Souled Out was a professional wrestling pay-per-view promoted by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in the month of January from 1997 through 2000. The 1997 and 1998 WCW Souled Out PPV events were held on a Saturday, while the 1999 and 2000 WCW Souled Out PPV events were held on a Sunday. It was originally started as an nWo PPV, but did not generate the revenue that WCW had hoped it would due in part to the fact that the event suffered from a low buy rate and a lack of revenue from such a small facility (the first Souled Out was held at the Five Seasons Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and although it sold out the arena only seated barely more than 5,000 people). WCW, however, elected to keep the event on its calendar (as prior to 1997 it did not have a regular January pay-per-view event) and Souled Out became a co-branded WCW/nWo event. This established a practice WCW used throughout 1998, as all of its pay-per-view events that year were co-branded. The co-branding continued until the following Souled Out, when interim WCW President Ric Flair declared that WCW pay-per-views would no longer carry nWo branding.
The final Souled Out event was held in 2000 and WCW renamed its January PPV WCW Sin for 2001. Since its 2001 purchase of WCW, World Wrestling Entertainment has owned the rights to the Souled Out name but have not used it for a pay-per-view.
Souled Out dates and venues[edit]
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| Souled Out (1997) | January 25, 1997 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Five Seasons Center | Hollywood Hogan (c) vs. The Giant for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.[1] |
| Souled Out (1998) | January 24, 1998 | Dayton, Ohio | Hara Arena | Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair / Lex Luger vs. Randy Savage.[1] |
| Souled Out (1999) | January 17, 1999 | Charleston, West Virginia | Charleston Civic Center | Goldberg vs. Scott Hall in a Ladder Stun Gun match.[1] |
| Souled Out (2000) | January 16, 2000 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Firstar Center | Chris Benoit vs. Sid Vicious for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship.[1] |
1997[edit]
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| Tagline(s) | The World Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us | |||
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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | |||
| Date | January 25, 1997[1] | |||
| Attendance | 5,120 | |||
| Venue | Five Seasons Center | |||
| City | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |||
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Souled Out 1997, and also known as nWo Souled Out,[2] took place on January 25, 1997 from the Five Seasons Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This was an nWo sponsored PPV, all of the matches were nWo versus WCW. WCW president/nWo member Eric Bischoff and Ted DiBiase provided commentary. The nWo referee, Nick Patrick, officiated all the matches.[1] No WCW wrestler was allowed to have theme music while the appropriate nWo theme songs played for the various members of the group.
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- Masahiro Chono defeated Chris Jericho[1] (11:08)
- Chono pinned Jericho after a Yakuza Kick[1]
- Big Bubba Rogers defeated Hugh Morrus (with Jimmy Hart) in a Mexican Death match[1] (9:03)
- Jeff Jarrett defeated Mr. Wallstreet[1] (9:22)
- Jarrett pinned Wallstreet after Steve McMichael hit Wallstreet with a Haliburton briefcase.[1]
- Buff Bagwell defeated Scotty Riggs[1] (13:51)
- Bagwell pinned Riggs after a Buff Blockbuster.
- Scott Norton defeated Diamond Dallas Page by count-out[1] (9:39)
- Norton won the match after Buff Bagwell, Big Bubba Rogers, Vincent, and Mr. Wallstreet came to the ring to try to recruit Page to join the nWo.
- Page initially accepted, but then attacked Norton, Bagwell, Vincent, Rogers, Wallstreet, and Nick Patrick and left the ring tearing off the nWo shirt he was given by Bagwell.
- The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship.[1]
- Rick pinned Hall after a Steiner Bulldog.
- The titles were returned to Hall and Nash two nights later because WCW referee Randy Anderson made the 3-count. Rick and Scott would win the belts back the following Nitro.
- Eddie Guerrero defeated Syxx in a Ladder match to retain the WCW United States Championship (13:48)[1][2]
- Guerrero hit Syxx in the head with the title belt after both wrestlers had unhooked it simultaneously; Syxx fell and let go of the belt, and Guerrero retained his championship.
- WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hollywood Hogan fought The Giant to a no-contest[1] (10:52)
- The match ended after other members of the nWo came out and attacked The Giant.
1998[edit]
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| Tagline(s) | Hell Hath No Fury Like.../Who Do You Trust? | |||
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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | |||
| Date | January 24, 1998 | |||
| Attendance | 5,486 | |||
| Venue | Hara Arena | |||
| City | Dayton, Ohio | |||
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Souled Out 1998 took place on January 24, 1998 from the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio and featured a double main event.[1]
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- Juventud Guerrera, Super Caló, Lizmark, Jr. and Chavo Guerrero, Jr. defeated La Parka, Psychosis, Silver King and El Dandy (9:30)[1]
- Guerrero pinned Psychosis after a Tornado DDT.[1]
- Chris Benoit defeated Raven in a Raven's Rules Match (10:36)[1]
- Benoit won when Raven passed out from a Crippler Crossface.[1]
- Chris Jericho defeated Rey Mysterio, Jr. to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (8:28)[1]
- Jericho forced Mysterio to submit with the Lion Tamer.[1]
- Booker T defeated Rick Martel to retain the WCW World Television Championship (10:50)[1]
- Booker pinned Martel after a Harlem Hangover.[1]
- Larry Zbyszko (with Dusty Rhodes) defeated Scott Hall (with Louie Spicolli) by Disqualification (8:09)[1]
- Ray Traylor and The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) (with Ted DiBiase) defeated The nWo (Konnan, Scott Norton and Buff Bagwell) (with Vincent) (12:20)[1]
- Scott pinned Konnan after a Steiner Screwdriver.
- Kevin Nash (with Hollywood Hogan and Eric Bischoff) defeated The Giant (10:47)[1]
- Nash pinned Giant after a badly botched Jacknife Powerbomb.[1]
- Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair (18:06)[1]
- Hart forced Flair to submit to the Sharpshooter.[1]
- Lex Luger defeated Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) (7:07)[1]
- Luger forced Savage to submit to the Torture Rack.[1]
1999[edit]
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| Tagline(s) | Electrifying Action!/No Turning Back | |||
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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | |||
| Date | January 17, 1999 | |||
| Attendance | 10,833 | |||
| Venue | Charleston Civic Center | |||
| City | Charleston, West Virginia | |||
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Souled Out 1999 took place on January 17, 1999 from the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia.[1]
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- Chris Benoit defeated Mike Enos (10:34)[1]
- Benoit forced Enos to submit with the Crippler Crossface.[1]
- Norman Smiley defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. (15:44)[1]
- Smiley forced Guerrero to submit with the Norman Conquest.[1]
- Fit Finlay defeated Van Hammer (7:54)[1]
- Finlay pinned Hammer after a Tombstone Piledriver.[1]
- Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Wrath (9:23)[1]
- Bigelow pinned Wrath after a Greetings from Asbury Park.[1]
- Lex Luger defeated Konnan (9:31)[1]
- Luger forced Konnan to submit with the Torture Rack.[1]
- Chris Jericho (with Ralphus) defeated Perry Saturn in a wager match (11:44)[1]
- Jericho pinned Saturn with a Small Package.[1]
- If Jericho lost, he leaves WCW for 90 days; if Saturn lost, he must wear a dress.
- Billy Kidman defeated Rey Misterio, Jr., Juventud Guerrera and Psychosis in a Fatal Four-Way match to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (14:24)[1]
- Kidman pinned Guerrera after a shooting star press.[1]
- Ric Flair and David Flair (with Arn Anderson) defeated Barry Windham and Curt Hennig (13:56)[1]
- Goldberg defeated Scott Hall in a Ladder Stun Gun match (17:47)[1]
2000[edit]
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| Tagline(s) | Control Is Everything/Who Will Be The Soul Survivor? | |||
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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | |||
| Date | January 16, 2000 | |||
| Attendance | 14,132 | |||
| Venue | Firstar Center | |||
| City | Cincinnati, Ohio | |||
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Souled Out 2000 took place on January 16, 2000 from the Firstar Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1]
The originally scheduled card was heavily changed, due to the serious injuries of Bret Hart and Jeff Jarrett.[1] Hart, who was scheduled to wrestle Sid Vicious, suffered a severe concussion at Starrcade, which forced him to vacate the WCW World Heavyweight title, and eventually retire nine months later. Jarrett, who was scheduled to wrestle Chris Benoit in a Triple Threat Theater series (Dungeon Rules, Bunkhouse, Caged Heat), suffered lingering headaches from Benoit's diving headbutt off the top of the steel cage on the January 10 episode of WCW Monday Nitro, which forced him to vacate the WCW United States Heavyweight title. Benoit was instead moved to take Hart's place against Vicious and the Triple Threat Theater series was contested between Billy Kidman and three separate wrestlers.
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- Billy Kidman defeated Dean Malenko (with Shane Douglas) in a Catch-as-Catch Can match (2:36)[1]
- Vampiro defeated David Flair (with Daffney) and Crowbar in a Triple Threat match (10:32)[1]
- Vampiro pinned Flair after a Nail in the Coffin.[1]
- Originally, it was scheduled to be a WCW World Tag Team title match between Flair & Crowbar and Vampiro & a partner of his choosing; when Flair and Crowbar jumped Vampiro during a backstage interview, Vampiro wanted to take them on himself.[1]
- Big Vito and Johnny the Bull (with Disco Inferno) defeated The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don) (9:33)[1]
- Vito pinned Ron after a Clothesline.[1]
- Oklahoma defeated Madusa (with Spice) to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (2:56)[1]
- Brian Knobs defeated Fit Finlay, Norman Smiley and Meng in a Fatal Four-Way match to retain the WCW Hardcore Championship (6:11)[1]
- Knobs pinned Smiley after hitting him with a police shield.[1]
- Billy Kidman defeated Perry Saturn (with Shane Douglas) in a Bunkhouse match (10:05)[1]
- Booker T (with Midnight) defeated Stevie Ray by disqualification (6:30)[1]
- Stevie Ray was disqualified when Big T made his debut and attacked Booker.
- Tank Abbott defeated Jerry Flynn (1:39)[1]
- Abbott knocked Flynn out.[1]
- Buff Bagwell defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a Last Man Standing match (11:19)[1]
- Page couldn't answer the 10-count after missing a Diamond Cutter.[1]
- The Wall (with Shane Douglas) defeated Billy Kidman in a Steel cage match (5:03)[1]
- Kevin Nash defeated Terry Funk in a Hardcore match to become the new WCW Commissioner (7:59)[1]
- Nash pinned Funk after a Jacknife Powerbomb onto a steel chair.[1]
- Chris Benoit defeated Sid Vicious (with Arn Anderson as special guest referee) to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship (14:53)[1]
- Benoit forced Vicious to submit with the Crippler Crossface.[1]
- Benoit was stripped of the title the next night when it was shown that Sid's leg was under the rope when he tapped (in reality, Benoit had quit WCW to join the WWF).[1]
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
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- ^ a b Guerrero, Eddie (2005). Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story. Simon and Schuster. p. 138. ISBN 0-7434-9353-2.
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