Souled Out - 1997

1997

Souled Out 1997

Promotional poster featuring The Giant, Hollywood Hogan, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash
Tagline(s) The World Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us
Information
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date January 25, 1997
Attendance 5,120
Venue Five Seasons Center
City Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Pay-per-view chronology
Starrcade 1996 Souled Out 1997 SuperBrawl VII
Souled Out chronology
First Souled Out 1997 Souled Out (1998)

Souled Out 1997, and also known as nWo Souled Out, 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. No WCW wrestler was allowed to have theme music while the appropriate nWo theme songs played for the various members of the group.

  • Masahiro Chono defeated Chris Jericho (11:08)
    • Chono pinned Jericho after a Yakuza Kick
  • Big Bubba Rogers defeated Hugh Morrus (with Jimmy Hart) in a Mexican Death match (9:03)
  • Jeff Jarrett defeated Mr. Wallstreet (9:22)
    • Jarrett pinned Wallstreet after Steve McMichael hit Wallstreet with a Haliburton briefcase.
  • 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)
    • 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.
    • 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)
    • 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 (10:52)
    • The match ended after other members of the nWo came out and attacked The Giant.


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