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(Defining moments in the history of the nWo)
Lex Luger makes Hollywood Hogan tap out to the Torture Rack and wins the World Title; Monday Nitro 8/4/97
Rowdy Roddy Piper discovers that Eric Bischoff has secretly been the leader of the nWo, Monday Nitro 11/18/96
Hulk Hogan leg-drops Randy Savage and joins The Outsiders to form the nWo; Bash at the Beach 1996
Clash of the Champions 1997: After nearly a year of keeping everyone guessing whose side he was on, Crow Sting interrupts the nWo’s in-ring celebration by appearing in the rafters with a buzzard
The original nWo makes their way to the WWF; No Way Out 2002 (“The poison has arrived!”)
NJPW, 2013; Bullet Club adopts the “too sweet” salute and the “4 Lyfe” motto, establishing themselves as the latter-day successor to the nWo legacy
Finger Poke of Doom, Monday Nitro, 1/4/99: Kevin Nash deliberately loses his World Title to Hollywood Hogan, the two nWo factions re-unite, and they beat up and spray-paint Goldberg. They also lose 600,000 viewers by spoiling the surprise of Mick Foley’s WWF Title win on RAW.
Nitro, 7/29/1996; The nWo enters the arena to “Rockhouse” for the first time
Nitro, 5/27/96; Scott Hall, whose contract recently expired at WWF, shows up at Nitro. He doesn’t wrestle but gets on a mic and cuts a promo.
The Following Category Has Been Paid for by the New World Order
(Defining moments in the history of the nWo)
Lex Luger makes Hollywood Hogan tap out to the Torture Rack and wins the World Title; Monday Nitro 8/4/97
Rowdy Roddy Piper discovers that Eric Bischoff has secretly been the leader of the nWo, Monday Nitro 11/18/96
Hulk Hogan leg-drops Randy Savage and joins The Outsiders to form the nWo; Bash at the Beach 1996
Clash of the Champions 1997: After nearly a year of keeping everyone guessing whose side he was on, Crow Sting interrupts the nWo’s in-ring celebration by appearing in the rafters with a buzzard
The original nWo makes their way to the WWF; No Way Out 2002 (“The poison has arrived!”)
NJPW, 2013; Bullet Club adopts the “too sweet” salute and the “4 Lyfe” motto, establishing themselves as the latter-day successor to the nWo legacy
Finger Poke of Doom, Monday Nitro, 1/4/99: Kevin Nash deliberately loses his World Title to Hollywood Hogan, the two nWo factions re-unite, and they beat up and spray-paint Goldberg. They also lose 600,000 viewers by spoiling the surprise of Mick Foley’s WWF Title win on RAW.
Nitro, 7/29/1996; The nWo enters the arena to “Rockhouse” for the first time
Nitro, 5/27/96; Scott Hall, whose contract recently expired at WWF, shows up at Nitro. He doesn’t wrestle but gets on a mic and cuts a promo.
Wrestlemania 18: After the Rock beats Hollywood Hogan, Hall and Nash run out and attack him, and Rock runs back out to save him, turning Hogan face and ending the nWo once and for all
New category: YES! YES! YES!
(Defining moments in the career of Bryan Danielson aka Daniel Bryan)
Wrestlemania 30: Bryan pins Triple H in the opening match to earn a spot in the main event, then taps out Batista in that match to win the unified WWE/World Heavyweight Championship
New category: YES! YES! YES!
(Defining moments in the career of Bryan Danielson aka Daniel Bryan)
Wrestlemania 30: Bryan pins Triple H in the opening match to earn a spot in the main event, then taps out Batista in that match to win the unified WWE/World Heavyweight Championship
August 2006: Danielson unifies the RoH World and Pure Championships with a victory over Nigel McGuinness, which the latter is still bitter about on AEW commentary.
New category: YES! YES! YES!
(Defining moments in the career of Bryan Danielson aka Daniel Bryan)
Wrestlemania 30: Bryan pins Triple H in the opening match to earn a spot in the main event, then taps out Batista in that match to win the unified WWE/World Heavyweight Championship
August 2006: Danielson unifies the RoH World and Pure Championships with a victory over Nigel McGuinness, which the latter is still bitter about on AEW commentary.
New category: YES! YES! YES!
(Defining moments in the career of Bryan Danielson aka Daniel Bryan)
Wrestlemania 30: Bryan pins Triple H in the opening match to earn a spot in the main event, then taps out Batista in that match to win the unified WWE/World Heavyweight Championship
August 2006: Danielson unifies the RoH World and Pure Championships with a victory over Nigel McGuinness, which the latter is still bitter about on AEW commentary.
December 2013: Bryan joins the Wyatt Family
January 29, 2019: Bryan introduces the new WWE Championship belt that is made from sustainable materials.
YES! YES! YES!
(Defining moments in the career of Bryan Danielson aka Daniel Bryan)
Wrestlemania 30: Bryan pins Triple H in the opening match to earn a spot in the main event, then taps out Batista in that match to win the unified WWE/World Heavyweight Championship
August 2006: Danielson unifies the RoH World and Pure Championships with a victory over Nigel McGuinness, which the latter is still bitter about on AEW commentary.
December 2013: Bryan joins the Wyatt Family
January 29, 2019: Bryan introduces the new WWE Championship belt that is made from sustainable materials.
WrestleMania 28: Bryan loses the World Title to Sheamus in 18 seconds. The enraged crowd starts what would become the Yes Movement.
YES! YES! YES!
(Defining moments in the career of Bryan Danielson aka Daniel Bryan)
Wrestlemania 30: Bryan pins Triple H in the opening match to earn a spot in the main event, then taps out Batista in that match to win the unified WWE/World Heavyweight Championship
August 2006: Danielson unifies the RoH World and Pure Championships with a victory over Nigel McGuinness, which the latter is still bitter about on AEW commentary.
December 2013: Bryan joins the Wyatt Family
January 29, 2019: Bryan introduces the new WWE Championship belt that is made from sustainable materials.
WrestleMania 28: Bryan loses the World Title to Sheamus in 18 seconds. The enraged crowd starts what would become the Yes Movement.
YES! YES! YES!
(Defining moments in the career of Bryan Danielson aka Daniel Bryan)
Wrestlemania 30: Bryan pins Triple H in the opening match to earn a spot in the main event, then taps out Batista in that match to win the unified WWE/World Heavyweight Championship
August 2006: Danielson unifies the RoH World and Pure Championships with a victory over Nigel McGuinness, which the latter is still bitter about on AEW commentary.
December 2013: Bryan joins the Wyatt Family
January 29, 2019: Bryan introduces the new WWE Championship belt that is made from sustainable materials.
WrestleMania 28: Bryan loses the World Title to Sheamus in 18 seconds. The enraged crowd starts what would become the Yes Movement.
Team HELL NO with Kane
February 8, 2016: In a tearful address to his hometown crowd in Seattle, Bryan announces his retirement due to multiple concussions
Wrestlemania 34: Two years later, Bryan triumphantly returns from retirement
YES! YES! YES!
(Defining moments in the career of Bryan Danielson aka Daniel Bryan)
Wrestlemania 30: Bryan pins Triple H in the opening match to earn a spot in the main event, then taps out Batista in that match to win the unified WWE/World Heavyweight Championship
August 2006: Danielson unifies the RoH World and Pure Championships with a victory over Nigel McGuinness, which the latter is still bitter about on AEW commentary.
December 2013: Bryan joins the Wyatt Family
January 29, 2019: Bryan introduces the new WWE Championship belt that is made from sustainable materials.
WrestleMania 28: Bryan loses the World Title to Sheamus in 18 seconds. The enraged crowd starts what would become the Yes Movement.
Team HELL NO with Kane
February 8, 2016: In a tearful address to his hometown crowd in Seattle, Bryan announces his retirement due to multiple concussions
Wrestlemania 34: Two years later, Bryan triumphantly returns from retirement
SummerSlam 2013: Bryan defeats John Cena for the WWE Championship, only to get the Pedigree from Triple H to allow Randy Orton to cash in his Money in the Bank contract. Bryan’s feud with The Authority begins.
THIS. IS. STING.
(Defining moments in the career of Sting)
War Games 1996: Sting comes out to beat the hell out of the nWo, proving once and for all that the nWo’s Sting was a fake. But then he gives Luger a rude gesture and leaves Team WCW to its fate.
THIS. IS. STING.
(Defining moments in the career of Sting)
War Games 1996: Sting comes out to beat the hell out of the nWo, proving once and for all that the nWo’s Sting was a fake. But then he gives Luger a rude gesture and leaves Team WCW to its fate.
Survivor Series 2014: Sting makes his WWE debut after the Authority rigs their match against the sole survivor of Team Cena, allowing Dolph Ziggler to get the win as sole survivor and getting the Authority fired
THIS. IS. STING.
(Defining moments in the career of Sting)
War Games 1996: Sting comes out to beat the hell out of the nWo, proving once and for all that the nWo’s Sting was a fake. But then he gives Luger a rude gesture and leaves Team WCW to its fate.
Survivor Series 2014: Sting makes his WWE debut after the Authority rigs their match against the sole survivor of Team Cena, allowing Dolph Ziggler to get the win as sole survivor and getting the Authority fired
Clash of the Champions X, February 1990: Ole Anderson tells Sting that they’re kicking him out of the Four Horsemen for refusing to relinquish his World Title shot against Ric Flair. Then Flair, Ole, and Arn give him the traditional Horseman send-off.
THIS. IS. STING.
(Defining moments in the career of Sting)
War Games 1996: Sting comes out to beat the hell out of the nWo, proving once and for all that the nWo’s Sting was a fake. But then he gives Luger a rude gesture and leaves Team WCW to its fate.
Survivor Series 2014: Sting makes his WWE debut after the Authority rigs their match against the sole survivor of Team Cena, allowing Dolph Ziggler to get the win as sole survivor and getting the Authority fired
Clash of the Champions X, February 1990: Ole Anderson tells Sting that they’re kicking him out of the Four Horsemen for refusing to relinquish his World Title shot against Ric Flair. Then Flair, Ole, and Arn give him the traditional Horseman send-off.
Clash of the Champions I ,March 27, 1988. In a show aired on TBS to counterprogram Wrestlemania IV Sting wrestles to a 45 minute draw with then NWA World Champion Ric Flair which heles establishes Sting as a main event level wrestler,.
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(Defining moments in the career of Sting)
War Games 1996: Sting comes out to beat the hell out of the nWo, proving once and for all that the nWo’s Sting was a fake. But then he gives Luger a rude gesture and leaves Team WCW to its fate.
Survivor Series 2014: Sting makes his WWE debut after the Authority rigs their match against the sole survivor of Team Cena, allowing Dolph Ziggler to get the win as sole survivor and getting the Authority fired
Clash of the Champions X, February 1990: Ole Anderson tells Sting that they’re kicking him out of the Four Horsemen for refusing to relinquish his World Title shot against Ric Flair. Then Flair, Ole, and Arn give him the traditional Horseman send-off.
Clash of the Champions I ,March 27, 1988. In a show aired on TBS to counterprogram Wrestlemania IV Sting wrestles to a 45 minute draw with then NWA World Champion Ric Flair which heles establishes Sting as a main event level wrestler,.
Nitro, 10/22/96; Sting appears in his trenchcoat and black-and-white facepaint for the first time (not the Crow makeup yet, just a black-and-white version of his previous facepaint) and tells the audience that “The only thing for sure about Sting is that nothing’s for sure”
THIS. IS. STING.
(Defining moments in the career of Sting)
War Games 1996: Sting comes out to beat the hell out of the nWo, proving once and for all that the nWo’s Sting was a fake. But then he gives Luger a rude gesture and leaves Team WCW to its fate.
Survivor Series 2014: Sting makes his WWE debut after the Authority rigs their match against the sole survivor of Team Cena, allowing Dolph Ziggler to get the win as sole survivor and getting the Authority fired
Clash of the Champions X, February 1990: Ole Anderson tells Sting that they’re kicking him out of the Four Horsemen for refusing to relinquish his World Title shot against Ric Flair. Then Flair, Ole, and Arn give him the traditional Horseman send-off.
Clash of the Champions I ,March 27, 1988. In a show aired on TBS to counterprogram Wrestlemania IV Sting wrestles to a 45 minute draw with then NWA World Champion Ric Flair which heles establishes Sting as a main event level wrestler,.
Nitro, 10/22/96; Sting appears in his trenchcoat and black-and-white facepaint for the first time (not the Crow makeup yet, just a black-and-white version of his previous facepaint) and tells the audience that “The only thing for sure about Sting is that nothing’s for sure”
AEW Revolution 2024: Sting and Darby Allin retain the AEW World Tag Team Title against The Young Bucks in Sting’s retirement match. During the contest, Sting’s sons Garrett and Steven, dressed as Surfer Sting and Wolfpac Sting, respectively, hit Stinger Splashes on the Bucks.
THIS. IS. STING.
(Defining moments in the career of Sting)
War Games 1996: Sting comes out to beat the hell out of the nWo, proving once and for all that the nWo’s Sting was a fake. But then he gives Luger a rude gesture and leaves Team WCW to its fate.
Survivor Series 2014: Sting makes his WWE debut after the Authority rigs their match against the sole survivor of Team Cena, allowing Dolph Ziggler to get the win as sole survivor and getting the Authority fired
Clash of the Champions X, February 1990: Ole Anderson tells Sting that they’re kicking him out of the Four Horsemen for refusing to relinquish his World Title shot against Ric Flair. Then Flair, Ole, and Arn give him the traditional Horseman send-off.
Clash of the Champions I ,March 27, 1988. In a show aired on TBS to counterprogram Wrestlemania IV Sting wrestles to a 45 minute draw with then NWA World Champion Ric Flair which heles establishes Sting as a main event level wrestler,.
Nitro, 10/22/96; Sting appears in his trenchcoat and black-and-white facepaint for the first time (not the Crow makeup yet, just a black-and-white version of his previous facepaint) and tells the audience that “The only thing for sure about Sting is that nothing’s for sure”
AEW Revolution 2024: Sting and Darby Allin retain the AEW World Tag Team Title against The Young Bucks in Sting’s retirement match. During the contest, Sting’s sons Garrett and Steven, dressed as Surfer Sting and Wolfpac Sting, respectively, hit Stinger Splashes on the Bucks.
Early in his career, Sting was in a Road Warriors knockoff tag team called The Bladerunners, with the man who would go on to become The Ultimate Warrior. Although they were green and only lasted a heartbeat, the face paint and hair style established his edgy look for years to come.
THIS. IS. STING.
(Defining moments in the career of Sting)
War Games 1996: Sting comes out to beat the hell out of the nWo, proving once and for all that the nWo’s Sting was a fake. But then he gives Luger a rude gesture and leaves Team WCW to its fate.
Survivor Series 2014: Sting makes his WWE debut after the Authority rigs their match against the sole survivor of Team Cena, allowing Dolph Ziggler to get the win as sole survivor and getting the Authority fired
Clash of the Champions X, February 1990: Ole Anderson tells Sting that they’re kicking him out of the Four Horsemen for refusing to relinquish his World Title shot against Ric Flair. Then Flair, Ole, and Arn give him the traditional Horseman send-off.
Clash of the Champions I ,March 27, 1988. In a show aired on TBS to counterprogram Wrestlemania IV Sting wrestles to a 45 minute draw with then NWA World Champion Ric Flair which heles establishes Sting as a main event level wrestler,.
Nitro, 10/22/96; Sting appears in his trenchcoat and black-and-white facepaint for the first time (not the Crow makeup yet, just a black-and-white version of his previous facepaint) and tells the audience that “The only thing for sure about Sting is that nothing’s for sure”
AEW Revolution 2024: Sting and Darby Allin retain the AEW World Tag Team Title against The Young Bucks in Sting’s retirement match. During the contest, Sting’s sons Garrett and Steven, dressed as Surfer Sting and Wolfpac Sting, respectively, hit Stinger Splashes on the Bucks.
Early in his career, Sting was in a Road Warriors knockoff tag team called The Bladerunners, with the man who would go on to become The Ultimate Warrior. Although they were green and only lasted a heartbeat, the face paint and hair style established his edgy look for years to come.
Great American Bash, July 7, 1990. Sting defeats Ric Flair, winning the NWA Heavyweight Championship.
THIS. IS. STING.
(Defining moments in the career of Sting)
War Games 1996: Sting comes out to beat the hell out of the nWo, proving once and for all that the nWo’s Sting was a fake. But then he gives Luger a rude gesture and leaves Team WCW to its fate.
Survivor Series 2014: Sting makes his WWE debut after the Authority rigs their match against the sole survivor of Team Cena, allowing Dolph Ziggler to get the win as sole survivor and getting the Authority fired
Clash of the Champions X, February 1990: Ole Anderson tells Sting that they’re kicking him out of the Four Horsemen for refusing to relinquish his World Title shot against Ric Flair. Then Flair, Ole, and Arn give him the traditional Horseman send-off.
Clash of the Champions I ,March 27, 1988. In a show aired on TBS to counterprogram Wrestlemania IV Sting wrestles to a 45 minute draw with then NWA World Champion Ric Flair which heles establishes Sting as a main event level wrestler,.
Nitro, 10/22/96; Sting appears in his trenchcoat and black-and-white facepaint for the first time (not the Crow makeup yet, just a black-and-white version of his previous facepaint) and tells the audience that “The only thing for sure about Sting is that nothing’s for sure”
AEW Revolution 2024: Sting and Darby Allin retain the AEW World Tag Team Title against The Young Bucks in Sting’s retirement match. During the contest, Sting’s sons Garrett and Steven, dressed as Surfer Sting and Wolfpac Sting, respectively, hit Stinger Splashes on the Bucks.
Early in his career, Sting was in a Road Warriors knockoff tag team called The Bladerunners, with the man who would go on to become The Ultimate Warrior. Although they were green and only lasted a heartbeat, the face paint and hair style established his edgy look for years to come.
Great American Bash, July 7, 1990. Sting defeats Ric Flair, winning the NWA Heavyweight Championship.
Uncensored 1997: Sting beats up all four members of Team nWo (Hall, Nash, Savage, and finally Hogan) after they win the triangle battle royal match
YES! YES! YES!
(Defining moments in the career of Bryan Danielson aka Daniel Bryan)
Wrestlemania 30: Bryan pins Triple H in the opening match to earn a spot in the main event, then taps out Batista in that match to win the unified WWE/World Heavyweight Championship
August 2006: Danielson unifies the RoH World and Pure Championships with a victory over Nigel McGuinness, which the latter is still bitter about on AEW commentary.
December 2013: Bryan joins the Wyatt Family
January 29, 2019: Bryan introduces the new WWE Championship belt that is made from sustainable materials.
WrestleMania 28: Bryan loses the World Title to Sheamus in 18 seconds. The enraged crowd starts what would become the Yes Movement.
Team HELL NO with Kane
February 8, 2016: In a tearful address to his hometown crowd in Seattle, Bryan announces his retirement due to multiple concussions
Wrestlemania 34: Two years later, Bryan triumphantly returns from retirement
SummerSlam 2013: Bryan defeats John Cena for the WWE Championship, only to get the Pedigree from Triple H to allow Randy Orton to cash in his Money in the Bank contract. Bryan’s feud with The Authority begins.
All In, 2024: Danielson captures the AEW World Title from Swerve Strickland.