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The New World Order (commonly abbreviated as nWo) was an American professional wrestling stable that originally consisted of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash.

The stable originated in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) with the gimmick of a group of unsanctioned wrestlers aiming to "take over" and control WCW in the manner of a street gang. The group later appeared in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after the purchase of WCW by the WWF. The nWo angle became one of the most influential storylines in the mid-to-late 1990s success of WCW and was instrumental in turning mainstream North American professional wrestling into a more mature, adult-oriented product. The stable became the main driving force behind WCW competing with the WWF in the Monday Night Wars.

Fueled initially by the unexpected villainous turn of Hulk Hogan, the nWo storyline is generally considered one of the most successful angles in the history of modern-day professional wrestling, spawning several imitations and parodies, including the bWo, lWo and the jWo. The group dominated WCW programming throughout the late-1990s and continued until the dissolution of WCW in 2001, during which time there were several, sometimes rival, incarnations of the group.

In December 2019, it was announced that the nWo would be inducted into the 2020 WWE Hall of Fame, with Hogan, Hall, Nash, and Sean Waltman as the inducted members.

Concept
The nWo storyline was an idea created by WCW Executive Vice President Eric Bischoff, whose inspiration for the angle came after attending New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Battle Formation show at the Tokyo Dome on April 29, 1996. The show was headlined by a NJPW vs. UWFi match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, as New Japan's Shinya Hashimoto defeated UWFi's Nobuhiko Takada. Bischoff wanted to do an invasion-type angle where World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was being sabotaged by another wrestling group, initially insinuated as being the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), since the nWo's founding members had previously wrestled for the company.

The nWo was originally portrayed as a separate entity from WCW. Often, propaganda-style vignettes and product commercials concerning the nWo were presented in the style of a broadcast signal intrusion, with a voice proclaiming, "The following announcement has been paid for by the New World Order". Others, such as Kevin Nash, television director Craig Leathers, chief WCW booker Terry Taylor, and Taylor's assistants Kevin Sullivan and Paul Orndorff, all contributed their own ideas to the nWo concept.

Craig Leathers approached Disney/MGM Studios for a nWo logo. The designers came back with 6 to 10 examples, and eventually WCW management settled on the logo we know today. Scott Hall is credited with the group's trademark hand-signals, and Taylor belatedly scrawled the group's most popular catchphrase, "When you're nWo, you're nWo 4 life," in one segment he scripted for WCW Monday Nitro in late 1996.

History

World Championship Wrestling (1996 - 2000)

Formation

On May 19, 1996, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash wrestled their final matches as, respectively, Razor Ramon and Diesel in the WWF and signed with WCW shortly after. Hall appeared on the May 27, 1996 edition of Nitro, which emanated from the Macon Coliseum in Macon, Georgia. As The Mauler and Steve Doll wrestled, Hall emerged from the crowd and entered the ring, bringing the match to a halt, and called for the ring announcer's microphone. "You know who I am", Hall said to the stunned crowd, "but you don't know why I'm here". He went on to deliver what became known as the "You want a war?" speech, stating that he and unnamed allies had a challenge for WCW executive vice president Bischoff and any WCW wrestlers. As the episode neared its end, Hall accosted Bischoff, who was also the lead broadcaster for Nitro at the time, in the broadcast booth and demanded that he tell WCW owner Ted Turner to pick three of his best wrestlers for "a war". The next week, Hall claimed to have a "big surprise" for fellow professional wrestler Sting. On the following Nitro, the big surprise was revealed to be Nash. Hall and Nash were then dubbed as The Outsiders, randomly appearing at WCW events to cause trouble and inevitably be led out of the building by security.

Hall and Nash were both fully employed by WCW, but the storyline implied that they were WWF wrestlers "invading" WCW. This was enough of a concern to the WWF that it considered legal action over Hall and Nash's antics. Hall was the bigger concern to the WWF, as he had not fully distanced himself from his Razor Ramon character, continuing to use the character's mannerisms and speaking with the character's pseudo-Cuban American accent. WCW attempted to address these concerns at The Great American Bash in June 1996. Bischoff promised them a match at the next pay-per-view event, and then directly asked both Hall and Nash if they were employed by the WWF, to which they said no. The WWF, still unsatisfied, filed a lawsuit, claiming that Bischoff had proposed inter-promotional matches that would air on TBS, thereby associating the two promotions with each other. Also at The Great American Bash, both Hall and Nash pressed Bischoff to name his company's three representatives for their impending match. Bischoff said that he had found three men who would answer their challenge, but would not name them. This would lead to Hall and Nash attacking Bischoff, culminating with Nash powerbombing Bischoff off the stage and through a table below. Bischoff held a draft on Nitro to determine WCW's representatives, with Sting, Lex Luger, and "Macho Man" Randy Savage being chosen.

Hostile Takeover Match

The match Bischoff promised, a six-man tag team match billed as the "Hostile Takeover match", was scheduled as the main event of Bash at the Beach at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida on July 7, 1996. Hall and Nash came to the ring by themselves, leaving speculation open as to who the third man was. Team WCW then entered with all three members wearing face paint as a sign of solidarity.

Luger was hurt and badly injured right when the match started and had to be removed on a stretcher. The match reached its climax at approximately the sixteen-minute mark, shortly after a late tag from Sting to Savage. Savage went on the attack, nailing both the Outsiders with repeated axe-handle smashes from the top rope. However, while referee Randy Anderson checked on a downed Hall, Hall grabbed his shirt while Nash nailed Savage with a low blow which knocked both men to the mat. With all four men down, Anderson had no choice but to begin counting them out as he did not see the low blow. As he began his count, the fans' attention turned to the entrance area as Hulk Hogan entered and began walking to the ring to a loud roar from the crowd. Hall spotted him and immediately fled the ring. Hogan, who had not been seen on WCW television for some time, climbed into the ring to chase away Nash and tore off his T-shirt, as he had done many times before.

With the fans still cheering wildly, Hogan stood in the corner nearest and hit his long-time friend Savage with his Atomic Leg Drop, stunning the crowd into silence and turning heel for the first time since his AWA days in 1981. The Outsiders came back into the ring to celebrate with their now-revealed partner as Hogan dropped the leg on the fallen Savage a second time, and after the three men all shook hands, Hogan threw the referee from the ring and hit Savage one last time. The official match result was a no contest and Savage had to be carried from the ring by an exhausted Sting. After the match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund came to the ring and interviewed Hogan. During the interview, Hogan exclaimed that he, Hall and Nash were "the new world order of wrestling", giving the group its name – the New World Order.

Hogan continued, reminding everybody of the "great big organization up north" where Hall and Nash had come from and that he too had been there and how he had made that company a household name. Hogan followed by bringing up his signing with WCW in 1994.

He then declared that Hall and Nash were the kind of people he really wanted as his friends and that together, the three of them were going to take over WCW and destroy everything in their path. At this point, Okerlund directed Hogan to look at the debris strewn around the ring and told him that he could expect more of this if he chose to associate with Hall and Nash (subtly suggesting that Hogan should reconsider one more time). Hogan disregarded Okerlund and went into a tirade against the fans while taking another shot at Bischoff and some of the newer talent the fans were cheering.

Hogan then grabbed Okerlund by the collar moments later but quickly let him go after Okerlund threatened to sue him if he didn't. The show closed with the three wrestlers continuing to taunt the fans, who booed and pelted them with garbage. Wrapping up the event on pay-per-view, a still-stunned Tony Schiavone said: "Hulk Hogan, you can go to hell... straight to hell". The night after Bash at the Beach, Hall and Nash appeared on Nitro without Hogan, attempting to attack Sting, Arn Anderson and Randy Savage, but were held back by WCW security. On the July 15, 1996 edition of Nitro, Hogan returned wearing all black and helped Hall and Nash attack Lex Luger and Big Bubba Rogers during the Nitro main event. He then made a challenge to then-reigning WCW World Heavyweight Champion, The Giant, for Hog Wild in August. On the July 29, 1996 episode of Nitro, The Outsiders attacked Arn Anderson, the American Males (Marcus Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) and Rey Misterio Jr., whom Nash threw the latter into the side of a WCW production truck before leaving in a limousine.

Hogan becomes World Champion; Bischoff's secret is revealed

At Hog Wild, the newly rechristened "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan won the match after knocking The Giant out with his title belt. After the match, Hogan rechristened the Big Gold Belt as the self-proclaimed nWo World Heavyweight Championship by spray-painting the group acronym in capital letters across the faceplate. Two weeks after Hog Wild, Ted DiBiase made his WCW debut and declared himself the financial supporter and spokesperson of the nWo (thus becoming the fourth man), and was given the nickname "Trillionaire Ted". On the September 2 episode of Nitro, the nWo claimed its first defection from WCW and their fifth member as The Giant, who just weeks earlier lost his title to Hogan, turned on his Dungeon of Doom teammates and attacked The Four Horsemen and Randy Savage.

As the Fall Brawl PPV event neared, WCW was gearing up for another battle against the nWo. On the September 9 episode of Nitro, the nWo tricked fans and wrestlers into thinking that Sting had joined the nWo by putting wrestler Jeff Farmer into the group as a Sting clone, complete with Sting attire and face paint. This point was furthered when Farmer, as the nWo Sting, attacked Luger, who had been lured into an attack by referee Nick Patrick. This led Luger, his longtime ally and tag team partner, to publicly question Sting as to where his allegiance lies. At Fall Brawl, as Team WCW was being interviewed, Sting told his teammates that he had nothing to do with the attack, but Luger did not believe him. Going into the match, only three wrestlers on each side had been officially named: Hogan and The Outsiders for the nWo, with Luger, Arn Anderson, and Ric Flair for Team WCW. Sting had originally been named the fourth man for WCW, but his participation was in doubt. The fourth man for the nWo was indeed the nWo Sting, who convinced everyone (including the broadcast team) that the real Sting was nWo. The real Sting showed up moments later as the last man for Team WCW and took apart the nWo by himself. After assaulting the nWo, Sting left the ring and Team WCW, yelling at an apologetic looking Luger "Is that good enough for you right there? Is that truth enough?". Team WCW, now fighting a 4-on-3 handicap match, lost when the nWo Sting locked Luger in the Scorpion Death Lock.

The next night on Nitro, an angry Sting laid into his fellow wrestlers and co-workers as well as the fans for doubting his true colors. He came out unexpectedly, with no music or pyrotechnics, and kept his back to the camera purposely as he spoke:

With that, Sting began a retreat from the ring that would last for nearly fifteen months, and in the process, left his loyalties on the table for either side to try and move him to theirs. The nWo stepped up its efforts to try and recruit Sting, yet never removed the nWo Sting from the group. As Sting's character and look evolved, so too did Farmer's nWo Sting character. On the same night Sting made his speech, the nWo inducted its sixth official member into the group, Syxx. On the September 23rd episode, the nWo debuted Vincent, as its "head of security". Nick Patrick became the group's official referee after he began showing partiality to nWo members during their matches. Miss Elizabeth turned against The Four Horsemen and joined the group as Hogan's valet.

The nWo continued to dominate WCW, with Hogan successfully retaining the World Championship against Randy Savage and Hall and Nash winning the WCW World Tag Team Championship from Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) at Halloween Havoc. At Halloween Havoc, Hogan's old rival Roddy Piper, whom WCW had just signed to a contract, came to the ring to confront Hogan. Piper began looking for a match with Hogan the following night on Nitro.

In the storyline, WCW only recognized Hogan, Nash, and Hall as WCW employees due to their holding WCW championships, and the other nWo members went unrecognized as WCW employees; because of this, they were unable to wrestle other WCW wrestlers. This led to the nWo starting a segment on Saturday Night, called nWo Saturday Night, where nWo stable members wrestled local jobbers inside an empty arena. The nWo also used their "financing" to purchase ad time during WCW programming, which amounted to low budget anti-WCW propaganda, or "hijack" the broadcast signal.

At Halloween Havoc, The Giant defeated Jeff Jarrett by disqualification after Ric Flair attacked Giant during the match. This led to an announcement on the November 11 episode of Nitro that Jarrett would be facing Giant in a rematch at World War 3.

On the November 11 episode of Nitro, Nick Patrick disqualified Chris Jericho in a match against Konnan when Konnan kicked Jericho into Patrick. On the November 16 episode of Saturday Night, Jericho challenged Patrick to a match at World War 3, with Jericho's left arm tied behind his back.

On November 18, 1996, Nitro was live at the Florence Civic Center in Florence, South Carolina and opened with Hall and Nash physically attacking The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags), High Voltage (Robbie Rage and Kenny Kaos), Ciclope, and Galaxy and forcing Tony Schiavone to walk off the show after they threatened him. As the show moved into its second hour, Hogan and his entourage accosted Bischoff at the announce table and forced him to say that Hogan was better than Piper, who was still seeking a match with Hogan, but whom Bischoff had not agreed on a contract with yet. At the end of the show, Piper and Bischoff began arguing in the ring. As Piper continued to badger Bischoff, The Giant entered the scene and grabbed Piper from behind. He was followed by Syxx, Vincent, and The Outsiders, who all stepped in to stop Piper from attacking Bischoff. Finally, Hogan and DiBiase came out and revealed to the entire world that Eric Bischoff, despite appearances, had secretly been a member and the head of the nWo all along.

At World War 3, Chris Jericho defeated Nick Patrick while The Giant had defeated Jeff Jarrett after outside interference from Sting and The Outsiders were successful in retaining their Tag Team Championship against both the Nasty Boys and the Faces of Fear. Furthermore, Piper and Hogan had signed an official contract for a match, though Piper would end up being attacked by Hogan and the nWo. Lastly during the main event, The Giant had won the 60-man battle royal, last eliminating both Lex Luger and Kevin Nash, thus becoming the #1 contender in earning a World Heavyweight Championship title shot.

Piper and Hogan were then booked for a non-title match at Starrcade in December.

The following night on Nitro, Bischoff permanently left the broadcast booth, and his character became an egomaniacal tyrant as WCW's executive vice president, as well as a manager and replaced DiBiase as spokesperson for the nWo while DiBiase handled the financing. At the top of the program, Bischoff issued an ultimatum to the WCW locker room: all wrestlers were given thirty days to join the group or else. Marcus Bagwell (redubbed "Buff Bagwell"), Mr. Wallstreet, Big Bubba Rogers, and Scott Norton became members in the following weeks. Japanese wrestler Masahiro Chono also joined the group on December 16 and established himself as the leader of nWo Japan, a sister stable in NJPW.

At Starrcade, Piper defeated Hogan. At the same event, after multiple attempts to convince Diamond Dallas Page to join, Hall and Nash attacked Page in his United States Heavyweight Championship tournament final match against Eddie Guerrero, costing him the match. The nWo left with physical possession of the title belt. It was then given to Syxx, who began declaring himself as the champion, and Guerrero began feuding with him. The next night on Nitro, The Giant was kicked out of the nWo when he refused to perform a chokeslam on Piper during an nWo assault and claiming that he wanted his World Championship match with Hogan.

WCW success and control
At nWo Souled Out, Hogan and The Giant fought for the WCW Championship to a no contest in the main event due to the nWo referee, Nick Patrick, being biased toward Hogan. The United States Heavyweight Champion Eddie Guerrero retained and subsequently regained possession of his title against Syxx in a ladder match, while The Outsiders lost the tag team titles to The Steiner Brothers. Bischoff re-awarded them the titles the next night on Nitro after claiming that Randy Anderson, who ran in to officiate after Patrick was knocked down, was not the official referee. Bischoff then fired Anderson for his actions.

At SuperBrawl VII, the Outsiders lost their titles to Lex Luger and The Giant, while Syxx defeated Dean Malenko for the Cruiserweight Championship. Later that night, Hogan successfully defended his title against Roddy Piper. "Macho Man" Randy Savage, after weeks of roving with Sting as a "free agent", helped Hogan win. Savage participated in a post-match beatdown of Piper, cementing his place in the nWo. The next night on Nitro, Savage helped the Outsiders get revenge on DDP by attacking him from behind while they distracted him, and reunited with Miss Elizabeth. Later, Bischoff returned the tag team titles to The Outsiders, as Luger had been injured and was not cleared to wrestle in the SuperBrawl match. Luger, however, issued a challenge for a "winner-take-all" tag team match at Uncensored. Two weeks later on the March 3 episode of Nitro, Turner Sports vice president Dr. Harvey Schiller "suspended" Bischoff for abuse of his office. At Uncensored, Team nWo won the 3-team tag team match. In addition to winning, per a pre-match stipulation, the nWo gained the right to challenge for any WCW championship whenever and wherever they pleased. At the event, Sting descended from the rafters and attacked the top members of the nWo: Hall, Savage, Nash and Hogan, cementing his allegiance to WCW.

It was around this time in April 1997 that tensions began to surface within the nWo. At Spring Stampede, the show ended with Savage and Bischoff at each other's throats after the former's loss to Page, and both were forced to be held back by other group members. J. J. Dillon, who was appointed as WCW commissioner during Bischoff's suspension, later had Big Bubba Rogers and Mr. Wallstreet removed from the nWo due to a contractual technicality. Additionally, Ted DiBiase quit the group after feeling remorse for some of the WCW wrestlers who were victims of nWo assaults. In the interim, the nWo recruited The Great Muta on May 26, and Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Hiro Saito several weeks after Spring Stampede; they made occasional appearances on television due to their full-time employment in NJPW. The nWo also added Konnan, whom they dubbed "K-Dawg", on July 14 after he attacked Rey Mysterio, Jr. while Kevin Nash watched on approvingly.

At Bash at the Beach in July, Dennis Rodman, who had previously become a member of the nWo, made his wrestling debut as he teamed with Hogan to take on Luger and The Giant in a tag team match. Luger won the match for his team by forcing Hogan to submit and earned a title shot at Road Wild, set for August. Luger, however, elected to take his shot on the August 4 episode of Nitro, five days before the pay-per-view, and defeated Hogan to win the WCW Championship. Hogan regained the title at Road Wild after Rodman, dressed up as Sting, hit Luger with a baseball bat. Following Road Wild, the nWo began a rivalry with The Four Horsemen, marked by a skit where they mocked members of the group. The Horsemen responded by challenging the nWo to a WarGames match at Fall Brawl in September. The match pitted Ric Flair, Curt Hennig, Steve McMichael and Chris Benoit against Nash, Konnan, Syxx, and Bagwell. During the match, Curt Hennig turned on his team to align with the nWo. The nWo was victorious after McMichael surrendered in the match.

Bret Hart made his WCW debut on the December 15 episode of Nitro and declared he would not join the nWo, but did say he would be the special guest referee for a match between Bischoff and Larry Zbyszko at Starrcade. If Bischoff won the match, the nWo would be given permanent control over Nitro, but if Zbyszko won, it would remain with WCW. Rick Rude (who previously had been in WCW during the early to mid '90s) would join the nWo, later on that year. On the Nitro before Starrcade, the nWo completely took over the show by tearing down the set and chasing off the WCW announcing crew. They destroyed anything WCW-related and rebranded it nWo Monday Nitro. This event was done as a test run for a permanent changeover of Nitro to an nWo-centric show, with the soon-debuting Thunder becoming the WCW-centric show. However, the ratings dropped dramatically during this show, putting these plans on ice. Zbyszko later defeated Bischoff at Starrcade. Also at Starrcade, Hogan lost the WCW title to Sting. Hogan originally pinned Sting, but confusion arose when Hart appeared at ringside and accused referee and former nWo member Nick Patrick of making a fast count. In reality, Nick Patrick was supposed to make a fast count, revealing himself to be a crooked official, but for whatever reason, counted a legitimate three-count instead, leading many to speculate that backstage politics were at play. Hogan then submitted to Sting's Scorpion Death Lock, and the entire WCW locker room came out to celebrate the defeat of Hogan.

Dissension; nWo Hollywood and nWo Wolfpac
Shortly after Hogan lost the title at Starrcade, the nWo started showing more signs of division within the group. Because of the controversy surrounding Sting's title win, J. J. Dillon vacated the title on the inaugural episode of Thunder on January 8, 1998. In addition to the title being vacated, Scott Hall was still slated to face the world champion at SuperBrawl VIII as per the stipulation surrounding his World War 3 win, therefore this also would have to be resolved along with the vacant championship. New WCW commissioner Roddy Piper resolved the issue at Souled Out on January 24 by declaring that since there was no champion for Hall to face at SuperBrawl, he would face the winner of a second Hogan vs. Sting match at Uncensored the following March. Later that evening, the feud between Hall and Larry Zbyszko came to an end when he defeated Hall by disqualification after Louie Spicolli, who had just signed with WCW a month earlier, interfered. After the match Dusty Rhodes, who had been in the broadcast booth that night and who Zbyszko had asked to accompany him to the ring, joined Hall and Spicolli in attacking Zbyszko and joined the nWo, where he served as a mentor to Hall.

The nWo continued to expand their ranks into the new year as former WWF star Brian Adams jumped ship to WCW and immediately joined the nWo. Hogan also gained a second bodyguard when Ed Leslie, who had previously tried to join the nWo at Road Wild in 1996, debuted as a barely recognizable bearded biker dubbed "The Disciple".

At SuperBrawl VIII, the nWo had a mixed array of success. Hall and Nash regained the WCW World Tag Team Championship from The Steiner Brothers after Scott Steiner unexpectedly turned on his brother Rick and manager Ted DiBiase. Scott handed the championship belts to Hall and Nash after the match and celebrated with The Outsiders and Dusty Rhodes, marking his induction into the nWo. However, Hogan lost to Sting in a match for the vacated WCW World Heavyweight Championship due to interference from Randy Savage. After SuperBrawl, Savage then made his intentions clear and declared that he no longer needed the nWo's help to win matches. Savage also claimed that Hogan had dropped the ball, and that he was going after Sting to try to bring the world championship back to the nWo. Hogan and Savage tried to one-up each other on episodes of Nitro and Thunder over the next few weeks, which led to a steel cage match at Uncensored in March which ended in a no contest. Earlier that night, Hall lost his World War 3-earned title match against Sting.

The rift between the different factions of the nWo grew even wider after Syxx, who had been out since October with a severe neck injury, was released from his contract and sent to rehab for his ongoing alcoholism. Shortly thereafter, Hall was all removed from television due to his own bout with alcoholism; this led to a confrontation between Kevin Nash, Eric Bischoff, and Hogan on the March 26 episode of Thunder.

The differences within the nWo were becoming more apparent as Savage and Nash were suddenly realizing that Hogan was only looking out for himself, and the nWo was seen as secondary. Nash sided with Savage after Hogan had interfered in a number of Sting/Nash matches, not wanting to have to face Nash for what Hogan claimed was "his title". Nash supported Savage in his quest to defeat Sting, but also agreed to team with Hogan against the returning Roddy Piper and The Giant in a Baseball Bat on a Pole match. At Spring Stampede, Hogan and Nash defeated Piper and The Giant, but after the match Hogan assaulted Nash. Nash later helped Savage defeat Sting by hitting a powerbomb on the champion, earning Savage the win, the title, and the ire of Hogan who came out following the match proclaiming that Savage had "his title". Hogan and The Disciple then attacked Nash and Savage to close out the show.

The next night on Nitro, Hogan issued a challenge to the new champion for his title, and WCW commissioner Roddy Piper made the match a no disqualification match and declared that no run-ins would be permitted. Savage and Nash made their own speech a little later, where Nash said to Hogan "have a nice life" and implied that the nWo was not going to be together, at least in its current form, when the night was over.

Late in the match, while Hogan and Savage were fighting in a corner, The Disciple entered the ring and gave referee Nick Patrick a neckbreaker. While this was allowed, due to the match being no disqualification, it also meant that no one was able to stop Hogan and Disciple from doing whatever they wanted to Savage. The Disciple hit his finisher, The Apocalypse, on Savage while the belt was draped over his shoulder. Just after this, a furious Nash charged to the ring to aid the fallen Savage. As Nash entered the ring, Eric Bischoff came sprinting from the back and slid into the ring to intercept him. After tossing Bischoff aside, Nash nailed the Jackknife Powerbomb on Hogan. As the match was still going on, Nash pulled Savage on top of Hogan and went to revive Patrick as Bret Hart entered the ring. Hart picked up the title belt, struck Nash with it, rolled Hogan back over Savage, and revived the referee so he could count the pinfall for Hogan. Although Hogan was now WCW World Heavyweight Champion for a fourth time and appeared to have once again taken the reins of the nWo, the members of the group itself were now going to have to choose whose side of the faction they would be on: Hogan's or Nash's.

On the May 4 episode of Nitro, Nash, Savage, and Konnan appeared wearing black shirts with a red nWo logo, as opposed to the familiar white logo. They called themselves nWo Wolfpac (a name which Nash had previously been using alongside Hall and Syxx to refer to themselves as a trio), and were joined in the following weeks by Curt Hennig, Miss Elizabeth, Rick Rude and Dusty Rhodes. The Wolfpac became the first nWo incarnation to wrestle as faces. Hogan's side retained the black and white colors of the original nWo and took on the moniker nWo Hollywood, with Vincent, Bischoff, Scott Steiner, Scott Norton, Brian Adams, Buff Bagwell and The Disciple on his side.

At May's Slamboree, Nash and Hall were set to defend the WCW World Tag Team Championship against two of WCW's stalwarts, Sting and The Giant. However, The Giant joined nWo Hollywood shortly before Slamboree as retribution for Nash injuring him at Souled Out back in January. Despite this, The Giant maintained his alliance with Sting, but strongly suggested that Sting had a decision to make in terms of his allegiance. At Slamboree, Hall made his return to WCW in the colors of the Wolfpac for The Outsiders' title defense. During the match, however, he (along with Rhodes) turned on Nash by hitting him with the title belt, which gave the win to the team of Sting and The Giant. The next night on Nitro, Hall was introduced as the newest member of nWo Hollywood.

On the May 25 episode of Nitro the Wolfpac added Lex Luger, who subsequently urged his friend Sting to join him. However, nWo Hollywood made their own effort to woo Sting. Sting revealed his decision on the following week's Nitro, fooling Hogan into believing that he was going to join his side, then turning on him and tearing off the black and white T-shirt he was wearing to reveal a red and black one underneath. As part of his joining the Wolfpac, Sting began painting his face red and black instead of the black and white "Crow" style face-paint he had been wearing since 1996. At The Great American Bash, the Wolfpac lost two members as Hennig and Rude turned on Konnan following a loss and joined nWo Hollywood. It was not a total loss for the red and black, however, as Sting defeated The Giant in a singles match for control of the vacated WCW World Tag Team Championship. The next night on Nitro, Sting chose Nash as his tag team partner and the two began defending the titles.

In yet another shocking move, Miss Elizabeth defected from Savage (and the Wolfpac) and joined nWo Hollywood during a shocking promo (which included an on-screen kiss with Bischoff) on the June 8 episode of Nitro. On the June 15 episode of Nitro, Savage had a steel cage match versus Diamond Dallas Page (which featured Piper as special guest referee, and saw all three men on the receiving end of an attack by nWo Hollywood at the end of match). This attack, which resulted in a "knee injury" caused by a chair to his knee, would be the storyline angle for writing Savage off of TV, and he would then take a hiatus from the company to recover from at least two major knee surgeries. This would be Savage's final appearance with the Wolfpac.

In the meantime, a new contender for Hogan's championship emerged in the form of undefeated rookie and current United States Heavyweight Champion Goldberg, who had racked up an impressive string of victories. On the July 2, 1998 episode of Thunder, Goldberg was granted a title match against Hogan for the July 6 episode of Nitro. However, Hogan changed his mind and forced Goldberg to wrestle Scott Hall in order to earn his title match. Goldberg defeated Hall and then toppled Hogan in the main event to win his first WCW World Heavyweight Championship. After his loss to Goldberg, Hogan turned his attention to celebrity matches for the next two months, wrestling in two tag team matches at Bash at the Beach and Road Wild. Hogan won the first match with Dennis Rodman over Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone. The second match was a culmination of a storyline involving several Tonight Show skits involving Jay Leno making fun of Hogan, which resulted in Hogan and Eric Bischoff taking over the show and Diamond Dallas Page coming to save the day. Hogan and Bischoff lost to Page and Leno thanks to interference from Kevin Eubanks.

Meanwhile, the feud between Scott Hall and Kevin Nash continued while Nash continued to defend the tag team championship with Sting. On the July 20 episode of Nitro, Hall and The Giant challenged the champions to a match for the tag team titles. Late in the match, Bret Hart, who had been feuding with Sting over the previous few weeks, came out in an attempt to attack Sting. Sting knocked Hart to the floor and climbed the turnbuckle to taunt him, but the momentary lapse in concentration enabled Hall to pin Sting to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship back to the black and white. nWo Hollywood added a new member to its ranks on the August 24 episode of Nitro when Stevie Ray joined their stable after turning on his brother, Booker T. A few weeks later, they lost a member when The Disciple officially joined  O.W.N. and The Warrior on the September 21 episode of Nitro after being "kidnapped" by The Warrior in the previous weeks.

The feud between Hall and Nash culminated in a singles match at Halloween Havoc in October, where Hall earned a countout win after Nash left the ring. Nash later stated that he didn't care about winning the match, he just wanted his friend back. On the same night, Hogan defeated The Warrior when Hogan's nephew, Horace, interfered and joined nWo Hollywood. Bret Hart defeated Wolfpac member Sting, putting him out of action for around 6 months. This would Sting's final appearance with nWo Wolfpac.

At World War 3, nWo Hollywood attacked Scott Hall and kicked him out of the group for disrespecting Hogan and Bischoff a few weeks earlier. Kevin Nash won the 60-man battle royal and earned a WCW World Heavyweight Championship shot against the still-undefeated Goldberg. On the Thanksgiving episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, nWo Hollywood leader Hollywood Hogan announced his retirement from professional wrestling and Scott Steiner went on to assume the leadership role in the nWo Hollywood faction. On the November 30 episode of Nitro, Dusty Rhodes was appointed, by Bischoff, to be "special guest referee" during the Barry Windham vs Dean Malenko match later that night, but during the match Rhodes turned on Windham & Bischoff and quit the nWo for good (which resulted in him getting kayfabe fired by Bischoff). At Starrcade, Nash handed Goldberg his first loss and won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Hall interfered in the match and shocked Goldberg with a taser, incapacitating him long enough for an oblivious Nash to hit the Jackknife Powerbomb and score the win.

On the first Nitro after Starrcade (December 28 episode), the main event would be between WCW/nWo president Eric Bischoff and WCW's franchise player Ric Flair. This was after months of feuding and weeks of demanding a match against Bischoff for the presidency of the company. Flair declared he would give up all his possessions if he lost. The match was made by Bischoff who believed that Flair would not be able to compete after he had a kayfabe heart attack during a promo. Flair, despite interference by The Giant (which led to the shocking return of Savage, who assisted Flair and quit the nWo for good) defeated Bischoff in the match to become WCW president for 90 days, and Bischoff was relegated back to his old position as an on-air commentator. The ending of the match symbolized a new beginning for WCW heading into 1999 and appeared to be the possible conclusion to the nWo storyline.

nWo Wolfpac Elite and B-Team

As 1999 began, the divided nWo factions were headed by world champion and de facto leader Nash, who was unhappy with Hall's actions at Starrcade, and Scott Steiner, who had taken over nWo Hollywood following Hogan's retirement in November. On the first Nitro of the new year, which took place at Atlanta's Georgia Dome on January 4, Nash and Goldberg were scheduled to face off in a Starrcade rematch as Nash had promised on the December 28 episode of Nitro. However, nWo Hollywood accused the former champion of stalking Miss Elizabeth and Goldberg was arrested and taken from the arena in handcuffs. Later that night, Hogan made his return to WCW for the first time since November 1998 and was challenged by the reigning champion. Hogan accepted Nash's request and took Goldberg's place in the main event. In the match, after the bell rang to begin the bout, Hogan poked Nash in the chest, after which Nash fell to the mat. Hogan covered Nash for the win and became champion again. After the win, Hogan celebrated in the ring with Nash, Hall, and Steiner, revealing that the entire nWo split was all a conspiracy and the group had reunited under what would be known as the nWo Wolfpac Elite  label.

While Hogan, Hall, Nash, Steiner, Lex Luger, Konnan, Buff Bagwell, Eric Bischoff and Miss Elizabeth were part of the new "nWo Elite", the undercard wrestlers in the nWo (The Giant, Curt Hennig, Horace Hogan, Stevie Ray, Brian Adams, Scott Norton, and Vincent) were still in the black and white colors of nWo Hollywood and were never officially assimilated back into the group. The nWo Wolfpac Elite quickly began to "trim the fat" by eliminating a few guys from the newly reunited nWo entirely (first, Konnan and The Giant were both [separately] kicked out on the January 11 episode of Nitro; and then Hennig was kicked out on the January 25 episode of Nitro). The subtractions of The Giant and Hennig from the nWo "black and white" left a short-lived group sardonically labeled the nWo B-Team by fans and commentators. This "B-Team" was a staple of WCW programming throughout 1999, and it officially consisted of Stevie Ray, Brian Adams, Vincent, Horace, and Scott Norton. Stevie Ray eventually became their leader after winning a 4-man Battle Royal match on the April 5 episode of Nitro (Norton was not present for this match).

End of the nWo era
The reunited nWo did not last long for either faction. The nWo Wolfpac Elite enjoyed initial success with Hogan as WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Steiner as World Television Champion, and Hall as United States Heavyweight Champion. However, the group would be wrecked by injuries when Hall's foot was accidentally backed over by a car and he was put on the shelf (and was subsequently stripped of the title), while Luger suffered a torn biceps and as a result he and Miss Elizabeth went on hiatus. Hogan dropped the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in a First Blood barbed wire steel cage match at Uncensored to Ric Flair and Steiner lost the World Television Championship to Booker T after Buff Bagwell accidentally nailed him with a chair. Shortly after, Steiner beat him down and threw him out of the group. Scott later reunited with his brother Rick, who interfered on Scott's behalf during his match with Bagwell at Slamboree in May 1999.

A month earlier, Hogan suffered a severe injury during a fatal four-way match (with Page, Flair and a returned, white-painted Sting with a returned Randy Savage as the special guest referee) at Spring Stampede for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, which Diamond Dallas Page won, and was put out of action for three months. It has been debated whether this injury was legitimate or not. Nash then began a rivalry with Page, who he blamed for causing Hogan's injury, and defeated him for the WCW Championship at Slamboree. Scott Steiner was forced to go on hiatus due to a back injury and stripped of the United States Heavyweight Championship. Other minor members included Disco Inferno, David Flair, and Samantha. Inferno engaged in a feud with Konnan that ended with a loss to him at Spring Stampede (which was the quiet end of his membership), while Flair and Samantha were quietly removed from television following Hogan's title loss at Uncensored.

However, by that time, the nWo Elite had collapsed and no longer had any importance in WCW. As the year went on, the nWo Black and White (B-Team) members slowly began distancing themselves from each other. Stevie Ray left the group in July to reform Harlem Heat with his brother Booker T. Brian Adams was kicked out of the group on the August 16 episode of Nitro and vanished from WCW programming for some time, eventually returning and forming a tag team with Bryan Clark called KroniK. Scott Norton left WCW completely after the September 30 episode of Thunder and returned to Japan. Vincent left the group and joined The West Texas Rednecks alongside former nWo stablemates Curt Hennig and Barry Windham, changing his name to "Curly Bill" and later to "Shane" (as another slap at Vince McMahon). Horace Hogan would quietly go on his own after all of this.

Hogan and Nash also entered a feud before the end of the summer. Nash lost the WCW Championship in a tag team match at Bash at the Beach in July pitting him and Sting against Sid Vicious and Randy Savage as Savage pinned him. The next night, Hogan returned to Nitro and accepted a challenge from Savage for the championship; Nash interfered by hitting a Jacknife Powerbomb on Savage and gave Hogan the victory, but the next week Nash attacked Hogan during a match with Vicious and aligned himself with Vicious and Rick Steiner. Over the next few weeks, Hogan and Nash, along with Vicious and Steiner (on Nash's side) and Sting and a returning Goldberg (on Hogan's side) feuded with each other, culminating in a match at Road Wild where Hogan put his title and career on the line against Nash's career. Hogan returned to his red and yellow attire on Nitro shortly before, and subsequently dropped the "Hollywood" moniker from his name. Hogan won the match, thus forcing Nash to retire. Nash did continue to make appearances afterward, usually stirring up trouble backstage with Hall as his cohort.

nWo 2000
In late December 1999, Nash, Hall, Jeff Jarrett, and Bret Hart reformed the nWo, this time with the colors black and silver. Jeff Jarrett was often accompanied by the nWo girls (Midajah, Tylene Buck, April Hunter and Pamela Paulshock). Hall, Nash and Jarrett interfered on Hart's behalf in his match with Goldberg, causing Hart to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship. After Goldberg accidentally injured himself breaking the nWo's limousine windshield, Sid Vicious, Chris Benoit and Terry Funk were left to feud with the nWo. Scott Steiner returned and rejoined the group after attacking Vicious. He later would be accompanied by the nWo girls. The Harris Brothers acted as the nWo's bodyguards before joining the group themselves. As nWo members, The Harris brothers would become WCW Tag Team Champions twice. Hart was forced to vacate the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and went on hiatus from WCW in mid January due to an injury suffered in a match with Goldberg at Starrcade 1999. At the following pay-per view Souled Out, Nash defeated Funk to become WCW commissioner, but his reign was cut short after he suffered a broken ankle and had to withdraw from WCW for a while. Jarrett won a title shot facing new WCW World Heavyweight Champion Sid Vicious at SuperBrawl 2000. However, Jarrett also feuded with fellow nWo member Scott Hall after Hall attempted to defeat Vicious and win the title himself. The match at Superbrawl was changed to a triple threat match between Hall, Jarrett and Vicious. Vicious won the match and Hall left WCW for good. Jarrett faced Vicious for the title again at Uncensored but lost. With the return of Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo in April, the nWo completely dismantled and Jarrett, Steiner and the Harris brothers joined The New Blood while the returning Nash joined The Millionaire's Club.

World Wrestling Entertainment (2002)
Arrival in WWF/EAfter the WWF bought the WCW video library and trademarks in 2001, Vince McMahon brought in Hogan, Hall and Nash, the original nWo, at No Way Out as hired thugs in an attempt to "kill" the WWF so that McMahon would not have to share power with new WWF kayfabe co-owner Ric Flair. They began by targeting the company's two biggest stars, Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock. This rivalry led up to Scott Hall going against Austin and Hogan going against The Rock at WrestleMania X8 (in matches which Hall and Hogan both lost). As a result of Hogan shaking hands with The Rock and getting a positive response from the crowd after his match at WrestleMania, he turned face and began feuding with Hall and Nash, with The Rock and Kane at his side on occasion. Hall and Nash then brought in former nWo member X-Pac on the March 21, 2002 episode of SmackDown! in Ottawa, Ontario.

On March 25, the nWo (now consisting of Nash, Hall, and X-Pac) was drafted by Ric Flair to the Raw brand despite rivaling against them. For the next two weeks, the nWo feuded with Kane until he was lured backstage by X-Pac and put out of action by having his head smashed with a chair. Following this, Nash was suspended for attacking Kane in storyline to recover from his injured biceps. X-Pac would begin wearing Kane's mask, taunting him on the fact that he put him out of action. Bradshaw, who had come to Kane's aid, fought Hall at Backlash, which Hall won with help from X-Pac. Big Show rejoined the nWo on the April 22 episode of Raw when Flair teamed him up with Austin, whom Big Show chokeslammed.

The nWo was shortly joined by Flair when he attacked Austin with a chair and Hall was ejected out of the group and fired from Raw for "repeatedly dropping the ball" on Austin. In actuality, Hall had asked for his release for personal reasons. Lacking members, Ric Flair would recruit Booker T and continued his feud with Austin. Austin defeated Big Show and Flair in a Handicap match at Judgment Day.

With Booker T now in the group, his partner Goldust attempted and failed many times to get in, with the rest of the members (X-Pac and Big Show) becoming frustrated at Booker T. With Nash returning and attempting to rebuild the nWo, he brought Shawn Michaels into the faction on the June 3 episode of Raw. Michaels then literally "kicked" Booker T out of the nWo a week later. Michaels, then in the midst of a four-year retirement from professional wrestling, became the first nWo member who had never wrestled in WCW.

On July 8, Nash returned to action on Raw, teaming up with Eddie Guerrero, X-Pac, Big Show, and Chris Benoit to take on Booker T, Goldust, Bubba Ray Dudley, Spike Dudley, and Rob Van Dam. Seconds after tagging in for the first time, Nash tore his quadriceps after delivering a big boot onto Booker T, immediately putting him back on the injured list. On the following Raw on July 15, Vince McMahon came out to the ring to the entrance of the nWo music and made the announcement that the group was officially disbanded as Eric Bischoff became Raw General Manager. Afterwards, the nWo storyline was stopped and the remaining members drifted apart. Michaels returned to active competition within weeks, Big Show was eventually traded to the SmackDown! brand, and X-Pac was released from his contract.

Sporadic appearances (2014-present)

The August 11, 2014 episode of Raw, which aired on Hulk Hogan's 61st birthday, featured Scott Hall and Kevin Nash as guests. The two shared a moment with Hogan, revealing an nWo shirt hidden under his "Hulk Rules" shirt. They were interrupted by Brock Lesnar, who told Hogan, "Party's over, grandpa". Lesnar backed out of the ring when confronted by John Cena, his opponent at SummerSlam.

On the January 19, 2015 episode of Raw, X-Pac, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash came out for a survey segment. They were interrupted by The Ascension, who were beaten down by the nWo, The APA, and The New Age Outlaws. On March 29 at WrestleMania 31, Hogan, Nash, and Hall returned to assist their long-time rival Sting in his WrestleMania debut match against Triple H. The nWo helped to fight off D-Generation X (X-Pac, Billy Gunn and Road Dogg), who had interfered on behalf of Triple H. Shawn Michaels later joined Triple H's side, turning the match in his favor, and Triple H would go on to win the match.

On April 7, 2019 at WrestleMania 35, Nash and Hall appeared as doctors during a backstage segment with Alexa Bliss, Michael Che, and Colin Jost.  On July 22, 2019, during WWE Raw Reunion, Hall and Nash appeared as an aid to Seth Rollins and D-Generation X to confront A.J. Styles and The Good Brothers.  Hogan, Hall, Nash, and X-Pac then appeared at WrestleMania 37 (the night after the group's induction into the WWE Hall of Fame) in a backstage segment with Bayley and Titus O'Neil.

Outside WWE
The nWo appeared in a Heavy on Wrestling (HOW) show on August 18, 2018 during a match between X-Pac and Arik Cannon vs. Darin Corbin and Ryan Cruz. Near the end of the match, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash inducted Cannon as a first new member of the nWo in nearly a decade with Eric Bischoff appearing at the event. On October 19, 2018, the nWo (Buff Bagwell, Scott Norton and Syxx) competed against the No New Friends at the Glory Pro Wrestling #Unsanctioned event. The original nWo (Hall, Hogan and Nash) reunited in the 2Sweet nWo Reunion Tour in Orlando on October 27, 2018. In Uncasville, Connecticut, the nWo held its reunion show at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 2, 2019.

Legacy
In 1997, the nWo had their own pay-per-view called Souled Out. It was practice for WCW events to have co-brand naming (see WCW/nWo Starrcade) from January 24, 1998 to March 14, 1999. The WCW World Heavyweight Championship occasionally received this co-branding as well, particularly in ring introductions performed by Michael Buffer.

The nWo has inspired many parody factions like Stevie Richards' bWo, Eddie Guerrero's lWo and the dMp (for Demon Making Plant) in the Japanese manga Kinnikuman. During his time in Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW), Hall, along with Corporal Robinson and the Insane Clown Posse formed the Juggalo World Order at JCW's Evansville Invasion on October 6, 2007. To date, fellow nWo alumni Sean Waltman and Kevin Nash have joined this faction for occasional matches.

The group's main logo has been parodied in various WWE merchandise for various wrestlers and groups, such as rKo, nXt: next generation, and Santos Escobar's LdF.

The nWo had major crossover appeal in its heyday. Football teams such as the New York Jets and the Jacksonville Jaguars were selling jWo (Jets World Order and Jaguar World Order respectively) shirts at NFL games in 1998. In that same year, Sin City Productions released a pornographic film called Nude World Order.

When Hulk Hogan joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in January 2010, Hall, Nash and Waltman (all of whom had been with the company previously) began to appear as The Band, a group whose name was a reference to the 2000 incarnation of the nWo's "the band is back together" slogan. The group used a version of the Wolfpac theme as its entrance music. It disbanded within the year.

Current New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) stable Bullet Club takes some of its gestures from the nWo like the "too sweet" hand gesture and have been considered the stable that most closely resembles the nWo since its inception.

The nWo logo has even made an appearance in college football. When Jacob Peeler was hired as receivers coach at the University of Mississippi (also known as Ole Miss) before the 2017 season, he sought an identity for his group and came up with "Nasty Wide Outs", creating a wrestling-style championship belt with the original nWo logo affixed to it. Ever since, the Ole Miss nWo belt has been displayed on the sidelines by every receiver who has caught a touchdown pass and awarded after each game to a receiver seen by Peeler as deserving of the title belt.

On December 9, 2019, WWE announced that the nWo, consisting of Hogan, Hall, Nash, and Waltman, would be inductees into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2020. On the January 29, 2020 edition of Chris Jericho's podcast Talk Is Jericho, Scott Hall stated that he felt Eric Bischoff should also be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of the nWo. Jericho agreed, noting Bischoff's vital on-and-off screen role with the group, and suggested that he was not being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as an nWo member was due to ongoing "residual heat".

On March 14, 2022, Hall died at the age of 63.

List of incarnations and members

Championships and accomplishments
 New Japan Pro-Wrestling
 IWGP Heavyweight Championship (3 times) – Masahiro Chono (1), Scott Norton (1), The Great Muta (1)
 IWGP Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Masahiro Chono and The Great Muta (1), Masahiro Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan (1), Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima (1)
 Super Grade Tag League (1997) – Masahiro Chono and The Great Muta
 Super Grade Tag League (1998) – The Great Muta and Satoshi Kojima
 G1 Tag League (1999) – The Great Muta and Scott Norton
 Nikkan Sports
 Match of the Year (1999) – Keiji Mutoh vs. Genichiro Tenryu on May 3 at Strong Energy – Tag 14
 Outstanding Performance (1998) – Keiji Mutoh
 Technique Award (1997) – The Great Muta
 Wrestler of the Year (1997) – Masahiro Chono
 Wrestler of the Year (1999) – Keiji Mutoh
 Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 Comeback of the Year (2002) – Hollywood Hulk Hogan
 Feud of the Year (1996) – Eric Bischoff vs. Vince McMahon
 Feud of the Year (1997) – Randy Savage vs. Diamond Dallas Page
 Match of the Year (2002) – Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs. The Rock on March 17 at WrestleMania X8
 Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1996, 1998) – Hollywood Hogan
 Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1999) – Hollywood Hogan
 Rookie of the Year (1996) – The Giant
 Tag Team of the Year (1997) – Kevin Nash and Scott Hall
 Wrestler of the Year (1996) – The Giant
 Tokyo Sports
 Match of the Year (1999) – Keiji Mutoh vs. Genichiro Tenryu on May 3 at Strong Energy – Tag 14
 Outstanding Performance (1998) – Keiji Mutoh
 Wrestler of the Year (1997) – Masahiro Chono
 Wrestler of the Year (1999) – Keiji Mutoh
 World Championship Wrestling
WCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) – Syxx
 WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (6 times) – Curt Hennig (1), Lex Luger (1), Scott Hall (1), Scott Steiner (1), Jeff Jarrett (2)
 WCW World Heavyweight Championship (9 times) – Hollywood Hogan (5), Kevin Nash (2), Randy Savage (1), Bret Hart (1)
 WCW World Tag Team Championship (11 times) – Kevin Nash and Scott Hall (6)2, Sting and The Giant (1), Sting and Kevin Nash (1), Scott Hall and The Giant (1), Ron and Don Harris (2)
 WCW World Television Championship (2 times) – Konnan (1), Scott Steiner (1)
 World War 3 (3 times)
 The Giant (1996)
 Scott Hall (1997)
 Kevin Nash (1998)
 World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
 WWE Hardcore Championship (1 time) – Big Show
 WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2020) – Hogan, Hall, Nash, and Waltman
 Wrestling Observer Newsletter
 Best Box Office Draw (1997) – Hollywood Hogan
 Best Gimmick (1996) – nWo
 Feud of the Year (1996) New World Order vs. World Championship Wrestling
 Most Embarrassing Wrestler (1996, 1998–1999) – Hulk/Hollywood Hogan
 Readers' Least Favorite Wrestler (1996–2000) – Hollywood Hogan (1996–1999), Kevin Nash (2000)
 Rookie of the Year (1996) – The Giant
 Worst Match of the Year (1997) – Hollywood Hogan vs. Roddy Piper on February 23 at SuperBrawl VII
 Worst Match of the Year (1998) – Hollywood Hogan vs. The Warrior on October 25 at Halloween Havoc
 Worst Wrestler (1997, 1999–2000) – Hollywood Hogan (1997), Kevin Nash (1999–2000)

1 As part of the New World Order (nWo) storyline, the title was spray painted each time with the "nWo" initials and renamed as the nWo/WCW World Heavyweight Championship, while referred to by nWo members only as the nWo World Heavyweight Championship.

2 During one of their reigns, the nWo invoked "Wolfpac Rules" and named Syxx a co-champion due to a legitimate injury to Nash.

Media
 nWo 4 Life! (June 1, 1999, VHS)
 nWo: Back in Black (May 28, 2002, VHS and DVD)
 nWo: The Revolution (November 6, 2012, DVD and Blu-ray)

References

External links
 Official Site (Archive)
 New World Order (Original)
 New World Order (Japan)
 New World Order (Hollywood)
 New World Order (Wolfpac)
 New World Order (Elite)
 New World Order (Black and White)
 New World Order (2000)
 New World Order (WWF/WWE)

World Championship Wrestling teams and stables
WWE teams and stables
WWE Hall of Fame team inductees
Hulk Hogan
Bridgeport Bluefish guest managers
New Japan Pro-Wrestling teams and stables


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Mirabegron fails to improve LVEF in heart failure patients
Brian Ellis, Medical Writer
Researchers conducting the BEAT-HF trial concluded that mirabergron treatment in patients with chronic heart failure did not improve LVEF.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Patients with chronic heart failure (HF) who received mirabegron, a beta 3-adrenoceptor agonist, failed to demonstrate improvements in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), compared with patients who received placebo, according to researchers.
"The exploratory analysis indicated an increase in left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with more severe heart failure at baseline [given mirabegron], but not in patients with ejection fraction [≥]40[%]," said study investigator Henning Bundgaard, DMSc during a press conference at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.
In the single center, double blind, placebo-controlled randomized BEAT-HF trial, Dr Bundgaard, of the National University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, and colleagues randomly assigned 70 patients with chronic HF to either mirabegron (Astellas Pharma, Tokyo, Japan) daily (n=35) or placebo (n=35) for 6 months. Currently, mirabegron has received approvals from the United States Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency for treatment of overactive bladder.
Patients who received mirabegron were given an initial dose of 25 mg twice daily, and if tolerated, the dose was increased at 1-week intervals until a target dose of 300 mg, or the highest-tolerated dose, was achieved.
The primary end point was computed tomography assessed change in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Secondary end point analysis assessed volumetric parameters, physical capacity, laboratory measurements, and electrocardiogram measurements.
Baseline characteristics were similar between groups, with the exception of age (placebo, 56 ± 12 years vs mirabegron, 62 ± 12 years; P=.05).
According to results, all 61 patients who completed the study were compliant, as assessed by pill count, and 94% of the patients reached the target dose.
At 6 months, there was no significant between-group differences in the primary end point (mean difference, 0.4%; P=.82) or any of the secondary end points. Similarly, there were no differences in any of the adverse events measured, including sudden death, chest pain, and serious adverse events.
In an exploratory analysis, patients with a baseline LVEF <40% who were given mirabegron did experience a significant increase in LVEF compared with those given placebo (mean difference, 5.5%; P<.03). However, this association was not observed in patients with an LVEF ≥40% (mean difference, -2%; P=.4).
"The beneficial effect of the beta 3-adrenoceptor agonist only in severe heart failure is in agreement with the mechanistic foundation of our study," Dr Bundgaard said. "An additional study on effects of beta 3-adrenoceptor agonists in patients with severe heart failure is needed for the design of a phase 3 trial."
Disclosures: Dr Bundgaard serves on the speakers' bureau for Amgen, AstraZeneca, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Pfizer, and Sanofi-Aventis.
Bundgaard H. LBCT 04. Novel Therapies for Common Problems. The First-In-Man Randomized Trial of a ß3-Adrenoceptor Agonist in Chronic Heart Failure: BEAT-HF. Presented at: American Heart Association Scientific Sessions; November 7-11, 2015; Orlando, FL.
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"""Tests for sonnet.v2.src.dropout."""

from absl.testing import parameterized
import numpy as np
from sonnet.src import dropout
from sonnet.src import test_utils
import tensorflow as tf

class DropoutTest(test_utils.TestCase, parameterized.TestCase):

  @parameterized.parameters(np.arange(.0, .9, .1))
  def test_sum_close(self, rate):
    mod = dropout.Dropout(rate=rate)
    x = tf.ones([1000])
    rtol = 0.3 if "TPU" in self.device_types else 0.1
    self.assertAllClose(
        tf.reduce_sum(mod(x, is_training=True)),
        tf.reduce_sum(mod(x, is_training=False)),
        rtol=rtol)

  @parameterized.parameters(np.arange(0, .9, .1))
  def test_dropout_rate(self, rate):
    mod = dropout.Dropout(rate=rate)
    x = tf.ones([1000])
    x = mod(x, is_training=True)

    # We should have dropped something, test we're within 10% of rate.
    # (or 30% on a TPU)
    rtol = 0.3 if "TPU" in self.device_types else 0.1
    kept = tf.math.count_nonzero(x).numpy()
    keep_prob = 1 - rate
    self.assertAllClose(kept, 1000 * keep_prob, rtol=rtol)

  def test_dropout_is_actually_random(self):
    mod = dropout.Dropout(rate=0.5)
    x = tf.ones([1000])
    tf.random.set_seed(1)
    y1 = mod(x, is_training=True)
    y2 = mod(x, is_training=True)
    self.assertNotAllClose(y1, y2)

  @parameterized.parameters(True, False)
  def test_with_tf_function_with_booleans(self, autograph):
    """tf.function compilation correctly handles if statement."""

    layer = dropout.Dropout(rate=0.5)
    layer = tf.function(layer, autograph=autograph)

    inputs = tf.ones([2, 5, 3, 3, 3])
    expected = tf.zeros_like(inputs)

    for is_training in (True, False):
      outputs = layer(inputs, is_training)
      self.assertEqual(outputs.shape, expected.shape)

  @parameterized.parameters(True, False)
  def test_with_tf_function_with_variables(self, autograph):
    """tf.function correctly handles if statement when argument is Variable."""

    layer = dropout.Dropout(rate=0.5)
    layer = tf.function(layer, autograph=autograph)

    inputs = tf.ones([2, 5, 3, 3, 3])
    expected = tf.zeros_like(inputs)
    is_training_variable = tf.Variable(False, trainable=False)

    for is_training in (True, False):
      is_training_variable.assign(is_training)
      outputs = layer(inputs, is_training_variable)
      self.assertEqual(outputs.shape, expected.shape)

if __name__ == "__main__":
  tf.test.main()

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Annual General Meeting, 2009
Annual General Meeting Minutes
Lake Matinenda Cottage Association
Box 772 Blind River Ontario Canada P0R 1B0
www.matinenda.ca
Registration for the 2009 Annual General Meeting (AGM) started at 9:00 a.m. in The Lodge on Matinenda. Tim Horton's Donuts, Cookies and Muffins with juice, water, coffee and tea were available. The Registration Table was handled by Linda Hamilton and Jan Pilon. Robin Ziebert ensured everyone had agendas and minutes.
Board Members present:
Ed Pilon, Ron Servatius, Jerry Behnke, Jim Hamilton, Janet Servatius.
Board Members absent:
John Grabowski, Tom Dool
The AGM started at 10:10 a.m.
President's Remarks: Ed Pilon welcomed all who came in the bad weather and introduced the board and Ken Kennedy, Town Councillor, Jeff Loosemore, MNR representative from SSM, and Debbie Soucy, one of the new owners of The Lodge as speakers on items in the Agenda. Ed asked Debbie to speak about the Lodge.
Debbie introduced Cliff Spratt, manager and Cory a key assistant. She gave background that she and her husband Joe were the new owners, and also had a business in the states, south of Chicago in Indiana, and owned a place on Lake Dubourne. She explained the plan of operation: 1) first focus is on building exterior and grounds. RV camping is to be improved and made more user friendly and kid-friendly. A basket ball court is being set up near the dock shop. The Dock Shop is open 8-5 for fuel, general goods and items with more to be added. The Laundromat is open and available for all to use. The "Showalter" (Sholberg?) House is open for lake residents to use for guests or visitor overflow. It has been remodelled and can sleep 8-10 people. 2) There is a website which will be linked to the LMCA. It was stated to bewww.thelodgeonlakematinenda.ca 3) There is a CB in the dock shop to use. Guest lodging and meal service will be held off till next year.
Secretary's Report: Ron Servatius reviewed the Minutes from last year's 2008 AGM, as given in copy in copy to the membership prior to the start of this meeting and as posted on the LMCA website over the winter. He said the bulk of the 2009 AGM meeting is a results report and update on the actions of last year's minutes.
Ron motioned for approval of the minutes, Jeanne Denaro seconded. Approved/no corrections or objections.
Treasurer's Report: Jerry Behnke started his report saying some monies are use for water quality testing to do phosphate and E coli bacteria testing. We have $11238.76 in interest certificates and no money has been withdrawn from the two accounts. Our operating expenses are covered by our checking account, including the moneys spent so far by the Donations and Events Committee. (No dollar amounts were stated regarding the checking account.) Our present membership was stated to be 85, with past highs of almost 150. The spikes in active membership are the result of a printed newsletter, with a tear off dues form. Our website has a printable dues form page. However, it doesn't seem to be used. Robin Ziebert commented that we should have a Publicity Chair to pump up membership, and a link to the LMCA website on the Town Website. Ken Kennedy, Town Councillor said he would mark that down an item to bring up. It was suggested that we get a roster from the Town on lake owners so the LMCA could solicit more active membership. However, 'privacy laws' have set precedent that this could not be done, as attempted in the past. It was asked of Ken Kennedy to find out if we could have Dues forms mailed out with tax bills, as had been done in the past. Ken will check on this. It was also suggested Jeff Rice, our webmaster, may have the capability of doing mailings. Jerry motioned for approval of the report, Dave Hall seconded. Approved/no objection or correction.
Ken Kennedy, Councillor: Ken, invited by letter along with Councillor Cyr, and Peterson, apologized for their absence for reasons beyond their control. He reminded everyone today was the Hazardous Waste pickup day in town, and would be willing to take items back with him, should anyone have some available, right after his presentation.
Ken said cottage assessments were down a bit – an overall 8% reduction. Because of a grant, a 10% decrease in taxes is being realized, and 2.88% is withdrawn from Matinenda billings because of no road access and lack of services for fire prevention for cottagers on the lake. Federal stimulus funding for the town is providing 2.3 million dollars to build a singular municipal garage to replace 4 spread all over, work to improve drainage on the west side of town, and an outdoor rink and storage. Ken asked everyone to look at comparative property assessments on Matinenda and surrounding lakes. Matinenda comes in #2, with Dubourne being #1. However, there were some numbers that came up as surprising and that will be looked into. Ken addressed the dock/landing area. Several issues arose. The 8 handicapped parking places were felt to be sufficient because 3 were empty when Ken went by. It was pointed out by members to Ken that 3 cars drove up the hill to the meeting and people like Mary Singhoffer were not parked in a handicapped place. We asked for 2 additional spots. Ken will look into it. He said new chains were put on the docks so they didn't break away. The dock attendants seem to be doing a good job, but we asked if replacements could be made when one didn't show up, as has happened, especially since the main marina in town had not been as busy and it seems to have extra staff. Moe Bell pleaded our case for extra help because of it being the only access to the lake and we pay taxes for services not available to us. Transportation for the attendants seemed to be the biggest barrier. Another item Ken talked about was that female porta-john was scheduled for the landing. He also asked about the quality of porta-john cleaning. It was reported to him by observers that no change has been made and cleaning has been less than scheduled. Ken will check into this and, per previous and present requests for a male and female porta-john, and input by Lodge owner Debbie Soucy who has such a business in the states, see if it is more cost-effective to have the two rest rooms. Retaining Wall progress was reported as continuing. The engineering study has not been completed, as expected. Bedrock soundings and a site survey needs to be completed. The Handicap pole on the Handicap Dock is present and functioning well. Garbage bins are ready to be moved when there is a break in the traffic at the landing.
Jim Hamilton, Board Director: enhanced Ken Kennedy's comments and said the new contractor, Reggie Fortan, was surprised by what was being thrown into the garbage bins. Jim expounded on the dangers of putting a 100# bottle of propane in the dumper without a collar, and other items. He said most, but not all, of this illicit activity comes from around our lake. We need to be looking after ourselves. The Town is doing for us and helping us. We must do for them what is right and help them. We should be take our big items to the landing and calling for pickup on the assigned days, posted in the Welcome house, or getting a free permit from Town to dump items ourselves, or disposing of hazardous items in the appropriate manner. He reported the OPP has inspected refuse when they know of or receive calls on items of concern around the area. Discussion included question about the Town providing one large open bulk container or area for items as described above, in place of one closed garbage dumper we have now. Hazardous waste was described as: paint, solvents, gas and propane tanks. Robin Ziebert, because of her frequent trips from the states to Blind River and the lake year 'round emphasized the need to look after ourselves. Ray Sholberg suggested there is dumping from off the lake. Ken Kennedy said the Town could look at hazardous waste signage.
Ken Kennedy: upon request from Ed Pilon said Council could look into a "Welcome" sign for Matinenda. He thought the flower boxes provided by the Town and flowers by the Association looked nice. End of Presentation.
Jeff Loosemore, MNR field representative connected with the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, was the guest speaker on Invasive Species. He described natural barriers being broken because of world wide shipping of ballast water, crates, luggage, and illegal releases. Notable examples are the Emerald Ash Borer, found in SSM., lamprey eel, Asian Carp, millfoil weed, and zebra mussel. The spring water flea was his topic. Not harmful to humans, it eats the plankton game fry in deep, cool lakes. The flea can not be eaten itself by fish under 10 cm or 4 inches. Tunnel Lake to our north is over run and the flea has been around only 5 or so years in inland lakes. It looks like jelly on a fish line. It feeds on daphnea which in turn feed on algae, making the water murkier. There is no means of control yet, other than stopping the spread by washing, cleaning, drying boats and equipment. More information is available on www.invadingspecies.com or calling 800-563-7711. In closure, Jeff suggested we should not have to worry much about the zebra mussel, because it needs lots of calcium which is not present in the Canadian shield.
Donations and Events Committee were next to report. Janet Servatius, Board liaison for the committee, described the comm unity relations and new computers we gave $400 for at the Library, and intent for dock improvements, and other suggestions for use, such as the Food Bank, Brothers and Sisters. Robin Ziebert suggested a welcome sign for Matinenda. Nancy Harz, Committee Chair, introduced the committee membership: Von Dilloway, Caroline Bledsoe, and Moe Bell and said the committee will becoming up with more projects and events to fund this summer. There was miscellaneous discussion on getting a map of Lake properties and updating it, along with query about updates on CB handles.
Communications and Cell Tower Report: The CB communication is excellent, since Ron readjusted the radio, according to Von. Ron suggested we be ready to get a new CB, but while the old one is working, don't fix it. It was reported by Ed Pilon that Rogers will have new cell towers near Elliot Lake next year. Ray Sholberg said they should have cell to landline to hardwire capability. Bell telephone, it is believed, realigned their towers to shut down most of Matinenda, since we didn't follow up and through with sufficient subscriptions for a tower near here a few years ago.
Newsletter/Website: Ron Servatius said Hannili Dool was ill and could not do the newsletter. He asked for volunteers. Chris Brandt was the choice. Ron said Jeff Rice had done an excellent job developing the website and adding links and things to make it user friendly. There were positive responses about the website.
911 Matinenda Signs: Ron reported that the signs were available for those who haven't picked them up in the Dock Attendants House.
Helo-Pad Update: The helo pad for landing 911 helicopters is at Gull Island near Hogg island. Everything is in place.
Rock Bass Tourney: Jim Hamilton reported there would be none because of the advance preparation needed and Tom Dool was ill. Jim hoped Tony (Bone In) Hepler would be a helper and active LMCA member for next year and do some of things he was so good with in the past, with his crew. Jim stated this was a big job.
Jim also thanked Ron Servatius and Jerry Behnke for their fine service over the years.
Memoriums – One person, fondly remembered as John (Johnny 5) Baird from Blind River passed from our family on Matinenda, this past year.
Docks and Retaining Wall: Previously reported on by Ken Kennedy.
Other Items of Business: The Fish Management Project connected the MNR and FOCA. Jim Hamilton replaces Ed Pilon as the province representative from Matinenda. The outcome of past discussions is the probability of a 2 creel limit, slot sizing, e.g. keeping only 1 fish40 cm, and shorter seasons, e. g. end of August end, and start February, not January. There will be consideration to protect under stocked lakes and prevent a shift of fishermen to healthy lakes, such as Matinenda. It was intimated there were a lot stake holders in the decision making process by Ed Pilon. But, the Government had the final voice.
Water Quality was reported by Dick Brennan who has been our resident chemical specialist. He said this is the 6th year with an association to the Lake Partners. A link is on our website. Results of findings can be seen by googling "Ontario Lake Partners." In general, our lake has been consistently clean. E. Coli bacteria levels in Teacher's Bay, Sullivan's Bay reported by Jerry Behnke from independent results were at 0 (zero!). McDonalds' Bay was only at 2 (Two!) while the basically uninhabited Baker's Bay at the far east end was 6-10. For swimming, we are well below the 100-300 which closes beaches. But water should still be treated for drinkability by bleach, UV light or filtration, says Dick.
Laundry Service – Caroline Bledsoe reported the Laundry in town will pick up, wash, fold and deliver laundry within 24 hours for $1.50 a pound. (Since Ron had this set up on line for survey of usage, and he checked with Armand in town, the price is $1.25 as previously stated on line, if there is sufficient interest.)
Ed Pilon gave thanks to Linda Hamilton and Jan Pilon for handling the registration table.
Herb Herriman wanted us to touch base with the MNR about water height. It was explained we are always doing that and there is a new Director to train, since Wayne Carnahan retired. However, the MNR has always been slow to respond. We will continue followups. This spring was especially bad with the uplift in spring. Jerry Behnke wanted people to provide details on water damage to the Board so Ed Pilon could show documentation about the need for urgency of dam control. Ray Sholberg mentioned that hydro-electric dam controls were based on priorities. The MNR controls water levels, but they don't follow their guidelines and mission statements, said a lake member.
Election of Directors: Herb Herimann motioned for reelection of Ron Servatius and Jerry Behnke. They said they were not available for re-election. It was time for retirement and new blood after many years of service by each. Moe Bell also decline a nomination by Dick Brennan. Nominations were made for Dave Hall by Ed Pilon and seconded by Von Dilloway. Robin Ziebert was nominated by Myrna Ziebert and seconded by Jeanne Denaro. Von Dilloway moved to close the nominations and Todd Bearman seconded. The nominees were approved without objection as directors. The officers/executive positions of secretary and treasurer would established at the next meeting of the Board.
The meeting adjourned at 12:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted:
Ronald Frank Servatius, Secretary/Director
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"I Think It Rains" Poem by Wole Soyinka
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The poem "I Think It Rains" by Soyinka possesses a distinctive structure, which in itself is built in metaphor. A hard-to-follow narrative results from the poet's ability to express his ideas in rain-like drops, using the images of rain and smoke to explore the author's state of mind. The rain in the poem may be interpreted as the metaphor for both troubling thoughts as well as hope and vitality.
The challenge with interpreting this poem lies in exploring one's mind: with thoughts built on associations, quickly switching and flowing into one another, merging like the drops of rain. Soyinka begins by referencing rain as a way to silence excessive talking that leaves no space for reflection by 'hanging the tongues' "heavy with knowledge" and 'loosening' them from the mouth (731). Rain simultaneously raises thoughts and settles them, like a "sudden cloud, from ashes" (Soyinka 731). Just like real thoughts, the rain in the poem may cause "strange despairs" and teach "the purity of sadness" while also "searing dark longings" and giving the author "wings of our desires" (Soyinka 732). Thus, akin to a thinking process, rain raises and subdues desperation and dark thoughts.
In this poem, rain acts as a vehicle for the tenor of the author's stream of consciousness. Throughout the poem, rain takes on different meanings and functions by facilitating a quiet process of introspection. Then, Soyinka's thoughts begin to drift in a continuous flow, recapping the sadness and the goodness of his existence. For the author, raining is semantically equated to reflecting on his life's path – unorderly, spontaneous, and genuine. Although this process may bring the feeling of sadness or despair, it may also provide hope and relief. Overall, both the imagery and the poem's structure reminiscent of the rainfall invoke a feeling of getting lost in one's thoughts.
Soyinka, Wole. "I Think It Rains." Against Forgetting: Twentieth-Century Poetry of Witness, edited by Carolyn Forché, 1st ed, W.W. Norton, 1993, pp. 731–32.
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IBM intends to use third-party software from companies such as VMWare and, possibly, Microsoft to provide the system-level virtualisation for its Intel architecture-based xSeries products, said Tim Dougherty, a director of IBM eServer products. "You should expect that over time we would begin to support Microsoft as well."
VMWare and Microsoft's virtualisation software lets computers run more than one operating system at a time. IBM said it would develop similar software for its servers, called Virtualization Engine, that would let them run as many as 10 versions of an operating system simultaneously.
Products such as Virtual Server 2004 and VMWare's GSX Server 3 only make up part of IBM's virtualisation story on Intel, Dougherty said. IBM will also build virtualisation functionality into its Director, eWorkload Manager and storage software over the next few years as part of Virtualization Engine.
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IBM has also tacked another three years on to its strategic partnership with VMWare, meaning that IBM will continue to sell the EMC subsidiary's virtualisation software with its xSeries and BladeCenter systems until at least 2007.
IBM began selling VMWare's software in 2002, a year before VMWare was acquired by IBM's storage rival EMC, but the announcement that IBM's contract will be extended appears to indicate that the EMC's ownership is not affecting VMWare's relationships with rival hardware companies.
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Members of Congress Support National Adoption Day
Posted on November 18, 2010 Author ccainstituteCategories Adoption, Foster Care, Foster Care Adoption, Media Advisory, National Adoption Day
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Adoption Day Resolution expressing their support for the day and the overall effort to see children adopted out of foster care and raised in a family with the love and support needed to thrive. The House recognized that, "every day loving and nurturing families are strengthened and expanded when committed and dedicated individuals make an important difference in the life of a child through adoption."
To that end, several Members of Congress who champion this issue expressed their support for National Adoption Day:
"Thousands of children are waiting for loving and supportive homes," said Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.). "National Adoption Day serves as a reminder to put these children first. It's our duty to find them the love they need and deserve."
"It's vital to raise awareness about the need for adoptive families and to recognize those that provide a safe environment for children in need," said Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio). "I have long advocated for improving the adoption process because I believe every child deserves a caring, stable and secure place to grow up. With initiatives like National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month, hopefully more children will gain permanent homes."
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), founding member of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) and child welfare advocate, said, "There is nothing more important for a child than to be raised in a supporting and loving family. A family is where children are taught values that serve as the foundation of lifelong decisions, where they gain a sense of belonging and find confidence in themselves. For more than a decade, tireless judges, attorneys, child advocates and hundreds of volunteers around the country dedicate National Adoption Day to changing lives. They are giving these children a permanent place to call home."
Research and reason continue to tell us that children need stability as they grow. To that end, adoption has the power to forever impact the life and future success of a child.
"For children in foster care, stability is critical. National Adoption Day reminds us of our commitment and duty to the hundreds of thousands of foster children who are waiting for the stability of a permanent and loving home," said Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.).
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), founder and co-chairman of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, said, "Thousands of children are adopted on this day every year. And the day draws attention to the many other children who are waiting for a permanent family. Adoption not only brings these children the immediate benefits of a loving family, but it also gives them a greater chance at educational opportunities and future success than if they age out of foster care without a permanent connection. I appreciate the work of advocates, adoptive parents and young people whose commitment brings families together."
Personally aware of how significant adoption can be to the life of a child and to a family, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) shares, "Adoption creates a family where none existed before. My wife and I have two amazing sons and the family we prayed for thanks to the miracle of adoption and two mothers who chose life. Cathy and I now can't imagine what our lives used to be like. Because every child needs the security of a loving family, that is my prayer for this National Adoption Day."
"Families are the cornerstone of our communities and I applaud each and every family that has opened their homes and their hearts to children in need," said Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.). "Adoption enriches lives immeasurably and on this National Adoption Day, thousands of children and families will learn this life-changing lesson firsthand. It is my hope that every child in need finds a permanent, loving and supportive family."
Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), a leader on adoption issues in the House, said, "Every child deserves to have a safe, loving and permanent home. I am truly humbled by the thousands of families who open their hearts and homes every year to adoptive children, and everyone who helps children find families through adoption. I proudly support the work of initiatives like National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month that help bring awareness to the need to continue to improve our adoption and foster care systems."
"As a supporter of National Adoption Day, I believe that every child deserves a loving family with parents to guide them through their childhood. National Adoption Day is a celebration of committed individuals and families willing to step up and provide a loving, caring and supportive home for a foster child. Let us therefore celebrate the endless efforts of child care advocates, and our courageous children waiting in the foster care system," said Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.). "I encourage everyone to help make the dream of belonging to a permanent family a reality."
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