The story of nWo Japan
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NWO Japan. What happened when wrestling’s most popular faction crossed the pacific?
Back in 1996 the New World Order had taken the pro wrestling world by storm. WCW and New Japan Pro Wrestling had a long standing working relationship by that point, so it was just a matter of time before the black and white came to Tokyo.
It all started on a December 1996 episode of Monday Nitro where NJPW star Masahiro Chono made a surprise reveal that he’d joined the NWO.
He’d become the leader of the Japanese chapter, if you will, of the NWO and draw the likes of scott norton, hiro saito, tenzan, Akira and more into the group.
American counterparts like Syxx, Buff Bagwell and NWO Sting would also come over and participate on a tour to tour basis.
There’s an amazing period of time in 1997 where The Great Muta is in NWO Japan, but Keiji Muto isn’t. For those unaware Keiji Muto plays the Great Muta character and they are booked as completely separate entities.
There’s even an NWO vs New Japan and WCW tag match where BOTH Muto and Muta wrestle in the same match, on opposite sides. At different times of course.
In 1998 Chono would be forced to step back from wrestling due to injury and Keiji Muto would take over leadership of the group. The NWO were riding high in Japan, with both Scott Norton and Muto having runs with the IWGP heavyweight belt and Tenzan and Kojima holding the tag belts. He’d move the faction away from a purely heel faction, kind of like NWO Wolfpack back in WCW.
Chono eventually returned and a power struggle for leadership ensued. He formed a rival group called team 2000, with the feud culminating in a january 4th Tokyo Dome singles match against Muto where the loser had to disband their team.
Muto lost the match and just like that, NWO Japan was no more.
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The best rivalry in Pro Wrestling.
@kakekikoku9492
11 ай бұрын
Facts
Not forming NWO Mexico is a big missed opportunity for WCW
@Thekingof_introvert69
10 ай бұрын
The Lwo
@aymdabes123
10 ай бұрын
@@Thekingof_introvert69 They're the closest we'll get to NWO Mexico
@4o7T0r0
9 ай бұрын
@@Thekingof_introvert69u could say it’s another chapter of nwo but tbh lwo was started by Eddie who at the time was having problems with Eric Bischoff on the fact that the Latinos weren’t treated the same way the nwo were
@Couldthinkofabettername
9 ай бұрын
WCW didn’t have a working relationship with a Mexican promotion
Honestly you make some of the best wrestling shorts on KZread. Very informative and accurate. 🙌
The man who started NWO Japan was the one who destroyed it. The legendary Chono ladies and gentlemen
@QThom
8 ай бұрын
And unlike here stateside, the nWo in Japan truly stayed disbanded.
I wonder if there was ever a story of Mutoh vs Muta??
"The Great Muta is in NWO Japan, but Keiji Mutoh isn't" Huh? What? How does that even make sense?
@melecio9423
9 ай бұрын
Keiji Muto is himself as a person and as a more pure wrestler itself The Great Muta it’s his more “mystical” alter ego, a more savage version of himself The deal is that they are recognized as two different wrestlers, Mick Foley/Dudelove/Cactus Jack type of deal That’s why both Keiji Muto and Great Muta are individually recognized as IWGP world champions, and they even had different retirement matches, Muta with his team up with Sting and Darby Allin and Mutoh with his matches against Naito and Chono
@92mrbangbang
9 ай бұрын
Think of it like mankind cactus jack and dide love
Colin is my favorite narrator from TheScoreEsports talking abt Dota2, the greatest game if all time, and now i just found he ONLY talks abt wrestling which is even better
And from those ashes rose bullet club
NWO Japan Was Such A Shitty Pair Of Pantaloons... I Reckon!
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