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What day did WCW Thunder come on?
January 8, 1998
WCW Thunder, or simply 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.
When was the last episode of WCW Thunder?
March 21, 2001
WCW Thunder/Final episode date
How long did WCW last?
World Championship Wrestling
| (Top) The original WCW logo, (Bottom) The logo used from 1999 to 2001 | |
|---|---|
| Trade name | World Championship Wrestling |
| Founded | October 11, 1988 |
| Founder | Ted Turner |
| Defunct | March 26, 2001 (de facto) December 16, 2017 (de jure) |
What channel did WCW come on?
TBS
Launched in 1971 initially by Georgia Championship Wrestling, the program existed through various incarnations under different names before becoming WCW Saturday Night in 1992….
| WCW Saturday Night | |
|---|---|
| Running time | 60 to 120 minutes per episode |
| Release | |
| Original network | TBS |
| Original release | December 25, 1971 – August 19, 2000 |
Did WWE buy WCW?
March 26, 2001, is a date that will live in wrestling infamy as the day Vince McMahon finally announced the purchase of his bitter rival, WCW.
What is WCW mean in texting?
Woman Crush Wednesday
WCW is an acronym and hashtag frequently used on the internet to mean Woman Crush Wednesday. It can also mean World Championship Wrestling.
What does WCW mean?
Was WCW better than WWF?
There’s a reason the WWF survived to buy out the WCW. Not only was it a better run promotion, but the product quality was also superior as well. You couldn’t find superstars like Shawn Michaels or the Undertaker in the WCW.
Will WCW ever come back?
So the answer is no, WCW is not coming back.
Why did WWE change from WWF?
In May 2002, the World Wrestling Federation announced it was changing both its company name and the name of its wrestling promotion to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) after the company lost a lawsuit initiated by the World Wildlife Fund over the WWF trademark.
Who owns WCW now?
WWE
WWE LibrariesTurner Broadcasting SystemWarnerMedia
World Championship Wrestling/Parent organizations
When does the WCW Thunder show Come On?
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 WWF Raw is War, which, at the time, was live every other week). The rights to Thunder now belong to WWE.
Who was the winner of the 1998 WCW Thunder?
Day of Broadcast Thursday Night Network TBS Running Time 2 hours Theme Song “Out to Lunch” by Steve Everitt WCW World Cruiserweight Championship: Juventud Guerrera defeats Ultimate Dragon (c) to win the title WCW World Cruiserweight Championship: Rey Mysterio Jr. defeats Juventud Guerrera (c) to win the title
What did WCW Thunder do for a living?
Towards the end of the show’s run, WCW Thunder was the anchor of a TBS programming block known as “iWatch Wednesdays”, which was tied to the website TBS Interactive. After installing a web browser plugin, users had access to forums, games and contests related to the TBS programs, including Thunder.
Why was WCW Thunder taped apart from Monday Nitro?
Was originally taped apart from Monday Nitro. When WCW’s popularity began to drop, they had trouble selling enough tickets for Thunder to fill a stadium, so Thunder was taped immediatly after the live Nitro broadcast. WCW Thunder is not as good as WWF but WCW Thunder is definitly better than WCW Monday Nitro.