WCW Thunder

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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Format'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Created by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Sports entertainment<br>Professional wrestling
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Eric Bischoff]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Created by'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Directed by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Ted Turner]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Craig Leathers]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Starring'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Craig Leathers
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[List of former WCW personnel|World Championship Wrestling alumni]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Starring'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Opening theme'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | See [[World Championship Wrestling alumni]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |"Out to Lunch" by Steve Everitt (January 8, 1998-February 9, 2000)<br />[[God Hates Us All|"Here Comes the Pain" (instrumental)]] by [[Slayer]] (February 16, 2000–March 21, 2001)
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Opening theme'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Country of origin'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | "Thunder" (January 8, 1998-February 9, 2000)<bt>"Here Comes the Pain" by Slayer (February 16, 2000-March 21, 2001)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |United States
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''No. of episodes'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | United States
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |156
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''No. of episodes'''
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| bgcolor="#CCCCFF" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Production'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[List of WCW Thursday Night Thunder episodes|156]]
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Production'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Camera setup'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Multiple-Camera Setup|Multicamera setup]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Running time'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Multicamera setup
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |120 minutes
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Broadcast'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 120 minutes
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Broadcast'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original channel'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[TBS (TV Network)|TBS]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[TBA (TV Network)|TBS]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[480i]] ([[Standard-Definition Television|SDTV]])
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original run'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |January 8, 1998 –<br>March 21, 2001
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Original run'''
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| bgcolor="#CCCCFF" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Chronology'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | January 8, 1998 – March 21, 2001
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Chronology'''
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Related shows'''
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Related shows'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | ''[[WCW Monday Nitro]]''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | ''[[WCW Monday Nitro]]''
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'''''WCW Thunder''''' was a professional wrestling [[Television Program|show]] produced by [[World Championship Wrestling]] which aired on [[TBS (TV Network)|TBS]] from January 8, 1998 to March 21, 2001. The rights to ''WCW Thunder'' now belong to [[IWE]].
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'''''WCW Thunder''''' is a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Television Program|show]] that was produced by [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) which aired on [[TBS (TV Network)|TBS]] from January 8, 1998 to March 21, 2001.
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The huge popularity of WCW in 1996 and 1997 allowed for the creation of a new show, which became WCW Thunder. Thunder was taped on Tuesday nights and then aired on Thursday, a change for WCW as Bischoff was very keen on its primary show ''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|WCW Monday Nitro]]'' being aired live every week (as opposed to rival ''[[IWE Raw|IWF Raw is War]]'', which, at the time, was live every other week). The rights to ''Thunder'' now belong to IWE.
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The first 117 episodes of ''WCW Thunder'' are available to stream on the [[IWE Network]].
==History==
==History==
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===Creation===
===Creation===
===Advertisement===
===Advertisement===
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TV commercials for ''Thunder'' featured top ring talents such as [[Hulk Hogan]] saying ''"I'll show you some thunder, brotha!"'' and [[Marc Beltran||The Giant]] with ''"This forecast definitely calls for pain!"'' However, neither Hogan nor Giant would frequently appear on what was considered by fans to be a second rate show. Furthermore, unlike TNT's ''Monday Nitro'', TBS often featured commercials briefing the events of the latest edition of ''Thunder'' during its other programs.
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TV commercials for ''Thunder'' featured top ring talents such as [[Hulk Hogan]] saying ''"Observe this, brother!"'' and [[Marc Beltran|The Giant]] with ''"This forecast definitely calls for pain!"''
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===2000–2001===
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===Final broadcast===
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At the beginning, ''Thunder'' was broadcast by [[Tony Schiavone]], [[Bobby Heenan]] and [[Lee Marshall]]. In Fall 1998, [[Mike Tenay]] from ''Nitro'' replaced Lee Marshall. During the April 1, 1999 broadcast of ''Thunder'', Schiavone and Tenay had a worked argument, and starting with the following week, Tenay was moved to play-by-play, with [[Larry Zbyszko]] replacing Bobby Heenan on color commentary. In December 1999, [[Scott Hudson]] replaced Zbyszko and Schiavone returned as the second color man, the role that Tenay had in previous years. [[Lane Britz|Stevie Ray]], late of [[Harlem Heat]] also briefly did color commentary on ''Thunder''.
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==Reception==
==Color scheme==
==Color scheme==
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''Thunder'' utilized a primarily blue color scheme for its production graphics and ring designs, a design which was later emulated by ''SmackDown!'' and ''[[Impact Wrestling (TV Series)|Impact Wrestling]]'', as compared to the primarily red designs of the Monday Night shows, ''[[IWE Monday Night Raw|Raw]]'' and ''Nitro''.
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==On-air personalities==
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===Commentary teams===
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|[[Tony Schiavone]], [[Bobby Heenan]] and [[Lee Marshall (Announcer)|Lee Marshall]]
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|January 8, 1998 <br/>January 22, 1998&nbsp;– April 9, 1998 <br/>May 21, 1998&nbsp;– November 12, 1998 <br/>December 17, 1998
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|Mike Tenay, Bobby Heenan and Lee Marshall
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|January 15, 1998
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|Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, Mike Tenay and Lee Marshall
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|April 16, 1998&nbsp;– May 14, 1998
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|Tony Schiavone, [[Larry Zbyszko]] and [[Mike Tenay]]
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|November 19, 1998
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===Ring announcers===
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*[[David Penzer]]
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*Pamela Paulshock
==References==
==References==
==External links==
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{{WCW Programs}}
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{{TBSNetwork Shows}}

Current revision as of 06:05, 4 September 2019

WCW Thunder
Created by Eric Bischoff
Directed by Craig Leathers
Starring World Championship Wrestling alumni
Opening theme "Out to Lunch" by Steve Everitt (January 8, 1998-February 9, 2000)
"Here Comes the Pain" (instrumental) by Slayer (February 16, 2000–March 21, 2001)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 156
Production
Camera setup Multicamera setup
Running time 120 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel TBS
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Original run January 8, 1998 –
March 21, 2001
Chronology
Related shows WCW Monday Nitro
External links

WCW Thunder is a professional wrestling show that was produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) which aired on TBS from January 8, 1998 to March 21, 2001.

The huge popularity of WCW in 1996 and 1997 allowed for the creation of a new show, which became WCW Thunder. Thunder was taped on Tuesday nights and then aired on Thursday, a change for WCW as Bischoff was very keen on its primary show WCW Monday Nitro being aired live every week (as opposed to rival IWF Raw is War, which, at the time, was live every other week). The rights to Thunder now belong to IWE.

The first 117 episodes of WCW Thunder are available to stream on the IWE Network.

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Creation

[edit] Advertisement

TV commercials for Thunder featured top ring talents such as Hulk Hogan saying "Observe this, brother!" and The Giant with "This forecast definitely calls for pain!"

[edit] 2000–2001

[edit] Final broadcast

[edit] Reception

[edit] Color scheme

Thunder utilized a primarily blue color scheme for its production graphics and ring designs, a design which was later emulated by SmackDown! and Impact Wrestling, as compared to the primarily red designs of the Monday Night shows, Raw and Nitro.

[edit] On-air personalities

[edit] Commentary teams

Commentators Dates
Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan and Lee Marshall January 8, 1998
January 22, 1998 – April 9, 1998
May 21, 1998 – November 12, 1998
December 17, 1998
Mike Tenay, Bobby Heenan and Lee Marshall January 15, 1998
Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, Mike Tenay and Lee Marshall April 16, 1998 – May 14, 1998
Tony Schiavone, Larry Zbyszko and Mike Tenay November 19, 1998

[edit] Ring announcers

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Template:WCW Programs Template:TBSNetwork Shows

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