WCW Thunder - Revision history

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-	\| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#~~ffffff~~" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:~~150~~%;" \| <span style="color #A9BCF5;">'''''WCW Thunder'''''</span><br />	+	\| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#CCCCFF" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:130%;" \|<span style="color #A9BCF5;">'''''WCW Thunder'''''</span><br />
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-	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" \| ~~http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/83/WCWThunderLogo.png/220px-WCWThunderLogo.png~~	+	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" \|
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-	\| style="text-align: left;"\| '''~~Format~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''Created by'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \| ~~Sports entertainment<br>Professional wrestling~~	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|[[Eric Bischoff]]
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| style="text-align: left;"\| '''~~Created~~ by'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''Directed by'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \| [[~~Ted Turner~~]]	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|[[Craig Leathers]]
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| style="text-align: left;"\| '''~~Directed by~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''Starring'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \| ~~Craig Leathers~~	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|[[List of former WCW personnel\|World Championship Wrestling alumni]]
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-	\| style="text-align: left;"\| '''~~Starring~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''Opening theme'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \| ~~See~~ [[~~World Championship Wrestling alumni~~]]	+	\| 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~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''Country of origin'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \| ~~"Thunder" (January 8, 1998-February 9, 2000)<br>"Here Comes the Pain" by Slayer (February 16, 2000-March 21, 2001)~~	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|United States
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-	\| style="text-align: left;"\| '''~~Country~~ of ~~origin~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''No. of episodes'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \| ~~United States~~	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|156
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| ~~style~~="~~text-~~align~~: left;~~"\| '''~~No. of episodes~~'''	+	\| bgcolor="#CCCCFF" align="center" colspan="3" \|'''Production'''
-	~~\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \| [[List of WCW Thursday Night Thunder episodes\|156]]~~	+
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| ~~bgcolor~~=~~#A9BCF5~~ align~~="center" colspan="3~~" \| '''~~Production~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''Camera setup'''
		+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|[[Multiple-Camera Setup\|Multicamera setup]]
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-	\| style="text-align: left;"\| '''~~Camera setup~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''Running time'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \| ~~Multicamera setup~~	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|120 minutes
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-	\| ~~style~~=~~"text-~~align~~: left;~~"\| '''~~Running time~~'''	+	\| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" \|'''Broadcast'''
-	~~\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \| 120 minutes~~	+
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| ~~bgcolor~~=~~#A9BCF5~~ align~~="center" colspan="3~~" \| '''~~Broadcast~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''Original channel'''
		+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|[[TBS (TV Network)\|TBS]]
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| style="text-align: left;"\| '''~~Original channel~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''Picture format'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \| [[~~TBA~~ (~~TV Network)~~\|~~TBS~~]]	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|[[480i]] ([[Standard-Definition Television\|SDTV]])
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| style="text-align: left;"\| '''~~Picture format~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''Original run'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \| ~~480i (SDTV)~~	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|January 8, 1998 –<br>March 21, 2001
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-	~~\| style="text-align: left;"\| '''Original run'''~~	+	\| bgcolor="#CCCCFF" align="center" colspan="3" \|'''Chronology'''
-	\| bgcolor="#~~ffffff~~" ~~colspan= "2" \| January 8, 1998 – March 21, 2001~~	+
-	~~\|- valign="top"~~	+
-	~~\| 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]]''
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| bgcolor=#~~A9BCF5~~ align="center" colspan="3" \| '''External links'''	+	\| bgcolor="#CCCCFF" align="center" colspan="3" \| '''External links'''
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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]].	+	'''''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.
		+
		+	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.
		+
		+	The first 117 episodes of ''WCW Thunder'' are available to stream on the [[IWE Network]].

	==History==		==History==
		+
	===Creation===		===Creation===

	===Advertisement===		===Advertisement===
-	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.	+	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!"''

	===2000–2001===		===2000–2001===

-	===~~Commentators~~===	+	===Final broadcast===
-	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''.	+
		+	==Reception==

	==Color scheme==		==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 (TV Series)\|Impact Wrestling]]'', as compared to the primarily red designs of the Monday Night shows, ''[[IWE Monday Night Raw\|Raw]]'' and ''Nitro''.
		+
		+	==On-air personalities==
		+
		+	===Commentary teams===
		+	{\| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 100%; "
		+	! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "\| Commentators
		+	! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "\| Dates
		+	\|-
		+	\|[[Tony Schiavone]], [[Bobby Heenan]] and [[Lee Marshall (Announcer)\|Lee Marshall]]
		+	\|January 8, 1998 <br/>January 22, 1998 – April 9, 1998 <br/>May 21, 1998 – November 12, 1998 <br/>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
		+	\|}
		+
		+	===Ring announcers===
		+	*[[David Penzer]]
		+	*Pamela Paulshock

	==References==		==References==

	==External links==		==External links==
		+
		+	{{WCW Programs}}
		+	{{TBSNetwork Shows}}

IWEWrestling2012 at 22:58, 20 November 2012

IWEWrestling2012 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:58:20 GMT

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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" | <span style="color #A9BCF5;">'''''WCW Thunder'''''</span><br />
|-
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/83/WCWThunderLogo.png/220px-WCWThunderLogo.png
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Format'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Sports entertainment<br>Professional wrestling
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Created by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Ted Turner]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Directed by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Craig Leathers
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Starring'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | See [[World Championship Wrestling alumni]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Opening theme'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | "Thunder" (January 8, 1998-February 9, 2000)<bt>"Here Comes the Pain" by Slayer (February 16, 2000-March 21, 2001)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Country of origin'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | United States
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''No. of episodes'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[List of WCW Thursday Night Thunder episodes|156]]
|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Production'''
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Camera setup'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Multicamera setup
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Running time'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 120 minutes
|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Broadcast'''
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Original channel'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[TBA (TV Network)|TBS]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Picture format'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 480i (SDTV)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Original run'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | January 8, 1998 – March 21, 2001
|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Chronology'''
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Related shows'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | ''[[WCW Monday Nitro]]''
|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''External links'''
|}
'''''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]].

==History==
===Creation===

===Advertisement===
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.

===2000–2001===

===Commentators===
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''.

==Color scheme==

==References==

==External links==