The january 8, 1998 edition of wcw thunder was a televised professional wrestling event by world championship wrestlings, that took place on january 8, 1998 at the ocean center in daytona beach, florida. All this and more on the inaugural edition of wcw thunder. Wcwnwo thunder is a professional wrestling video game based on the professional wrestling tv show wcw thunder and released on the playstation console by thq in 1999. Wcw thunder season 1 episode 2 thunder 02 watch on kodi. Following stings victory over hollywood hogan at starrcade to become the new wcw world heavyweight champion, jj dillon makes an announcement that receives a cold a reception from the fans. Thunder is the sequel to wcw nitro and updates the previous game with new characters and features, including cage matches, battle royals. Plus, raven faces villano v in singles competition, psicosis goes oneonone with saturn, and. Despite eric bischoffs best efforts, the four horsemen arrive to send a message to nwo hollywood and take back world championship wrestling. This practice continued until march 19, 2001, when thunder taped its last episode.
Chris jericho and eddy guerrero vs dean malenko and world television champion booker t. Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for. Wcw wound up abandoning the idea, but kept the wcw nwo ppv branding. Wcw thunder is a professional wrestling show that was produced by world championship wrestling wcw which aired on tbs from january 8, 1998 to. Truthfully, thunder was mostly a forgettable program. Squaredcircle download wcw nitro episodes on tv series season. Thunder results 1998 dates and venues event date arena location thunder january. New york yankees at atlanta braves box score, june 25, 1998. Getting started contributor zone contribute to this page. 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. Im back from surgery and was able to muster enough energy to get online and post xavier dooms report.
Wcw nitro and thunder roster split in 1998 wrestlezone. Old territories georgia, aww, florida, midatlantic. Thunder is wcw s second most popular show after nitro. Launched in 1971 initially by georgia championship wrestling, the program existed through various incarnations under different names before becoming wcw saturday night in 1992. Tonight is a souped up show as debuts often are, as we have a cruiserweight title match, an update on the world title situation after the debacle at starrcade, and the larry zbyszko vs. Fulfilled by comc worlds largest consignment service. Wcw thunder 1998 full set 44 discs wcw thunder 1999 full set 49 discs wcw thunder. I know rough show but be interesting to see a major shift in how in one night wcw got rid of austin, foley and steamboat while hogan didnt even show up in. Chris jericho 124 1998 your hosts are tony schiavone, bobby heenan, and lee marshall. Where most in the iwc recognize that the wwe needed a roster split in 2001 after acquiring ecw and wcw. Like smackdown, it sort of ended up that way later on once everything started going under. Oct 06, 2015 this is a bootleg dvd set of every wcw thunder episode from 1999.
First ever edition of wcw thunderwcw thunder01081998, daytona beach, flrandy savage vs chris adamsrick martel vs louie spicolli hiroyoshi. 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. All the top stars of wcw are present and frequent title matches take place on thunder, although not as much as nitro. January 1998 full match new allisonnicholas59121999. Its only fitting that we close the list with juvi and rey. Dec 19, 2015 even a short angle match for mysterio and guerrero is better than some full fledge matches. However, hogan soon learns that the new world orders grip on wcw may be losing strength. Champion jeff jarrett with wheelbarrow full of plunder vs. For fun and a possible idea for a future wcw nwo brand split fantasy booker, we had blaze and omb draft for nwo nitro and kif and ec for wcw thunder. Davey boy smith and jim neidhart vs iwgp tag team champions. Thats about 48 2hour episodes of some of the worst shows in the history of wrestling.
The war between world championship wrestling and the new world order boils over to thursday nights as wcw presents thunder. From ric flair and sting, to booker t and diamond dallas page, wcw s finest bid farewell and look towards the future. Wcw thunder promotion wcw date january 16, 1998 venue ocean center city daytona beach, florida, usa previous episode none next episode january 15, 1998 the january 8, 1998 edition of wcw thunder was a televised professional wrestling event by world championship wrestlings, that took place on january 8, 1998 at the ocean center in daytona beach, florida. The final 19 episodes of wcw thunder, spanning from november 2000 to wcw s closure in march 2001, are now available on demand on the awardwinning wwe network the newly released episodes include battles among wcw stalwarts like booker t, diamond dallas page and big poppa pump scott steiner, but also highlight new, upandcoming competitors that were making waves in wcw. Dean malenko and ref mickey jay carry mysterio to the back. Wcw thunder thursday 031998 by xavier doom of xavier dooms slayground and red drag him outside. It had ok decent matches in its first few months but it turned into an afterthought as the wcw chaos enveloped them. Twnp contains all the latest news and information, also containing message boards, column boards, polls, and more. Watch goldberg vs big show wcw 1998 full match jordyn taylor on dailymotion. Wcw thunder was a professional wrestling show produced by world championship wrestling. Why hasnt the wwe network added any wcw thunder episodes.
Bill goldberg 420 1998 wcw world tag team champions. Nwa wcw tv sets nwa wcw clash of the champions 6 nwa worldwide 1988 wcw thunder complete run 1998 2001 wcw thunder 1998 wcw thunder 1999 thunder 2000 wcw thunder 2001 wcw monday nitro complete run wcw nitro 1995 wcw nitro 1996 wcw nitro 1997 wcw nitro 1998 wcw nitro 1999 wcw nitro 2000 wcw nitro 2001 wcw saturday night 1987 though. For much of its existence, wcw was one of the top professional wrestling promotions in the united states, and was a significant competitor to the dominant world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe. This edition of wcw thunder was taped 2 days earlier on april 22, 1998. Norman smiley gets pounded by those unnervingly clean trash cans and screams the entire time. Download wcw nitro episodes on tv series season season. It took place on december 27, 1998 from the mci center in washington, d. The main event was a no disqualification match between goldberg and kevin nash for the wcw world heavyweight championship.
Watch wcw thunder tv show season season 2 episode thunder 48 1998 online streaming, dvd, bluray, hd quality download, wcw thunder. The best and worst of wcw thunder for february 26, 1998. Wcw thunder ratings history twnpwrestling news and. Get the best deals on rookie wcw wrestling trading cards when you shop the largest online selection at. A humongous wcw competitor known as reese is obliterated by a determined goldberg. All wcw monday nitro episodes now on the wwe network. Its a weekly show that can only be seen on tbs on wednesdays. Wcw saturday night is a weekly saturday night tv show on tbs that was produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Aug 09, 2018 the best and worst of wcw thunder for february 26, 1998.
Goldberg vs big show wcw 1998 full match video dailymotion. The idea in 1998 was clearly to have two distinct sets of rosters that started with the debut of thunder that year. Now all the 288 episodes from the very first one up until to the surreal last episode from march 26, 2001 are on the wwe network in the vault section. Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. Wcw is a defunct american professional wrestling promotion founded by media tycoon ted turner in 1988. Its a good showdefinately the best way to spend a wednesday evening. Plus, saturn continues to prove that he is a man of his word when raven and the flock battle meng in a handicap match. With his opportunity to reclaim the wcw world heavyweight championship at superbrawl viii approaching, hollywood hogan uses macho man randy savage to send a message to sting. Wcw world wide wrestling 1992 full set 12 discs wcw world wide wrestling 1993 full set 24 discs wcw world wide wrestling 1994 full set 29 discs wcw worldwide season 1995 full set 25 discs wcw worldwide season 1996 full set 26 discs wcw worldwide season 1997 full set 26 discs wcw worldwide season 1998 full set 22 discs wcw world. Never mind water boarding i think you could force any terrorist to watch all of these episodes in a row nonstop and get him to tell you anything. January 8, 1998 thunder results pro wrestling fandom. Looks like we have another goodsized mailbag this week. Wcw thunder 2598 thunder has been surprisingly good the first month and with the benoitddp title match it should be good again.
Wcw thunder promotion wcw date september 10, 1998 city lexington, kentucky previous episode september 3, 1998 next episode september 17, 1998 the september 10, 1998 edition of wcw thunder is a professional wrestling television show of world championship wrestlings, took place on september 10, 1998 in lexington, kentucky. The best and worst of wcw thunder for february 19, 1998. Final wcw thunder episodes added to wwe network wwe. September 10, 1998 thunder results pro wrestling fandom. The major problem besides bobby heenan going full jerry lawler with the tea and crumpets jokes is the announce team discussing.
Thunder june 4, 1998 peoria, il peoria civic center the current wcw champs are as follows. Empire wrestling federation evolve full impact pro funking conservatory. It featured wrestlers such as the nwo, goldberg, etc. This is the second of an eightweek period where we get one really good match per week on thunder. World championship wrestling comes to the end of it historic journey in sportsentertainment as nitro airs its final episode. Wcw thunder made its debut in 1998 when wcw was the number one promotion in the united states with the wwf trailing second. For all wrestling fans, now you can own complete seasons of thunder. January 15, 1998, wcw world cruiserweight championship. From ric flair and sting, to booker t and diamond dallas page, wcws finest bid farewell and look towards the future. Wcw hardcore champion norman smiley with nfl gear and laundry bag full of plunder bunkhouse brawl match champion vs. The full nitro library joins all the wcw payperviews on the network with thunder expected to join the network soon. Wcw worldwide season 1998 full set 22 discs wcw world wide wrestling 1999 full set 26 discs wcw world wide wrestling 2000 full set 25 discs wcw world. May 31, 20 due to the success of 1997, wcw decided to add another show to its tv schedule so heres their new idea. I warned him about that red ryder bb gun hey there.
Wcw world heavyweight champion goldberg takes to the ring to show his dominance against kanyon. Wcw thursday thunder january 15th, 1998 part 1 of 7. Otherwise they will be shown using the series origin language. The steiner brothers and ray traylor vs black cat, ohara, and gedo. Eric bischoff match from starrcade in full, which im sure wouldnt get on the nerves of the fans who. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Starrcade 1998 was the sixteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw. This is a noteworthy episode of thunder if for no other reason than that ric flair was scheduled to appear to make a huge announcement regarding his career and he noshowed the taping to go watch his son reid wrestle. The best and worst of wcw thunder for march 5, 1998. Wcw thunder tv series 19982001 wcw thunder tv series. At first, i couldnt see how another two hour show could survive given that there was the twothree hour nitro on mondays, syndicated programmes and a wcw ppv every month of the year.
Season 1 when available, episode names will be translated into your preferred language. Watch all 41 wcw thunder episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. With the mcmahon family now in control, the stars of wcw compete under the nitro banner for the last time. Plus, raven faces villano v in singles competition, psicosis goes oneonone with saturn, and much more. This edition of wcw thunder was taped a day earlier in durham, new hampshire on may 14, 1998. Plus, kevin nash challenges diamond dallas page for the united states heavyweight title. Wcw thunder was a professional wrestling show that was produced by wcw which aired on tbs from january 8, 1998 to march 21, 2001. The best and worst of wcw thunder for january 22, 1998, featuring the giant destroying the ring with his bare hands, and golf goofs. Only the second thunder ever, and wcw wanted to make them count with notable title matches and to make thunder on evenfooting with nitro. I believe wcw 1998 warranted a roster split even more than 2001 wwe. The four horsemen arrive to send a message to nwo hollywood and take back world championship wrestling. Watchwrestling just announced they will upload all episodes of wcw monday nitro 19952001 including ppvs just like they did with attitude era at the end of this february. Theres more demand for other programming so i doubt youll see full thunder episodes for a while.
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