WCW / nWo Souled Out 1998 - The "Reliving The War" PPV Review

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WCW / nWo Souled Out 1998 was the first WCW PPV event co-promoted by World Championship Wrestling and the New World Order. In the main event Randy Savage takes on Lex Luger, The Giant vs Kevin Nash also takes place (after the match didn't happen at Starrcade 97) and Bret Hart makes his in-ring WCW debut when he battles "Nature Boy" Ric Flair.
This WCW PPV Review is part of the Wrestling Bios "Reliving The War" Series.
00:00 - Intro
01:45 - Cruiserweight 8 Man Tag
04:13 - Raven vs Chris Benoit
07:58 - Chris Jericho vs Rey Mysterio Jr.
10:40 - World Championship Announcement
12:56 - Booker T vs Rick Martel
15:39 - Scott Hall vs Larry Zbyszko
18:55 - Steiners & Traylor vs Buff, Norton & Konnan
20:27 - Kevin Nash vs The Giant
24:05 - Bret Hart vs Ric Flair
27:59 - Lex Luger vs Randy Savage
30:38 - Final Thoughts / Credits
#WCW #nWo #Wrestling

[@Kingdakota97]

I wanna give this guy every accolade you can for this series. The coverage, commentary, general informing is all the work of the most proper of Jam-Up Guys there ever was

[@madhovse7465]

Pucker Up Those Lips and Get Ready For His Butt Cheeks.

[@gary9655]

I'm with you there buddy

[@cirenbadman]

Living legend

[@roylongenecker3456]

The Bratwurst on this jam up guy!

[@JoshHatfield]

I love comparing the old videos where he's so stiff and just doing play by play. I'm like "Dude, that ain't you"

[@calvinmiller3885]

LaParka was the man. Even after WCW started to decline. I looked forward to seeing LaParka.

[@RobJaskula]

He was the best. Always got a great reaction from the live crowds, too

[@firewalker1372]

Definitely enjoyed LaParka when I watched wcw. Hell of a wrestler…

[@theboombody]

He was my dad's favorite luchador.

[@kevinpayton2664]

He was so entertaining in WCW and also one of my favorites to watch too.

[@davidwikeley]

One of the reasons I watched WCW Worldwide every Friday

[@RobJaskula]

La Parka's finest hour! He should have been made "the nWo's resident luchador" just for his incredible physical comedy and charisma. He was already a heel in black and white!

[@thefarcenter4245]

You’ve really gone from a talented if a little stilted KZbinr to honestly my favourite wrestling Channel in just a couple years. Cheers mate. Can’t wait to see how awesome you are in another year. My hope is that you get all the attention your talent deserves.

[@Thor-Orion]

I never found him stilted, honestly, but I see where you're coming from. Once he started to utilize his humor more frequently he definitely hit his stride.

[@butt5ful]

@MikeyXSuicide right? I think his comment when The Giant broke Hogan’s broken neck thus giving him two broken necks really won me over.

[@MrPicklecopter]

@@butt5ful It was his marking out for Steve Blackman for me.

[@UncledadBFD]

@@Thor-Orion 100% agree. The shift in direction from direct commentary to comedic yet still focused commentary made this show a must see

[@metalanarchy5186]

This one and OSW are imo are the best

[@tomasbconcha]

This channel should at the very least have a few million subscribers. Incredible stuff here!

[@volodymyrbilyk555]

WWE should hire him to make historic retrospectives

[@PancakeProduct]

@@volodymyrbilyk555 WWE is too corporate. It would remove the raw appeal of his channel & videos

[@Thor-Orion]

At least at the very least he should be at a millieby for sure.

[@bobbygermain9635]

It's always a good day when wrestling bios uploads!

[@SentinelBayReviews]

We need a La Parka career retrospective video soon. I loved this guy so much back in the day.

[@martynodonnell8467]

Or a WCW retrospective video. The crusiers were the real highlight of WCW. It was one of the positive attributes of WCW over WEF. Although WWF tried with the light heavyweight division it wasn’t the same.

[@RobJaskula]

Same, I absolutely loved him as a kid and he still makes me laugh and smile every time I see him

[@robertlazzara5149]

LaParka career retrospective!!!

[@spookyspacekuck7885]

It sucks that the second La Parka soured his name. The original La Parka now goes by LA Park.

[@TheGillenium]

The Chairman of WCW

[@JeromeDoyle]

Kevin Nash leapfrogging the Giant was actually the most impressive thing about this whole PPV.

[@alreyes8393]

In terms of Quality, This PPV is better than Starrcade & The Rumble

[@num1Jaysta]

Giant deadlifting Nash is better

[@kylecompton9781]

Dude... That match was an athletic big man match. Kane / Deadman only competition to nash/ giant. All four of those guys are more impressive and better than Hulk or an Andre.

[@vinnycochrane5139]

I always wondered why Ric Flair was my favourite wrestler. I think I know now, why he surpassed people like Hogan. He was willing to appear an utter coward, to get the young lads over. There’s something oddly selfless and self-ironic about Flair - he enjoys being a heel, and does so at his own expense. It takes great character to be a theatrical villain.

[@liquidgeorge]

He’s that old adage of “You don’t have to go over to get over.”

[@nicholasokeefe3632]

He held himself in a different regard, he was wrestling's final boss way before anyone else, you just beat Ric and you're a made man

[@Thor-Orion]

His match with Bret tonight was MUCH better than his matches with Bret in WWF back in 92.

[@youtubemember1115]

Flair was already passe for like 3 years at this time

[@shenanitims4006]

He was the quintessential heel. Wore robes, showed of his looks and wealth, drawing heat, so that you wanted to see him lose. And unlike Hogan here, he was comfortable enough with losing. Knowing that his character was popular, not just the fact that his character had the belt. It’s also just smart business. If you put people over and help them graduate to the big leagues, then there’s more people in said league. Meaning more potential storylines to keep the public interested in seeing. Granted, he was older here, but compare his trajectory here vs. Hogan’s. Hogan has Sting as a foil. That’s it. And they’ve been milking it for over a year now. Imagine if there were three, legit contenders. All the potential rivalries and team-ups that could’ve resulted.

[@louisvelez40]

That dude La Parka is funny as hell. He was so entertaining 🤣 and I loved the Benoit vs Raven bout straight up didn't disappoint.

[@AquamentusLives]

I remember being so excited to *finally* see Raven vs Benoit…and the match didn’t disappoint!

[@ItsShaz1]

Always love a Wrestling Bios upload! La Parka was hilarious!

[@bitesthedust]

Enjoyed watching this ppv for the first time, in particular the Raven v Benoit, Mysterio v Jericho and Hart v Flair matches. Nash's plancha reminded me of Summerslam 1995. That powerbomb looked extremely dangerous too. Interesting that they used the Saskatoon finish for Bret v Flair. I guess this must have been the earliest WCW could put Bret in a match following his WWF departure. Great to have His Excellency back in the ring.

[@jjbjjb273]

Solued out had such a cool looking designed arena I really wish wrestling companies today would put the effort in and make ppv sets look different

[@jjbjjb273]

This was a solid ppv with good quality matches on the card differently wcw best ppv in months it's arguably what starrcade 97 should have been

[@arciks11]

Considering atleast 2 of these matches were booked for Starrcade you're not wrong.

[@timomajere]

Man, I love these videos. reliving my past without all the fast forwarding and rewinding of VCR tapes.

[@rickymenier]

I know we still have awhile to go before the war is over, but I really hope we get a “Reliving the Invasion” once it’s all said and done. This has really been an amazing series. Kudos to you Wrestling Bios for an awesome job and thank you for all the hard work and entertainment.

[@firewalker1372]

I’m curious, as soon as smackdown starts airing he is going to do a series pitting thunder and smackdown together. I’m gonna assume if he does, it will be a completely separate series.

[@rickymenier]

@@firewalker1372 haven’t thought about that. “Reliving the Monday/Thursday night war” “reliving the invasion” “reliving battle of the brands” So much that he could do.

[@UncledadBFD]

@@firewalker1372 he addressed that and he said it would be too much work but he’ll summarise anything important

[@srichardf]

@@firewalker1372 at least until Russo showed up in WCW Thunder was mostly treated as a filler show. Unless something major happened on Nitro (like the Fingerpoke of Doom) then absolutely nothing would happen on Thunder. They'd have matches with mostly midcarders and the commentators would just recap everything that happened on Nitro. Also a few months after Smackdown premiered Thunder was moved from Thursday to Wednesday, so Thunder and Smackdown only went head to head for a few months.

[@UndertakerNeverDies]

Considering what happened to Droz a year later in WWF during an accident with a power bomb it is a miracle that the same thing didn’t happen here with The Giant because that looked scary.

[@martynodonnell8467]

It so nearly did

[@Perkustin]

I wasn't aware of this one until this video, i yelled out loud in horror.

[@namikstudios]

Oh yeah this was soooo close to being a Droz-like catastrophe. The strength and thickness of Giant's neck and shoulders probably saved him I reckon.

[@BrolyChan]

Man I swear your editing is getting better and better, those transparent Davey Boys fading in during the Bret vs Flair match had me laughing.

[@jerryglenn5122]

Luger vs Savage was the main event so many times I honestly couldn't tell one match from another

[@taylorknippa6044]

How Nashs quad didn't explode on that leapfrog, I'll never know.

[@Kairistorm]

One of the best parts of this series is getting to see Raven's journey in WCW again. I'm a huge Raven fan so it's nice seeing it all over again.

[@namikstudios]

I was never a fan of Raven but there's no question that Scott Levy nailed the 90s grunge character he was playing. Decent in-ring performer too.

[@Mrman8313]

I was a big Raven fan as well. Mostly from his ECW days. My all time favorite though is Bret Hart!

[@drenkrod9811]

I was born after Bret was already in WCW and I *still* can never get used to his WCW theme

[@nzmetalhead]

It really was terrible. They never managed to make a good entrance theme for him. The last one they ever made for him was certainly an improvement, but silence would have been an improvement, too.

[@ALR3]

@nzmetalhead it's gotta be tricky with someone with a known theme like Bret, it just fit so well

[@TheFriendlyWeirdo]

If anything, Hart vs Flair would’ve made more sense as the main event of Souled Out.

[@10YRWWEPPV]

Exactly I don't know what bischoff was thinking here, probably Mr. That doesn't work for me brother was in his ear.

[@pushon10]

I LOVED the Raven-Benoit rivalry. I wish WCW had been pushing those 2 instead of giving so much spotlight to Hogan and Nash.

[@StarLightNow]

21:05 Scott Hall selling the ring coming down is just wonderful.

[@MegatronDconZ]

At the time being young and watching these episodes every week live you really dont notice it, but now looking back and watching with you breaking it down you can really see the steep decline of WCW as the weeks roll by. keep doing what you doing.

[@10YRWWEPPV]

The card was good but here's my version of Souled out 1998: 1. 8 man lucha tag match, same participants. 2. Raven vs. Chris Benoit. No changes here, though Steve McMichael should have joined Dean malenko to clean house to start the subtle tease of the horsemen getting back together. 3. Ultimo Dragon vs. Chris Jericho for the Cruiserweight title. They swapped the titles too much, Rey being injured killed the match. Dragon was a better opponent. 4. Rick Martel vs Booker T for TV title was good no change. 5. Steiner brothers vs Vicious & Delicious for Tag Team titles. The 6 man was last minute and was boring. Plus they are teasing Scott's heel turn next month. 6. Nwo( Macho man & the outsiders) vs. WCW ( Lex Luger, Giant & Larry Zybskco). The actual matches should have taken place at starrcade. Hall and Nash being tag champs but not defend here was off since the big title was vacant and the US title was not defended. 7. Bret Hart vs. Ric flair. Would be a co-main event if the world title was defended, but regardless this should have closed the show not the actual main event. Main Event: Sting vs. Hollywood Hogan 2 for the world heavyweight championship. The vacancy still happens but instead until waiting til superbrawl for the match do it here. It was a waste for Hogan and Sting to be in Dayton but not have a match

[@Maradala]

That powerbomb...yikes.

[@DJWreckAlot]

La parka went ballistic in the ring with those dance moves!

[@shawnmichaels568]

WCW at it's peak during that time peirod, So was WWF.

[@jaybee5315]

If Bret hated Flair's chops, can you imagine if he was still an active performer facing Walter?

[@num1Jaysta]

@KZbin member Uh no

[@seanmahoney7117]

Please know you're making something incredible. Thank you for all the work you're putting into this WB!!!

[@andman433]

I was there. Got in line at 3 AM in a line wrapped around the arena and was able to get tickets. Hara Arena was undergoing renovations recently and was blown away by a Tornado in 2019. It’s now been completely demolished.

[@karlstrausside107]

I appreciate everything you put out, massive nostalgia trip every one of these episodes. Thank You

[@XKTwentyFive]

I still remember people talking about Benoit/Raven, Jericho/Rey, and Nash/Giant the next day, as well as Raven laughing before passing out to the Crossface. Your PPV reviews always deliver. Thanks for everything, Wrestling Bios.

[@willkayl8793]

I miss this era of pro wrestling when all of those flying lucha libre moves were still a new, fun thing to see.

[@irishpanic]

Taking a break from exciting NFL action to watch my favorite channel

[@HereticalKitsune]

Thank you for your contiuous work of covering the monday night wars! Always a pleasure to hear your commentary and the jokes! Hurricarana into a Lion Tamer was an amazing counter, never seen that before!

[@rdrouynriv]

I'd never seen the background behind the "Big Sexy Giant Killer" moniker and wow, it was pretty brutal. Glad the Giant was able to get through the injury.

[@everyonelovesmajima]

It's nice to finally hear a bit of the recognition I so richly deserve.

[@chrisbelos2834]

Thank you WB! back in the days, the cruiserweight division was my favorite. Eddie, Rey Mysterio jr, Dean Malenko, Jericho, Chris Benoit, la parka, ultimo dragon, the division was STACKED ! so this old ppv made my day, so many great matches for the division.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

It's REALLY sad that Louie Spicolli, at this point, only has 22 days to live...😔

[@lucky-sz4eq]

here before wwe takes this down keep ii going bios we all love you.

[@Treklosopher]

This was my first ever wrestling PPV. I'll never forget Giant getting dropped on his head. I'll never forget Big Sexy, the Giant Killer.

[@ryanstewart4444]

Jericho's counter to the West Coast Pop is one of the smartest I have ever seen. I think that this is something that is missing from modern wrestling -- smart, logical actions that are believable and in character. The most recent example I can think of is Samoa Joe's counter to high flyers of simply walking away. Did Jericho and Regal ever have a program? Two of the smartest wrestlers I can think of should be able to put on a cerebral match unlike most out there.

[@auroral0realis]

they had a match at wrestlemania 17, but i cannot for the life of me remember how it went

[@anthonyamoroso6451]

I never get tired of hearing WCW/nWo World Tour music. Things like that is why I really enjoy these videos, keep up the good work!

[@jameshill3403]

This was my favorite WCW card the amount of talent on this show is insane

[@ohbogey]

@2:51 I loved La Parka's funny antics!!🥲😅😂🤣😭😳😬🤯😵☠⚰

[@MisfitOutfit]

Always save these for dinner and a movie. Thank you so much for the quality entertainment.

[@hollywoodtre6098]

I never understood how sting could take out the nwo by himself with no bat but when he got in the ring 3 times with hogan he could barely get any offense in?

[@hollywoodtre6098]

@Chris Sadowski 😅

[@thegamerstableboardgamesto386]

That's because WcW had horrible writing.

[@AlmostCoolGuys]

Damn that Flair and Hart match was hella awesome. The move selection and overall rate was awesome. Love this series my dude.

[@luckywallace]

Spot on. For some reason Bret and Flair think they didn't work well together but I respectfully disagree with both legends. I think their matches were awesome, both this one here and the 1992 world title switch in WWF.

[@AlmostCoolGuys]

@@luckywallace when you see the "knee breaker" automatic 5 star. Lol

[@americanmeowth3336]

Thanks for the review! I wasn't watching WCW at the time, so being able to see these things in context has been great. This show has three matches that perfectly showcases the potential of WCW: Rey/Jericho (athleticism mixed with just the right amount of character work and showmanship), Raven/Benoit (hard-hitting, no quarter asked nor given, but not deathmatch-style violent) and Hart/Flair (technical prowess with appropriate theatrics being done by legends who can still go). Also, La Parka's antics were hilarious. Something for everyone in this show; even the worst match wasn't terrible; it just felt more like a good TV match.

[@AzraelDarkness64Gaming]

Raven was the main wrestler I follow through different promotions since ECW days plus his TNA impact run was awesome aswell

[@JimmyFoxhound]

It's SO cool to see this show, this was the last wrestling show my father took me to. I kept pausing to see if I could find us in the crowd😂😂My gosh I miss Hara Arena. It was a little dump of a place but now that it's gone I miss it SO much. I went to so many events there in the 80s and 90s..

[@robwelles9758]

I was there too and agree 100%. Where were you sitting? I was straight across from the entrance rampon the other side of the ring

[@zachhuff2228]

I seen insane clown posse there around 2000, bizaar bizzar tour, last time they was there and the last concert I saw there was Pantera slayer and nonpoint great place!

[@nept1974]

Your commentary gets better from episode to episode

[@slanderman3296]

Ric seriously knows how to pimp the crowd. He bumps, he sells, hes got them in the palm of his hand. Its beautiful

[@CreationsVibration]

Your favorite professional wrestling KZbin channel and mine, Wrestling Bios!

[@distantandvague]

That shirt Scott Hall is wearing during the main event is so sick.

[@JLRRyan]

The real Jam up guy is the one making these awesome nostalgic videos that always help my day! Thanks so much from California!

[@DyspotikOriginal]

Woah woah wait woah there was no "booker t armbar" thing like for chinlocks and nerve pinches 😭

[@JayCord00]

Seriously just open my first beer of the day and boom , new vid , thanks Bio 😁

[@XLVIetII]

I definitely never forgot the moment the Giant destroyed the ring for the fact that Hall was hilariously stumbled around the ring. I'll always remember that moment.

[@mrsinistertoyou]

OMG! That WCW vs NWO World Tour music took me back! Loved that game! All the N64 wrestling games were so good

[@justinhennum6775]

The nWo/WCW Revenge music is just the chef's kiss of perfection to this awesome series. Great content my man!

[@savharris5702]

I remember this ppv, and I genuinely have no recollection of Nash ever doing a leapfrog, nor a plancha. The mind reels ...

[@Ffeoli1039]

I love El Dandy. I'm glad you never doubted him

[@MikeyMike-uu3fe]

7500 views in one hour....Just shows how awsome your channel is..👊👊👊

[@meditaterecharge3833]

I still have this on VSH live recording so many memories

[@elancez7305]

Scott's selling when The Giant tears the ring down is legendary.

[@gazeunderthesunmusic]

I feel like that Benoit's Career in Wcw during this time was Held back by Politics, cliques and bookers and the management , he didn't win any titles until 1999 but in January 2000 he along with Guerrero, Malenko and Saturn detected to WWF during the height of the Attitude era.

[@rockwild737]

Too many established big stars ahead of him. It would have been difficult to break through even without the kliq's chokehold.

[@unclegreenskatesoda9570]

Raven was still a good match, having him lose by NOT tapping was still a statement

[@matthewboggs9382]

I started watching this series about 2 months ago. I’ve finally caught up to the latest upload. These videos are great. I enjoy the stories told by the wrestlers and by your commentary to put things into perspective. Excellent work!

[@RollerCodsterWFEW]

Watching WCW through your channel actually makes it entertaining, unlike when it originally aired. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@tdowell8615]

Some of the stuff I’ve seen the giant do strength wise is amazing. Catching huge Nash as he is falling is crazy strong. Way more amazing than anything Andre did.

[@dickmarx1298]

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[@stevengrvp]

Football, food and wrestling bios video I'm with it

[@zacharythomason7359]

Same here

[@stevengrvp]

@@zacharythomason7359 it's a jam up Sunday

[@lavarivy2259]

I bought this PPV to see Bret wrestle. That Nash jackknife was scary to see live.

[@LeoWhalen1933]

I loved the Bret Hart vs Ric Flair match. They wrestled against each other again about a week later in Boston where I got to watch them live in person.

[@pasta1169]

This was one of Wcws best ever ppvs imo, def one of the best of the nwo era, id argue the only ppv wcw did after this that was better was spring stampede 99, some will say spring stampede 98 aswell

[@TacticalCat-FJB]

The N64 WCW vs NWO Revenge background music never gets old. Love it. I still play that game today.

[@chadgebhardt7972]

Another great review and breakdown. Definitely look forward to these uploads every Sunday!

[@imogenaris1697]

The LaParka/ Silver King tandem strut was the best part of this ppv! Sometimes LaParka's mannerisms resemble something more like an anime character.

[@cadcar7309]

Great stuff as always! I think Booker T deserves a "Booker T Armlock" caption a la Davey Boy Smith and his chinlocks. 4 armlocks in one match easily puts him in caption territory!

[@christopherfoley8322]

Chris was awesome as a Heel, he knew how to rev up the crowd

[@DannieDecentVlogs]

I absolutely love the music you use in these videos , i think its from that n64 game wcw vs nWo revenge, if i remember right, but it makes the video perfect, great video I enjoyed it

[@RobJaskula]

This is actually really good workrate from Larry. He was the king of cowardly avoiding his opponent on the outside

[@KenAdams426]

I just find it so sad how much pull Hogan had at everything. He acted as if the business could not run without him. WWF proved it could. WCW could have done so much more had they actually promoted their own talent instead of pushing the old former WWF who jumped ship knowing they were getting replaced by younger talent. It is sad how they burred Hart when he joined.

[@shady3legend]

Yea disgusting how they did Bret, he had to take a back seat to the nWo just like everyone else which screwed WCW in the end..Hogan and Nash pretty much ran WCW

[@Mrman8313]

💯 They had way better and more talent then WWF at this point. WWE had the same wrestlers wrestling each other over and over again. If WCW was ran properly they could of buried WWF without a doubt

[@alreyes8393]

Giant, Austin & Hardcore Holly... 3 guys that were lucky that they weren't paralyzed

[@Godzilla1982]

Your audio work doesn't get enough love. I'd buy an actual album of your entrance theme remixes

[@DJWreckAlot]

All I ever wait for is thursdays, so whenever you upload PPV and other videos, it’s totally a surprise for me, thanks, wrestlingbios!

[@thewhitepanther6052]

What a ppv! A hogan/sting rematch for the title in the main event would have been the icing on the cake!

[@LostChrisB]

Since this is the start of the wcw/nwo branding for their ppv let’s try and keep track of the winners, and the verdict from wrestling bios is in, wcw hold up the show with multiple strong matches to the nwo’s single recommendation with Nash. With the nwo continuing a quickly stale routine I can’t see this situation changing as the year goes forward, but wrestling bios is the only word that counts in this and we’ll all be here to hear him give it.

[@jamesbaker6006]

Love everything about this series, thank you Ryan.

[@bigrigjoe5130]

"It's Liz who once again causes issues for Luger" offfph

[@rogueprince1341]

Thanks for putting out awesome videos continously.

[@myCOCKisHARD]

EVEN AFTER OVER 2 YEARS OF THIS SERIES YOU ARE IMPROVING THANKS

[@fitness65]

This was a great show I remember being excited about the giant Nash match as they built that match for months and people wanted it at starrcade 1997 but we didn't get it. But we finally did and it didn't disappoint and neither did the bret hart vs ric flair match

[@FyreStarting]

Football and Wrestling Bios makes for a great Sunday. 😊

[@mattygreen7463]

Thank you for the always great content you make for us