On this date in WCW history: The 'nWo 2000' forms on Monday Nitro
by Jesse Holland on Dec 20, 2011 10:02 AM EST
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On December 20, 1999, just one day after Bret Hart had his brains scrambled by Goldberg at the WCW Starrcade pay-per-view, "The Hitman" was back in action on Monday Nitro to rematch him for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship Title.
Interfering late in the match on Hart's behalf would be Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Jeff Jarrett (Hulk Hogan had already returned to his yellow and red gimmick). Hart, who easily pinned a post-beatdown Goldberg to win the belt, proceeded to pull off the big "swerve," which for him meant clomping around the ring and mugging for the camera.
Unintentional laughs came when he tried to growl something into the stick, but it wasn't turned on.
Due to injuries, bad booking and fan apathy, the "band that was back together," who picked up a few extra bodies in the form of Scott Steiner and the Harris twins, only stayed that way for a few months before disbanding for good, or at least until WWF Chairman Vince McMahon decided to resurrect it yet again in 2002.
Video of the nWo 2000 assembling on Monday Nitro, after the jump.
Well Cagesiders, we all know WCW went to the well one too many times with the nWo gimmick, but was there a small part of you hoping it would pan out?
Or was it too little, too late?
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Russo!
I feel like this could’ve worked if WCW had held onto its young talent and formed a team like Jericho, Benoit, Guerrero, Jarrett and Hart. Or if they had re-formed the nWo with main event vets and had them fued, and lose to a face team of the five guys mentioned.
Their downfall was their refusal to push new main event talent, similar to what the WWE is facing these days.
The "what the f_ck is all this" look on Hart's face says it all
Writer (and a handsome one at that),
And the Valley Shook
Hart
Bret is just confused as to why he keeps getting aligned with a 7 ft dude who has a fanny pack fetish
by The Name is Dalton on Dec 20, 2011 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
I had alot of hope for this version of the NWO, them feuding with The Radicalz was something to look forward to in WCW but then in a span of a few weeks it all went to hell.
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The fact they kept saying swerve over and over was not a good sign
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After the Finger Poke of Doom, I just gave up caring about the nWo
Jumped the shark.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 20, 2011 2:39 PM EST reply actions
I feel a little dirty saying two good things about Russo in one day but this was a great angle. When it happened no one had any idea which is saying a lot since it was in the internet age. This gave me hope that WCW could turn it around but it all went o pot when all the injuries happened and Russo got canned for wanting to make Tank Abbot champ.
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