Kevin Nash reveals locker room tensions after nWo’s WWE debut

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Ultimately, WCW folded in 2001 and was bought by its competitor. Still, Vince McMahon wanted to cash in on its biggest asset, the New World Order. The faction made its WWE debut at No Way Out 2002 but was disbanded by McMahon in the same year.

Their debut at No Way Out saw a backstage promo segment with The Rock trash-talking the trio. During an interview on Inside The Ropes, Kevin Nash was asked about possible beef with The Great One during their run. Big Daddy Cool said nobody expected the nWo to get over when they came out for their first appearance in WWE.

“It was just one of those things. I mean, we were the NWO, and basically, because WCW had turned so chaotic at the end and we had all split up and everything else, they thought that if you got the original Beatles back together again, it wouldn’t work, that the magic was gone and that luster was gone,” he said.

Kevin Nash said that it didn’t turn out this way, as the Milwaukee crowd at No Way Out cheered for them, and their merchandise was the top-selling. He said this led to some envy backstage.

“And then the minute they brought those three characters back out with those black-and-white shirts on in Milwaukee for No Way Out, the place went crazy. We were the number one-selling shirt, and every guy in that locker room went, ‘Kill them.’ And that’s what happened,” he added.

Kevin Nash and CM Punk squashed their real-life feud at 2026 WWE Hall of Fame

Kevin Nash and CM Punk didn’t see eye-to-eye for a long time following their WWE feud in 2011.

Then recently, Nash took exception to Punk wrestling in a T-shirt during a tag team match on RAW in December. The Second City Saint seemingly took a dig at this at a house by taking off his T-shirt only to reveal another T-shirt underneath. Punk later addressed the issue, saying he didn’t understand the criticism.

Despite their tense history, two legends appeared to bury the hatchet during the 2026 Hall of Fame ceremony in Las Vegas. A video captured outside the Dolby Live at Park MGM shows both men shaking hands and sharing a hug, essentially squashing their feud.

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