes" than to actually dig up the nWo.)

* MisBlamed: The face nWo Wolfpac was actually very popular. The bookers hadn't even planned to make the Wolfpac face, it was the massive positive reactions they got that turned them face. In the retelling, they're usually made out to be stale and a ratings drain, but they were popular enough that during the Nash[=/=]Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} match, the commentators had to no-sell very audible "Goldberg sucks" chants from Wolfpac fans.

* WhiteGangBangers: The nWo was modelled pretty heavily on an LA street gang, with their hand signs, members all wearing the same colours and spraypaint. Being raised from the fairly monochrome WCW roster, they were made up almost entirely of whites, and [[ScottHall one fake hispanic]].

* WhiteGangBangers: The nWo was modelled pretty heavily on an LA street gang, with their hand signs, members all wearing the same colours and spraypaint. Being raised from the pretty monochrome WCW roster, they were made up almost entirely of whites, and [[ScottHall one fake hispanic]].

* WhiteGangBangers: The nWo was modelled pretty heavily on an LA street gang, with their hand signs, members all wearing the same colours, spraypaint and trademark hand signal. Being raised from the pretty monochrome WCW roster, they were made up almost entirely of whites, and [[ScottHall one fake hispanic]].

* WhiteGangBangers: The nWo was modelled pretty heavily on an LA street gang, with their hand signs, members all wearing the same colours, spraypaint and trademark hand signal. Being raised from the pretty monochrome WCW roster, they mostly consisted of white people, and [[ScottHall one fake hispanic]].

* WhiteGangBangers: The nWo was modelled pretty heavily on an LA street gang, with their hand signs, spraypaint and trademark hand signal. Being raised from the pretty monochrome WCW roster, they mostly consisted of white people, and [[ScottHall one fake hispanic]].

** The "Wolfpac Theme" of "Burn" by a little-known rap group called Militia.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The [=nWo Souled Out=] [=PPVs=], especially the first one. The commentary team was an [=nWo=] provided team who buried all the faces, all the matches were refereed by the [=nWo's=] corrupt referee Nick Patrick, and generally it was so obviously a predetermined victory for the [=nWo=] that the fans didn't react much one way or the other.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The theme goes without saying.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: "Rockhouse" of assorted Wrestling/JimiHendrix songs, most obviously "Hey Joe". The "Wolfpac Theme" of "Burn" by a little-known rap group called Militia.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: "Rockhouse" of assorted Wrestling/JimiHendrix songs, most obviously "Hey Joe".

* {{Complete Monster}}s: The various acts they committed in their first month in WWF in 2002, ranging from various toolbox item sneak attacks to breaking a cement block over Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin's knee to running an ambulance over that we saw [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson the Rock]] get put in with a giant nWo semi truck three times in succession, certainly put them up in this territory if they weren't already there with many of their actions in WCW.
** There was one segment where a stagehand asked them to move so he could get a cup of coffee. The [=nWo=] proceeded to [[KickTheDog beat up the stagehand and pour the entire pot of scalding coffee on the poor bastard]].

* ShockingSwerve

* {{Complete Monster}}s: The various acts they committed in their first month in WWF in 2002, ranging from various toolbox item sneak attacks to breaking a cement block over StoneColdSteveAustin's knee to running an ambulance over that we saw [[DwayneJohnson the Rock]] get put in with a giant nWo semi truck three times in succession, certainly put them up in this territory if they weren't already there with many of their actions in WCW.

* IKnewIt: Given all the time [[BobbyHeenan Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]] had been feuding with Hulk Hogan, he wasn't about to let his FaceHeelTurn pass without comment...

* MisBlamed: The face nWo Wolfpac was actually very popular. The bookers hadn't even planned to make the Wolfpac face, it was the massive positive reactions they got that turned them face. In the retelling, they're usually made out to be stale and a ratings drain, but they were popular enough that during the Nash/Goldberg match, the commentators had to no-sell very audible "Goldberg sucks" chants from Wolfpac fans.

* GenericDoomsdayVillain: HOGAN, number one.

* IKnewIt: Given all the time Bobby "The Brain" Heenan had been feuding with Hulk Hogan, he wasn't about to let his FaceHeelTurn pass without comment...