Pro Wrestling Illustrated Cover of the Week

1997 

The Year In Wrestling and Achievement Awards

PPV Poster of the Week

The first WCW Souled Out PPV

January 25th 1997

Cedar Rapids, IA

No.	Results[1]	Stipulations	Times
1	Masahiro Chono (nWo) defeated Chris Jericho (WCW)	Singles match	11:08
2	Big Bubba Rogers (nWo) defeated Hugh Morrus (WCW) (with Jimmy Hart)	Mexican Death match	09:03
3	Jeff Jarrett (WCW) defeated Mr. Wallstreet (nWo)	Singles match	09:22
4	Buff Bagwell (nWo) defeated Scotty Riggs (WCW)	Singles match	13:51
5	Scott Norton (nWo) defeated Diamond Dallas Page (WCW) via count-out	Singles match	09:39
6	The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) (WCW) defeated The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) (c)(nWo)	Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship.	14:43
7	Eddie Guerrero (c) (WCW) defeated Syxx (nWo)	Ladder match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship[2]	13:48
8	Hollywood Hogan (c) (nWo) fought The Giant (WCW) to a no contest	Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship	10:52

Turncoat Teammates — WWE Top 10

Tag Team Thursday

WCW Monday Nitro

June 24th 1996

Charlotte, NC

WCW World Tag Team Titles 

(Triple Threat/Triangle Match)

Sting and Lex Luger

(Champions)

vs

The Steiner Brothers

vs

Harlem Heat

Great American Bash 1996

Today in 1996 WCW held its annual Great American Bash PPV and held at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore Maryland.

- The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated Fire and Ice (Scott Norton and Ice Train), when Scott pinned Norton after a Frankensteiner.


The Outsiders (Hall and Nash) make their "official" WCW debut 



- Konnan pinned El Gato (Pat Tanaka), after a Flapjack Spinebuster into a Jackknife Pin, to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Title.

- Diamond Dallas Page pinned Marcus Bagwell after a Diamond Cutter.

- Dean Malenko pinned Rey Misterio, Jr., after a Powerbomb and using the ropes, to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Title.
- John Tenta pinned Big Bubba Rogers after a Powerslam. After the match, Tenta shaved Rogers' goatee off.

- Chris Benoit defeated Kevin Sullivan in a Falls Count Anywhere match. After the match, Arn Anderson came to the ring and helped Benoit attack Sullivan.

- Sting defeated Lord Steven Regal by submission with a Scorpion Deathlock.

- Ric Flair and Arn Anderson defeated Kevin Greene and Steve McMichael, when Flair pinned Greene after McMichael turned on Greene and hit him with a steel briefcase. After the match, Chris Benoit came out and helped attack Greene. McMichael became the fourth in the new Four Horsemen along with Flair, Anderson and Benoit.


 The Giant pinned Lex Luger after a Chokeslam to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Title.

WCW Saturday Night July 13th 1996

here is the complete episode of WCW Saturday Night from July 13th 1996.  By the way this was my 39th Birthday

this was one week after the now historic Bash At The Beach PPV that saw Hulk Hogan make his dramatic heel turn to form the NWO with Hall and Nash.


Here is the show lineup
Rey Mysterio Jr vs Psychosis-WCW Cruiserweight Title
Diamond Dallas Page vs Billy Kidman
American Males vs High Voltage
Macho Man Randy Savage vs Maxx
Dungeon of Doom 8 Man Tag (Taskmaster, Faces of Fear, Hugh Morrus)
Greg Valentine vs Jobber
Konan in action
Horsemen (Ric Flair/Chris Benoit/Arn Anderson) vs Alex Wright/Cobra/Mark Starr
Rough & Ready vs Joe Gomez/Tod Morton
Glacier Promo
Harlem Heat vs Public Enemy-WCW Tag Team Titles
Hulk Hogan Joins the NWO at Bash at the Beach