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WCW: Thunder (03.05.98)
WCW: Thunder
March 5, 1998
Columbus, OH
Convention Center
The current WCW champs are as follows:
WCW World Champion: Sting (2/22/1998)
WCW U.S. Champion: Diamond Dallas Page (12/28/1997)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: The Outsiders (2/22/1998)
WCW World Television Champion: Booker T (2/22/1998)
WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Chris Jericho (1/24/1998)
I find it funny that despite this technically not being an “nWo” video that they still used the same voiceover guy. Wouldn’t the nWo be a little mad at that guy?
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, and Lee Marshall.
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WCW: Monday Nitro (03.02.98)
WCW: Monday Nitro
March 2, 1998
Philadelphia, PA
CoreStates Spectrum
The current WCW champs are as follows:
WCW World Champion: Sting (2/22/1998)
WCW U.S. Champion: Diamond Dallas Page (12/28/1997)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: The Outsiders (2/22/1998)
WCW World Television Champion: Booker T (2/22/1998)
WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Chris Jericho (1/24/1998)
HOUR NUMBER ONE! Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay, and Larry Zbyszko.
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WCW: Thunder (02.26.98)
WCW: Thunder
February 26, 1998
Cedar Rapids, IA
Five Seasons Center
The current WCW champs are as follows:
WCW World Champion: Sting (2/22/1998)
WCW U.S. Champion: Diamond Dallas Page (12/28/1997)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: The Outsiders (2/22/1998)
WCW World Television Champion: Booker T (2/22/1998)
WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Chris Jericho (1/24/1998)
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, and Lee Marshall.
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WCW: Thunder (02.19.98)
WCW: Thunder
February 19, 1998
Birmingham, AL
BJCC
The current WCW champs are as follows:
WCW World Champion: Vacant (1/8/1998)
WCW U.S. Champion: Diamond Dallas Page (12/28/1997)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: The Steiner Brothers (2/9/1998)
WCW World Television Champion: Rick Martel (2/16/1998)
WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Chris Jericho (1/24/1998)
WEIRD! Instead of showing actual footage of what went down in the main event and the aftermath on Nitro from this past week, they show us still shots.
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, and Lee Marshall. Tony announces tonight’s main event will be Sting versus Randy Savage. Read the rest of this entry
WCW: Monday Nitro (02.16.98)
WCW: Monday Nitro
February 16, 1998
Tampa, FL
Steinbrenner Events Center
The current WCW champs are as follows:
WCW World Champion: Vacant (1/8/1998)
WCW U.S. Champion: Diamond Dallas Page (12/28/1997)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: The Steiner Brothers (2/9/1998)
WCW World Television Champion: Booker T (12/29/1997)
WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Chris Jericho (1/24/1998)
Just four months after Brian Pillman, we have our next significant passing of a wrestler on the big stage. Louie Mucciolo died on February 15, 1998. The following excerpt concerning the details of his death comes from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter in the February 23, 1998 issue. Read the rest of this entry
WCW: Monday Nitro (02.09.98)
WCW: Monday Nitro
February 9, 1998
El Paso, TX
Don Haskins Center
The current WCW champs are as follows:
WCW World Champion: Vacant (1/8/1998)
WCW U.S. Champion: Diamond Dallas Page (12/28/1997)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: The Outsiders (1/12/1998)
WCW World Television Champion: Booker T (12/29/1997)
WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Chris Jericho (1/24/1998)
HOUR NUMBER ONE! Your hosts are Tony Schiavone and Mike Tenay. No Larry Zbyszko yet. Neither Tony nor Mike know why.
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WCW: Thunder (01.29.98)
WCW: Thunder
January 29, 1998
Memphis, TN
Mid-South Coliseum
The current WCW champs are as follows:
WCW World Champion: Vacant (1/8/1998)
WCW U.S. Champion: Diamond Dallas Page (12/28/1997)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: The Outsiders (1/12/1998)
WCW World Television Champion: Booker T (12/29/1997)
WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Chris Jericho (1/24/1998)
There’s a *new* Thunder intro. It looks like the show should now be calling “WCW Hurricane” because that is what appears to be taking place here. Oh! They also have a new set that we will all come to know and possibly love for years to come.
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, and Lee Marshall.
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WCW/nWo: Souled Out 1998
WCW/nWo: Souled Out
January 24, 1998
Dayton, OH
Hara Arena
The current WCW champs are as follows:
WCW World Champion: Vacant (1/8/1998)
WCW U.S. Champion: Diamond Dallas Page (12/28/1997)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: The Outsiders (1/12/1998)
WCW World Television Champion: Booker T (12/29/1997)
WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Rey Mysterio (1/15/1998)
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, and Dusty Rhodes. This is Dusty’s last WCW PPV as an announcer. He’s wearing the ugliest hat with the WCW colors here.
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WCW: Thunder (01.22.98)
WCW: Thunder
January 22, 1998
Huntsville, AL
Von Braun Civic Center
The current WCW champs are as follows:
WCW World Champion: Vacant (1/8/1998)
WCW U.S. Champion: Diamond Dallas Page (12/28/1997)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: The Outsiders (1/12/1998)
WCW World Television Champion: Booker T (12/29/1997)
WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Rey Mysterio (1/15/1998)
The rock wall is still up for the entrance. I think this is the last episode though.
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, and Lee Marshall.
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WCW: Monday Nitro (01.12.98)
WCW: Monday Nitro
January 12, 1998
Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville Coliseum
The current WCW champs are as follows:
WCW World Champion: Vacant (1/8/1998)
WCW U.S. Champion: Diamond Dallas Page (12/28/1997)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: Rick & Scott Steiner (10/13/1997)
WCW World Television Champion: Booker T (12/29/1997)
WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Juventud Guerrera (1/8/1998)
Last week on Thunder…
THE WORLD TITLE IS NOW VACANT!
*Sting bat points to JJ Dillon* – “You got no guts.”
*Sting then bat points to Hollywood Hogan* – “You’re a dead man.”
HOUR NUMBER ONE! Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay, and Larry Zbyszko. Read the rest of this entry
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