One of the main reasons WCW was able to dominate RAW for so many months during the Monday Night Wars was thanks to the New World Order. As a spinoff of the NJPW vs. UWF feud created by Eric Bischoff after, the nWo was a revolutionary stable in that it blurred the lines between illusion and reality in a way that hadnt been done to such a degree in pro wrestling at the time. Using the real-life departures of Diesel and Razor Ramon, the nWo was so different and so captivating that it drew in audiences to WCW like never before. The groups brash nature and disruptive behaviour were so interesting because they were believable, instead of coming off as either forced or too surreal. From June 1996 following Bash at the Beach, and for 84 consecutive weeks, Monday Nitro outdrew WWE's Monday Night RAW. Nitro was higher than RAW on a consistent basis, drawing Nielsen ratings anywhere from 3.3 to 5, which, though varied, were much higher than what RAW was getting. A major reason for that was because of the considerable popularity the NWO enjoyed. Even though it became watered down and featured recycled storylines and too many members in later years, it was still a major force in making WCW more popular than WWF. In 1997 and 1998 in particular, the talk among pro wrestling fans was centered almost exclusively on the nWo's feuds with other WCW stars. If the nWo's creation had never happened, then WCW wouldnt have had the realistic, new, and exciting vehicle it needed to draw in wrestling fans away from a WWF that was growing more popular with the rise of Stone Cold Steve Austin.