Strength in numbers: pro wrestling's greatest stables

#3 The New World Order

The New World Order

When WWE alums Kevin Nash and Scott Hall started 'invading' broadcasts of WCW Monday Nitro, they turned a lot of heads, including Vince McMahon's. After an unsuccessful lawsuit to prevent his former stars performing under their real names, Hall and Nash started beatdowns of popular babyface WCW talent.

Eventually, they would run afoul of the top faces in WCW at the time: Sting, Lex Luger, Hulk Hogan, and Macho Man Randy Savage. After Sting was accused of being a traitor, he no-showed a match, leaving his teammates to fend for themselves. The whole world watched with bated breath as Hulk Hogan made his way to the ring, presumably to save longtime ally Randy Savage from a beat down.

Instead, Hogan dropped the leg on Savage and founded the nWo in one of wrestling's most historic moments. Hogan becoming the equivalent of Darth Vader was unthinkable and shocking at the time, and the audience voiced their displeasure with hurled debris.

Though the nWo would eventually swell with b-list members and lose credibility, it remains the main reason for WCW's ratings dominance of WWE for nearly three years.

Here is the moment that shocked the wrestling world, and kicked off the Monday Night War.