Line #4 Trivia/NewWorldOrder


1	* CreatorsFavorite: It is very obvious that Wrestling/EricBischoff's affinity for the group wasn't just in-storyline: He even had ideas for launching an nWo spinoff show and such. In the ''Rise and Fall of WCW'' documentary, Wrestling/BigShow admitted that--while it was no fun to be part of this group--it was the ''only'' way they could get ahead of the rest of the roster, and get some sort of a push. In Wrestling/ChrisJericho's book he also talks about when the nWo came to WWE and how Wrestling/ScottHall and co. interacted with the other superstars. Apparently when Hall met [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoyz Bubba Ray]] he said, "I like [[FinishingMove that 3D move]] you guys have, I can't wait to [[NoSell kick out of it.]]"
2	* FanCommunityNicknames: Bizarrely averted, especially for what was the most MerchandiseDriven faction in wrestling history. Wrestling/HulkHogan tried floating the term "[=nWo-ites=]" in promos (and during his cameo in the 1999 film ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'') but it never got over.
3	* FollowTheLeader: After the nWo hit its stride, the ripoffs and parodies came out of the woodwork:
4	** In truth, every stable in the [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWF/WWE]] after Wrestling/TheNationOfDomination, up to and excluding Wrestling/{{Evolution}} (which was modeled after Wrestling/TheFourHorsemen instead), would never have existed but for the overwhelming influence of the nWo. This includes Wrestling/DGenerationX, Wrestling/TheCorporation, the Wrestling/MinistryOfDarkness, and quite a few others, even those involved in the "Gang Wars" nominally started by the Nation. The original (and most successful) of these was DX, which lasted until 2010 despite being down to only two members at one point. One could also look at Wrestling/TheAuthority as this gone wrong, as like the nWo, the Authority rarely ever lost and damaged their company's reputation.
5	** Wrestling/{{ECW}} had the [[Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie Blue World Order]] (bWo - and, as Wrestling/JoeyStyles put it, "if any gimmick never deserved to make a dime and made a whole boatload of cash...and the best part was that they couldn't sue us because of parody").
6	** Japan got in on the action with the [[Anime/UltimateMuscle Demon Monster Planet ([=dMp=])]].
7	** The '''A'''loha '''W'''orld '''O'''rder of Wrestling/DramaticDreamTeam, because no parody of American pro wrestling would be complete if it didn't spoof the nWo, especially not one started a year after the nWo did.
8	** WCW itself even made copies, with the '''L'''atino '''W'''orld '''O'''rder (formed by Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, out of frustration with how he was being treated by the company) and Wrestling/UltimateWarrior's '''O'''ne '''W'''arrior '''N'''ation.
9	** A subtle case was Cybernetico's Lucha Libre Latina, which at first glance looked nothing like the nWo beyond being a really large stable, what with the lack of "Outsiders", off case or the like. Ultimately though, their attempt to takeover and replace Wrestling/{{AAA}} ended up being very similar, with an increasing amount of established roster members joining their cause.
10	** Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, who inspired {{the gimmick}} in the first place when the UWF "invaded" them, exploited their partnership with WCW by launching a sister group, nWo Japan, led by Masahiro Chono and [[Wrestling/KeijiMutoh The Great Muta]]. Many of whose members even appeared in WCW under that name. ECW went the extra mile with its parody, entering into a working agreement with Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling to create a bWo Japan.
11	** The Fyrebird World Order (fWo) of [[Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance NWA]] Phoenix and NWA Coastal was basically the nWo [[DistaffCounterpart with women]]...women wrestlers that is, given that there ''were'' "nWo girls" who largely didn't wrestle or do run-ins.
12	** The '''P'''ussy '''W'''orld '''O'''rder, the [[ParallelPornTitles X-rated]] stable of Women's Extreme Wrestling located in Philadelphia. The [=pWo=] was an excuse for numerous adult film stars to "invade" WEW for a while.
13	** The Juggalo World Order. Though given this was in Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, they were actually faces. Hall was also a founding member, with Wrestling/KevinNash and Wrestling/XPac joining later. In true nWo fashion, jWo had planned invasions of WWE, UFC and Wrestling/RingOfHonor but only got around to buying front row tickets to a TNA event, which they were expelled from by frightful TNA officials/security.
14	** Fans of ''Website/{{Botchamania}}'' are said to be part of the [=uMo=] (the [=nWo=] logo turned upside down), the "'''U'''nited '''M'''affew '''O'''rder".
15	** A non-wrestling example showed up in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', of all places. A popular SFM series named ''WebAnimation/CultOfPersonality'' depicted several mercenaries splitting off from the game’s RED and BLU teams to form a new faction, oWn (Our World Now). Successfully capturing the appeal of the original nWo's aesthetic, many [=TF2=] players who watched the series would take to “joining” oWn themselves through Steam groups, avatars and reskin mods.
16	* FollowUpFailure:
17	** Eric Bischoff at one point intended to make the nWo into its own brand, and even claimed that WWF would be the third most popular pro wrestling brand in the USA. Then the trial episode of ''nWo Nitro'' did horrible ratings, and brand expansion plans were brought to an end.
18	** nWo 2000 was Vince Russo's attempt to revive the concept as a means to push Bret Hart back into the main event scene. Unfortunately, audiences at the time were absolutely sick of the nWo so the group failed to get over before Bret's CareerEndingInjury brought the whole storyline to a premature halt.
19	* FountainOfExpies: At their peak, they were the gold standard PowerStable in professional wrestling. At their nadir, they were a cautionary tale of all the things ''not'' to do with a power stable in professional wrestling. And as a result of that, most every well-known stable that came after has been at least compared to them (favorably or otherwise) - if not taken direct inspiration from them.
20	* 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...
21	-->'''Heenan:''' I've been telling you people what a scumbag this man is for the past 15 years, and [[DumbassHasAPoint did any of you listen? NO!]]
22	* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Although the higher-ups were content to keep the nWo running forever, injuries to the group's main players--including Hogan, Scott Hall, and Lex Luger--took them out of action and without them, the nWo just kind of disintegrated. The same thing also happened to Vince Russo's attempt to revive the group with nWo 2000, where, again, most of the group's members wound up being out on injury--[[CareerEndingInjury permanently]] in Bret Hart's case--which brought the storyline to a premature end.
23	* SignatureScene: Of all the {{No Holds Barred Beatdown}}s they've ever given, none is more widely recognized than the parking lot brawl that saw Kevin Nash pick up Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr and chuck him headfirst at the side of a truck and bellyflop onto the concrete (a.k.a. the "lawn dart" spot).
24	* ThrowItIn: When filming the very first nWo vignettes after Hogan had been revealed as the third man, the timbre was very different than the product eventually shown. Up until that point, the nWo's plotline had been very reality based, while the wrestling promos filmed for the vignettes sounded like... well... wrestling promos. Kevin Nash recounted a story where Hogan had cut a decent, but otherwise standard, promo but that he and Hall, and later Hogan himself, just weren't feeling it. During a break in filming, a television production assistant got to talking to the group and asked them what they wanted to get across to the fans. After a bit of discussion, he asked to film some short segments that he'd edit together to see what they thought. And so was born the jump cut, straight to the point, soundbite-based format that New World Order vignettes were known for from that point on.
25	* ViralMarketing: The random emergence of The Outsiders led many fans (and even a few industry pundits) to believe Hall and Nash were actually sent by Wrestling/VinceMcMahon to "invade" WCW--a belief which made people interested in WCW's product.
26	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: See the nWo folder on the WhatCouldHaveBeen.{{WCW}} page.

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