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Souled Out
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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/nWo PPV until the nWo disbanded. 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.
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.
1998 Souled Out 1998 took place on January 24 1998 from the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio.
- Juventud Guerrera, Super Calo, Lizmark, Jr. and Chavo Guerrero, Jr. defeated La Parka, Psicosis, Silver King and El Dandy (9:30)
- Chris Benoit defeated Raven in a Raven's Rules match (10:36)
- 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)
- 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 (w/Ted DiBiase) defeated The nWo (w/Vincent) (12:20)
- Kevin Nash (w/Hollywood Hogan and Eric Bischoff) defeated The Giant (10:47)
- Nash pinned Giant after a Jacknife Powerbomb.
- Nash botched the powerbomb, dropping Giant on his neck, which resulted in Giant being injured.
- Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair (18:06)
- Lex Luger defeated Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth) (7:07)
1999 Souled Out 1999 took place on January 17 1999 from the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia.
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 since 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 10th edition of WCW Monday Nitro, which forced him to vacate the WCW United States Heavyweight title.
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