Ex-WWE star Sean Waltman recalls intense heat NWO members received, Dennis Rodman's involvement

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Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Hulk Hogan lit the industry on fire when they helped launch the New World Order faction in World Championship Wrestling and ignited the "Monday Night Wars" with WWE.

Nash and Hall jumping from WWE, known as the World Wrestling Federation at the time, to WCW in 1996 and Hogan turning heel to join them was a pivotal moment in the industry. Inspired by Eric Bischoff, the NWO helped catapult WCW over WWE in the ratings and help spark its rival’s "Attitude Era."

The NWO’s story will be featured in the season 3 premiere of "Biography: WWE Legends" on A&E Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. 

The episode chronicles how Bischoff was able to convince the audience at the time that WCW was being invaded by a rival company and that the industry’s top stars all turned on WCW. The angle was insanely popular, and nearly everyone who was in WCW at the time had joined the NWO — aside from a handful of stars, including Sting, who developed his character to feud with the group.

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WWE Hall of Fame inductees Scott Hall, Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Sean Waltman greet fans during WrestleMania 37 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., April 10, 2021. (Joe Camporeale/USA Today Sports)

Sean Waltman, who was known as X-Pac and Syxx in the prime of his wrestling career, told Fox News Digital he was going to come over with Nash and Hall but couldn’t because of a contract issue. When he finally got to WCW, he was known as Syxx because he was the sixth member of the faction and was originally known as the 1-2-3 Kid. Those numbers add up to six.

He said he had a bit of notoriety from his time as the