![]() WCW gates had grown averaging $101,736 per show. This ignores that the WCW was beating the WWE in ratings the year prior but nobody was paying attention. Meltzer reported that the perception of the industry was that the WWE was losing to the WCW for the first time during the Monday Night Wars. As the year wore on, it got worse and people who normally wouldn’t pressure Eric started pressuring him. Eric says he started seeing the effects AOL merger in early 1998. ![]() Additionally, WCW had back to back years of increased house show attendance of 56% and 59.1% in 19 respectively. Meltzer reported an article was written about Starrcade 97 being the most successful PPV show for WCW. ![]() Eric says controversy was working for the WCW financially and creatively so it didn’t bother him they didn’t have a champion. Leading into Souled Out, the WCW did not have a champion. On the heels of that show, Sting got stripped of the WCW title on Thunder. Starrcade ’97 was the most profitable WCW show ever. However, because of how badly Souled Out 97 failed, the consensus was to not do it again. As bad as Souled Out 97 was, there was some room to grow and the concepts could have worked. ![]() Eric regrets they didn’t do another NWO PPV as he very rarely throws in the towel on an idea.The PPV was held on January 24th in Dayton, Ohio.On today’s show, Eric and Conrad talk about the Souled Out 1998 PPV. ![]()
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