Bruce Prichard Denies DX Was A Direct Response To The nWo

On the latest episode of Something To Wrestle With, Bruce Prichard talked about the origins of D-Generation X, the genuine off-screen friendship between Shawn Michaels and Triple H, and more. D-Generation X was founded in 1997 opposite the Hart Foundation. The group’s willingness to push boundaries and do things that weren’t normally allowed on-screen led to comparisons to the nWo, which was founded in WCW a year earlier.

Prichard noted that it was simply a matter of Michaels and Triple H taking their chemistry and putting it on screen. You can check out some highlights below:

On The Two Having Chemistry:
“Absolutely. Look, the two were friends, and they traveled together. They hung out together, and they had great chemistry off-screen. So they were friends, and it’s like guys working against one another. The best of friends are always going to have the best of programs, because they know each other so well, and you can communicate without speaking. And if you know your opponent well enough, you become great friends. And if you know your friend well enough, you become great opponents. They were great friends on screen that made a terrific dynamic. People believed it. They believed that they were best friends. They believed that they were a unit.”

On the Theory That DX Was a Direct Response To the nWo:
“You know, I really think it was more of a, ‘Hey, we’re buddies. I’d love to do this on-screen.’ I don’t know that any of it was in direct response to the nWo. It was in the fact that, ‘Hey, this was a new heel faction that was being built.’ It was more so the connection, the friendship, the chemistry that was taking place off-screen. It’s like, “Eh, let’s get that on screen.’ And you let things grow from there.

“And I think that people look sometimes at similarities and things. And, ‘Well, there’s four guys. So there’s four guys over there, four guys. That’s a copy.’ You know, it’s not always the case and sometimes it’s — but look man, it’s gonna draw comparisons no matter what the f**k you do. But they were on screen — throw Chyna in there too. You know, the three of them traveled together, did everything together and hung out together. So it was just a natural, it was just an extension of what they did off-screen, on-screen.”

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