4 famous wrestling factions that almost had different members

#2 NWO

Hulk Hogan helped form the NWO in 1996

Before the New World Order (NWO) spiralled out of control and gained an extra 59 members, they were originally a three-man group consisting of Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and, of course, Hulk Hogan.

At Bash At The Beach 1996, Nash and Hall (The Outsiders) took on the team of Randy Savage, Sting and Lex Luger in a six-man tag match, with their partner – the famous “third man” – not revealed until the last few minutes of the broadcast.

That’s when Hogan, a long-time fan favourite who many thought would never play a heel character, turned his back on fans by planting two of his famous Atomic Legdrops on Savage.

Writing in his book Controversy Creates Cash, former WCW executive producer Eric Bischoff revealed that Sting was first approached about being Nash and Hall’s partner. He was “not knock-me-over enthusiastic, but receptive”, according to Bischoff, while Hall later said that Sting was going to be sent out as the third man if Hogan didn’t show up.