Souled Out 1997

nWo Souled Out 1997



I've heard that this is an awful show so thank you to Harry Broadhurst for the request from the awesome Yes! Yes! Yes! Facebook page.


It would have to be fucking dreadful to be worse than Halloween Havoc 2000.


Well this is an nWo show rather than a WCW so it least it's something a bit different. I'll admit that I did like the opening video with the nWo on garbage trucks in black and white with sirens in the background. It did look rather cool.


Eric Bischoff and Ted Dibiase of the nWo are commentating so I'm guessing they're gonna be snarky all night. There's also an unknown ring announcer praising the nWo members and taking the piss out of everyone else. Not sure if I like that or not.



Chris Jericho vs Masahiro Chono
You can usually expect something good when Jericho is opening up the show, especially against someone from Japan with all the history he has there. Jericho is still in his boring face phase. It looks like all refs are gonna be nWo members. There were some strange camera tricks being used that were a bit distracting. The match wasn't really anything special and wasn't very memorable outside of a nice table spot at the finish. Not a bad way to open but not a great way either. Just an average match. **



It's time to crown Miss nWo. Is there really any point to that at all? Apparently they're going to be checking back with the women all night. Yay.



Hugh Morrus vs Big Bubba : Deathmatch
I thought Morrus's name was bad until I heard the name General Rection. Poor guy. Bubba is also known as the WWF's Big Boss Man. I actually didn't realise until halfway through that this was a Deathmatch. The referee is going to be annoying if he keeps guaranteeing the nWo's victory in matches. The match itself was pretty boring and didn't need to be a Deathmatch at all. They only used one weapon with the chain and then Bubba 'ran over' Morrus with the motorbike. It did look very phony though. A completely forgettable match. *



Speaking of boring we are heading back to the Miss nWo competition. Good god I hate this show already. Where's that vodka?



Jeff Jarrett vs M. Wallstreet
Jarrett is just one of those wrestlers that I don't like at all. Anytime he's on I just want to skip the match. Wallstreet is also known as IRS in the WWF. I guess they just copied the gimmick over. The match itself wasn't bad at all actually. There wasn't anything that special about it, it was just a solid match that was entertaining to watch. The cheating ref and the camera angles were a bit annoying but it was still a pretty good contest. **1/4


And we're back to the Miss nWo contest. I'm just gonna count these as bathroom, food and drink breaks.


Just to be clear I really am drinking vodka. You guys think I joke about that stuff?


Scotty Riggs vs Buff Bagwell
Bagwell is another guy I don't really enjoy watching in the ring. Apparently Riggs became a transvestite after this. I really have nothing to say about that. This one started off with a nice fast pace but it quickly slowed down once Bagwell got on offense. When a match starts feeling long you know that it's went wrong somewhere. Finally Riggs got his comeback and proceedings pick up again. A LONG match but it was pretty enjoyable I'd have to say. **



Drink break time.



Diamond Dallas Page vs Scott Norton
If there are any on-going storylines tonight, I have no idea as there have been no video packages and the commentators haven't explained anything, including for this match. And whoever keeps pressing that 'loser' button is gonna be on my worst enemies list soon. Norton was pretty bad out there but DDP seemed motivated. The nWo turns up trying to recruit DDP but he refuses and runs into the crowd causing a countout defeat. The match wasn't really going anywhere anyway. 1/2*



The Outsiders vs The Steiner Brothers
The World Tag Titles are on the line. Hey our first Title match of the night! This one had the potential to be the first properly good match of the night, but unfortunately it disappointed. It was just boring most of the way through and the crowd never really reacted to it. The Outsiders were in control most of the time and that just doesn't suit the style of the Steiners. Dull match up until the finish. Bischoff would reverse the decision the next night anyway so it didn't really matter. *



Eddie Guerrero vs Syxx : Ladder
The US Title is on the line. Finally something I can sink my teeth into! Thank goodness for Eddie Guerrero. For those that don't know, Syxx is also the WWF's X-Pac. This is the only saviour that this show has at this point. Finally we get a match with some workrate as these guys were just flying around the place with high-risk moves at a nice pace. The ladder spots were good as they didn't try anything too fancy and just beat the hell out of each other with it. I liked the finish with both guys grabbing the belt down and having a tug of war to try and claim it. A great match that was a lot of fun to watch.  ***1/2


It's time for the results of the Miss nWo contest. I skipped this so you'll need to find out for yourself who won if you're really desperate to see.


Hollywood Hogan vs The Giant
The WCW World Title is on the line. Well there goes any chance of a good main event with these two guys involved. The Giant seemed quite motivated but Hogan was just boring to watch and really slowed things down to a snail's pace. Seeing the Giant coming off the top rope was cool though. It doesn't help that we got the usual WCW run-ins and the screwy referee as well. A bad main event. 1/4*



2.5/10. Well at least it wasn't as bad as Halloween Havoc 2000. It still was an awful show though. The Miss nWo contest was just pointless and so uninteresting to watch and outside of the great Ladder match, you could skip every single match here and you would miss nothing at all. It was a bit different since it was an nWo PPV instead of a WCW one, but that just led to bad announcing, bad camera angles, and a very annoying ring announcer. Definitely avoid this one but check out the Ladder match if you can.