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WCW Thunder debut episode

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WCW Thunder
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 CenterinDaytona Beach, Florida.^[3]

Storylines

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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

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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

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No.

Results^[8]

Stipulations

Times

1

Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated Chris Adams by disqualification

2:31

2

Rick Martel defeated Louie Spicolli

3:17

3

Tenzan defeated Ohara (w/ Sonny Onoo

2:57

4

Ric Flair defeated Chris Jericho

4:44

5

The Giant defeated Meng (w/ Jimmy Hart)

2:03

6

Bill Goldberg defeated Steve McMichael

2:22

7

Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) (c) (w/ Ted DiBiase) defeated Buff Bagwell and Konnan (w/ Vincent)

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

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

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

(c)	– the champion(s) heading into the match

References

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^ 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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