As the calendar turned over from 1996 into 1997, WCW were quite clearly loving their new creation, the New World Order. Standing tall as wrestling's hottest faction, the nWo had initially consisted of Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Hulk Hogan, but by the tail end of the year, a whole host of names across the roster had joined up with the heels. Things were already starting to get watered down, but the faction was still fresh enough that fans were enjoying what they were seeing. To further take advantage of this glimmer of hope for WCW as a company, Eric Bischoff decided to promote the January Pay-Per-View as an nWo one, Souled Out. The show would put those uncool dorks from WCW up against the baddest, coolest guys from the nWo, and it did actually seem like an interesting idea at the time. Sadly, it didn't really work, and the show came across as really one-sided, in favour of the heels. Thus, fans had little to cheer for - when the audience are borderline laughing at the top babyfaces of the company, that's not good.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
