10 Worst Wrestling Stables Of The '90s

Yes, the nWo were an instrumental part of wrestling history in many positive ways. It was their ascendance that created a boost in WCW’s ratings and forced WWE to raise the creative bar, thus sparking the Monday Night Wars and the late-90s wrestling boom. The nWo shirt, logo, and theme are all iconic pieces of wrestling culture and played a major influence on future groups such as Bullet Club. But seeing as how WCW is no longer around, it would be intellectually dishonest to not point out the damage the nWo caused.

Rather than rise and fall with a satisfying conclusion, the group trudged along for years, adding one jabroni after another, steamrolling over various babyfaces, and of course, keeping Hulk Hogan on top despite fans’ protestations. Almost every major terrible booking decision in WCW from ‘97 to ‘99, from the finish of Starrcade 1997, to Goldberg’s streak ending, to the Fingerpoke of Doom, was linked to the continued push of the nWo at the expense of everyone and everything else.

Eventually, WCW fans had seen enough, and either switched to WWE or stopped watching altogether. Now, there’s only one wrestling company on top, and many would say things have been stagnant ever since. WCW owed their highest peak and lowest valley to the nWo, but it was the latter that ultimately doomed the company.

Are they iconic? Undoubtedly. Were they the worst stable of the ‘90s? Looking at what happened, it’s hard to argue against that idea.