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Many stables in professional wrestling's rich history have descended, but only a few that left a huge mark. One of them is New World Order, or simply known as nWo. The group started at Bash of the Beach 1996 when Hulk Hogan revealed himself as "the third man" and declared himself, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall as the "new world order of professional wrestling" and the rest was history. The stable was so popular that WCW surpassed WWE at one point and gave them a run for their money, but it is also one of the reasons for the downfall of WCW.
Nevertheless, it left a huge legacy and it still brings a sense of nostalgia for old viewers and fans of the product through merchandise, DVDs, and more video content.
But what if WWE revives it? Would it start a new age of wrestling? Would AEW be able to keep up? Or will it be a massive failure?
WWE has teased the return of nWo and even made an entrance video of John Cena with the faction's entrance theme, which was used in the Firefly Fun House match between The Fiend and Cena at WrestleMania 36.
In this article, here are four ways how WWE could book the nWo revival.
#1 Make John Cena the leader of nWo
The only former face of the company that is comparable to the Hulkster is John Cena. Roman Reigns would make a great leader, but it would make more sense for his character to have his own stable that is based on his Samoan heritage, thus making Cena the best choice as nWo's leader.
With The Fiend's healing powers, he changes the persona of those he defeated or "healed", so it only makes sense for Cena to turn heel. WWE have already teased it with the nWo entrance, so it'll be better to go ahead with the storyline and it'll bring a sense of continuity.
They can start it off with Cena making a return on next year's Royal Rumble event and actually winning the Rumble match. He could then challenge the WWE Champion Drew McIntyre in the main event of WrestleMania 37. Fast forward to the match and Cena could win his 17th world championship, with some help from the outside. After the match, they would reveal themselves as the new nWo, thus reviving the faction.
#2 Adding new members in nWo
The star that would help Cena in his championship match should be established names, giving more credibility to the new nWo. Finn Balor and Shinsuke Nakamura are the best options since Balor has his Bullet Club roots and Nakamura will bring in an international feel to the stable. He'll certainly bring in more viewers from the Japanese market, just like Masahiro Chono did when he was with nWo.
The three of them should be the top heels of their respective brands, making nWo a part of the three brands.
WWE could then slowly add more members, with the likes of Elias, Sheamus, Shayna Baszler, Dolph Ziggler, Bobby Roode, Cesaro, Bayley, Damian Priest, El Legado del Fantasma, and Shotzi Blackheart amongst the possible names. WWE could even bring back a veteran like The Big Show who could act as the faction's enforcer.
Since John Cena won't be around much with his limited schedule, adding another frontman to nWo would be the best move, and AJ Styles is the finest replacement for Cena. The former leader of Bullet Club has risen up to become one of the greatest wrestlers of all time with his incredible skills in the ring and on the mic.
Having representatives on each brand will make nWo more dominant and stronger. They can even establish a sub-group on NXT UK and naming it as nWo UK, so they have a wide reach. The group as a whole can invade each brand within the company, thus causing chaos in WWE.
#3 Let nWo win the top championships in each brand, with John Cena only wrestling on PPVs
Winning the world championship in each brand will not only make nWo dominant, but it will also make the faction more hated. John Cena with the WWE Championship on RAW, Shinsuke Nakamura with the Universal Championship on SmackDown, and Finn Balor with the NXT Championship on NXT would allow nWo to control all three brands. Bringing in the nWo name to each brand will surely bring in more viewers, especially the hardcore wrestling fans and old WCW fans.
When Hulk Hogan was a member of nWo, he would mostly wrestle on PPVs due to his deal with WCW. Since Cena has a limited schedule with WWE because of his acting career, it only makes sense for Cena to wrestle only on PPVs.
Also, viewers would surely tune in for PPVs since that is the only place they can watch Cena wrestle. For years now, Brock Lesnar has been the special attraction for big PPVs and John Cena could very easily do the same job.
#4 Future Storylines: nWo vs. WWE at Survivor Series
With nWo wreaking havoc on all three brands, RAW, SmackDown, and NXT could join forces as they try to end the faction for good. Roman Reigns, Drew McIntyre, Daniel Bryan, Braun Strowman, Johnny Gargano could all be a part of Team WWE to take on John Cena, AJ Styles, Finn Balor, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Damian Priest of nWo.
The possible stipulation could be that if nWo loses, they will disband for good. But if nWo wins, they would get a championship opportunity at all the other titles in WWE that they don't have, thus making it a must-win for the faction to further establish their supremacy.
Now with Cena not with the faction for a majority of the time, it could some dissension in the ranks. They could go with two storylines, a civil war within the faction or the election of a new leader.
A faction civil war may lead to the creation of a new faction and the election of a new leader could lead to John Cena becoming a babyface once again or possibly retiring.
Nevertheless, if WWE plays their cards right, a nWo revival could be a success.
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