If the nWo meant ratings, surely they'd translate into buyrates for a PPV. The nWo was a runaway success in WCW, thrusting the company to the top of the wrestling game and crushing the WWF in the ratings war. Looking back, it's hard to argue with Bischoff's reasoning. The PPV featured Eric Bischoff and Ted DiBiase on commentary, nWo referee Nick Patrick, and an nWo-themed set. The show featured the stars of the nWo and WCW but the PPV focused on the stars of the nWo. The result was Souled Out, a pay-per-view held on January 25, 1997. Whether you call it zeal, excess, or plain arrogance, Eric Bischoff decided that it was time for an NWO themed PPV.
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While there's something to be said for damning the torpedoes and going full speed ahead, sometimes our zeal can get the best of us. NWO Souled Out: Oscar Wilde once said, "Nothing succeeds like excess". In the spirit of kicking a man while he's down, I've decided to take a look at some of wrestling's biggest flops of late Join me as I look at some of the biggest misfires in the history of the squared circle. The book reminded me that for every Star Wars, there's ten Battle Beyond the Stars and that no artist has a perfect track record (Spielberg had 1941, Lucas had Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, and Francis Ford Coppola had Godfather III). Recently, I had the pleasure of reading Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops.
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