List of New World Order members

The following is a list of members of the New World Order, a professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E), New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), and unofficially, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as The Band.

Incarnations and members

WCW

Incarnation: Notes: Members: Tenure:
New World Order (nWo) Original incarnation (heels)
  • Scott Hall (founding member, sided with nWo Hollywood after split)
  • Kevin Nash (founding member, leader of nWo Wolfpac after split)
  • Hulk Hogan (leader and founding member, leader of nWo Hollywood after split)
  • The Giant (joined in September 1996, kicked out of the group in December 1996)
  • nWo Sting (joined in September 1996, sided with nWo Hollywood after split)
  • Syxx (joined in September 1996, fired from WCW in March 1998)
  • Vincent (joined in September 1996, sided with nWo Hollywood after split)
  • Miss Elizabeth (joined in September 1996, sided with nWo Wolfpac after split)
  • Eric Bischoff (joined in November 1996, sided with nWo Hollywood after split)
  • Buff Bagwell (joined in November 1996, sided with nWo Hollywood after split)
  • Michael Wallstreet (joined in December 1996, contractually removed from group in April 1997)
  • Big Bubba Rogers (joined in December 1996, contractually removed from group in April 1997)
  • Scott Norton (joined in December 1996, sided with nWo Hollywood after split)
  • Masahiro Chono (joined in December 1996)
  • Randy Savage (joined in February 1997, sided with nWo Wolfpac after split)
  • Dennis Rodman (joined in March 1997, left the group in July 1997)
  • The Great Muta (joined in May 1997)
  • Tenzan (joined in May 1997)
  • Konnan (joined in July 1997, sided with nWo Wolfpac after split)
  • Curt Hennig (joined in September 1997, sided with nWo Wolfpac after split)
  • Rick Rude (joined in November 1997, sided with nWo Wolfpac after split)
  • Louie Spicolli (joined in January 1998, died on February 15, 1998)
  • Dusty Rhodes (joined in January 1998, sided with nWo Wolfpac after split)
  • Brian Adams (joined in February 1998, sided with nWo Hollywood after split)
  • The Disciple (joined in February 1998, sided with nWo Hollywood after split)
  • Scott Steiner (joined in February 1998, sided with nWo Hollywood after split)
July 7, 1996 – April 1998
nWo Hollywood Also known as "nWo Black and White", a heel incarnation that fought against the face nWo Wolfpac
  • Hulk Hogan (leader and founding member, announced his retirement in November 1998, came back in January 1999, leader of nWo Elite after reunion)
  • Scott Steiner (founding member, leader of the group in November 1998 – January 1999 while Hogan was retired, part of nWo Elite after reunion)
  • Scott Hall (joined in May 1998, kicked out of the group in November 1998)
  • Bret Hart (associate member, nWo Hollywood recruiter)
  • The Giant (joined in May 1998, part of nWo B-Team after reunion)
  • Vincent (founding member, part of nWo B-Team after reunion)
  • Eric Bischoff (founding member, part of nWo Elite after reunion)
  • nWo Sting (founding member, left the group in 1998)
  • Buff Bagwell (founding member, part of nWo Elite after reunion)
  • Scott Norton (founding member, part of nWo B-Team after reunion)
  • Dennis Rodman (joined in June 1998, left the group in July 1998)
  • Brian Adams (founding member,part of nWo B-Team after reunion)
  • The Disciple (founding member, left the group in September 1998 after being kidnapped by The Warrior)
  • Dusty Rhodes (joined in May 1998, left the group in November 1998)
  • Miss Elizabeth (joined in June 1998, part of nWo Elite after reunion)
  • Curt Hennig (joined in June 1998, part of nWo B-Team after reunion)
  • Stevie Ray (joined in August 1998, part of nWo B-Team after reunion)
  • Horace Hogan (joined in October 1998, part of nWo B-Team after reunion)
  • Barry Windham (associate member, tag team partner of Hennig)[1]
April 1998 – January 4, 1999
nWo Wolfpac Also known as "nWo Black and Red", a face incarnation that fought against the heel nWo Hollywood
  • Kevin Nash (leader and founding member, part of nWo Elite after reunion)
  • Randy Savage (founding member, left the group in June 1998 due to injury)
  • Konnan (founding member, part of nWo Elite after reunion)
  • Lex Luger (joined in May 1998, part of nWo Elite after reunion)
  • Sting (joined in June 1998, left the group in October 1998 due to injury)
  • Scott Hall (joined in November 1998, part of nWo Elite after reunion)
  • Curt Hennig (joined in May 1998, defected to nWo Hollywood June 1998)
  • Rick Rude (joined in May 1998, defected to nWo Hollywood June 1998)
  • Dusty Rhodes (joined in May 1998, defected to nWo Hollywood May 1998)
May 4, 1998 – January 4, 1999
nWo "Elite" Also known as "nWo Reunion" and/or "Mega nWo" and/or "nWo Wolfpac 1999" (heels) January 4, 1999 – April 1999
nWo "Black and White" The "B-Team" of the "nWo Reunion" faction (heels)
  • Stevie Ray (leader and founding member, left the group in July 1999 to reform Harlem Heat)[3]
  • The Giant (founding member, kicked out of the group in January 1999)
  • Curt Hennig (founding member, kicked out of the group in January 1999)
  • Vincent (founding member)
  • Scott Norton (founding member)
  • Brian Adams (founding member, kicked out of the group in February 1999)
  • Horace Hogan (founding member)
January 7, 1999 – August 1999
nWo 2000 The traditional nWo logo was silver instead of white, and the catchprase "The Band is Back Together" was used (heels)

WWF/E

Order: Members: Changes:
First (heel)
  • Hollywood Hogan (leader)
  • Kevin Nash
  • Scott Hall
The original trio were brought in by Vince McMahon.
Second (heel)
  • Kevin Nash (leader)
  • Scott Hall
  • X-Pac
  • Big Show
Hogan turned face and got kicked out of the group. This led them to bring in former members X-Pac and Big Show.
Third (heel) Hall was released from his contract. Booker T and Shawn Michaels joined.
Fourth (heel)
  • Kevin Nash (leader),
  • Shawn Michaels (co-leader)
  • X-Pac
  • Big Show
Michaels literally "kicked" Booker T out of the group, by giving him a superkick during a segment on Raw. Soon after, Kevin Nash would suffer a legitimate quadriceps tear, putting him out of action for nearly a year. On July 15, 2002, the group was officially disbanded by Mr. McMahon as Eric Bischoff became Raw General Manager.
Fifth (face)
  • Hollywood Hogan (leader)
  • Kevin Nash
  • Scott Hall
  • X-Pac
Nash and Hall returned to celebrate Hogan's 61st birthday on the August 11, 2014 episode of Raw, and reuniting the original trio in WWE for the first time since 2002.
Sixth (face)
  • Kevin Nash (leader)
  • Scott Hall
  • X-Pac
On the Old School Raw episode on January 19, 2015, Nash, Hall and X-Pac returned as the nWo (Hulk Hogan had participated in an earlier segment in the show, and returned as The Kliq alongside Shawn Michaels and Triple H. Later on reunited with APA and The New Age Outlaws.
Seventh (face)
  • Hollywood Hogan (leader)
  • Kevin Nash
  • Scott Hall
  • Sting
The original trio once again reunited on March 29, 2015 at WrestleMania 31 to assist their long-time rival Sting in his WrestleMania debut match against Triple H, who had received help from former D-Generation X teammates Billy Gunn, Road Dogg, X-Pac and Shawn Michaels.

Celebrities

Incarnation: Notes: Members:
New World Order (nWo) Celebrity members of the original incarnation (heels)

NJPW

Incarnation: Notes: Members: Tenure:
nWo Japan Also known as nWo Gundam and/or nWo Typhoon (heels under Chono, faces under Mutoh)[7] December 1996 – January 4, 2000

TNA

Order: Members: Tenures:
The Band
  • Kevin Nash (left the Band on February 4, joined again on March 21)
  • Scott Hall (left TNA in June)
  • Syxx-Pac (left The Band on April)
  • Eric Young (joined on May 3)
  • Bubba (personal interviewer, joined in late March, was fired from TNA on April 30)
January 4, 2010 – June 2010
The Wolfpac August 5, 2010 – October 10, 2010

See also

References

  1. "nWo Hollywood Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  2. "nWo Elite/nWo Reunion/Mega nWo Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  3. "nWo B-Team Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  4. "WCW Nitro: September 30, 1996". Scott's Blog of Doom. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  5. "Kyle Petty 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Chrono Chronicles: Clash of the Champions XXXV". The Blog of Doom. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  7. 1 2 "nWo Japan Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
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