17 Things We Learned From Eric Bischoff On Legends With JBL (Part 1)

3. The Origins Of The nWo

They mentioned Hulk Hogan! Well, it's not like they could have skirted around who the leader of the faction was, but talk inevitably turned to the formation of the nWo. JBL asks Bischoff is he was inspired by the New Japan versus UWF feud (Bischoff and WCW had a working relationship with NJPW at that time) and Bischoff said that it was probably the 'seed' of the idea. Bischoff gives New Japan credit for being on fire during that period and regularly selling out the Tokyo Dome for major shows. He didn't know that Hogan would turn heel that far in advance but that this was when the idea started formulating.