The New World Order’s success in the wrestling industry is still referenced today. There's no underplaying the impact they had on WCW. Eric Bischoff’s creation was a fantastic idea: a heel group with relevant names trying to lead a hostile takeover of the company. WCW passed WWE for the first and only time thanks to the nWo making it must-see television.

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One issue was that the group grew too large and continued expanding, in a way that hurt their appeal. Eight different versions of the nWo ended up forming, with different members involved along the way. We will compare them all to look at which versions of the group created the most positive impact. Here are all eight incarnations of the New World Order, officially ranked.

8 nWo 2000

The nWo 2000 group perhaps deserves the label as the worst version of the New World Order. WCW was getting desperate around this time, hoping to bring back viewers to improve the flagging ratings.

Bret Hart retained the WCW Championship against Goldberg with Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner helping to form the nWo 2000. There was no chemistry there and the group ended within a few months. Injuries would see multiple wrestlers removed from television, with the faction abruptly ending their time together.

7 nWo B-Team

The merging of multiple New World Order groups in 1999 would see the lower tier members phased out. Instead of joining nWo Elite, these wrestlers were paired together in the secondary stable known as the nWo B-Team (named by fans and the commentators).

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Stevie Ray, Vincent, Horace Hogan, Brian Adams and Scott Norton were the main members. The Giant and Curt Hennig had limited runs in the group, but they eventually left.

6 nWo Hollywood

WCW split up the New World Order into multiple factions led by Kevin Nash and Hulk Hogan. The heel group was dubbed nWo Hollywood as they continued to wear the black and white colors. Hogan, Eric Bischoff and Bret Hart were the most prominent members of the group.

The goal of nWo Hollywood was to continue doing their best to ensure Hogan remained dominant as the WCW Champion. Hogan started to lose his grip here, as the nWo Hollywood group had little to no momentum outside from the general heel heat directed at him. The group didn’t have much chemistry or excitement beyond the top few names.

5 nWo Elite

The New World Order splitting into two separate factions lasted for most of 1998. WCW made a move to reunite them in 1999, with Kevin Nash turning heel to work under the leadership of Hulk Hogan once again. They used the nWo Elite name to indicate that only the best members joined this version, continuing to use the red and black colors.

The problem was that some fans didn’t care about seeing the group together, since they fell in love with the face run of the Wolfpac. Ratings continued to decline and the nWo Elite only lasted a few months. Hogan turned face to sport his old red and yellow gear and Nash became a traditional heel. WCW quit on the nWo for a while thanks to the nWo Elite failing.

4 nWo Japan

New Japan’s relationship with WCW in the late 90s allowed the New World Order to establish its presence in multiple countries and multiple promotions. This version of the group in Japan would see credible names like The Great Muta, Masahiro Chono, Hiro Saito and Hiroyoshi Tenzai leading the way.

WCW often sent wrestlers to Japan for tours with mainstays like Scott Norton, Buff Bagwell, Brian Adams and the fake Sting all representing the nWo Japan stable. The wrestlers that worked for both promotions certainly had fun representing the nWo all over the world.

3 WWE's nWo

The New World Order debuting in WWE created interest. Vince McMahon brought back the group to inject the company with “poison,” by going after the top names, Steve Austin and The Rock. Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall feuding with the two beloved faces of the Attitude Era gave the WWE nWo a fun first few months.

Unfortunately, they would lose all momentum as time went on. Fans wanted to cheer Hogan after his classic WrestleMania X8 match with The Rock, so he left the group for a singles face run. Other wrestlers like Booker T, Shawn Michaels and Big Show joined, but it fell apart once Hogan was out.

2 nWo Wolfpac

Kevin Nash turning face to form his own version of the New World Order helped create a new dynamic for the group. Fans fell in love with the nWo Wolfpac for many reasons, to make them the most popular act in WCW. Lex Luger and Sting each joined the nWo for the first time to add more credibility, with fan favorites now involved.

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Randy Savage gave them a fourth former WCW Champion to showcase the top-level talent in the Wolfpac. Konnan joined as well and had the most beloved run of his career in the Wolfpac. Fans loved the black and red. WCW made a poor decision merging the Wolfpac with Hollywood to end the run early. Until that point, though, this iteration of the group really was on fire.

1 Original nWo

The original version of the New World Order deserves the top spot for their signficance and continued legacy within the wrestling world. Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall were the founding three members, to make the original nWo the hottest overall act in the wrestling business back in 1996.

Nitro became must-see television, with fans needing to know what the group would do next. The original nWo added too many members to the mix that eventually doomed them, but the first year provides some of the greatest wrestling entertainment on television in the history of the business. WCW’s rise to the top was mostly due to the original nWo.

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