The Story of nWo: Souled Out
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- Опубликовано: 17 июл 2024
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The nWo storyline in professional wrestling was one of the most successful and lucrative angles that Eric Bischoff ever produced for World Championship Wrestling. With Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Hulk Hogan leading the way, the nWo became incredibly popular with wrestling fans across the world, eventually turning things around for WCW during the Monday Night TV ratings battle and helping WCW to become the biggest, most watched wrestling company in the United States.
With the nWo’s popularity at an all-time high, Eric Bischoff decided to run a special pay per view event based around the heel WCW faction. Happening in January of 1997, nWo Souled Out promised to be like nothing we had ever seen before. In a drastic creative decision, Bischoff decided to move away from the standard PPV events that he (and Vince McMahon) produced in order to create an event that would look and feel very different. Eric was in a good position to experiment with WCW, the company was being handsomely funded by Ted Turner and Time Warner, and so trying things outside of the box was Eric’s philosophy as the nWo grew in popularity. nWo Souled Out, as Eric puts it, was an experiment. The whole show was built to further give the nWo it’s own identity.
This video from Wrestling Bios takes a look at the creation of nWo Souled Out along with an in-depth look at the PPV show itself. Topics covered include:
00:00 - Eric Bischoff sees potential in an nWo PPV
04:03 - The concept of nWo Souled Out
08:24 - The nWo Souled Out PPV Intro
11:17 - The opening matches of Souled Out 1997
17:30 - Buff Bagwell, Scotty Riggs, DDP and Scott Norton in action
19:54 - The Outsiders compete at Souled Out
21:40 - Syxx vs Eddie Guerrero
23:10 - The nWo Souled Out Main Event
- Much More!
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I agree with what Kevin Nash said about the PPV. If you're going to play in to the faction's cool factor, why not have the PPV in Las Vegas or Miami? And if you're going to have a Miss nWo contest, why not get some of the most beautiful supermodels at the time to be a part of that? Hell, in one of WWF's worst years of 1995, they were able to get Pam Anderson and Jenny McCarthy to be a part of WrestleMania. You're telling me Time Warner couldn't get anyone of that caliber to take part in a beauty contest during one of WCW's best years? There were things I liked about the PPV like the announcer making fun of the WCW wrestlers on their way to the ring and I liked the WCW guys being in the crowd but they should've been more involved and having verbal altercations with the group when they were on the outside or making their way to the ring. This PPV could've been used to ramp of tension between the two factions of WCW and the nWo but instead it was a pompous ego trip and was the first real sign that Eric didn't know what he was doing. In hindsight this feels more like an Aces and Eights PPV than an nWo PPV.
They did the nwo girl as a joke. As you can see by the woman and who won.
They didn’t want any pretty girls.
I wish they would have went a different routine though.
Dave Meltzer burner account...
20:30 Nash was always motivated when he was facing the Steiners. They were big enough to throw him around whether he wanted to or not
"He broke 6,000 guitars. Never drew a dime." 😅🤣
I remembered the head shake as soon as I read it 😂
@@jrsmith1998 Jeff Jared
John Smith Mate.... He still couldn’t draw a dime 😂
@@jrsmith1998 yup, but that's 1 more reason why they say it. Selfish booking at the expense of business. TNA floundered for a long time while Jarrett ran tna, long before they got on weekly tv, & for too long after that too.
@@jrsmith1998 It's easy to book yourself as the top draw when you run the company lol
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The nWo was extremely good at its peak, but it always worked best as a threatening heel faction within a WCW package. Basing an entire show around heels fundamentally doesn't work, there's got to at least be hope that the babyfaces can overcome.
Hence the need to create the Wolfpac. 🐺
They really should have created a babyface faction to foil the nWo, not just have them break apart from infighting.
Kevin Nash:Look at the adjective, play
i think its a verb
@JBone Philly And thank god he wasnt burried from that moment, remember Sid half brain promo
I laugh every time I see that. "Look at the adjective play, we ain't here to play."
Wow still going on about this mediocre mess up plus wrong vid mate this is about souled out
This guy is legit the best wrestling RUclipsr going. Love your stuff man keep it up!
Loved the nWo shame so many mid carders were lumped in with the originals it diluted it
I liked it when the crew got huge seem more like a movement other than a regular stable
Don't get me wrong, it was far from some great idea to blow up the NWO up so bloated like that, but it was far more than just that, that ruined the NWO. Most of all how long it was dragged out for. It was a smart, like genuinely intelligent idea that was just absolutely rode into the ground as far as was possible to do.
yeah really half the guys were midcarders and Vincent not sure what to call him lol 😆
Hogan, Nash, Hall, Syx Pac, Giant.
That's who i think of in NWO
Once Sting hit the NWO lineup it was beyond saving. As a kid I liked Sting in the red and all but as an adult now I know it didn't make any sense.
As quickly as NWO blew up in 1996, it imploded just as quickly a year later and was so tired by the end of 1997 that WWE took them out by 98 with just 2 men: Rock and Austin.
Came here right after watching Clash of the Champions 34. Nwo music is still incredible after all these years.
The other thing Nick Patrick robbed us of with his slow counts was a merciful end to some of these matches.
Fun fact about regarding the "USA" chants during the opening match: both Chono and Jericho were born in America.
Just thought that was a bit interesting.
I’ve become absolutely hooked on your channel. You are an absolute lexicon of wrestling knowledge and I’m sure I speak on a lot of folks’ behalves when I say this channel is a gem. Keep up the awesome work.
This "reliving the war" series is incredible! It keeps getting better and because this was when I was a kid and first started being able to follow wrestling the nostalgia level is incredibly high. Great job man I can't wait for the rest
Yeah, it's crazy and I enjoy following this series, even though I'm a year ahead on my own watch through, it's good to catch up. I've taken a year long break and now on my 2nd since I have a lot of studying to do. Along with this I watch ECW with what he shows on this channel.
Think this PPV would made more sense if the story was that the matches where trials for some WCW wrestlers that wanted to be part of the nWo and for the nWo to get rid of some members that they would consider "weak links" if they lost. That way you can have legit matches and build rivalries of the results.
That would have worked. Having WCW guys wrestle on the NWO pay-per-view knowing the ref is for the NWO just made them look stupid for wrestling, and the NWO wrestlers weak for needing the help. No one looked good.
I’m addicted to these videos. Thank you for brining my childhood back to life.
Video was just too sweet!
the nWo was an amazing concept and very influential I mean hell there's a group in Japan who is basically nWo for a new generation but if they had kept the nWo small and not have it bloat out of proportion and basically take over everything WCW did it be remembered differently nowadays
The nWo was incredibly influential in modern Japanese culture.
I went through and watched every WCW ppv on the WWE Network and man, this was a hard one to get through lol.
Nash loves the Steiners, probably in in part because they're all from Michigan, so it's no wonder why he always bumped big and sold big for them whenever they wrestled.
Glad you watched this so I don't have to! Bless.
As a kid born in ruthless aggression era , I love watching these cause I had no clue how good WCW was. WWE be painting a false narrative on these boys 😂
Same here I came in 2001 so I thought the invasion was the best thing ever not knowing how epic it should have been with the real WCW
"History is written by the victors"
This channel shows me things i missed. It was impossible to catch everything when you’re switching between RAW/NITRO
I gotta tell ya watching wcw with sting,nwo,and ddp it was amazing as a kid and switching over to raw and watching stone cold and the rock with mick Foley and undertaker that was the best time in wrestling
Yeah they did
Love the intros on this channel man.
You know the video is good when its almost 28 minutes long and flies by like its 10! ANOTHER ONE!
I miss the NWO. One of my favorite factions.
@@kidz4p509 DX
Great video as always. Old school wrestling fan here. Really appreciate the attention to detail and deep dives you do on this channel vs other wrestling channels. Hope this channel explodes soon.
I’ve said it before I’ll say it again, Souled Out or Halloween Havoc would be perfect for the PPV calendar around October or November instead of the mediocre stuff we have now
Agreed. I like the name "Souled Out" as a PPV event, and Halloween Havoc seems like such a no-brainer that it's incredible the WWE hasn't brought it back. I mean, wasn't there a (seemingly bad) "Horror Show" PPV last night?
Wrestling Bios I always liked the Halloween Havoc set up with grave stones and pumpkins
@@Kas58223 Halloween Havoc was my favorite WCW pay per view and would love to see WWE bring it back
@@joee95 agreed
If you’re tired of mediocre shows, you should give AEW a chance. Great weekly TV and phenomenal PPV’s. Revolution and Double or Nothing both knocked it out of the park this year.
"Whatever you say, Eric. Whatever you say..." 🤣🤣🤣
dame i give " bios " props this young man does a lot of work to bring entertainment to me when i need it the most like right now sitting in my office at work , thank you so very much for doing these look backs and reliving the war
Born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and I was there!!
really got some of that 90s nostalgia in there appreciate the time and effort it took for you to create this. I enjoyed every minute.
Although nWo was still pretty fresh I think they had just missed the mark with the timing of this PPV. Also i agree it should have been a bigger event for example Imagine nWo Hog Wild (+actually selling tickets).
If they this PPV in Late 97 instead of early 97, you wouldve had a much more slick ppv with a more prime Nwo.
I really enjoy your wrestling bios and your hard work dedication and enthusiasm really comes across well. I'm learning stuff about WCW and WWF/WWE I never knew!
I liked this show when I was 11 years old, but in 98 I stopped watching wrestling when Scott Hall hit Goldberg with a cattle prod. In recent years NJPW and AEW have brought me back and I'm happy to call myself a wrestling fan again. It's funny now to look back on how mad I got when Goldberg lost, just goes to show how much of a mark I was, maybe WCW did do something right.
Love these videos. They are really well researched and interesting. Well worth a subscribe.
Souled Out is a perfect example of why doing something different just for the sake of being different is always a huge gamble. Likewise, it’s also a good example of how WCW would’ve benefitted from having someone to reign in Bischoff’s more grandiose tendencies even when they were killing it in the ratings. He’s always had a better head for the boardroom than the wrestling business, and he really put the cart before the horse by doing an nWo-branded PPV before having them take over Nitro.
This video brought back so many amazing memories!!! I was a teenager at the time and watching the Monday Night Wars was at its peak. Every Monday was a treat at that time. WCW was beating the WWF every week for many weeks that WWF had to step up their game.
Another fantastic video bro! Thank you!
DDP should have been used right in WWE. I think he and Austin would have had the best feud. Rock, DDP and Austin would have been the face of the company.
Your videos are just too sweeeeeeeet!!!!!
Lovin it all!!
Best wrestling channel on RUclips
Why this channel doesn’t have a million plus subs is beyond me! Well done!
Virgil, hes just here and sometimes there.
Hes still around somewhere.
@@MeximidgeComedy down where? Down there.
Do you ever sleep!? You bring amazing content so quickly! Thank you for always bringing the 🔥
Ya know I had to come support my fav channel soon as I see the notification 😎🤘🙏 also hoping to see a vid on the y2j vs rock feud it was and still is one of my fav rivalries 🙏🙏🙏
I thumb up every video as soon as I see it posted, I already know its quality work before I watch it🤙, great job as usual!
The moment you told me about the guy from the Miss nWo thing, I knew this would be a good video
This channel is so well done mate 👌🏾
My hat goes off to you my boy thank you for such interesting videos and catching up on old times I watched this wrestling and I think of my childhood I'm not watching it for hulk Hogan against ultimate warrior I'm watching it so I can remember what I was doing when I was seven years old watching hulk Hogan and ultimate warrior
The intro is really super cool and made the video nice
The intro is on point bro great job
Another brilliant epic bio 👍😎👍
thank you for these videos
Got this notification even though it's a day late, was not disappointed. Keep it up!
I really love your narrating. It's fantastic.
STING!! ITS STING!! STING IS HERE!! .... maaaaan , i get goosebumps just rewatchin some of the old highlights.... great video, mate
This is better than todays actual wwe content
@JBone Philly 100%
Keep up the good work. I enjoy your videos
One of my favorite channels on RUclips
great video brother!
Nah the remix nwo music is to live for. Keep up the good work brother 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💯💯💯
They were chanting USA because both in the ring wern't from the USA. and the fans hated the match... makes perfect sence to me
As a 15 year old Iowa boy at the time .. nWo souled out was THE hot ticket at the 5 seasons center.
15:53 I know Konan was born in Cuba then grow up in Mexico ,but I didn't know he raised in Mexico back then. I was like in 4th or 5th grade so I likely thougth so back then ,but me now would think it be especially having a USA residence due to most WCW shows being in the USA.
I absolutely hated the New World Order when it was 1000 guys, I liked when it was Hogan, Nash, and Hall. But this intro was pure badass.
This video was right on time 💯
The following presentation is brought to by Wrestling Bios too sweet that NWO intro was awesome, great way to start Monday off
I love this channel ❤too sweet
That dropkick from the top of the ladder was ruthless....
I was one of those 170k that purchased this PPV and loved it. In kayfabe, it was exactly the kind of show I expected. The NWO were heels, and played dirty. So the shenanigans during the show were in line with them been cheating heels.
The intro to this video was awesome and nostalgic (NWO 4 LIFE)
I liked the fact that there was so many members in the nwo. It was crazy to see who would jump and why. Also it made it fill like a real threat out taking over. Who is gonna beat a entire roster of guys with a group of 3 or 4?
Thank you for this. Remember working at Blockbuster an getting it as a free rental. Watched halfway an returned it an hour later.
Couldn't have been good then brother
I'll never forget the eddie guerrero vs syxx ladder match on this ppv. I remember watching it live on ppv with the my father.
that was an awesome watch!
Them riding into the event in garbage trucks was some top tier foreshadowing.
Great stuff
I believe in recent memory, njpw also created this same concept with bullet club theme based ppv
Wrestling Bios is just so sweeeeeet
Would you please do a Jim cornette bio
the experiment didnt work but i always thought it was worth trying again. the idea sounded great at the time and i remember being all for it, it was the first and only wcw pay per view (though technically it wasnt wcw). the presentation itself left a lot to be desired. still i cant blame Eric for daring to try something new even though it came off as more odd and awkward than cool
Honestly, what they should have done was did like a reverse of the normal WCW broadcasts. They should have done WCW "invade" the show and get a one up on them at the end of the show.
Sting dropping from the rafters sometime in the second half would have been fire. 🔥 😎
Scott Steiner dripped an f-bomb during their match that was caught on camera. Bischoff got pissed and broke character saying he’d be getting fined for that.
I want this intro music!
Best channel on RUclips !
Just found this channel last night with the DX vids
I noticed your assent by any chance you from Northern Ireland?
Love you bro 🤘🤘
An interest rose to watch this ppv & thank you for this match by match breakdown to show why that wouldn't be a good idea. Guerrero ( R.I.P. ) vs Syxx & The Outsiders vs The Steiners look like the only good matches. Syxx's jumping kick off the top of the ladder looked awesome! Surprised to see the crowd didn't pop for it. The production is reminiscent of V for Vendatta
Up here in Canada we did not have Monday night wars as raw was aired on mondays and wcw on another day
Oh man its was so hard wcw was so good and then the attitude eravon the same night my goodness as a 12 year old my mom would let us stay up to watch both next day at school all we talked about was wrestling man you missed out
whenever i think of souled out i think of nwo/wcw world tour for the n64..
You kill all these themes in your intro videos
Some WWF shows had more NWO merchandise than some of there very own guys in the company
this is published on my b-day! :3
Jeff Katz wasn't only a producer at New Line Cinema with Freddy vs Jason and Shoot Em Up, he proposed Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool after he stole the scenes as King in Blade 3. Unfortunately Katz would later work at Fox and unfortunately have to defend Wolverine Origins and their treatment of Wade Wilson having his mouth sewn shut.
I'm gonna wait until 1 of these nWo story videos have the entire video from start to finish in a black and white filter. Logos, transitions, actual wrestling footage, everything..... because nWo 4 life, brother.
This reminds me again what I found out about recently too. The original nWo logo that's not talked about much. Sometimes like "nW" inside a O I think? I'd honestly like to know more about that logo myself. I mean the one we all know is of course a lot better. But the true original one is interesting at least.
You're the best bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
N W O ROCKS
I literally ordered the wwe network app because of you, just to relieve history
Could listen to this guy talk wrestling all day
Who makes these theme remixes at the beginning of the videos man!!?? 🔥🔥🔥🔥😂😂😂