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From ESPN reporter Marc Raimondi comes a compelling, gripping narrative history of professional wrestling's legendary faction, The NWO (New World Order), from their inception in 1996 to their influence on American pop culture today.

In 1996, professional wrestling was one of the most watched sports on cable television, with more…

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1 author picked Say Hello to the Bad Guys as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I loved this book for the pure nostalgia of the Monday night wrestling wars from the late 90s.

The author provides a nice chronological story of how the NWO rose to stardom and then fizzled out, as most things do in wrestling. The story of the NWO logo creation was a great peek-behind-the-curtain, as were the parts on the WWE/WCW legal trademark battles on characters and their catchphrases.

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