WCW/NWO Souled Out 97

[andrew8798]

On 24/7 this month

1. Chris Jericho vs Masahiro Chono (Int Aspiring Miss NWO's)
2. Hugh Morrus vs Big Bubba Rogers (Int Aspiring Miss NWO's)
3. Jeff Jarrett (w/Debra) vs VK Wallstreet (Int Aspiring Miss NWOs)
4. Scotty Riggs vs Buff Bagwell (Int Aspiring Miss NWOs)
5. Dallas Page vs Scott Norton (Int Aspiring Miss NWOs)
6. (WCW Tag Championship) The Outsiders vs Rick & Scott Steiner
7. (WCW US Championship-Ladder Match) Eddie Guerrero vs Syxx (Miss NWO Contest)
8. Hulk Hogan vs The Giant

[Shark]

One of the absolute worst PPVs ever.

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

To play Devil's Advocate for one of the most panned shows of all time, Souled Out is probably worth one viewing because of the presentation of the show. It really does feel like a totally different company presenting the show, and the biased nature of the production actually helps sell every WCW guy in the matches as underdogs.

But that's it, otherwise the show is complete garbage.

[Shark]

Nov 16, 2013 6:30:08 GMT -5 Oh Cry Me a Screwball said:

To play Devil's Advocate for one of the most panned shows of all time, Souled Out is probably worth one viewing because of the presentation of the show. It really does feel like a totally different company presenting the show, and the biased nature of the production actually helps sell every WCW guy in the matches as underdogs.

But that's it, otherwise the show is complete garbage.

The presentation is different, that is fair, but I will counter that does hurt the show. Given the nature of the NWO, it doesn't really feel like a big show. The industrial lightshow warehouse look looks drab and dull with all the gray and black and metal. I also think the WCW guys looked like jokes. Why would they even show up to the event to get their asses kicked? Eddie Guererro and the Giant made some sense because they were in title matches, but the others just were clowns.


Something else I've wondered about is why did they hold the event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa? Is this the heart of NWO country or something?

[BorneAgain]

Its an idea that worked have worked better as one night Nitro concept rather than a PPV and with perhaps WCW wanting to beat the nWo at their big event to make point. Maybe have WCW win a match a week before guaranteeing a WCW referee to alternate with the nWo referee in matches.

[chazraps]

Nov 16, 2013 6:30:08 GMT -5 Oh Cry Me a Screwball said:

To play Devil's Advocate for one of the most panned shows of all time, Souled Out is probably worth one viewing because of the presentation of the show. It really does feel like a totally different company presenting the show, and the biased nature of the production actually helps sell every WCW guy in the matches as underdogs.

But that's it, otherwise the show is complete garbage.

I'll agree with this. It's also worth watching if you've ever seen the down syndrome documentary Jefftowne where the subject in question actually attends this event.

I do recall the PPV followed what was a surprisingly enjoyable edition of WCW Saturday Night from Green Bay where the next day's Super Bowl was to take place, so you had Tony and Dusty having fun all around the city.

Did this show ever get a proper VHS release?

Question for those who watched it on 24/7, is all the stuff with the nWo house band and their original song removed?

[Deleted]

I watched it this week, I don't remember seeing a band. Most of the matches were bad, and the Nick Patrick stuff got old when it happened in every match. Why did Eric pick the least attractive and most awkward woman for Miss nWo then proceeded to make out with her? nWo only likes ugly chicks?

The Giant getting knocked out cold with a collapsible guitar to the back was ridiculous. I laughed at Hall's reaction to Giant's bare ass being exposed though.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

I loved the look and feel of the show. It felt like an ECW show with a slightly higher budget, which made sense as a "nWo-funded" PPV. Plus I enjoyed Ted DiBiase on commentary.

[cabbageboy]

Yeah I don't really hate this show. Also Eddie vs. Syxx wasn't too bad of a ladder match. This is a bizarre curio type show. If you get what they are going for it's kinda funny, but I can see why it would drive others to the exits.

[Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster]

I liked the finish to the Big Bubba/Hugh Morrus match but otherwise I will agree that it was a terrible PPV.

[MiLB Fan]

I really liked the multilevel entrance set the show had--it reminded me of the sets WCW used for some Clash of the Champions shows from the early 90s.

This is gonna sound really stupid but when I ordered the PPV, I was afraid the entire show would be in black and white! The countdown show and opening were, and this WAS marketed as an nWo PPV.

WWE Classics aired this before and I'm pretty sure they cut the segment with the live band. They should've cut the Miss nWo segments as well; good God were those painful to watch. I'm surprised Miss nWo hasn't been inducted into WrestleCrap yet.

[Shark]

Nov 16, 2013 14:28:21 GMT -5 BorneAgain said:

Its an idea that worked have worked better as one night Nitro concept rather than a PPV and with perhaps WCW wanting to beat the nWo at their big event to make point. Maybe have WCW win a match a week before guaranteeing a WCW referee to alternate with the nWo referee in matches.

They actually did that very idea, at least NWO Nitro, later that year on the go home show to Starrcade and it bombed in the ratings. I think it did a full point below what Nitro had been doing at that point.


I also still try to figure out what the point of the Miss NWO contest was.

[Deleted]

guerrero loser loser

[BorneAgain]

Nov 16, 2013 20:03:11 GMT -5 Shark said:

Nov 16, 2013 14:28:21 GMT -5 BorneAgain said:

Its an idea that worked have worked better as one night Nitro concept rather than a PPV and with perhaps WCW wanting to beat the nWo at their big event to make point. Maybe have WCW win a match a week before guaranteeing a WCW referee to alternate with the nWo referee in matches.

They actually did that very idea, at least NWO Nitro, later that year on the go home show to Starrcade and it bombed in the ratings. I think it did a full point below what Nitro had been doing at that point.


I also still try to figure out what the point of the Miss NWO contest was.

Yeah I knew they tried nWo Nitro, but much of failure there lied in the fact they spent a good half hour with no matches and having them basically construct the set which wasn't exactly conducive to good TV. A properly built nWo Nitro with the New World Order hyping it as their triumph and WCW promoting it as them striking the group on their home turf might have worked. Maybe.

[andrew8798]

If you can check out the Bryan and Vinny review of the show it should still be up on youtube

[BlackoutCreature]

Nov 16, 2013 20:29:23 GMT -5 BorneAgain said:

Nov 16, 2013 20:03:11 GMT -5 Shark said:

They actually did that very idea, at least NWO Nitro, later that year on the go home show to Starrcade and it bombed in the ratings. I think it did a full point below what Nitro had been doing at that point.


I also still try to figure out what the point of the Miss NWO contest was.

Yeah I knew they tried nWo Nitro, but much of failure there lied in the fact they spent a good half hour with no matches and having them basically construct the set which wasn't exactly conducive to good TV. A properly built nWo Nitro with the New World Order hyping it as their triumph and WCW promoting it as them striking the group on their home turf might have worked. Maybe.

I really think the bigger problem with that whole nWo Nitro show was just that the nWo had been pretty much doing the exact same invasion stuff on Nitro for a year and change at that point and people were just getting tired of it. The angle had pretty much ran its course and people were waiting for its big blow-off, but nobody in WCW wanted to accept that and they just kept it going by recycling the same stuff over and over. Even if they had a set built and ready to go and didn't waste 45 minutes of the show giving Hogan presents, I don't think the numbers would've been all that different.