Matt D Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 Looks like Thunder has started going up. My condolences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 The early Thunder episodes would actually have angle advancement, but man did that show fall off a cliff fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrzfn Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018  Ok, people like to talk about who the worst commentator of all time is. I know. And if any of you are watching 1982 World Class, you know as well. Jay Saldi is clearly the worst of all time. Hes a big dumb Pro Football player who cant talk, and hes ALSO an Apter mag fan. Hes like if Matt Striker ate paint chips as a toddler and also suffered brief crib death while getting hit in the head with a waffle iron. He's Brick Tamlin from "Anchorman" as a wrestling announcer.  I always thought that was Scott Hudson. He's not the worst ever, but he always sounds like he's faking intensity to hide the fact that he's clueless about how to get anything over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 Scott Hudson is Gordon Solie compared to Jay Saldi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornette's racket Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 When thunder was first uploaded early a few early 1998 episodes were missing but this has now been rectified and it's all there from January 1998 to September 1999. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Liska Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 If i hear people talking about wanting 2000 Thunders, with all the great wrestling out there to be discovered, both present and past... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCampbell Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Looks like Thunder cuts off right around the time I gave up watching WCW. One of the last things I recall seeing was a promo from Benoit on Sid and Steiner saying something like "You want to throw your weight around? Well me and Perry Saturn want to throw your weight around too!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 I tried to watch the first Thunder......... 20 minutes, so much nWo and Nitro recaps, I didn't get very far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthedoctor Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 The early Thunder episodes would actually have angle advancement, but man did that show fall off a cliff fast. Â Much like Sunday Night Heat did. Great when it started up till Mania 15 then just no angles happened on the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRH Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Â The early Thunder episodes would actually have angle advancement, but man did that show fall off a cliff fast. Â Much like Sunday Night Heat did. Great when it started up till Mania 15 then just no angles happened on the show. Â I think Heat had some KOTR qualifying matches in 1999 and 2000, but yeah, the show basically became filler. OTOH, I was a big fan of the "b-team" shows like Jakked and Worldwide, so I still watched Heat pretty loyally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyPulis'Cap Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Every now and then Heat would still have a decent match or two in 2000/2001, especially during the Invasion period, when with the acquisition of the WCW guys there was a lot of talented workers where this was the only spot they could get on TV. As far as I recall it was the only time they faced off in WWE, but in the summer of 2001 RVD and Jerry Lynn had a pretty fun bout on Heat. The Triple H vs Hardcore Holly match from sometime in 2000 was decent too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 I decided to throw on a random Thunder and I get Ernest Miller vs. Barry Darsow. Â Â THIS IS THE THUNDER I REMEMBER!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthedoctor Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Every now and then Heat would still have a decent match or two in 2000/2001, especially during the Invasion period, when with the acquisition of the WCW guys there was a lot of talented workers where this was the only spot they could get on TV. As far as I recall it was the only time they faced off in WWE, but in the summer of 2001 RVD and Jerry Lynn had a pretty fun bout on Heat. The Triple H vs Hardcore Holly match from sometime in 2000 was decent too. Â I remember Van Dam wrestling Perfect on Heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJRogers Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Id just want Heat as a way to start putting up all the pre WMXXX PPV pre-show (and Coliseum Exclusives) material. Like Free For Alls, YouTube/.com stuff, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthedoctor Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Id just want Heat as a way to start putting up all the pre WMXXX PPV pre-show (and Coliseum Exclusives) material. Like Free For Alls, YouTube/.com stuff, etc. Â For me I want the attitude extra stuff for Heat as alot did go down after broadcast as Ive seen it in highlight packages so they filmed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 My fondest Thunder memory is a random match between Bret Hart Vs. Disco Inferno. I just remember when Bret slapped on the Sharpshooter it looked like he was killing Disco with it. Like the one he put on Jerry Lawler back in the day. I've wanted to see that match again since it first happened, so I could be able to get my chance now as soon as I find it. Â Also, there was a Thunder in my city where I was in one of the first few rows. So curious to see if I can find myself on camera. I remember Goldberg was there. And Scott Norton wrestled Chris Benoit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migs Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Is it at all notable that they cut this off right before the Russo era? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Possibly, but it is also almost exactly halfway through the full run (146 episodes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye12 Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Is it at all notable that they cut this off right before the Russo era? Â I thought that was odd too, it literally ends with the last episode before Bischoff was "demoted" on 9/10/99. Probably just a coincidence and the others will be up shortly too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye12 Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 My fondest Thunder memory is a random match between Bret Hart Vs. Disco Inferno. I just remember when Bret slapped on the Sharpshooter it looked like he was killing Disco with it. Like the one he put on Jerry Lawler back in the day. I've wanted to see that match again since it first happened, so I could be able to get my chance now as soon as I find it. Â Also, there was a Thunder in my city where I was in one of the first few rows. So curious to see if I can find myself on camera. I remember Goldberg was there. And Scott Norton wrestled Chris Benoit. Â Looking at results so not sure the episode numbers are exactly the same on the Network, episode 52 has Bret and Disco among a very underwhelming lineup of matches. Â Norton and Benoit had singles matches on episodes 11 and 14, depends if you are Fargo or Terre Haute. Goldberg wrestled on both episodes also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 I've been watching the WM 19 doc again on YouTube after hearing about it a little on the Prichard show on it this week. Using this as an example as I know they did it for more shows, but I wonder how much of the actual show was shot on film stock, and if they could put together a version of the show using just that footage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 Â My fondest Thunder memory is a random match between Bret Hart Vs. Disco Inferno. I just remember when Bret slapped on the Sharpshooter it looked like he was killing Disco with it. Like the one he put on Jerry Lawler back in the day. I've wanted to see that match again since it first happened, so I could be able to get my chance now as soon as I find it. Â Also, there was a Thunder in my city where I was in one of the first few rows. So curious to see if I can find myself on camera. I remember Goldberg was there. And Scott Norton wrestled Chris Benoit. Â Looking at results so not sure the episode numbers are exactly the same on the Network, episode 52 has Bret and Disco among a very underwhelming lineup of matches. Â Norton and Benoit had singles matches on episodes 11 and 14, depends if you are Fargo or Terre Haute. Goldberg wrestled on both episodes also. Â Â Hey, thank you for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthedoctor Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 Possibly, but it is also almost exactly halfway through the full run (146 episodes) Â Wasent there some Raven/Goldberg match that was supposed to air but didnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khawk20 Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 Â Possibly, but it is also almost exactly halfway through the full run (146 episodes) Â Wasent there some Raven/Goldberg match that was supposed to air but didnt. Â Â I dunno, was there? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotJayTabb Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 What I like about Thunder is what I like about a lot of WCW - never knowing who's coming through the curtain next. Even in the first episode, I wasn't expecting Tenzan to pop up in the 3rd bout. I like that sense of mystery and the random matches that can occur - like I dont think Disco Inferno vs the Disciple will be a good match, but I'm certainly curious to watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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