Members: Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Hollywood Hogan, Ted DiBiase, The Giant, Fake Sting, Vincent, Syxx, Miss Elizabeth, Nick Patrick, Eric Bischoff, Buff Bagwell, VK Wallstreet, Big Bubba Rogers, Scott Norton, Randy Savage, Dennis Rodman, Konan, Curt Hennig, Rick Rude, Louie Spicolli, Dusty Rhodes, Brian Adams, Scott Steiner, The Disciple, Lex Luger, Sting, Stevie Ray, Horace Hogan, Disco Inferno, David Flair, Torrie Wilson, Bret Hart, Jeff Jarrett, Midajah, Ron Harris, Don Harris, Booker T, Shawn Michaels
Led by "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, they shook up an industry when it was badly needed and brought new life to professional wrestling. They were edgy and cool and had a sense of realism in WCW that directly opposed the more over-the-top, cartoony nature of Vince McMahon's WWE.
The introduction of the NWO brought a drastic shift in television viewership, fueling WCW to an unpredictable 83-week smackdown in the battle for ratings supremacy while breathing new life into its leaders' careers.
It also proved effective in making pro wrestling must-see television. The rise of the NWO and the ripple effect it caused in the industry made fans flock back in droves, resulting in a boom period that remains one of the most successful in the long and prosperous history of sports entertainment.
The faction went through several incarnations in both WCW and in McMahon's promotion once he purchased his competitor, wreaking havoc and threatening the stability and future of both companies along the way.
To this day, though, it is not uncommon to see fans rocking the familiar NWO letters on T-shirts and hats. Had management, including group member Eric Bischoff, resisted the urge to overexpose it and water it down with too many members, the faction could have landed the top spot in these rankings.
