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SOULED OUT 1997 PRO
Storylines between the characters played out on WCW's primary television programs, Monday Nitro, Saturday Night, WorldWide, Pro and Main Event.
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The event involved professional wrestlers performing as heroic and villainous characters in scripted events pre-determined by the hosting promotion, WCW. 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. nWo leader Hollywood Hogan defended the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against WCW's The Giant in the main event as Giant invoked his title opportunity which he earned by winning the 1996 World War 3. It was an nWo-themed pay-per-view, with nWo official referee Nick Patrick officiating all of the matches by wearing an nWo T-shirt and cap and the group's members Eric Bischoff and Ted DiBiase providing commentary.Įight matches were contested at the event and all the matches featured WCW roster versus nWo members. The pay-per-view was presented by the nWo in storyline and the official title of the event was nWo Souled Out. The event took place on Janufrom the Five Seasons Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Souled Out (1997) was the inaugural Souled Out professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The World Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us Promotional poster featuring The Giant, Hollywood Hogan, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash