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((short description|1997 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view event))
((Infobox Wrestling event
|name=Souled Out (1997)
|image=NwoSouledOut1997poster.JPG
|tagline=Finally... a Pay-Per-View Worth Watching<br>The World Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us.
|caption=Promotional poster featuring [[Big Show|The Giant]], [[Hollywood Hogan]], [[Scott Hall]], and [[Kevin Nash]]
|promotion=[[World Championship Wrestling]]
|brand=[[New World Order (professional wrestling)|nWo]]
|date=January 25, 1997<ref name="The History of WWE"/>
|venue=[[Five Seasons Center]]
|city=[[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]]
|attendance=5,120
|lastevent=[[Starrcade (1996)|Starrcade]]
|nextevent=[[SuperBrawl VII]]
|event=[[Souled Out]]
|nextevent2=[[Souled Out (1998)|1998]]
|lastevent2='''''First'''''
))
'''Souled Out (1997)''' was the inaugural [[Souled Out]] [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of NWA/WCW closed-circuit events and pay-per-view events|event]] produced by [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW).<ref name=eddie>((cite book|title=Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story|author=Guerrero, Eddie|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2005|isbn=0-7434-9353-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/cheatingdeathste00guer/page/138 138]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/cheatingdeathste00guer/page/138))</ref> The event took place on January 25, 1997 from the [[Five Seasons Center]] in [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]]. The pay-per-view was presented by the [[The New World Order (professional wrestling)|nWo]] [[kayfabe|in storyline]] and the official title of the event was '''nWo Souled Out'''. It was an nWo-themed pay-per-view, with nWo official [[Referee (professional wrestling)|referee]] [[Nick Patrick (referee)|Nick Patrick]] officiating all of the matches by wearing an nWo T-shirt and cap and the group's [[List of New World Order members|members]] [[Eric Bischoff]] and [[Ted DiBiase]] providing commentary.

Eight matches were contested at the event and all the matches featured WCW roster versus nWo members. nWo leader [[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]] defended the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] against WCW's [[Big Show|The Giant]] in the [[Card (sports)#Main event|main event]] as Giant invoked his title opportunity which he earned by winning the [[World War 3 (1996)|1996 World War 3]]. The match ended in a no contest when the nWo referee Nick Patrick stopped counting the pinfall for Giant and the nWo members interfered to attack him.<ref name="411mania">((cite web|url=http://411mania.com/wrestling/the-island-of-misfit-shows-nwo-souled-out-1997/|title=The Island of Misfit Shows: nWo Souled Out (1997)|publisher=411Mania|accessdate=2017-02-28))</ref>

==Storylines==
The event involved  professional wrestlers performing as [[Face (professional wrestling)|heroic]] and [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villainous]] [[Character (arts)|characters]] in [[Kayfabe|scripted events]] pre-determined<ref name="HSW">((cite web|url=http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|title=How Pro Wrestling Works|last=Grabianowski|first=Ed|work=HowStuffWorks, Inc.|date=13 January 2006 |publisher=[[Discovery Communications]]|accessdate=2015-11-15))</ref> by the hosting [[Professional wrestling promotion|promotion]], WCW. [[narrative thread|Storylines]] between the characters played out on WCW's primary television programs, ''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'', ''[[WCW Saturday Night|Saturday Night]]'', ''[[WCW WorldWide|WorldWide]]'', ''[[WCW Pro|Pro]]'' and ''[[WCW Main Event|Main Event]]''.

[[New World Order (professional wrestling)|nWo]] member [[Big Show|The Giant]] won the [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)#World War 3|World War 3 battle royal]] at the [[World War 3 (1996)|1996 World War 3]] by last eliminating [[Lex Luger]], which entitled him to a [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] match at a place and time of his choosing. Giant demanded his title shot against the nWo leader, [[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]] on the ''Nitro'' after [[Starrcade (1996)|Starrcade]] but Hogan refused to give him a title shot and made fun of him for losing to Luger, the previous night at Starrcade. Later that night, the nWo attacked [[Roddy Piper]] due to Piper beating Hogan at Starrcade. Hogan ordered Giant to deliver a [[Chokeslam]] to Piper but Giant instead went for Hogan. Hogan agreed to give Giant, his title shot and then all the nWo members attacked Giant, thus kicking him out of the nWo.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/19961230.htm|title=WCW Report - 12/28/96 - 12/30/96|publisher=DDT Digest|accessdate=2017-02-28))</ref> On the January 4 episode of ''Saturday Night'', it was announced that Hogan would defend the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Giant at Souled Out.<ref name="NR"/> On the January 13 episode of ''Nitro'', Giant faced Hogan in a non-title match which ended when the nWo members attacked Giant.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/19970113.htm|title=WCW Report - 01/13/97 - 01/13/97|publisher=DDT Digest|accessdate=2017-02-28))</ref>

At Starrcade, [[Eddie Guerrero]] defeated [[Diamond Dallas Page]] to win the vacant [[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]]. Guerrero won the match after the nWo attacked Page. However, after the match, Guerrero confronted [[Sean Waltman|Syxx]] and [[The Outsiders (professional wrestling)|The Outsiders]] for interfering in his match. The trio beat Guerrero and stole his newly won title belt. On the January 4 episode of ''Saturday Night'', it was announced that Guerrero would defend the title against Syxx at Souled Out.<ref name="NR"/>

On the November 25 episode of ''Monday Nitro'', [[Eric Bischoff]] gave an ultimatum to all the [[List of World Championship Wrestling alumni|WCW roster]] that they would become targets of the nWo if they did not join the group until December 30. [[The American Males]] ([[Buff Bagwell|Marcus Alexander Bagwell]] and [[Scotty Riggs]]) came to accept the offer. Riggs was hesitant to accept it while Bagwell accepted the offer and [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Turn|turned]] on Riggs, thus joining the nWo and breaking up American Males.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/19961125.htm|title=WCW Report - 11/23/96 - 11/25/96|publisher=DDT Digest|accessdate=2017-02-28))</ref> This set up a match between Bagwell and Riggs at Souled Out.<ref name="NR">((cite web|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/19970106.htm|title=WCW Report - 01/04/97 - 01/06/97|publisher=DDT Digest|accessdate=2017-02-28))</ref>

==Event==
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!Role:
!Name:
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Sportscaster|Commentators]]
|[[Eric Bischoff]]
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|[[Ted DiBiase]]
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|[[Interviewer]]
|Jeff Katz
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|Neal Pruitt
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|rowspan=2|[[Referee (professional wrestling)|Referees]]
|[[Randy Anderson]]
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|[[Nick Patrick (referee)|Nick Patrick]]
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===Preliminary matches===
The opening match of the event featured WCW representative [[Chris Jericho]] taking on [[New World Order (professional wrestling)|nWo]] member [[Masahiro Chono]], with nWo [[Referee (professional wrestling)|referee]] [[Nick Patrick (referee)|Nick Patrick]] officiating the match. After a back and forth action between the two men, Chono won the match by pushing Jericho from the top rope onto a table placed on the ringside. Chono delivered a ''[[Professional wrestling attacks#Big boot|Yakuza Kick]]'' to Jericho to win the match.<ref name="The History of WWE"/><ref name="411mania"/>

A [[Professional wrestling match types#Last Man/Woman Standing match|Mexican Death match]] followed between WCW's [[Bill DeMott|Hugh Morrus]] and nWo's [[Big Boss Man (wrestler)|Big Bubba Rogers]]. Nick Patrick favored Bubba throughout the match, allowing him to take full advantage of the [[Hardcore wrestling|stipulations]] of the match, while threatened to disqualify Morrus if he tried to do so, allowing Bubba to use steel steps and a steel chain to gain advantage. Morrus grabbed away the chain and hit Bubba with it and then delivered a ''[[Moonsault|No Laughing Matter]]'' to Bubba. Patrick gave a very slow 10 count, which allowed Bubba to regain his senses and survive the count. The two men fought into the ring and then the action spilled to the outside, where Morrus missed a ''No Laughing Matter'' and Bubba ran him down with a motorcycle. Bubba returned to the ring while Morrus failed to beat the referee's 10 count. This gave nWo, the lead with two wins.<ref name="The History of WWE"/><ref name="411mania"/>

[[Jeff Jarrett]] took on [[Mike Rotunda|Mr. Wallstreet]] from the nWo. As in the earlier matches of the night, Patrick continued to officiate the match in Wallstreet's advantage until Jarrett's tag team partner and member of [[The Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)|The Four Horsemen]], [[Steve McMichael]] came to the ringside. Jarrett gained momentum in the closing moments of the match by applying a [[Professional wrestling holds#Figure-four leglock|figure four leglock]] on Wallstreet, but Patrick dragged him to the ropes to break the hold. McMichael nailed Wallstreet with a Halliburton, and then intimidated Patrick into allowing Jarrett to pin him for the win and giving WCW, the first victory of the night.<ref name="The History of WWE"/><ref name="411mania"/>

[[Buff Bagwell]] (nWo) and [[Scotty Riggs]] (WCW) faced in the fourth match of the night, stemming from Bagwell's betrayal of Riggs to join the nWo, thus breaking [[The American Males]] [[tag team]]. The two men had a lengthy match which ended with Bagwell delivering a ''[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Flying neckbreaker|Blockbuster]]'' to Riggs to win the match.<ref name="The History of WWE"/><ref name="411mania"/>

[[Diamond Dallas Page]] from WCW faced nWo's [[Scott Norton]]. Page dominated the match until Norton's nWo teammates Buff Bagwell, Big Bubba Rogers, Mr. Wallstreet and [[Virgil (wrestler)|Vincent]] showed up at ringside and offered Page to join the nWo. Page apparently accepted the offer but then delivered a ''[[Cutter (professional wrestling)|Diamond Cutter]]'' to Norton and fled the ring. He escaped through the crowd and got counted-out, thus giving Norton, the win by count-out.<ref name="The History of WWE"/><ref name="411mania"/>

nWo representatives [[The Outsiders (professional wrestling)|The Outsiders]] ([[Scott Hall]] and [[Kevin Nash]]) defended the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] against [[Steiner Brothers]] ([[Rick Steiner]] and [[Scott Steiner]]) (WCW). Nick Patrick was knocked out by the end of the match as Hall knocked out Scott with an ''[[Powerbomb#Crucifix Powerbomb|Outsider's Edge]]''. Rick took advantage of the situation and delivered a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving bulldog|diving bulldog]] to Hall. Scott leaned onto Hall for the pinfall and the WCW referee [[Randy Anderson]] rushed to the ring and counted the pinfall. As a result, Steiner Brothers won the World Tag Team Championship.<ref name="The History of WWE"/><ref name="411mania"/>

The final match on the [[Card (sports)#Undercard|undercard]] was a [[ladder match]] between [[Eddie Guerrero]] (WCW) and [[Sean Waltman|Syxx]] (nWo) for the [[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]]. Syxx appeared with Guerrero's stolen title belt and attacked him with a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Spinning heel kick|spinning heel kick]]. The title was suspended on a hook. After a back and forth action, Guerrero won the match when both men climbed the ladder and retrieved the belt from the hook and then Guerrero hit Syxx with the title belt and knocked him down to the floor, thus retaining his title and regaining his United States Heavyweight Championship belt.<ref name="The History of WWE"/><ref name="411mania"/>

===Main event match===
The [[Card (sports)#Main event|main event]] was a [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] match between the defending champion, nWo leader [[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]] and [[Big Show|The Giant]]. Hogan was escorted to the ring by [[Nate Newton]], [[Ray Donaldson]] and [[George Teague]] of the [[Dallas Cowboys]]. Both men traded moves and exchanged momentum throughout the match until Giant controlled the match by performing a [[Chokeslam]] on Hogan and covering him for the pinfall but Nick Patrick refused to count the pinfall. This angered Giant and he delivered a Chokeslam to Patrick as well. The nWo members rushed to the ring to attack Giant but he delivered Chokeslam to each member. Eric Bischoff handed a guitar to Hogan and Hogan [[Professional wrestling attacks#Guitar shot|nailed Giant with the guitar]]. As a result, the match ended in a no contest and Hogan retained his title.<ref name="The History of WWE"/><ref name="411mania"/>

==Aftermath==
On the January 27 episode of ''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'', [[Eric Bischoff]] fired [[Randy Anderson]] for counting the pinfall victory for the [[Steiner Brothers]] at Souled Out and stripped the Steiner Brothers of the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] as their title win was officiated by Anderson, who was a non-sanctioned [[Referee (professional wrestling)|referee]] at the event. Bischoff then returned the titles to [[The Outsiders (professional wrestling)|The Outsiders]]. Later that night, [[Big Show|The Giant]] defeated [[Roadblock (wrestler)|Roadblock]] and challenged [[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]] to a [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] rematch. [[Lex Luger]] declared his intent on siding with Giant against the nWo. Hogan was disqualified in the title match against Giant after outside interference by Outsiders but Luger came to Giant's rescue, setting up a title defense for Outsiders against Luger and Giant at [[SuperBrawl VII]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/19970127.htm|title=WCW Report - 01/25/97 - 01/27/97|publisher=DDT Digest|accessdate=2017-02-28))</ref>

On the February 3 episode of ''Monday Nitro'', Hogan challenged [[Roddy Piper]] to a match, in which he agreed to put his WCW World Heavyweight Championship on the line. Later that night, Piper and Hogan had a confrontation where Piper tried to leave the arena, but Hogan insulted Piper in front of his son Colt.  After helping his son out of the ring, Piper stood up to Hogan and accepted the challenge for the match at Superbrawl.<ref>((cite web|url=http://network.wwe.com/video/v382516783?contextType=wwe-show&contextId=wcw_monday_nitro&contentId=143955928&watchlistAltButtonContext=series|title=WCW Nitro 73|publisher=WWE Network|accessdate=2017-11-27))</ref>

==Results==
((Pro Wrestling results table
|results=<ref name="The History of WWE">((cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/souledout.htm|title=Souled Out pay-per-view results|publisher=The History of WWE|accessdate=2016-02-28))</ref><ref name="411mania"/>
|match1=[[Masahiro Chono]] (nWo) defeated [[Chris Jericho]] (WCW)
|stip1=[[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|Singles match]]
|time1=11:08
|match2=[[Big Boss Man (wrestler)|Big Bubba Rogers]] (nWo) defeated [[Bill DeMott|Hugh Morrus]] (WCW) (with [[Jimmy Hart]])
|stip2=[[Professional wrestling match types#Last Man/Woman Standing match|Mexican Death match]]
|time2=09:03
|match3=[[Jeff Jarrett]] (WCW) defeated [[Mike Rotunda|Mr. Wallstreet]] (nWo)
|stip3=Singles match
|time3=09:22
|match4=[[Buff Bagwell]] (nWo) defeated [[Scotty Riggs]] (WCW)
|stip4=Singles match
|time4=13:51
|match5=[[Scott Norton]] (nWo) defeated [[Diamond Dallas Page]] (WCW) via countout
|stip5=Singles match
|time5=09:39
|match6=[[The Steiner Brothers]] (WCW) ([[Rick Steiner|Rick]] and [[Scott Steiner|Scott]]) defeated [[The Outsiders (professional wrestling)|The Outsiders]] (nWo) ([[Kevin Nash]] and [[Scott Hall]]) (c)
|stip6=[[Professional wrestling tag team match types|Tag team match]] for the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]]
|time6=14:43
|match7=[[Eddie Guerrero]] (WCW) (c) defeated [[Sean Waltman|Syxx]] (nWo)
|stip7=[[Ladder match]] for the [[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]]<ref name=eddie/>
|time7=13:50
|match8=[[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]] (nWo) (c) vs. [[Big Show|The Giant]] (WCW) ended in a no contest 
|stip8=Singles match for the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]]
|time8=10:52
))

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