Souled Out (2000)
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Attendance | 14,132 | ||
Tagline(s) | Control Is Everything! Who Will Be The Soul Survivor? | ||
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Souled Out (2000) was the fourth and final
In the main event,
Background
This was the pay-per-view where creative writers Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara were not involved in the scripting of the show as Russo stepped down days before after being told by management that he had to work in a creative team rather than write the show by himself alongside Ferrara.[3] Prior to this evening, the creative direction from October 18, 1999, had been drastically different with a focus on the development of storylines and younger stars due to the involvement of the creative writers.
Storylines
The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]
The originally scheduled card was heavily changed due to the serious injuries of
Role: | Name: |
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Commentator | Tony Schiavone |
Bobby Heenan | |
Mike Tenay | |
Interviewers | Gene Okerlund |
Scott Hudson | |
Referee | Johnny Boone |
Mark Johnson
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Nick Patrick | |
Charles Robinson
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Billy Silverman | |
Ring announcer | Michael Buffer |
David Penzer |
Reception
In 2014, Kevin Pantoja of 411Mania gave the event a rating of 0.0 [Torture], stating, "Why would any company put on a show this bad? 12 matches and not one can get to two stars. Nothing on this card is redeemable and it's the worst Pay-Per-View that I've ever seen. Seriously, every single thing on this show is bad and most of it doesn't make sense."[7]
Results
No. | Results special guest referee 14:53 | | |||
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Aftermath
The following night on Nitro, Chris Benoit was (kayfabe) stripped of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship after Arn Anderson determined that Sid Vicious' foot was under the rope when Benoit performed the submission hold. In reality, however, Benoit left for the WWF and relinquished the title due to a management dispute.[10] WCW then refused to recognize Benoit's reign;[11] this reign was later recognized by the WWF after it acquired the rights to the championship in March 2001.[12]
As a result of Benoit leaving WCW for the WWF, a tournament was organized to determine who would receive the vacated championship. On the January 24 edition of Nitro, Sid Vicious defeated the
Bret Hart would retire from professional wrestling on October 20, 2000.
References
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- ^ "Every pay-per-view available on WWE Network". WWE. February 4, 2014. Archived from the original on February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ^ Talbot, Jordan. "Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara – 3 Months of Power in WCW". prowrestlingstories.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ^ "History of the WCW World Championship: Bret Hart". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2007-12-29. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- ^ Arpe, Malene (2007-10-27). "Bret Hart wrestles with life". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- ^ "Random Network Reviews: WCW Souled Out 2000". 411Mania. 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ "The SmarK Retro Repost – Souled Out 2000". 411Mania. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (January 16, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/16): Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton win WCW Tag Team Titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Wrestling Information Archive - Wrestling Timeline: (1999 - Present)". August 4, 2001. Archived from the original on August 4, 2001.
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- ^ "Kevin Nash's fifth reign". WWE.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ^ "Sid Vicious' second reign". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2007-10-13.