If you were watching WWE Raw Monday night, your ears probably perked up when the unmistakable theme of the nWo played as Kevin Nash made his way to the ring. All over Facebook, I saw posts like “Popped HUGE for the n.W.o theme!”, “nWo 2011?“, etc. Then, the match was made; CM Punk vs. Kevin Nash at WWE Night of Champions. As we saw later on, that match was changed to CM Punk vs. Triple H at Night of Champions 2011.
I, like many of you, was wondering why a match of that caliber is being used on a PPV event that’s not one of the “big four”. Then my mind started running & I thought to myself that this may very well be a revival of one of the most infamous stables in the history of the business. WWE.com even has a piece up about a possible nWo resurgence. A good portion of wrestling fans would tell you that things like Kevin Nash, the nWo, & past ideas are a bad thing. When executed improperly, that’s true. But an nWo in 2011 may very well work. Let’s play fantasy booker.
[adinserter block=”2″]WWE Night of Champions 2011 rolls around. The ref is down. CM Punk locks the Anaconda Vice on Triple H as both men face the stage. Kevin Nash makes his way down to ringside. Punk releases the hold as Nash enters the ring. Nash helps his friend up only to kick him in the gut & deliver the Jackknife. Punk goes over Triple H & stands tall over the COO with Nash as the PPV ends. Next night on Raw, the two reveal they’ve been in collusion the whole time. With new authority in WWE, who’s the most anti-authority personality right now? CM Punk. Punk is revealed to be the mastermind of the nWo in modern day WWE with Nash as his bodyguard. Naturally you’d have to explain why he’d cost himself the WWE Title at some point (a little borrowing of Shane Douglas in claiming that Punk refuses to carry the torch of a company whose best days are behind it could work).
Keep going to Survivor Series. Punk & Nash run roughshod over WWE taking out anyone in their path similar to the Outsiders. Hell, put the Tag Team Championship on them at some point leading into the PPV. At Survivor Series in MSG, you’ve got the nWo in CM Punk & Kevin Nash in a handicap match against Team WWE. The team would consist of Triple H, John Cena, & the Rock (he’s there; might as well use him).
Leading up to the event, similar to WCW, Punk and Nash allude to a third man who will be in their corner. Elimination style, Triple H goes out first. Rock takes out Nash. You’re down to CM Punk vs. John Cena & the Rock. As the Rock goes to put Punk away with the People’s Elbow, the unthinkable happens. The shocker everyone has been waiting for. Right in the middle of MSG, Cena catches the Rock mid run & delivers the Attitude Adjustment. Punk covers Rock for the 3 count. Survivor Series ends with Punk, Nash, & Cena standing tall in the ring as the nWo theme plays them out. After that, it’s full speed to the Royal Rumble & WrestleMania.
What does this accomplish for WWE?
1. T-Shirt sales out the wazoo. You’re looking at classic nWo shirts, CM Punk themed nWo shirts, & John Cena themed nWo shirts. You’re looking at A LOT of money.
2. An interesting dynamic for the nWo. Are they heel? Are they face? Is it still cool to be bad?
[adinserter block=”1″]3. More potential interest in the John Cena vs. Rock match at WrestleMania 28. Where people are supposedly worried about Cena being booed out of the building, if it’s still cool to be bad, putting him in nWo colors might swing those who were anti-Cena in his favor.
4. Punk is free to resume chasing the WWE Title leading up to Mania.
5. Nash becomes your mid card champion at some point. A victory over Nash for a young up & comer for one of the mid card championships is the rub someone like a Zack Ryder could use.
The nWo, especially spearheaded by CM Punk, can still serve an effective purpose in 2011/2012 WWE. Survey says if done right it’s something that can be too sweet. If executed poorly, you’re looking at nothing more than another failed Nexus or Corre. I’m probably way off the mark, but hey, it’s fun to think about.
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I would like to see this happen but WWE is too scared to change anything about Cena except his shirts every six months. An idea like this which would borrow from the past but be cutting edge as hell never could make it through WWE anti-creative. They are gonna roll with the predictable Nash run in and hands HHH his sledge hammer and a heel turn as they beat down Punk.
Even though I am not a Cena fan, it would help the WWE sell more shirts, have a better story line for The Rock and Cena at Wrestlemania and give the shock that WWE needs.
They invested too much in Cena. I personally find him boring to watch but even though if this happens you will see more of Cena, at least it will show him in a different light. The best WWE decision to date was to let Alberto win Rumble, Money in The Bank, and the championship. They need to let him keep it for a long time.
We need a heel stable that is NEW. Not invaders from another company. Not 3 relatives and their weird buddy who wears bath robes. Not a bunch of rookies. Not a group that works for the boss. I was thinking, maybe along the lines of some sort of rebellion? Use a few people who are already sort of in-between to form it? Then again, I don't like heel stables in the first place so there's that. Maybe a face stable, that essentially bullies the heels into cowardice to the point where they actually switch spaces. The faces become cocky and arrogant, losing their way while the heels become popular and edgy anti-heroes to fight the established "face" stable.
No…No…No…No…No…No…No.
This is just another thing to build Cena…Cena will totally destroy PWO and just tick us off more and more.
Dear GOD, I hope not.
I kind of like the idea that Cena sent Nash the text and this thing comes full circle. But will Virgil be invited I think is the real question. Cool read.
Of course, we can't forget nWo Sting.
Here's hoping that this does happen. It would certainly be an interesting twist.
I will start watching again if this is true.