For the film, see Souled Out .

Souled Out was a professional wrestling pay-per-view promoted by World Championship Wrestling in the month of January from 1997 through 2000. It was originally started as an nWo PPV but it did not generate the revenue hoped for so it was turned into a WCW and nWo co-promoted PPV. This show, along with all of the other WCW pay-per-views that followed, stayed as a co-branded WCW/nWo show until the nWo disbanded in 1999. In 2001, it was replaced by WCW Sin.World Wrestling Entertainment have owned the rights to Souled Out since they purchased WCW in 2001, however to date, they have not yet produced their own version of the event.

Souled Out dates and venues

Event	Date	City	Venue	Main Event
Souled Out	January 25, 1997	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Five Seasons Center
Souled Out	January 24, 1998	Trotwood, Ohio	Hara Arena
Souled Out	January 17, 1999	Charleston, West Virginia	Charleston Civic Center
Souled Out	January 16, 2000	Cincinnati, Ohio	Firstar Center

1997

Souled Out 1997 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 vs. WCW. WCW president/nWo member Eric Bischoff and Ted DiBiase provided commentary. The nWo referee, Nick Patrick, officiated all the matches.

• Masahiro Chono defeated Chris Jericho (11:08)
  • Chono pinned Jericho after a Yakuza Kick
• Big Bubba Rogers defeated Hugh Morrus (w/Jimmy Hart) in a Mexican Death match (9:03)
• Jeff Jarrett defeated Mr. Wallstreet (9:22)
  • Jarrett pinned Wallstreet after interference from Steve McMichael.
• Buff Bagwell defeated Scotty Riggs (13:51)
  • Bagwell pinned Riggs after a Buff Blockbuster.
• Scott Norton defeated Diamond Dallas Page by count-out (9:39)
• The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship.
  • 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.
• Eddy Guerrero defeated Syxx in a Ladder match to retain the WCW United States Championship (13:48)
• WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hollywood Hogan fought The Giant to a no-contest (11:00)
  • The match ended after other members of the nWo came out and attacked The Giant.

1998

Souled Out 1998 took place on January 24, 1998 from the Hara Arena in Trotwood, Ohio.

• Juventud Guerrera, Super Calo, Lizmark, Jr. and Chavo Guerrero, Jr. defeated La Parka, Psicosis, Silver King and El Dandy (9:30)
  • Guerrero pinned Psicosis after a Tornado DDT.
• Chris Benoit defeated Raven in a Raven's Rules match (10:36)
  • Benoit won when Raven passed out from a Crippler Crossface.
• Chris Jericho defeated Rey Mysterio, Jr. to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (8:28)
  • Jericho forced Mysterio to submit with the Lion Tamer.
• Booker T defeated Rick Martel to retain the WCW World Television Championship (10:50)
  • Booker pinned Martel after a Harlem Hangover.
• Larry Zbyszko (w/Dusty Rhodes) defeated Scott Hall (w/Louie Spicolli) by disqualification (8:09)
  • Hall was disqualified after Spicolli interfered.
  • After the match, Rhodes turned on Zbyszko and joined the nWo.
• Ray Traylor and The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) (w/Ted DiBiase) defeated The nWo (Konnan, Scott Norton and Buff Bagwell) (w/Vincent) (12:20)
  • Scott pinned Konnan after a Steiner Screwdriver.
• Kevin Nash (w/Hollywood Hogan and Eric Bischoff) defeated The Giant (10:47)
  • Nash pinned Giant after a Jacknife Powerbomb.
• Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair (18:06)
  • Hart forced Flair to submit to the Sharpshooter.
• Lex Luger defeated Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth) (7:07)
  • Luger forced Savage to submit to the Torture Rack.

1999

Souled Out 1999 took place on January 17, 1999 from the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia.

• Chris Benoit defeated Mike Enos (10:34)
  • Benoit forced Enos to submit with the Crippler Crossface.
• Norman Smiley defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. (15:44)
  • Smiley forced Guerrero to submit with the Norman Conquest.
• Fit Finlay defeated Van Hammer (7:54)
  • Finlay pinned Hammer after a Tombstone Piledriver.
• Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Wrath (9:23)
  • Bigelow pinned Wrath after a Greetings from Asbury Park.
• Lex Luger defeated Konnan (9:31)
  • Luger forced Konnan to submit with the Torture Rack.
• Chris Jericho (w/Ralphus) defeated Perry Saturn in a "Loser wears a dress" match (11:44)
  • Jericho pinned Saturn with a Small Package.
• Billy Kidman defeated Rey Misterio, Jr., Juventud Guerrera and Psicosis in a Fatal Four-Way match to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (14:24)
  • Kidman pinned Guerrera after a shooting star press.
• Ric Flair and David Flair (w/Arn Anderson) defeated Barry Windham and Curt Hennig (13:56)
  • David pinned Hennig after Anderson hit Hennig with a tire iron.
• Goldberg defeated Scott Hall in a Ladder Stun Gun match (17:44)
  • Goldberg won when he used the stun gun.
  • The match could only be won by using the stun gun.
  • During the match, Disco Inferno interfered on behalf of Scott Hall.

2000

Souled Out 2000 took place on January 16, 2000 from the Firstar Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The originally scheduled card was heavily changed, due to the serious injuries of Bret Hart and Jeff Jarrett. 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 end his in-ring career as well). 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 edition 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.

• Billy Kidman defeated Dean Malenko (w/Shane Douglas) in a Catch-as-Catch Can match (2:36)
  • Kidman won when Malenko accidentally touched the floor.
  • This was Match 1 of the Triple Threat Theater.
• Vampiro defeated David Flair (w/Daffney) and Crowbar in a Triple Threat match (10:32)
  • Vampiro pinned Flair after a Nail in the Coffin.
  • 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.
• Big Vito and Johnny the Bull (w/Disco Inferno) defeated The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don) (9:33)
  • Vito pinned Ron after a Clothesline.
• Oklahoma defeated Madusa (w/Spice) to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (2:56)
  • Oklahoma pinned Madusa with a roll-up.
• Brian Knobbs defeated Fit Finlay, Norman Smiley and Meng in a Fatal Four-Way match to retain the WCW Hardcore Championship (6:11)
  • Knobbs pinned Smiley after hitting him with a police shield.
• Billy Kidman defeated Perry Saturn (w/Shane Douglas) in a Bunkhouse match (10:05)
  • Kidman pinned Saturn after a Bulldog.
  • This was Match 2 of the Triple Threat Theater.
• Booker T (w/Midnight) defeated Stevie Ray by disqualification (6:30)
  • Stevie Ray was disqualified when Big T made his debut and attacked Booker.
• Tank Abbott defeated Jerry Flynn (1:39)
  • Abbott knocked Flynn out.
• Buff Bagwell defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a Last Man Standing match (11:00)
  • DDP couldn't answer the 10-count after missing a Diamond Cutter.
• The Wall (w/Shane Douglas) defeated Billy Kidman in a Steel cage match (5:03)
  • Wall pinned Kidman after a chokeslam.
  • This was Match 3 of the Triple Threat Theater.
• Kevin Nash defeated Terry Funk in a Hardcore match to become the new WCW Commissioner (7:59)
  • Nash pinned Funk after a Jacknife Powerbomb onto a steel chair.
• Chris Benoit defeated Sid Vicious (w/Arn Anderson as special guest referee) to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship (14:50)
  • Benoit forced Vicious to submit with the Crippler Crossface.
  • 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).

See also

• List of WCW pay-per-view events
• World Championship Wrestling
• nWo

References