WCW Thunder debut episode
WCW Thunder Debut episode | |
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The Debut WCW Thunder logo | |
Promotion | World Championship Wrestling |
Brand(s) | Thunder |
Date | January 16, 1998 |
City | Daytona Beach, Florida |
Venue | Ocean Center |
The WCW Thunder Debut episode was a Professional Wrestling show that marked the debut of World Championship Wrestling's (WCW) weekly WCW Thunder television show. The show took place on January 16, 1998.[1][2]
The show aired Live on TBS, taking place at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.[3]
Storylines
The event included matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4] Results were predetermined by WCW's writers.[5][6]
Event
The event aired lived, with David Penzer announcing in the ring, and Bobby Heenan, Tony Schiavone and Lee Marshall commentating during the event.[7]
Results
No. | Results[8] | Stipulations | Times | ||
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1 | Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated Chris Adams by disqualification | singles match | 2:31 | ||
2 | Rick Martel defeated Louie Spicolli | Singles match | 3:17 | ||
3 | Tenzan defeated Ohara (w/ Sonny Onoo | Singles match | 2:57 | ||
4 | Ric Flair defeated Chris Jericho | Singles match | 4:44 | ||
5 | The Giant defeated Meng (w/ Jimmy Hart) | Singles match | 2:03 | ||
6 | Bill Goldberg defeated Steve McMichael | Singles match | 2:22 | ||
7 | Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) (c) (w/ Ted DiBiase) defeated Buff Bagwell and Konnan (w/ Vincent) | Tag-team match | 3:39 | ||
8 | Larry Zbyszko (representing WCW defeated Eric Bischoff (representing the nWo) (w/ Scott Hall) by disqualification | Singles match for Control of WCW Monday Nitro (w/ Bret Hart as guest referee) | 11:30 | ||
9 | Ray Traylor defeated Scott Hall | Singles match | 4:19 | ||
10 | Juventud Guerrera defeated defeated Ultimo Dragon (c) | Singles match for the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship | 4:22 | ||
11 | Lex Luger defeated Scott Norton | Singles match | 2:14 | ||
12 | Diamond Dallas Page (c) defeated Kevin Nash (w/ Hollywood Hogan) by disqualification | Singles match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship | 6:41 | ||
13 | Sting defeated Hollywood Hogan 17:34 | Dark match | — | ||
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References
- ^ Ewing, Brandon (2023-11-19). "How WCW Thunder Helped Kill The Company, Explained". TheSportster. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ IV, Ross W. Berman (2023-06-01). "Kevin Nash On AEW Collision: TNT And TBS Clearly Didn't Learn From WCW Thunder". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ Pena, Adan (2022-06-02). "10 Things You Didn't Know About WCW Thunder". TheSportster. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. 2006-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ "How did Vince Russo work with 20 writers? | Online World of Wrestling". Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "WWE Corporate". 2009-02-18. Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ Stories, Pro Wrestling (2024-01-08). "Today In Pro Wrestling History (Jan 8): Champion vs. Champion on The Island". Pro Wrestling Stories. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=2946
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