Nick Patrick awards Norton the match via countout. WCW president/nWo member Eric Bischoff and Ted DiBiase provided commentary. The nWo referee, Nick Patrick, officiated all the matches. No WCW wrestler was allowed to have theme music while the appropriate nWo theme songs played for the various members of the group. The main event featured WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan defending the title against The Giant.
Wcw Souled Out 1997 Part Full Of Nonsense
WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Hollywood Hogan Also on the show Ric Flair teams with his young son David Flair to take on Curt Hennig & Barry Windham , Perry Saturn and Chris Jericho battle in a “Loser Wears a Dress” match (yes that happened on a major PPV in 1999), and the cruiserweights try their best to save a cratering PPV by having a four corners match full of nonsense. VENUE: Charleston Civic Center (Charleston, WV)COMMENTATORS: Tony Schiavone, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, & “The Professor” Mike TenayOne month after losing both his World Championship and his streak, Goldberg seeks revenge at Souled Out as he takes on the man who cost him everything, Scott Hall , in a Ladder Match. If you know anything about Bret's journey after the Screwjob, you know this doesn't go well. Souled Out 2000 - Bret Hart is injured, so he can't defend his WCW title against Sid.
Scott Hall (**1/2)WCW President “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair tells a TOTALLY REAL crowd of reporters that WCW is united and stronger than it’s ever been, ready to push back against the New World Order and anyone who’d go against them. LADDER MATCH: Goldberg vs. Curt Hennig & Barry Windham (**1/4) Juventud Guerrera for the WCW CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (***) LOSER WEARS A DRESS: Perry Saturn vs. WCW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION: “Big Poppa Pump” Scott Steiner
Oh the old days when talking about how WCW misused Benoit was one of the only things to discuss about him, huh?This might be a throwaway opener but the crowd is RED HOT and Enos soaks it in, heeling at them to start. Benoit rejoined The Four Horsemen in the Fall of ‘98 in one of the greatest segments in Monday Nitro history and…that’s it, really. To his credit he looked intimidating AF here. “Mean” Mike EnosEnos is best known by most as one half of The Destruction Crew (AWA)/Beverly Brothers (WWF) with Wayne Bloom, but at this point he now on his own trying to make a go of it. BUT HE NEEDS THOSE LEGS FOR LADDER CLIMBIN’.— “The Crippler” Chris Benoit vs. Schiavone tries to take it to the ring but first they cut to the back for some BREAKING NEWS: Goldberg has been attacked in his dressing room, specifically his knee.
Benoit escapes a slam attempt and wrecks Enos with a pair of chops followed by a clothesline so stiff he hurts his own arm. Benoit tries to counter a whip, Enos clubs him to the canvas with a double axhandle. Enos drops Benoit with a shoulder tackle and poses for the crowd before they lock up once again. Enos responds with a host of strikes in the corner, spitting at Benoit out of anger.
Benoit connects with a pair of German suplexes and a Flying Headbutt which takes as much out of him as it does his opponent. Enos goes for a suplex, Benoit redistributes his weight into a lateral press for the 1…2…Enos kicks out. Enos connects with vertical suplex, lateral press for the 1…2…Benoit gets the shoulder up once again.
Still though a surprisingly cool match and probably the one MIke Enos match to watch from his WCW run. Seemed to be a little bit of a miscue at the end, not sure if Benoit was supposed to turn that clothesline into a Crippler Crossface or not, and Benoit did not seem very celebratory after the victory. Benoit and Enos did NOT pull any punches in this one, Benoit turning Enos’ chest into a host of uncomfortable colors by the end there. No idea why WCW decided to run with this as the opening match, or why they gave them so much time, but outside of the bearhugs I ended up liking this one a lot. Enos drives Benoit to the canvas with a goofy clothesline and goes for another suplex, Benoit suddenly counters into a Crippler Crossface for the submission!Chris Benoit defeated Mike Enos via submission (10:35)
Smiley teases a Big Wiggle which the crowd boos HEAVILY. Smiley pops Guerrero up and into the top turnbuckle and drives him to the canvas with a clothesline. Guerrero catches a patiently waiting Smiley with a top crossbody and continues going to work, stomping him in the corner. Back in the ring Guerrero hits a springboard bulldog and teases giving him a Big Wiggle, Smiley grabs the trunks and sends him crashing into the buckles. Smiley stomps Guerrero as they reenter the ring, Guerrero responds with a European uppercut and a clothesline right back to the floor, following up with a slingshot plancha.
Guerrero rolls Smiley up for a two-count, Smiley drops him with a back elbow and teases the Big Wiggle once again, leaving the crowd hanging.Smiley and Guerrero fight it out on the buckles, the former connecting with a top rope superplex but dazes both men. Guerrero escapes and grabs a leglock of his own I guess but it looks like they’re just kinda…f*cking around because they forgot what to do. Guerrero escapes, surprising Smiley with a clothesline, but Smi-LAY regains control with a swinging neckbreaker for the 1…2…Guerrero kicks out, Smiley hooks the leg and applies a submission hold (keylock for the leg). Guerrero almost steals a win with an O’Connor Roll, Smiley counters a slingshot splash with a pair of knees and regains control, transitioning quickly between submission holds as the crowd chants “NORMAN”. Smiley slows it down with a figure four headscissors, transitioning into a rear chinlock.
Smiley dodges a corner splash, Guerrero cracking his head off the top turnbuckle, Smiley follows up with a backdrop and lateral press for the 1…2…Chavo kicks out. Guerrero breaks out and grabs a sleeperhold, Smiley immediately breaks out with a belly-to-back suplex. Smiley connects with a back elbow and covers for the 1…2…Guerrero kicks out and Smiley IMMEDIATELY traps the arms and wraps him up in another submission hold. Wrestling fans are so easy, man.
Guerrero connects with a flying corner forearm, Smiley escapes a waistlock and goes for the Cross Face Chicken Wing, Guerrero blocks and goes for the Tornado DDT, Smiley blocks THAT and throws the urn full of sawdust in Guerrero’s face (IN FULL F*CKING VIEW OF THE REF) before getting the tapout win with the Chicken Wing.Norman Smiley defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. Guerrero with a Victory Roll for the 1…2…Smiley kicks out. Guerrero escapes and goes for a wheelbarrow, SMILEY GIVES HIM A BIG WIGGLE but Guerrero rolls through for the 1…2…Smiley kicks out.
Fix the ending and shave off like 5 minutes and you’ve got a sleeper. Also the finish with Smiley cheating right in front of the ref’s face was kinda dumb. There was a good match in here, Smiley working through his submissions was fun to watch (also BIG WIGGLE of course) and Guerrero wrestled with the intensity of a man trying to avenge his fallen friend, but they padded it out way too much. I was a little surprised Benoit/Enos got so much time to open the show but I am VERY surprised Smiley/Guerrero got the time they did.
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