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Latino World Order
The LWO logo as used by WWE in 2023.
Stable
MembersSee below
Billed fromLos Angeles, California
DebutOctober 5, 1998
Years active

The Latino World Order (abbreviated lWo or LWO) is a babyface professional wrestling stable performing in WWE on the SmackDown brand. The group currently consists of leader Rey Mysterio, Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde, Zelina Vega, Carlito, Savio Vega, and rapper Bad Bunny – who has wrestled several matches for WWE in recent years.[1]

The stable originally performed in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1998 to 1999 and was led by Eddie Guerrero. The name of the stable was coined by actor Jason Hervey – who was working in a creative role with WCW at the time – as a takeoff on the New World Order (nWo) stable. Mysterio is the original member of the WCW incarnation to be a member of the revived group in WWE.

History

World Championship Wrestling (1998–1999)

The LWO was formed in late 1998 after Eddie Guerrero's spat with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) head Eric Bischoff in a real-life conflict that was turned into a storyline.[2] The group was the idea of Jason Hervey, an actor and friend of Bischoff who was working in a creative position in WCW.[3] The stable was originally supposed to revolve around Konnan, but it was given to Guerrero after Konnan joined the nWo Wolfpac.[3]

On August 17, Guerrero cut a shoot interview, where he claimed to want out of his WCW contract.[2] After being taken off television for several weeks, Guerrero returned on the October 5 edition of Monday Nitro, forming the LWO with several other Mexican wrestlers.[3][4] The group consisted of the majority of the Mexican roster, as well as Guerrero's friend Art Flores, who played the role of a bodyguard named Spyder.[5]

The group consisted of almost every major Mexican wrestler on the WCW roster including Psychosis, La Parka, Hector Garza, and Juventud Guerrera. Their main feud lay with Rey Mysterio Jr., after he refused to join the group.[5] They also feuded with Billy Kidman, Mysterio's on-and-off American tag team partner. Mysterio was forced to become a member after losing a match to Eddie Guerrero. Chavo Guerrero Jr., Eddie's nephew, wasn't included in the stable as he was deemed "mentally unstable" by the group and rejected as a member.

A car accident suffered by Guerrero on January 1, 1999 would help bring a premature end to the LWO.[6] Three days later, the two factions of the New World Order reunited, and before long, various members of the LWO were found lying unconscious backstage. The nWo approached the LWO and demanded they immediately disband or face further consequences. The next week, Ric Flair also asked the LWO to disband and fight for WCW, promising he would treat them better than Bischoff did and also promising them money, women and limousines. Every member except Mysterio agreed, removing their LWO shirts and exiting the ring. Mysterio, who was not originally a willing member of the group, proved himself the most loyal when he refused to remove his LWO colors. The nWo beat him down and forcibly tore off his LWO shirt, leading to a feud between Mysterio and The Outsiders.

The reunited nWo also betrayed their only Latino member, Konnan, who objected to the brutality used against Mysterio, leading them to form a team against The Outsiders. As Eddie Guerrero healed and made his in-ring return, he and Mysterio formed a popular new group, which included Konnan, known as the Filthy Animals.

WWE (2023–present)

In 2001, the World Wrestling Federation (renamed to WWE in 2002) acquired certain assets and television footage of WCW, including the LWO trademarks.[7] Rey Mysterio, who was contracted under its parent AOL Time Warner, would not join the company until later in 2002. Over 20 years later on the March 31, 2023, episode of SmackDown, Rey, who was set to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2023 later that night, and was scheduled to wrestle his son, Dominik Mysterio, at WrestleMania 39 that weekend, revived the LWO and gifted LWO shirts to Legado Del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde, Cruz Del Toro, and Zelina Vega) as the group had aided Rey in his fight against The Judgment Day (Dominik Mysterio, Finn Bálor, Damian Priest, and Rhea Ripley) for several weeks prior.[8][9]

On Night 1 of WrestleMania 39, Escobar, Wilde, Del Toro, and rapper Bad Bunny assisted Rey in his match against Dominik, who was assisted by his Judgement Day teammates Finn Bálor and Damian Priest. Rey went on to win his match against Dominik and celebrated with his wife, Angie, and his daughter, Aalyah, in the ring.[10] On the April 7 episode of SmackDown, the LWO lost their first match as a team with Mysterio and Escobar losing to The Judgment Day's Dominik and Priest.[11] On the April 17 episode of Raw, Mysterio lost to The Bloodline's Solo Sikoa. Later that night, the LWO assisted Matt Riddle, Kevin Owens, and Sami Zayn in their brawl against The Judgment Day and The Bloodline.[12] The LWO earned their first victory on the April 24 episode of Raw with Rey defeating Priest by disqualification when Priest threw a steel chair at Rey. The LWO also debut a new entrance music, which paid tribute to the original founder and leader of the stable, Eddie Guerrero.[13][14] On the May 5 episode of SmackDown, Bad Bunny helped the LWO save Rey Mysterio from an attack from The Judgement Day, leading to Mysterio giving Bunny an LWO shirt, signifying his addition to the group.[15][1] At Backlash, Vega failed to win the SmackDown Women's Championship from Ripley and Bad Bunny defeated Priest with the assistance of Savio Vega and Carlito.[16]

Members

I–II Leader(s)
* Founding member(s)

WCW

Members Joined Left
Eddie Guerrero * (I) October 5, 1998 January 1, 1999
Héctor Garza * October 5, 1998 January 11, 1999
Damián * October 5, 1998 January 11, 1999
El Dandy October 8, 1998 January 11, 1999
Psychosis October 12, 1998 January 11, 1999
La Parka October 19, 1998 January 11, 1999
Spyder October 26, 1998 January 11, 1999
Rey Mysterio Jr. November 16, 1998 January 11, 1999
Juventud Guerrera November 22, 1998 January 11, 1999
Ciclope December 3, 1998 January 11, 1999
Silver King December 5, 1998 January 11, 1999
Villano V December 14, 1998 January 11, 1999

WWE

Members Joined
Rey Mysterio * II March 31, 2023
Santos Escobar * March 31, 2023
Joaquin Wilde * March 31, 2023
Cruz Del Toro * March 31, 2023
Zelina Vega * March 31, 2023
Bad Bunny May 5, 2023
Carlito May 6, 2023
Savio Vega May 6, 2023

Sub-groups

Current

(L) Leader(s)
Affiliate Members Tenure Type Promotion(s)
Legado Del Fantasma Santos Escobar (L)
Joaquin Wilde
Cruz Del Toro
Zelina Vega 		2023–present Stable WWE

References

  1. ^ a b Bad Bunny Joins Latino World Order On WWE Smackdown - 411 Mania.com
  2. ^ a b Guerrero, Eddie. Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story, p. 169–171.
  3. ^ a b c Guerrero, Eddie. Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story, p. 172–173.
  4. ^ Sammond, Nicholas (2005). Steel Chair to the Head. Duke University Press. pp. 248–249. ISBN 978-0-8223-3438-5.
  5. ^ a b Guerrero, Eddie. Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story, p. 174–175.
  6. ^ Guerrero, Eddie. Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story, p. 181.
  7. ^ Callis, Don (2001-03-25). "Deal leaves wrestlers out in cold". Slam! Sports.
  8. ^ Angel Aramboles (March 31, 2023). "Rey Mysterio re-forms the LWO on WWE Friday Night SmackDown". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  9. ^ Barnett, Jake (March 31, 2023). "3/31 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Barnett's review of the final Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes confrontation before WrestleMania 39, the Andre the Giant memorial battle royal, Drew McIntyre and Sheamus vs. Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci, Raquel Rodriguez vs. Natalya vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Sonya Deville in a four-way". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  10. ^ Powell, Jason (April 1, 2023). "WrestleMania 39 results: Powell's live review of night one with Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles, Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley for the Smackdown Women's Title, Austin Theory vs. John Cena for the U.S. Title, Rey Mysterio vs. Dominik Mysterio, Seth Rollins vs. Logan Paul". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  11. ^ Powell, Jason (April 7, 2023). "4/7 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Sami Zayn vs. Jey Uso, Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar vs. Dominik Mysterio and Damian Priest, Imperium vs. Sheamus, Ridge Holland, and Butch, Rhea Ripley and Triple H appearances". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  12. ^ Powell, Jason (2023-04-17). "4/17 WWE Raw results: Powell's live review of Brock Lesnar's first appearance since attacking Cody Rhodes, U.S. Champion Austin Theory vs. Bobby Lashley in a non-title match, Trish Stratus explaining her attack on Becky Lynch, Seth Rollins vs. The Miz". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  13. ^ The LWO's new entrance music: Raw highlights, April 24, 2023, retrieved 2023-04-25
  14. ^ Powell, Jason (2023-04-24). "4/24 WWE Raw results: Powell's live review of Triple H's big announcement, Bad Bunny's return to WWE, Rey Mysterio vs. Damian Priest, the ongoing build to WWE Backlash". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  15. ^ Powell, Jason (2023-05-05). "5/5 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Barnett's review of the WWE Backlash go-home show with appearances by Bad Bunny and Cody Rhodes, Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Karrion Kross, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. The Viking Raiders". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  16. ^ Powell, Jason (2023-05-06). "WWE Backlash results: Powell's live review of Brock Lesnar vs. Cody Rhodes, Bad Bunny vs. Damian Priest in a Street Fight, Rhea Ripley vs. Zelina Vega for the Smackdown Women's Title, Bianca Belair vs. Iyo Sky for the Raw Women's Title, Austin Theory vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Bronson Reed in a Triple Threat for the U.S. Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
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