WCW Thursday Night Thunder
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| WCW Thunder | ||
| Created by | Ted Turner Eric Bischoff | |
| Directed by | Craig Leathers | |
| Starring | See World Championship Wrestling alumni | |
| Opening theme | "Storm" by Jimmy Hart & Howard Helm (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 | |
| Website | ||
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 97 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] Final broadcast
[edit] 2000–2001
[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 |
| Mike Tenay and Larry Zbyszko | April 7, 1999 – October 7, 1999 |
| Mike Tenay, Kevin Nash and Larry Zbyszko | October 14, 1999 |
| Scott Hudson and Larry Zbyszko | October 21, 1999 – December 2, 1999 |
| Mike Tenay and Juventud Guerrera | December 9, 1999 |
| Mike Tenay, Scott Hudson and Juventud Guerrera | December 16, 1999 |
| Tony Schiavone, Scott Hudson and Mike Tenay | December 23, 1999 – February 2, 2000 |
| Mike Tenay and Bobby Heenan | February 9, 2000 – March 29, 2000 |
| Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan and Mike Tenay | December 3, 1998 – December 10, 1998 January 7, 1999 – April 1, 1999 April 12, 2000 – July 19, 2000 |
| Tony Schiavone, Mark Madden and Mike Tenay | July 26, 2000 November 1, 2000 November 29, 2000 – December 6, 2000 |
| Tony Schiavone, Jeremy Borash and Mike Tenay | September 20, 2000 |
| Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay and Konnan | December 13, 2000 |
| Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay and Stevie Ray | August 2, 2000 – September 13, 2000 September 27, 2000 – October 25, 2000 November 8, 2000 – November 22, 2000 December 6, 2000 December 20, 2000 – January 10, 2001 |
| Tony Schiavone and Mike Tenay | January 17, 2001 – March 21, 2001 |
[edit] Ring announcers
- David Penzer
- Pamela Paulshock
