WWE teasing return of NWO with Kevin Nash

by Geno Mrosko on Aug 30, 2011 4:37 PM EDT in WWE

The return of Kevin Nash to the WWE for a quick splash as a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble earlier this year was a part of a Legends deal he signed and wasn't supposed to become anything more than that.

Until it did.

"Big Sexy" eventually made another surprise return, this time at SummerSlam to deliver a powerbomb to CM Punk just after he controversially defeated John Cena for the WWE championship. This allowed Alberto Del Rio to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase and he's been champion ever since. Now Nash is involved in a full on feud with Punk and Triple H, just recently revealing (kayfabe) that he signed a lucrative deal as a WWE superstar. Which means his role as an on-screen character will continue into the foreseeable future.

And while it has just now come to light that Nash has a medical issue that will prevent him from performing at Night of Champions, he will apparently be good to go sometime later this fall.

The storyline between the three previously mentioned guys has been complicated enough; now WWE is adding in a wrinkle that is sure to make longtime pro wrestling fans cringe.

They're teasing a return of the nWo.

Just last night (Aug. 29) on Raw, Nash started using the original nWo theme as his entrance music. Foreshadowing? Maybe, but it would have made no sense to use the old Diesel theme, since, well, he's not playing that character. But WWE added fuel to the fire by posting multiple articles on its website teasing the return of the popular 90s faction, even going so far as to draw comparisons to the t-shirt Nash wore last night. Because, you see, it was eerily similar to the t-shirt he wore when the original nWo was born.

On top of that, an entire subsection was devoted to potential members of the reincarnated group among the current crop of superstars in the company today. The post was more playful than anything but it's alarming nonetheless.

The final caveat is the YouTube videos WWE has been uploading of old nWo moments during its heyday in the late 90s. There's an entirely different post to be made about the many successes and failures of one of the most popular stables in the history of pro wrestling, but we'll get around to that if it turns out this thing has any real legs or if they actually decide to go through with the insane idea of resurrecting the nWo for one more run.

After the jump are the videos they've uploaded. Feel free to sound off in the comments with your thoughts on another potential run and whether or not you're for or against it.

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The nWo w/ HHH playing the Eric Bishoff Role?

I’d like that.

by Michael_Necci on Aug 30, 2011 4:41 PM EDT reply actions

nWo is dead

Can’t they just let it rest in peace?

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by Jesse Holland on Aug 30, 2011 4:42 PM EDT reply actions

This

Hogan is in TNA and isn’t/can’t come back immediately. Hall is in a gutter somewhere, and shouldn’t come back basically ever. Even if the three of them did make an improbable reunion as the nWo, all three are very old, and can’t perform. I’d don’t want that. WWE did that with DX, reform it as HHH and Shawn Michaels in the late 2000s, after being something really awesome in the late ‘90s, and that incarnation of DX basically made me wish it had never been brought back. Don’t do that with the nWo.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 30, 2011 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Can’t they just come up with a new idea?

by Keith Harris on Aug 30, 2011 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Doesn't make sense to bring them back

They were always a faction to take over the organization, not really a hired gun.

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by Thats It For you! on Aug 30, 2011 4:44 PM EDT reply actions

lolz at first video

It’s Sting! And there’s a wet spot where Eric Bischoff was sitting!

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by Jesse Holland on Aug 30, 2011 4:46 PM EDT reply actions

No way.

Hogan, who’s even more broken down than Nash, and Bischoff are with TNA and I would stop watching WWE altogether if they brought Scott Hall in with all his issues. Nash and some nostalgia are not the nWo.

by The so-called Beautiful on Aug 30, 2011 4:51 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

They tried that once

How’d it work out? Nash ripped a muscle climbing into the ring for their first match. The angle was dropped immediately. Let dead dogs lie.
You want a stable? Go for it. Factions make wrestling fun. Keep the old and broken out of it, except as managers. And there are much better people to fill that role than Nash, some of whom could actually wrestle in an emergency.

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by GoForthAndDie on Aug 30, 2011 4:56 PM EDT reply actions

I would like to see a new Four Horseman with Ziggler

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by J Theory on Aug 30, 2011 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions

That is a great Idea

Daniel Bryan would also fit in

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by Thats It For you! on Aug 30, 2011 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Let Arn Anderson be their mouthpiece

Or Flair, if/when he comes back. Arn would be better IMO, he has no intentions/desire to get back in the ring.

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by GoForthAndDie on Aug 30, 2011 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Suggestions

Dolph Ziggler, Daniel Bryan, Tyson Kidd & Alex Riley(They could become Heels who are tired of being looked over and build themselves as the future)
Arn Anderson Or Dean Malenko Or both

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by Lance Storm on Aug 30, 2011 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Ziggler, Bryan, Swagger and Morrison

I think that would make a rather solid four horsemen

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by WVPiratesfan on Aug 30, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions

I like that group. You can even add The Miz

And leave out Morrison if you want him to stay face

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by J Theory on Aug 30, 2011 11:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Speaking of the nWo

Is the site ever going to officially adopt the nWo inspired logo you posted when you first came on to the site?

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by Jonathan Loesche on Aug 30, 2011 5:23 PM EDT reply actions

When Rey gets back he can lead a new lWo with his bad knees.

by mariobatalivsmarkhenry on Aug 30, 2011 6:53 PM EDT reply actions

zach ryder should play Razor

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by SLAUGHTERHOUSE on Aug 30, 2011 7:36 PM EDT reply actions

No way to bringing back the nWo… I am against Bad Knees Nash from even being in this angle. They are killing it. Just a month ago Punk was white hot… now.. in against the Miz.. you could hear crickets. They’ve already killed him & they just don’t realize it. And of course… Super Cena is still in the title picture.

by Rawuncutnxrated on Aug 30, 2011 7:37 PM EDT reply actions