NWo

The nWo (New World Order) was both a professional wrestling storyline and the stable of wrestlers who were its central players. The nWo storyline, run by WCW, began on the July 7, 1996 Bash At The Beach PPV. This storyline involved a faction from "outside" WCW – originally Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Hulk Hogan (who would change his name to "Hollywood Hogan" while a part of the nWo) – "invading" WCW. This proved to be a turning point in the history of wrestling, as it drew attention to the (then) second-rated WCW, and helped bring pro wrestling back into mainstream entertainment.

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The idiosyncratic capitalization of the group's initialism, nWo, comes directly from the official logo that WCW created for the stable.

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