WCW Thunder

WCW Thunder
The official Thunder logo
Created by	Ted Turner Eric Bischoff
Directed by	Craig Leathers
Starring	World Championship Wrestling alumni
Opening theme	"Out to Lunch/Thunder" by Steve Everitt[1] "Here Comes the Pain" (instrumental) by Slayer (February 16, 2000–March 21, 2001)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	156
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera setup
Running time	120 minutes
Original release
Network	TBS Superstation
Release	January 8, 1998 (1998-01-08) – March 21, 2001 (2001-03-21)
Related
WCW Monday Nitro WCW Saturday Night WCW WorldWide WCW Clash of the Champions WCW Pro
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WCW Thunder, or simply Thunder, is an American professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) which aired on TBS Superstation from January 8, 1998 to March 21, 2001.

The 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 producer Eric Bischoff was very keen on its primary show WCW Monday Nitro being aired live every week.

The rights to WCW Thunder now belong to WWE, who purchased WCW properties in 2001. The trademark for "WCW Thunder" was renewed by WWE in 2018.^[2] As of June 30, 2023, all 156 episodes of Thunder are available to stream on the WWE Network and Peacock.^[3]