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Tiny Traylor - WCW / NWO Souled Out 1998

January 23, 2026 • Bradley Palermo & Aaron Fink • Season 2 • Episode 3

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This week on Grapple City Rewind, Bradley Palermo and Aaron Fink dive into WCW Souled Out 1998, an NWO-heavy pay-per-view packed with strong undercard wrestling, baffling booking decisions, and peak late-90s WCW chaos. From lucha libre madness and Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio, to Bret Hart’s WCW in-ring debut against Ric Flair, plus the infamous Dusty Rhodes heel turn, we break down what works, what absolutely doesn’t, and why WCW felt both stacked with talent and structurally broken at the same time.

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